Quick post before the weekend.
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silveradeptHave holiday, will travel. Thus, a short burst of newslike bits and then nothing until I return.
Finally calling a spade a spade, Canada has added the United States to a list of countries that torture. The United States joins such pillars of the world community as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Afghanistan and China. And we'll still probably claim that our "enhanced interrogation" techniques are necessary and life-saving.
Timed nicely to coincide with the end of the Bush Administration, the United States #2 general says Iraqis could take the lead in security operations by the end of the year. Whether this optimism comes from genuine progress or because five combat brigades are still slated to be withdrawn from Iraq and brought home is anybody's guess.
While still not using the word "recession", Mr. Bush has decided that a quick-acting economic stimulus plan composed of $150 billion USD in tax cuts is needed. Tax cuts again, Mr. Bush. And I doubt that, per capita, that's going to amount to a whole lot of money in everyone's pockets.
Chick-dying in time for Easter. Because we love dying eggs, someone got the brilliant idea to dye chicks. It only lasts until they grow in new feathers, though, and then whomever bought the chick has a chick to raise. This is not a cute idea, and it should probably be stopped.
Last for this quickshot post is an actual assault rifle painted in pink and white and decorated with Hello Kitty. Strangely enough, other than how this account will find its way to Hello Kitty Hell, the first response I have is the title of a Bloom County book, "Attack of the Mary Kay Commandos". So, there you have it. Hot lead, cute packaging.
So, now to hit the post button and vanish.
Finally calling a spade a spade, Canada has added the United States to a list of countries that torture. The United States joins such pillars of the world community as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Afghanistan and China. And we'll still probably claim that our "enhanced interrogation" techniques are necessary and life-saving.
Timed nicely to coincide with the end of the Bush Administration, the United States #2 general says Iraqis could take the lead in security operations by the end of the year. Whether this optimism comes from genuine progress or because five combat brigades are still slated to be withdrawn from Iraq and brought home is anybody's guess.
While still not using the word "recession", Mr. Bush has decided that a quick-acting economic stimulus plan composed of $150 billion USD in tax cuts is needed. Tax cuts again, Mr. Bush. And I doubt that, per capita, that's going to amount to a whole lot of money in everyone's pockets.
Chick-dying in time for Easter. Because we love dying eggs, someone got the brilliant idea to dye chicks. It only lasts until they grow in new feathers, though, and then whomever bought the chick has a chick to raise. This is not a cute idea, and it should probably be stopped.
Last for this quickshot post is an actual assault rifle painted in pink and white and decorated with Hello Kitty. Strangely enough, other than how this account will find its way to Hello Kitty Hell, the first response I have is the title of a Bloom County book, "Attack of the Mary Kay Commandos". So, there you have it. Hot lead, cute packaging.
So, now to hit the post button and vanish.
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Date: 2008-01-20 12:27 pm (UTC)Looking around the web, I've only found some fractured news reports that do say most states have laws banning the sale of dyed chicks. (I say fractured because they only have one page still up or very short articles like this.)
I've also found that chicks are dyed by scientists during research on feather growth. But dyed chicks cannot be placed with other chicks. The other chicks will actually kill the dyed 'intruder'.
Another sad example of human interferance for the pursuit of knowledge causing more harm than help.