In the unlikely event you haven’t already seen this… The apparently intentional release of chlorine gas a furry convention (see the Chicago Tribune’s news story and Wikipedia’s explanation of furry fandom) led to an evacuation of the con hotel and … Continue reading
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently vetoed a bill outlawing pig gestation crates in New Jersey. The crates are horrifically cruel, immobilizing pregnant sows for several months (the normal pig gestation period is 114 days). After the piglets are born, … Continue reading
The article under that headline in The Washington Post for 2007 May 3 is about Seoul’s high-wire championships that spring, in which participants among other things individually walked a kilometer-long wire stretched over the Han River. by … Continue reading
(Updated slightly for clarity.) Here’s what apparently happened: Someone in Pontiac Michigan called 911 to report being nervous about a man seen walking with his hands in his pockets, to which the obvious reaction is “Wait, what?” The real cause … Continue reading
During the 2012 election campaign Mitt Romney criticized the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) even though it was closely based on the system he himself helped implement as governor of Massachusetts. He contented that while it was good for his state, … Continue reading
Bill Maher responds — sarcastically but mostly seriously — to the notion that not voting is somehow a commendable way of expressing a wish for better candidates. (Superfluous warning: Clip contains cable TV language.) Updated: The original link I had … Continue reading
Healthcare policies offered through the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) exchanges have been in effect for nearly a year. So how satisfied are the people who have them? Today Gallup released results of a poll that indicates, “Over seven in 10 … Continue reading
An op-ed published last week in the Austin Texas American-Statesman is worth a read for its insight into how politics distorts science education. The authors are Camille Parmesan, a University of Texas at Austin geology professor, and Alan I. Lesher, … Continue reading
Once again John Oliver (on HBO’s Last Week Tonight) is both very informative and funny. This isn’t his funniest bit (in fact, parts of it are more likely to make you scowl or weep than laugh), but the information is … Continue reading
Way back on December 3, 1993, early in the Clinton Administration, conservative political strategist William Kristol distributed a memo urging the GOP to go all out to block health insurance reform because it would likely prove so popular as to … Continue reading