This map shows the heavy volume of freight shipped through Texas, a major trade gateway from Mexico and South America, as red lines branching out from the heart of the Lone Star State. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Today 3 featured articles
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Interesting: James Holmes Wanted To Be A Schizophrenia Guinea Pig
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Texas GOP's Polling Place Photo ID Law Almost Certain to Get Nixed. Again. Here's Why...
With Brad Friedman
Greg Abbott, the Lone Star State's Attorney General, made a fool out of
himself recently when he issued his public response to a U.S. Dept. of
Justice lawsuit challenging the Texas Republicans' new polling place
Photo ID law as a violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and of the
U.S. Constitution.
The "facts" he publicly offered in the law's defense were wholly
misleading and,
Don’t think the carbon dioxide wars are over in Australia. What
turmoil lies ahead. The Coalition looks like easily winning the election
on Saturday (though Jeff Kennett points out he lost an election people
thought he would win). If they win, they’ve promised to wipe out the
Labor Party’s carbon tax. (Not a moment too soon.) Abbott was made
leader on this issue in December 2009, and has vowed “in
JoNova: Science, carbon, climate and tax
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Strike Debt
Predatory for-profit colleges receive billions in federal subsidies which simply transfer taxpayer money straight to Wall Street investors while saddling students with worthless degrees and a debt load so high many will never be able to pay it off. How much would it cost make every single public two- and four-year college and university in the United States tuition free for all students?
Three Intel Assessments In One
The intelligence assessments from the US, UK, and France, taken together, provide some interesting information. I’d like more evidence to back them up, and they aren’t independent sources, since the three countries work together. According to Spiegel, the German intelligence findings are very similar. I’ve woven them together into a single assessment, which is probably close to what the four intelligence services believe and perhaps what government officials believe.
( i.e. Take with grain of salt...or a bag )
When it rains… collect rainwater
( I bought a recumbent bicycle - days before vandals wrecked my electric bike. But at least the recumbent is light and can stay inside - unlike the motorcycle, which has a new 4 into 2 exhaust system because baffles are no longer available for the original 1973 4 into 4 ! Anyway, I was looking at bike trailers....and one thing led to another. )
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