Monthly Archives: October 2010

NYTimes lets itself off the hook for BP #oilspill collateral damage. #rsrh

Link: NYTimes lets itself off the hook for BP #oilspill collateral damage. #rsrh “Of course, anyone who bothered to look at a map would have known …” Are you f¥#%&$ kidding me?! If one had listened to news media reports, … Continue reading

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HS football team dedicates win to raaacist ex-coach, fired for non-PC remarks. #rsrh

Link: HS football team dedicates win to raaacist ex-coach, fired for non-PC remarks. #rsrh White coach of 100% black team — how racist could he be? “We need to be able to speak freely about race. Or not.” — St. … Continue reading

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R.I.P. My Quang Cao, re-education camp survivor, Congressman’s father.

Link: R.I.P. My Quang Cao, re-education camp survivor, Congressman’s father. Quite a story.

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Bureaucratic Overreach in the Offshore?

In the aftermath of the BP spill, federal regulators promulgated sweeping new rules governing the drilling of offshore wells. These new rules apply not only to the operators of deepwater wells, like BP’s Macondo, but to shallow water drilling as … Continue reading

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China widens embargo of rare earth metals. Wind = energy independence??

Link: China widens embargo of rare earth metals. Wind = energy independence?? As previously reported: http://bit.ly/cvFSpr

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Vatican: Homer Simpson & son Bart are Catholic.

Link: Vatican: Homer Simpson & son Bart are Catholic. Clipped from http://www.nola.com D’oh! Homer Simpson is Catholic, Vatican says Homer Simpson a Catholic? Don’t have a sacred cow, man. The Vatican newspaper has declared that Homer is part of the … Continue reading

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The BP Spill, Plus Six Months

Six months have passed since the Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, contracted to BP, exploded in a catastrophic and spectacular blowout, ending the lives of eleven brave crew members. The Macondo well would continue to flow, essentially unabated, for the … Continue reading

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Rep. Scalise (R-LA): Moratorium is now "Permitorium". Sad but true. #rsrh

Link: Rep. Scalise (R-LA): Moratorium is now “Permitorium”. Sad but true. #rsrh Clipped from http://www.scalise.house.gov Scalise: Lifting of Moratorium is a Mirage “Permitorium” still exists with no end in sight “Today’s announcement does nothing to address the uncertainty that has … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Benoît Mandelbrot. #rsrh

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R.I.P. Barbara Billingsley. #rsrh

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