Washington’s Blog has been running a provocative series of posts about the possibility the US might start a war to get out of the recession. He thinks the argument is bogus, that war in fact creates recessions rather than ending them, but that hasn’t stopped such wars from occuring in the past. In other [...]
| |||||
Via Shloky Indigenous Mayans are also quite annoyed by the new Hollywood film 2012, it is a false myth they say to suggest the world will end, this is the wrong way of understanding their calendars. Well, factual details have never stopped Hollywood before, have they? Even as they insult and denigrate a culture. Poop from a dairy farm will be converted to biogas and will provide heat for up to 1,100 homes. Not only is this recycling at its best, it also saves diary farms time, money, and hassles because they don’t have to maintain gigantic manure ponds. [...] Three flu viruses may have mutated into one seriously nasty beastie with over 1 million infected, mostly in Ukraine. It appears to be spreading. Poland wants the EU to take action and the EU president agrees. Neighboring countries are now doing health checks on everyone attempting to cross from Ukraine. Quotes from a HuffPo interview with Sen. Dorgan, one of eight senators who had the courage to oppose repeal of Glass-Steagall. “I think we will in 10 years’ time look back and say we should not have done this,” Dorgan said back then. Obviously, he was completely correct. The repeal of Glass-Steagall under Clinton [...] Right here. Example of Santa Muerte (Utne Reader) Santa Muerte is the Saint of Death in Mexico, and is a mix of Catholicism and voodoo / indigenous religions mixed together. She is worshipped by the poorest of the poor and lately by drug cartels, who sometimes have shrines to her in their mansions. Utne Reader explains [...] A couple of days ago, I was enjoying a visit with two friends at Starbucks and a well-dressed man in passing, said hello. On his way out he commented offhand about the “nightmarish health care bill” that just passed the US House. He was afraid he’d lose his Medicare, and hated the idea of socialized medicine. [...] |  | ||||
Copyright © 2012 Politics in the Zeros - All Rights Reserved | |||||
Recent Comments