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Writing from Berlin Germany, I can only confirm the headline of the clip. Most people here are absolutely convinced that the US is absolutely out of it's mind! What is worrysome though, is the fact that the intellectually and morally least developed bully on the block is the most belligerent and has most of the globes nuclear arsenal at his disposal.
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http://www.petrostrategies.org/Links/Worlds_Largest_Oil_and_Gas_Companie...
I agree that Zimmerman should be tried for manslaughter, not murder. But let's get real, Thom, you know yourself our troops are not following the rules over there. You must've talked to soldiers who've driven convoys and been ordered not to stop for anything, including women and children who stand in the roadway. I've heard testimonies on camera of soldiers say they ran over and killed old ladies who got in the way.
I strongly feel like rolling back states rights. This idea sure will make southerners upset, but I think it's high time. America is getting more and more divided and the federal authority has to prevent that. So we need a dominating progressive majority in Congress, to force states like Florida and Arizona back to civilized lawfulness.
My God! I'm a middle-aged, gay, african-american. I feel threatened all the time!
Should I buy a gun?
It's too bad Ronald Reagan didn't follow up on what Jimmy Carter started. Think where we would be now instead of contemplating massive die offs and infrastructure failures.
I do not agree with the law as written. It leaves too much room for interpretation and obviously results in people getting killed.Anyone can see that the law is a direct result of the "right to bear arms" controversy pushed by the NRA and conservative right.
But let's make sure we examen the law and not get it mixed up with the shooting in Florida. The law is certainly a factor but the evidence is still being examined in that case.
To: The Real World.
Interestingly, today when I attempted to log on to respond to a particularly nasty comment directed at me, personally, I found that I had been "blocked", just as you said had happened to you. So much for having a "dialog". Respectively state an opinion with which they disagree and they pull the plug. I hope people taking their time to submit comments on this site realize that it is censored and only like-minded individuals are tolerated.
I thought I heard "auxoray-valentously ugly". Maybe the beginning is "uxor-", which means wife, but I'm totally stumped.
Weren't some libertarians already trying to have an artificial island all to themselves?
As for NASA handing things over to private companies, that will mostly happen eventually (I doubt by 2018, though). NASA will shift toward being a regulatory agency rather than trying to run the missions. Currently, no private company's craft are rated for human transportation, and it's going to be a slow process to make private space passage standard.
There have been five different American presidents who were Unitarians: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Millard Fillmore, and William Howard Taft.
I believe Thom has recently claimed that the Canadian Supreme Court cannot strike down laws.
This is incorrect. They can: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_constitutional_law
And in fact they ruled on same-sex marriage in 2004: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference_re_Same-Sex_Marriage
$600,000,000 / $2,000,000 = 300 people. There are about 300 million Americans that make less than $750,000/yr. You'd have to spend $600,000,000,000,000 (600 trillion dollars) on that program.
Bee Colony Collapse Syndrome linked to High Fructose Corn Syrup http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/04/07/167230/colony-collapse-disord...
USGS finds earthquakes linked to Fracking http://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/04/07/0314214/usgs-suggests-connec...
The NSA's new $2 billion domestic surveillance datacenter http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/ff_nsadatacenter/all/1
Medicaid Hacked http://news.slashdot.org/story/12/04/08/2353208/medicaid-hacked-over-181...
Update to Medicaid hack http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/10/138243/medicaid-hack-update-50000...
The "Big Brother" chip, designed for "ubiquitous navigation" http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/40075/?p1=A1
Educational textbook companies gang up on startup making cheap textbooks using Creative Commons and Public Domain licensed content http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/3-major-publishers-sue-open-educa...
Common brain tumors linked to dental X-rays http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/326037/20120410/meningioma-dental-x-rays...
Meet CISPA, the return of SOPA/PIPA http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/04/07/1928220/new-cispa-cybersecurity-b...
Iran to disconnect from the world wide internet http://search.slashdot.org/story/12/04/10/1541208/iran-plans-to-unplug-t...
Netflix starts FlixPAC SuperPAC to support SOPA like legislation http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/09/sopa-supporters-await-cash-infusio...
Possession of "hacking tools" to be a criminal offense in the EU, the description being so broad as to include tools like Ping,
Whois, Traceroute etc. that come included in Windows Mac OS and Linux http://www.osnews.com/story/25762/Possession_of_hacking_tools_to_become_...
Is your new TV watching you? Samsung's web enabled LCD HDTV with a built in camera and microphone http://www.osnews.com/story/25760/Is_your_new_HDTV_watching_you
Rules!?!? No matter what...Zimmerman put himself in a situation that resulted in a dead, unarmed 17 year old kid. The rules of a "neighborhood watchman" is to OBSERVE & REPORT...NOT PERSUE & ENGAGE. Even if Zimmerman wittnessed suspicious behaviour - and it's sad he considers a person in a hoodie walking in the rain as "suspect" - he is NOT a licensed security guard or a properly trained Police Officer. Once Zimmerman was told a patrolman was disbatched, Zimmermans job was finished. Had Zimmerman not acted beyond his "do gooder" "civilian" duties...Trayvon Martin would still be alive.
Ron, Sarasota, Florida
I know Dr Zubrin.. he autographed his Mars book for me. . He used to be with Lockheed Martin but when they weren't interested in a Mars colony he started his own business. He still wants to send us to Mars (maybe Newt will volunteer!) but has recently set up an alternative energy arm of his small engineering company. Why he would support nuclear energy is beyond me, except maybe he just likes being on a different side of common sense than everyone else.
What worries me is that so many legislators thought that these laws were a good idea. They have spent so much time making Americans afraid of each other that they now seem to believe their own propaganda.
Isn't this the same logic that created the Iraq war? The preventitive war concept where you merely need to feel threatened and you can invade a sovereign nation.
Someone needs to start listing all of the public policies that have been driven and implemented by the conservative movement in this country over the last 30 years and the negative consequences that have resulted. It's one thing to push back on them at the time explaining what can be expected, but now there is plenty of proof in the pudding. Virtually all of the current federal deficit, for example, can be traced back to policies implemented by conservatives.
This one is one of worst as it is resulting in perfectly innocent people being killed. Can't top the Iraq war, though, since we all know that 90% of the people that get killed in war are innocent civilians.
Obviously it would be easier to list conservative policies that have actually resulted in positive consequences. Can't think of a single one myself.
For years, every time we've tried to launch a campaign to educate the public about the leading cause of everything from potentially catastrophic climate change to lung disease, govt deflects the public's attention by launching another round of attacks on the few who smoke tobacco. The public falls for it every time. Dealing with the actual crises that face us would require some big changes to dramatically reduce our burning of fossil fuels. That would mean increasing public transportation while imposing serious disincentives on private ownership of motor vehicles. Americans won't go along with that, and they are eager to allow govt to deflect public attention from this issue.
The shoot first laws need to be changed, but what is more important is how all the laws are enforced. ie. The Rules of Engagement are routinely not followed and rarely enforced. Laws don't mean much when they are ignored by those with the power.
So I guess Romney will clean up now that Santorum has gotten out. Ha ha.
this is what happens when you let a bunch of rednex who are run by the corporations run the freakin' country
The very corporations that are the small businesses dotting every community across cali. the businesses that benefit the most through comminuty redevelopement. get it? So just what is the corporation giving back to the community aside from service or being a so called job creator. its a wierd circle of each man for himself and tragically from where i sit it all comes back to you and i. the folks payin all the bills for the pigs of government and whiners and snivelers with thier hands out and what about those poor teachers, those poor kids. our poor state of society. golly gee willikers! I could vomit... bad credit personal loan
Sorry the minimum wage was never meant to be a living wage. If you are unhappy with what you are getting paid, get some new skills and find a new job. No its not easy, but what are the alternatives? Bitching and moaning that the minimum wage is not high enough isn't going to get you anywhere.
Citizens in Wisconsin's 1st congressional district need to ask themselves why the hell a Democracy hating maniac, 1%er, like Paul Ryan should continue to be employed as their representative.