Archive for June 10th, 2007


Jets could be fueled by biofuel from algae

So says Boeing, as reported by the always informative. SusHI.

Yes, they are completely serious.

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Taking Liberties

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The Nether-World ably reviews Taking Liberties, the new movie about Tony Blair’s deliberate erosion of civil liberties in Britain all in the supposed name of defending freedom.

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Torture flights still landing in UK

With armed US troops greeting them. The CIA continues to send kidnapped people who’ve not been tried or found guilty of anything off to be tortured and killed. Makes me darned proud to be an American.

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Greenspan blocked crackdown on subprime lenders

Saint Alan of Greenspan proved true to his guiding star, the philosophy of “greed is good” Ayn Rand, by blocking an crackdown on predatory lending in 2000.

I’m sure those who have lost homes due to slimebag mortgage brokers will appreciate Greenspan’s defense of the corporate overlords who spawned the subprime debacle and then profited mightily from it.

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That which is never questioned

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“The deepest shadow that hangs over us is neither terror, environmental collapse, nor global recession. It is the internalized fatalism that holds there is no possible alternative to capital’s world order.” - Ecosocialist Manifesto

H/T Amptoons

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Mr Lee has a camera on his collar.

Mr. Lee is a cat. Now you can see the world as a cat sees it.

(this photo of another cat taken on one of Mr. Lee’s sojourns .)

Mr. Lee goes exploring

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