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Internationally, if you're married in Afghanistan and you don't put out, your husband can starve you. That's from the official people in power. Dosen't give me much hope that even with all the stuff being done to try and stabilize the country, the people in charge are still doing their best to be oppressively patriarchial. And they're supposed to be the good guys. The elections may turn out to influence the decisions on continuing the conflict more than we think.
Much less serious, stuffed amd mounted bodies of famous dogs in Japan, including the legendary Hachiko.
And least serious of the lot, visitors out the door and around the block to see Banksy versus Bristol Museum.
Domestically, even where the President goes, the demonstrations, protests, and people carrying their guns legally around go, although, perhaps out of respect for the President, it doesn't seem to have been nearly as high-confrontation as the Senatorial ones. The President was speaking to veterans. there may also be signs the President is willing to even give up the public option, possibly based on the townhalls, or on the desire for bipartisanship, or some other reason that makes him falter from real reform in favor of looking like he's not trying to ram his agenda through.
There is an increasing realization among the populace that we have done this routine, with protests and counter-protests and industries fueling people to act against their better interests, before. In America, Crazy is a Pre-Existing Condition, and it sprouts most often with the appearance of the IndigNation, who need from pols and media and everyone to be told they're crazy and should be ashamed of their behavior.
In less essential throwaway news, the bit about the bills having trace amounts of cocaine in them? In Washington, D.C., it's true.
Opinions are always in great supply. On health care, the Mighty God King reminds us of the dilemna of liberal activism - far too many think joining a facebook group is sufficient, instead of standing up and demonstrating. Says the person posting on his blog. Yes, very aware, thank you. Elsewhere, The General presents the thanks of an insurance company executive for all the people fighting to protect their profit margins against public options or single-payer health care. Mr. Reich says that we need to tell the White House and the Democrats that Public Option, Single-Payer, or Bust is what their constituencies and populace want, so they'll actually make a firm commitment to it being in the bill. On the other side, Mr. Gottlieb says the President is looking to regulate doctor decisions directly, instead of tackling the financial incentives for reimbursement.
Mr. Britt analyzes the fascisms of the past in an attempt to make us think about our own system and whether we see dangerous similarities or not.
Not on health care or related to it, the WSJ complains about the Obama administrator pulling funding from the airborne laser weapons missile defense, even as they trumpet its successes at knocking down test missiles, and a settlement whereby more affordable housing is built in upper-scale, mostly-white suburbs, with the assumption that folks of color will move into those mostly-white nieghborhoods and create tension because they can't really afford the place. And not at all because the areas there might not be friendly toward people from the city, and possibly especially people of color from the city.
And last out, Mr. Nunes complains that the Endangered Species act is being used to create droughts in California for the people in order to protect fish and whales. Because they're not "Humans first", and because they're not moving to do what a different Congress did (suspend the Act to ensure the water is delivered), their priority is wrong. How much of living in this area is like living on a flood plain and then complaining when there's a flood?
In technology, organic methods to create organic bridges, using the root systems of trees to cross bodies of water, the new Palm Pre does some phoning home, not all of which is easily disabled, nor are easy options given to disable it, high-fat meals apparently causing reduced memory and exercise performance in rats, using photos of the night to track the expansion of developing economies, studies indicating Twitter follows the rules indicating a significant portion of any on-line medium is crap, the beginnings of the Ares I-X program, which will not have Humes in the rocket until 2015 if everything goes well, and a genetic mutation that makes some people thrive on less sleep. I don't have that one, that's for sure.
Last for tonight, peruse the people who make Doctor Who-themed cakes and gingerbreads. It is impressive to see. Would almost hate to cut into such a piece of work. For other image appreciation (and further proof that a lot of early science-fiction was being sold on the idea of half-dressed women, robots, and the promise of both sex and power), a selection of 18 posters which have aliens, monsters, or robots, usually with half-dressed women in their clutches.
Much less serious, stuffed amd mounted bodies of famous dogs in Japan, including the legendary Hachiko.
And least serious of the lot, visitors out the door and around the block to see Banksy versus Bristol Museum.
Domestically, even where the President goes, the demonstrations, protests, and people carrying their guns legally around go, although, perhaps out of respect for the President, it doesn't seem to have been nearly as high-confrontation as the Senatorial ones. The President was speaking to veterans. there may also be signs the President is willing to even give up the public option, possibly based on the townhalls, or on the desire for bipartisanship, or some other reason that makes him falter from real reform in favor of looking like he's not trying to ram his agenda through.
There is an increasing realization among the populace that we have done this routine, with protests and counter-protests and industries fueling people to act against their better interests, before. In America, Crazy is a Pre-Existing Condition, and it sprouts most often with the appearance of the IndigNation, who need from pols and media and everyone to be told they're crazy and should be ashamed of their behavior.
In less essential throwaway news, the bit about the bills having trace amounts of cocaine in them? In Washington, D.C., it's true.
Opinions are always in great supply. On health care, the Mighty God King reminds us of the dilemna of liberal activism - far too many think joining a facebook group is sufficient, instead of standing up and demonstrating. Says the person posting on his blog. Yes, very aware, thank you. Elsewhere, The General presents the thanks of an insurance company executive for all the people fighting to protect their profit margins against public options or single-payer health care. Mr. Reich says that we need to tell the White House and the Democrats that Public Option, Single-Payer, or Bust is what their constituencies and populace want, so they'll actually make a firm commitment to it being in the bill. On the other side, Mr. Gottlieb says the President is looking to regulate doctor decisions directly, instead of tackling the financial incentives for reimbursement.
Mr. Britt analyzes the fascisms of the past in an attempt to make us think about our own system and whether we see dangerous similarities or not.
Not on health care or related to it, the WSJ complains about the Obama administrator pulling funding from the airborne laser weapons missile defense, even as they trumpet its successes at knocking down test missiles, and a settlement whereby more affordable housing is built in upper-scale, mostly-white suburbs, with the assumption that folks of color will move into those mostly-white nieghborhoods and create tension because they can't really afford the place. And not at all because the areas there might not be friendly toward people from the city, and possibly especially people of color from the city.
And last out, Mr. Nunes complains that the Endangered Species act is being used to create droughts in California for the people in order to protect fish and whales. Because they're not "Humans first", and because they're not moving to do what a different Congress did (suspend the Act to ensure the water is delivered), their priority is wrong. How much of living in this area is like living on a flood plain and then complaining when there's a flood?
In technology, organic methods to create organic bridges, using the root systems of trees to cross bodies of water, the new Palm Pre does some phoning home, not all of which is easily disabled, nor are easy options given to disable it, high-fat meals apparently causing reduced memory and exercise performance in rats, using photos of the night to track the expansion of developing economies, studies indicating Twitter follows the rules indicating a significant portion of any on-line medium is crap, the beginnings of the Ares I-X program, which will not have Humes in the rocket until 2015 if everything goes well, and a genetic mutation that makes some people thrive on less sleep. I don't have that one, that's for sure.
Last for tonight, peruse the people who make Doctor Who-themed cakes and gingerbreads. It is impressive to see. Would almost hate to cut into such a piece of work. For other image appreciation (and further proof that a lot of early science-fiction was being sold on the idea of half-dressed women, robots, and the promise of both sex and power), a selection of 18 posters which have aliens, monsters, or robots, usually with half-dressed women in their clutches.
