Attention junior anarchists
This is probably not a good time to dress in black looking dashing with your black anarchist bandana hiding your face. Anarchist manual, firearms found in motel room with ricin It’s not known in the man in the hotel room…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day March 1, 2008
Texas wind stops, almost triggers blackouts
Texas is getting increasing amounts of power from wind. But a cold front stopped the wind, traditional power plants failed to make up the difference, and blackout nearly happened. That’s why storage of unused power and interconnected grids of renewable…
Why I love blogs
Multiple commenters on Calculated Risk created new lyrics to “Hotel California” while discussing the current disastrous budget crunches in California happening simultaneously at state, county, and local levels. “On a dark desert highway Cool winds through my hair Warm smell…
Municipal bond market locking up
The damage from the frozen auction rate security market is spreading to municipal bonds in general. Hedge funds were borrowing short-term to go long-term and now that short term money is frozen or available. Hello margin calls and forced selling,…
Steve Earle – City Of Immigrants
Steve Earle recently moved to NYC from Nashville. At the concert Thursday night, he said living there makes him feel more hopeful about the possibility for change in the country, that the Korean who runs the deli at the end…