First up against the wall when the revolution comes

From the always wonderful Blue Gal.

I can’t believe I live on the very same planet there are women waxing their crotches in order to have Swarovski crystals glued onto that very same area in a decorative manner. The “spa treatment” people promise the crystals last an entire five days.

First of all, the [...]

The Falklands. Britain vs. Argentina

The British government continues to refuse to negotiate sovereignty of the islands, as British governments have continuously, citing the democratic rights of the 3,000 British citizens who currently inhabit them. Of course, the government’s determination to hold onto the Falklands would have nothing to do with the small matter of oil exploration, just begun [...]

A 13-year-old’s science project helped change California’s clean-air laws

When she was 13, Okana Jakpor tested her mom before and after using ozone-generating air purifiers and found that the air purifiers worsened her pulmonary functions. She confirmed these findings with other subjects.

“When doing research for my experiment, I read that the California Air Resources Board was writing a regulation to limit ozone [...]

I can’t believe they used to think Obama was a socialist

From our pal Wood, on Twitter

Obama calls for compromise on health care Right. Because he needs to compromise more and hasn’t done it enough yet.

Obama’s middle-class meltdown

The rapid decline in public support for Democrats and President Obama represents one of the most breathtaking political collapses in modern times.

Well, he’s [...]

Whole Foods Market “organic” food made in China

Maybe you can get some moldy drywall mixed in with the arugula? Yum.

Killer whale made out of $ signs

Killer whale

If a dog killed three people, they’d put it down, right?

Sustainable biofuel from oranges and tobacco

Florida alone generates enough orange peels to produce about 200 million gallons of ethanol yearly. The secret ingredient is a tobacco enzyme derived by cloning genes from fungi and bacteria, which is far less expensive than creating synthetic enzymes. The enzyme breaks down “woody” nonfood biomass like orange peels, enabling a wide range of non-food [...]

Chile earthquake

Journalist Marc Cooper is using Twitter to relay news about the quake. (He lived there as a translator for Allende, barely escaping with his life.)

Here’s a couple of his tweets

WaPo gallery of emotional photos

One photo shows several cars upside down. I was in LA during the big Northridge quake and don’t recall [...]

Residents jam grocery stores, gas stations as sirens wail across Hawaii

The tsunami is expected to hit Hilo at 11 am local time with a height of 9 feet, certainly dangerous but thankfully nothing like their devastating tsunami of 1946 with its 46 ft high surge.

But no one is taking any chances, nor should they.