Ed Asner is now a Truther

And KPFK, a once great radio station, announces it with truly hideous graphics and layout.

No Truther has ever been able to justify their huge leap from “there are some anomalies in the official 9/11 story” to “George Bush ordered it.”

And now Ed Asner, a dedicated warrior for the left, has jumped down that [...]

Roseanne Barr brings attention to Green Party presidential race

Jill Stein is heavily favored to win the Green Party nomination for president. However, Roseanne Barr, famous for her 1980’s sitcom “Roseanne,” is also a candidate and her name recognition is bringing much needed attention and media focus to the race [...]

TSA: Out in left field

Shadowlight Theater poster, 1963. Milton Glaser

The TSA keeps on keeping on. Between May 4th and 10th, 2012, here’s what they found on the roughly 10 million air passengers* in US airports during that period.

Firearms: 30 - 29 loaded; 1 unloaded 1 artfully concealed prohibited item found at checkpoints

TSA’s homepage posted this link to the story of one [...]

Eve of Destruction for the Eurozone

Andy Carling, writing in New Europe.

Our leaders have, on left and right, pushed for an unregulated financial market, not realizing that if you let a bunch of psychopathic coke fiends loose with everybody’s money, it will end in tears.

Oh, I think our leaders knew quite well what a unregulated financial system would lead [...]

Terrrorism-related arrests at NATO protests. Dumb and dumber

It is beyond stupid to brag to someone you barely know about planning to commit serious crimes. Yet that’s apparently what happened at the NATO protests in Chicago.

Lawyers for the five activists arrested on serious charges say two undercover police agents, “Mo” and “Gloves” steered and encouraged them into illegal activity. This may be [...]

In-road wireless charging for electric vehicles

“Every prior attempt to electrify the car has assumed the vehicle would be the energy carrier. By comparison, the grid is much more efficient at moving energy from point A to point B, so if you can make dynamic charging safe and affordable, you are truly introducing something new.” — Jeff Muhs, director of [...]

Jerry Reed “Lord Mr. Ford”

Definitely a fun song.

“Well now, how I yearn for the good old days Without that carbon monoxide haze A-hanging over the roar of the interstate Well if the Lord that made the moon and stars Would have meant for me and you to have cars He’d have seen that we was all born [...]

JPMorgan losses at least $5 billion and growing

JP Morgan’s loss in risky derivatives originally estimated at $2 billion is now $5 billion and could well go higher. In addition, they have another $100 billion in risky bonds. This from the bank that had a sterling reputation for managing risk. CEO Jamie Dimon told the traders to take on more risk, so they [...]

Vermont bans fracking. Governor says clean water more important

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed into law a bill banning natural gas fracking saying said “In the coming generation or two, drinking water will be more valuable than oil or natural gas.”

Vermont is the the first state to ban fracking. Several countries, including France, Switzerland, and Bulgaria have also banned this noxious and dangerous [...]

Maryhill Museum: Artful wind power

Maryhill Museum of Art with spring lupines. (Photography: Nayland Wilkins)

This isolated museum, which sits on 5,300 acres located in Washington State’s Columbia River Gorge about two hours east of Portland, derives some of its annual income from leases for the 15 wind turbines that have been installed on its grounds, part of a huge [...]