Day May 20, 2008

Zionism in Israel not as extreme as in US

From Josh Marshall of TPM In case you missed it, I want to commend to your attention Jeffrey Goldberg’s article in the Sunday Times: “Israel’s ‘American Problem“. The premise will be a familiar one to anyone who’s thought seriously and…

Seriously rogue cops

A former LAPD officer was sentenced to 102 years in prison for participating in a home-invasion ring. He and other police officers would stage fake raids on drug dealers while wearing their uniforms, then rob them. Rogue cops who robbed…

VW L1 concept car

VW says it’ll be in production by 2010 and will get 230 miles per gallon. It could make a perfect commuting car – if you like driving crowded freeways in a toboggan on wheels, that is!

Truck runs on coffee grounds

It uses a wood gas generator to burn coffee grounds, thus creating combustible gas that is filtered before going to the engine. So, where does one get enough coffee grounds to provide reliable fuel stock? Starbucks does give coffee grounds…