Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: 'So?'

Seeded on Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:59 AM EDT (Think Progress)

Dick Cheney doesn't care what Americans think, calls the growing opposition to the war by the majority of Americans a mere "fluctuation" in public opinion polls.

cheney, war, world-news, foreign-policy, public-opinion, anti-american

FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:27 PM EST (The Washington Post)

Biometric Government Identification or Preparation for Big Brother to Spy?

technology, government, id, biometrics

Stephen King suggests we waterboard Jenna - News - the White House Intel Report

Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:28 AM EST (whitehouser.com)

Not a bad idea Steven, but I'd be happier if we could just draft both of the BushBrats, since their dad seems to think dying in Iraq is so damn honorable.

politics

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Strawberry Meth

Seeded on Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:09 PM EDT (New Urban Legends)

Partly true, but strawberry-flavored pop rock meth isn't being given to kids in schoolyards. Hello, drug dealers want money, not child addicts with no income.

drugs, halloween, odd-news, rumors, schooyard

Can science really save the world? | Focus | The Observer

Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 10:56 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

It sounds like these people want to go way too far in their efforts to reverse global warming, and the results could be even more devastating than the cause.

science, climate, drastic-measures

Newsvine - Experts: Climate Change Puts Sea at Risk

Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 10:51 AM EDT (Newsvine)

The effects of climate change in Europe could be devastating within my lifetime, and I'm not that young.

europe, global-warming, science, climate

IranNecklacesForPeace.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 12:43 AM EDT (codepinkalert.org)

This is an anti-war effort by Code PInk that anyone with an online computer, aprinter, some paper, ink, and string or yarn can participate in.

politics, code-pink, no-war-in-iran, peace-necklaces

The Raw Story | Blackwater crushed car with three kids, old man to avoid traffic: former US official

Seeded on Sun Oct 7, 2007 12:41 AM EDT (Raw Story)

Blackwater treats all civilians as potential terrorists in Iraq, makes our military look like the more responsible group. Considering the military's track record of raping teenage girls and torturning prisoners at Abu Garib, it must be bad to make them look responsible.

iraq, politics, war, military, damage, blackwater