Friday

Bikers rally for GOP

YouTube - McCain Exploits Wife for Topless Biker Beauty Pageant August 4, Sturgis, South Dakota

Harley 105th Anniversary Pary August 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

GOP Convention September 1, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Good thing Cynthia McCain sells beer

Wednesday

The Associated Press: Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record

The Associated Press: Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record: "We could very well be in that quick slide downward in terms of passing a tipping point,' said senior scientist Mark Serreze at the data center in Boulder, Colo. 'It's tipping now. We're seeing it happen now."

Russia, ignoring U.S., recognizes breakaway Georgian regions - Yahoo! News

Russia, ignoring U.S., recognizes breakaway Georgian regions - Yahoo! News US says, "Hey, we don't care how those South Ossetian's voted."

FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report - Yahoo! News

FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report - Yahoo! News: "to see it through an expected wave of bank failures"

Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war? | Countdown to Crawford | Los Angeles Times

Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war? | Countdown to Crawford | Los Angeles Times With Georgia's Saakashvili out of the country, Cheney's national security adviser joined US troops in Georgia laying the groundwork the war for South Ossetia.

Wake Up, America!
cbs4denver.com - Investigators Look Into Possible Plot To Kill Obama If this were four Muslims with a slingshot arrested within 50 miles of John McCain it would be 24/7 coverage on every network and on every major metro front page. But this is four white American Christian terrorists arrested in Denver with guns, walkie talkies and bulletproof vests and you probably haven't heard anything about it because the GOP-connected & GOP-appointed US Attorney says they're no credible threat.

Tuesday

U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD

U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD: "PR Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings"

Wednesday

Op-Ed Contributor - Russia Never Wanted a War - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Russia Never Wanted a War - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com: "What is clear is that Western assistance in training Georgian troops and shipping large supplies of arms had been pushing the region toward war rather than peace."

Friday

The Real News Network - Story

The Real News Network - Story: "The last referendum in the region was in November 2006. Ninety-one percent of attendance. Ninety-nine percent, they voted for union with North Ossetia and Russia. And the referendum was totally ignored by Georgia, the US, and in Europe. Once Saakashvili decided to attack South Ossetia last week, he was applying Pentagon tactics. US troops had just finished teaching Georgians how to ethnically cleanse an area. That was part of the so-called, I quote, 'Georgian-US Immediate Response 2008 Military Exercises.'"

Thursday

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: U.S. Surges $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Iraq

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation: U.S. Surges $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Iraq

Win Points for McCain! - washingtonpost.com

Win Points for McCain! - washingtonpost.com: "Just cut and paste."

The Associated Press: Newspaper: Black reporter booted from McCain rally

The Associated Press: Newspaper: Black reporter booted from McCain rally

CJR: Dissent Deficit

CJR: Dissent Deficit: "America’s sclerotic political system (the “sensationalist” press included) is too consumed with trivia and sustaining the status quo to respond effectively to a world in which, as he writes, “on every dimension—industrial, financial, educational, social, cultural—the distribution of power is…moving away from American dominance.”"

Thursday

Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Anti-Gay Alabama A.G. Caught Being Gay

Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Anti-Gay Alabama A.G. Caught Being Gay: "What are the odds of a dude named Troy King getting caught in bed with a Homecoming King from Troy University?"

Sunday

The Associated Press: The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling

The Associated Press: The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling: "The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadily for six years against other major currencies"

Monday

Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker: "members of the Democratic leadership—Congress has been under Democratic control since the 2006 elections—were willing, in secret, to go along with the Administration in expanding covert activities directed at Iran, while the Party’s presumptive candidate for President, Barack Obama, has said that he favors direct talks and diplomacy"

Saturday

Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves by the end of the century - A special report by Johann Hari - Asia, World - The Independent

Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves by the end of the century - A special report by Johann Hari - Asia, World - The Independent: "If you really want people in the West to understand the effect they are having here, it's simple. From now on, we need to have a system where for every 10,000 tons of carbon you emit, you have to take a Bangladeshi family to live with you. It is your responsibility."
U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran - NYTimes.com Oil companies hope Israeli exercise brings $7/gallon gasoline.

Feds arrest Miami Beach munitions dealer - 06/20/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

Feds arrest Miami Beach munitions dealer - 06/20/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

How the Russert Test Failed America

How the Russert Test Failed America: "Dick Cheney's press aide testified during the Scooter Libby trial, Russert's show was the place the Bushies loved the most for 'getting their message out.'"

Technology Review: Sharper Satellite Images

Technology Review: Sharper Satellite Images

Friday

Rubio: linking drilling to gas prices is 'disingenuous' | Naked Politics

Rubio: linking drilling to gas prices is "disingenuous" | Naked Politics: Florida's Republican House Speaker says, "For anyone to represent that someone drilling off the coast in Florida is going to lower gas prices here or anywhere in this country is disingenuous and a flawed argument."

Thursday

Think Again: Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: Did “ Everyone” Agree?

Think Again: Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: Did “ Everyone” Agree?: "the claim that “everyone agreed” that the evidence of Iraqi WMD was incontrovertible is simply false"

Monday

Citing History, Bush Suggests His Policies Will One Day Be Vindicated - washingtonpost.com

Citing History, Bush Suggests His Policies Will One Day Be Vindicated - washingtonpost.com: "just two out of 109 historians said Bush would be judged a success; a majority deemed him the 'worst president ever.'"

Friday

Replicating Rapid Prototyper Replicates Replicating Rapid Prototyper | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com

Replicating Rapid Prototyper Replicates Replicating Rapid Prototyper | Beyond the Beyond from Wired.com: "You can start counting the minutes now until our planet is submerged in a gray-goo tidal wave of these things"

South Carolina to Offer Cross on Car Plates - NYTimes.com

South Carolina to Offer Cross on Car Plates - NYTimes.com: "The whole issue here is that people are trying to get the state to endorse their religion, and that’s wrong. It’s almost as if there’s insufficient support, and they have to go to the state to get it."

Thursday

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 05/29/2008 | Iraqis claim Marines are pushing Christianity in Fallujah

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 05/29/2008 | Iraqis claim Marines are pushing Christianity in Fallujah

The Wenatchee World Online - A loud motorcycle does not a patriot make

The Wenatchee World Online - A loud motorcycle does not a patriot make: "the Current Occupant welcomed them with open arms at the White House, put on a black leather vest, and gave a manly speech about how he'd just 'choppered in' and saw the horde 'cranking up their machines' and he thanked them for being so patriotic. They are his kind of guys, full of bluster, giving off noxious fumes, and when they leave town, nobody misses them."

Wednesday

NASA - NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change

NASA - NASA Study Links Earth Impacts to Human-Caused Climate Change

Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause

Racist Incidents Give Some Obama Campaigners Pause: "volunteers and campaign surrogates are encountering a raw racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed -- and unreported -- this election season"