Drug corruption is on both sides of the border

President Calderon of Mexico.

“There is trafficking in Mexico because there is corruption in Mexico”

“But by the same argument if there is trafficking in the United States it is because there is some corruption in the United States… It is impossible to pass tonnes of cocaine to the United States without the complicity [...]

128 gays to be executed in Iraq

Their “crime”? Being gay.

Update: The site referenced by SFist is a blog with just a few posts, and it asks for donations. They cite an Amnesty article as their source, but Amnesty says that 128 will be executed, but does not mention gays. Not once.

Something here isn’t right.

Are more people going insane now?

A lunatic slaughters his family and others in Alabama, eight murdered in a nursing home in North Carolina, complete derangement in Massachusetts , multiple murder-suicide in California – all for no apparent reason.

Is it just me or are there more mass murders happening lately?

And in another sign that the apocalypse neareth.

School vehemently [...]

How to prepare for Conficker

Windows Secrets has a comprehensive article on how to defend against the Conficker worm, which triggers on Wednesday. While no one is quite sure what it will do (and it’s on millions of computers, mostly in Asia) protecting yourself, they explain, is easy.

If Conficker triggers, it blocks your access to antivirus websites. So, [...]

Pentagon plans to go green, alt fuel, and conserve fuel

Nellis Air Force Base solar farm

One reason why is what Steve Earle sings about in Home To Houston. It’s about a truck driver in Iraq driving a gas tanker under seriously dangerous conditions.

When I pulled out of Basra they all wished me luck Just like they always did before With a bulletproof [...]

Madoff’s actions don’t make sense

Why did Madoff suddenly confess all to his sons, who then went to the FBI? Then later, he didn’t fight anything in court, instead he pled guilty. Remorse? No way.

A few months before the confession his wife put a Florida home in her name in a way that would protect it from lawsuits. [...]

Obama starts jawboning

Jawboning

the use of public appeals (as by a president) to influence the actions especially of business and labor leaders

Obama denies bailout funds to automakers

The White House says neither GM or Chrysler submitted an acceptable plan. The GM CEO has resigned effective immediately after Obama requested he do so.

It appears the government [...]

Ex financial analyst now working as stripper

Randi Newton says she’s making $160,000 a year as a stripper now, after being laid off as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.

“It was very odd seeing a strip club being better run than a major brokerage firm, not to mention I’ve never had problems with sexual harassment at Rick’s.”

Graywater recycling

Researchers have devised a way to capture graywater from homes and businesses , purified by passing it through filters and UV light, then used for irrigation and lawn watering.

[graywater recycling] conserves water, relieves sewer systems of excess flow, fosters tree growth to cool buildings, and reduces stormwater runoff by improving soil and vegetation.

Lula gets loopy

Brazil President Lula on the financial crisis

“This crisis was caused by no black man or woman or by no indigenous person or by no poor person,” Lula said after talks with the prime minister in Brasilia to discuss next week’s G20 summit in London.

“This crisis was fostered and boosted by irrational behaviour of [...]