Day July 28, 2005

Iraq Affecting Mental Health of Troops.  Thirty percent of U.S. troops surveyed have developed stress-related mental health problems three to four months after coming home from the Iraq war, the Army’s surgeon general said Thursday.

About 300 fall ill from heat at Boy Scout Jamboree. It was in the upper 90’s, high humidity, so they marched hundreds of Boy Scouts onto an unshaded field and waited for Dubya to arrive. Hundreds had to be treated for…

Via ProRev MARK HONIGSBAUM, GUARDIAN – Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian shot dead in the head, was not wearing a heavy jacket that might have concealed a bomb, and did not jump the ticket barrier when challenged by armed…

Three men have died after working in the recent intense heat of the Central Valley, sparking a demand for more safeguards. One worker died after being made to work in 105 degree heat at double speed. But two weeks ago,…

Microsoft uber blogger Robert Scoble today announced that he had decided to worship Satan in place of Microsoft’s Bill Gates. Scoble said that his decision had followed a number of disturbing trends from Microsoft and Bill Gates, which had led…