Has the Iraq war has already started?Is the US invasion of Iraq already underway?. According to DEBKAfile: “Tuesday August 6, at 0800 hours Middle East time, US and British air bombers went into action and destroyed the Iraqi air command…

The weather, apparently, has gone madMassive storms hit Asia, Russia, and Eastern Europe yesterday. Many deaths.  Widespread flooding.  Meanwhile other areas, like much of the U.S., have severe drought.  India has suffered both severe drought and bad storms. Could this…

You won’t believe this oneFrom Dave Winer, coder and blogger extraordinaire, comes this alert on yet another noxious bill in Congress. “Rep. Howard L. Berman, D-Calif., formally proposed legislation that would give the industry unprecedented new authority to secretly hack…

The new Politics in the ZerosWe are now up and running under Radio UserLand blogging software.  This is some cool stuff.  News feeds running both ways.  Perma-links.  Ease of publishing.  No Microsoft.  Lots more.  Which means better content on this site.…

TIPS getting tapped outThe noxious spy-on-your-neighbor TIPS program appears to be slithering off to die unmourned in a forgotten corner. At least one hopes so. “As far as I can see, the TIPS idea is nothing but a big PR…

They’re cutting and running  Bush May Drop SimonThe fate of Republican Bill Simon’s troubled campaign for governor in California and President Bush’s hopes to capture the state in 2004 could be decided next week when a new private poll is…

 Angelyne to run for proposed Hollywood City Council!If you don’t live in L.A. you probably have no idea who Angelyne is.  Well, she is famous for being famous, for driving pink Corvettes, and for having her photo on billboards for…

Prisons are wonderful money-makers!PDF detailing how prison factories make money.  Not satire.  Prisoners in 2001. by Bureau of Justice Statistics. [PrisonSucks.com]