US cavalry saves the day on debt ceiling deal!

US cavalry heading off debt desperadoes at the pass

As predicted here several weeks ago, there was a last minute debt ceiling deal. After much gnashing of teeth and pounding of gorilla chests, a plan which will cut up to $250 billion a year in spending was ok’ed by the two parties (after assuring [...]

Texas A&M looks at commercial scale algae biofuel

They are exploring the ideas of farmers growing algae on a commercial scale along with the rest of their crops.

Kucinich on the national debt

I completely agree with Kucinich on ending the wars, having public works projects, and green jobs incubators. But why the insistence that the debt ceiling should be increased with no strings attached? This akin to homeowners six years ago who thought prices would go up forever hence they could keep borrowing on their equity. [...]

Dimbulbs in DC about to bring forth a mouse

And kick the can down the road yet again. $1.2 trillion in cuts over 10 years? Chump change. Plus a ‘Super Congress’ which must act on up to $1.6 trillion more in cuts by November which Congress must approve else mandated cuts happen. Since those mandated cuts include defense, you can be sure our compromised [...]

“Days, not weeks”, eh? Libya quaqmire worsens

Earlier this week Britain, in an obvious sign of desperation, said they might accept Gaddafi remaining in Libya if he stepped down. A few days ago, the rebel’s military chief was assassinated by Islamist militia members.

A Gaddafi spokesperson says this shows the rebels aren’t capable of governing nor is NATO capable of protecting them.

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Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” now world’s hottest pepper

It rates at an insanely hot 1,463,700 Scoville units (Jalapenos are 5,000-7,000, Habaneros 500,000 or so)

And yes, someone eats one whole in a few seconds in the video (then starts hopping around the house, eating bread and drinking milk to counter its fearsome effects)

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High drama at the D.C. railroad tracks

Will the evildoers trying to thwart a debt ceiling deal be stopped? And just who are the evildoers? Are heartless Tea Partiers tying our decades old support net to the railroad tracks? But what of Democrats who refuse to cut spending, want to raise taxes, and are generally oblivious to the US being seriously [...]

Warren Jeffs. “Man who represents himself has an idiot for a lawyer”

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is already in prison, faces charges elsewhere, and is on trial in Texas for child sex assault. He’s decided to defend himself, a decision that invariably ends badly for the defendant.

Jeffs heads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints (FLDS) which is based in Hildale UT. They [...]

Google+ is going to be huge

(This is the first in a series of posts this weekend about Google)

Google got it right the third time around with their new social networking product Google+. I find myself spending more time on it and less on Facebook and Twitter. Why? Because it just flows better. It’s easy to find topics and [...]