SPLC: Hatewatch’s 3rd Annual Smackdown Awards

Oklahoma City co-conspirator Terry Nichols is deeply upset because his jailhouse diet is making him constipated.

9. Whiniest Mass Murderer Award

And he wants it stopped. From now on, he insisted after a cringe-inducing description of his problematic bowel movements, he requires a high-fiber daily diet of whole grains, fresh vegetables and fruit (oh, and [...]

AK 47 Kalashnikov Vodka Souvenir Bottle. A fine way to bid adieu to 2009 and hello to 2010

Hey, 2009 was one weird year and 2010 will probably top it. I haven’t had a drink in 20 years, but vodka and AK’s seem a fitting way to say hello to what will no doubt be a crazed new year.

Mike Finnigan store

Mike Finnigan, who does Mike’s Blog Round Up at Crooks and Liars is also a musician who tours constantly playing keyboards for the likes of Joe Cocker, Bonnie Raitt, and Crosby Stills and Nash. He is a superb blues singer too and just opened his online store. Just a few items now, with many [...]

Carbon War Room. Richard Branson wants business to do what government isn’t

Sir Richard Branson is launching the Carbon War Room because he believes governments have failed and business must do something. After the deliberate failure orchestrated by industrial countries that was Copenhagen, it’s heartening to see someone with money, clout, and influence step into the void.

The Carbon War Room harnesses the power of entrepreneurs [...]

Corporatism as disinformation

After Gutenberg

The reason for heavily investing in a campaign of disinformation: profit. Reddit contributor Burbulous sees Corporatism as the Theme of the Year, “This year I stopped thinking so much about liberals vs. conservatives and started framing the conflict more as people vs. corporations. That certainly made more sense. [it explains] how health [...]

Far left train wreck continues in Britain

Mac Uaid details the ongoing SWP internal war that is mangling the far left in Britain at a time when it is already facing huge problems, concluding with:

The left in Britain – even more than elsewhere – seems completely at a loss in the face of the massive economic crisis that has hit [...]

And you thought carbon offsets couldn’t get worse!

Optimum Population Trust will offset your carbon by paying them to persuade third world women not to have children. Oh, they aren’t accredited and have no system for verification. Gosh, sounds reliable to me. But the ethical implications are what’s really stinky.

Instead of targeting actual high emitters, PopOffsets blames the world’s poorest people for [...]

Free wi-fi in the sky

I’m posting this from 35,000 ft. on Virgin America via free wi-fi from Google this holiday season. Thanks Google!

The speed is quite acceptable too.

The Economist. 2010 could be year of social unrest

But poverty alone does not spark unrest—exaggerated income inequalities, poor governance, lack of social provision and ethnic tensions are all elements of the brew that foments unrest.

As DJ, who posts here says (he’s lived in third world countries), if you’re reading a blog post on your laptop, you are the elite, because [...]

Toyota developing solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations

They will install 21 of them soon. The stations can put power back into the grid when the batteries are full and no cars need charging.