UC Berkeley tuition protest
Video via SFist where a commenter says I’m confused. I missed the part where the UC regents have access to a magic wand they can wave to produce $500 million out of thin air. The whole freaking state of California…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month November 2009
Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Audit The Fed Bill approved in House Finance Committee
/object> Clearly Grayson has this story cold. Equally as clearly, Barney Frank is a liar who never supported a true audit the Fed proposal in the first place. Sen. Dodd of Connecticut is another slithering weasel who loudly and publicly…
Conyers: “I’m getting tired of saving Obama’s can in the White House”
Via The Hill, John Conyers hammers Obama’s weak stance in the healthcare battle in a radio interview: “I’m getting tired of saving Obama’s can in the White House,” Conyers said on the liberal Bill Press radio show. “He only won…
Big Island fend for yourself economy
With the collapse of tourism in Hawaii, relatives on the Big Island tell us they and many others increasingly are growing their own food, as well as fishing and hunting (like for wild pig.) There are few jobs there now…
Waste energy converted to heat for $1 a watt
A Lawrence Berkeley National Labs spin-out has developed the new technology, which is dramatically cheaper than existing waste heat conversions. The U.S. consumes around 100 quads (100 quadrillion BTUs) of energy a year and 55 to 60 quads get dissipated…