Cybercrime masterminds busted
Three arrests are made in connection to one of the world's biggest computer virus networks.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Bunning relents
A repugican that had been stubbornly blocking a stopgap measure to extend help for the jobless relented on Tuesday under withering assaults from Democrats and dwindling support within his own party.
Jim Bunning of Kentucky had been single-handedly blocking the $10 billion measure, causing federal furloughs and threatening the unemployment benefits of hundreds of thousands of people. He was seeking to force Democrats to find ways to finance the bill so that it wouldn't add to the deficit, but his move sparked a political tempest that has subjected repugicans to withering media coverage and cost the party politically.
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Jim Bunning of Kentucky had been single-handedly blocking the $10 billion measure, causing federal furloughs and threatening the unemployment benefits of hundreds of thousands of people. He was seeking to force Democrats to find ways to finance the bill so that it wouldn't add to the deficit, but his move sparked a political tempest that has subjected repugicans to withering media coverage and cost the party politically.
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Holdout wingnut relents on jobless aid vote
repugican Jim Bunning will now permit a vote to extend unemployment benefits.
KKK another name for teabagger
You have to watch this video of the recent KKK rally in Nahunta, Georgia.
They pretty much hate everyone, except themselves.
You'll actually see a rally participant praise Hilter because "he had it going on" for trying to annihilate the Jewish people.
They pretty much hate everyone, except themselves.
You'll actually see a rally participant praise Hilter because "he had it going on" for trying to annihilate the Jewish people.
Yes, it is 2010, but they're still around:
I'm sure they're all really overjoyed that Obama is visiting Georgia today.
Florida man pleads guilty to threatening president
A Florida man faces up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and his family.
Florida man pleads guilty to threatening president
Florida man pleads guilty to threatening president
Domestic Bliss
California Couple Face Court Date For Removing Lawn
A couple who tried to save water and money by removing their lawn is being taken to court by the city of Orange.
Massachusetts newlywed couple spend first night in jail
A Massachusetts newlywed couple didn't get to cuddle together during their first night as husband and wife.
They walk among us ...
From the "They walk among us" Department:
German arrested after snorting drugs off police car
The 26-year-old was lining up the powdered drugs on the roof of the car in a disco car park, when the two police officers surprised him, a Nuremberg police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Student gets angry at bush and burns it, sets off forest fire
A student sparked a forest fire that caused 30 million in damages in a Croatian park after he set fire to a thorny bush that kept pricking him on his way to college.
Full storyTopeka renames itself Google, KS
Topeka, Kansas, is a relatively well-known city name-wise, yet it has no qualms about renaming itself Google, KS.
Donation of O.J.'s acquittal suit rejected by Smithsonian
It was a nice try, but no sale. The Smithsonian Institution has rejected a donation of the suit O.J. Simpson wore when he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Goldman Sachs' unusual disclosure
Goldman Sachs' unusual disclosure
Once called a "great vampire squid," the embattled bank admits its business faces a new, serious risk.
102-year-old judge's key to long life
102-year-old judge's key to long life
Wesley Brown began working at age 10 and still shows up at the courthouse every day.
Weight-loss tricks in less than a minute
Weight-loss tricks in less than a minute
These tested strategies can help cut calories and burn fat in 60 seconds or less.
Homeschooling family gets asylum in U.S.
Homeschooling family gets asylum in U.S.
The Romeikes' historic case raises immigration alarms and puts the U.S. in a politically awkward position.
And I Quote
America's hidden debt problem
America's hidden debt problem
The U.S. debt will soon top $13 trillion, but that doesn't account for what's not on the books.
U.S. kids moving toward 'constant eating'
U.S. kids moving toward 'constant eating'
Researchers may have found a reason for the stark rise in childhood obesity.
USPS moves to end Saturday mail
USPS moves to end Saturday mail
A shorter week is just the start of major changes proposed to slash the agency's debt and stave off crisis.
Sweden falls back into recession
They won't be the last either. The repugicans have so screwed the entire world up that it will be a generation before it is back to any sense of normalcy.
Although, technically it may not be as bad as it sounds, but it's still not good news.
From Reuters:
Gross domestic product contracted 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter from the third, against forecasts for a 0.3 percent increase.
The third-quarter GDP figure was revised to show a 0.1 percent quarterly decline from an original 0.2 percent gain, the statistics office said. This meant the economy fell back into recession, based on a widely held definition of the term.
How did credit checks for jobs become legal at all?
It's a positive sign to see that many states are making changes to the law but how did this ever happen in the first place? Everyone knows about how quickly a health situation can destroy the life savings of Americans so why should credit checks have anything to do with applying for a job? Perhaps there are some specific exceptions but as a general rule, it's nonsense.
Wisconsin state Rep. Kim Hixson drafted a bill in his state shortly after hearing from Terry Becker, an auto mechanic who struggled to find work.
Becker said it all started with medical bills that piled up when his now 10-year-old son began having seizures as a toddler. In the first year alone, Becker ran up $25,000 in medical debt.
Over 4 1/2 months, he was turned down for at least eight positions for which he had authorized the employer to conduct a credit check, Becker said. He said one potential employer told him, "If your credit is bad, then you'll steal from me."
"I was in a deep depression. I had lost a business, I was behind on my bills and I was unable to get a job," he said.
Indonesian Bank Bailout Sparks Violent Protest
Anti-government protesters hurled rocks Tuesday at police who returned fire with tear gas and water cannons outside Indonesia's national parliament, where lawmakers argued and shoved each other over a controversial bank bailout.
Chinese man says he killed roommate over snoring
A Chinese college student fed up with his roommate's snoring, has confessed to stabbing him to death in the middle of the night.
NATO Warship Sinks Pirate Ship Off Somalia
A NATO destroyer has sunk a pirate mother-ship in the Indian Ocean off the Somali coast after allowing the crew to leave, the alliance said Monday.
Wyoming mammoth now on display
The largest single mammoth to be found in Wyoming has found a home at the Tate Geological Museum at Casper College.
Wyoming mammoth
Wyoming mammoth
Fish fall out of the rain-filled sky in Australia
The freak phenomena happened not once, but twice, last Thursday and Friday afternoon about 6pm at Lajamanu, about 550km southwest of Katherine in the Northern Territory. .
O.J. Simpson's 'acquittal suit' to be donated
With O.J. Simpson giving his agreement from prison, a judge approved a plan Monday to donate the suit the former NFL star was wearing when he was acquitted of murder to the Smithsonian Institution.
Costa Rica's Golden Toads Killed by El Niño & A Pathogen
From Treehugger:
The Monteverde golden toad went extinct in 1989. Photo: Wikipedia.
This probably won't be the last word on the demise of the Monteverde golden toad, but a new paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that normal El Niño conditions, not climate change, lead to the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus and caused the iconic Costa Rican species to go extinct.
More repugican asshole-ishness
In the immortal words of The Bard ... Kyl, Go Fuck Thy Self!
Jon Kyl of Arizona, the repugican whip, argued that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "Because people are being paid even though they're not working."
Unemployment insurance "doesn't create new jobs. in fact, if anything, continuing to pay people unemployment compensation is a disincentive for them to seek new work," Kyl said during debate over whether unemployment insurance and other benefits that expired amid repugican objections Sunday should be extended.
From - Huffington Post
Well, Kyl it's time to find yourself unemployed.
Become one of the "arrogant laboring class" that you and your vile, hate-mongering ilk are so terrified by.
Let the bastard know!
Egg shells illustrate human story
Etched ostrich shells from South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism, scientists say.Egg shells illustrate human story
Liars and Fools
Liars and Fools
Lush Dimbulb lying says "Mullah Nancy Bin Pelosi ... is no different" than those who "convince all these people to put bombs on their kids".
Talking into the mirror again, there Lush ol'boy?!
Delusional squawking head michael Savage lies saying "The radical Left and the radical Muslims are natural blood brothers ... they all want to bring down America".
What is it with these wingnuts and their talking into the mirror?
Lunatic fringe nut Jimmie Quinn calls Obama a "little wuss from Kenya," adds, "Somebody should slap him silly".
First, he is no 'wuss' (just ask the dead or captured terrorists that were ignored by the all mouth 'tough guy' for seven years).
Second, he is an American - born in America ... deal with it.
Third, the Secret Service will be at your door momentarily. Threats to the President aren't viewd in a humorous vein, espeically a real President and not a pretender like we forced out in November of 2008.
Lush Dimbulb lying says "Mullah Nancy Bin Pelosi ... is no different" than those who "convince all these people to put bombs on their kids".
Talking into the mirror again, there Lush ol'boy?!
Delusional squawking head michael Savage lies saying "The radical Left and the radical Muslims are natural blood brothers ... they all want to bring down America".
What is it with these wingnuts and their talking into the mirror?
Lunatic fringe nut Jimmie Quinn calls Obama a "little wuss from Kenya," adds, "Somebody should slap him silly".
First, he is no 'wuss' (just ask the dead or captured terrorists that were ignored by the all mouth 'tough guy' for seven years).
Second, he is an American - born in America ... deal with it.
Third, the Secret Service will be at your door momentarily. Threats to the President aren't viewd in a humorous vein, espeically a real President and not a pretender like we forced out in November of 2008.
SC looks to repeal law requiring subversives to register
From the "Let's do this so we don't look stupid" Department:
In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the federal government - or any other government in the U.S. - must register its activities.
SC looks to repeal law requiring subversives to register
Newsflash: It ain't working guys - you still look stupid.
In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the federal government - or any other government in the U.S. - must register its activities.
SC looks to repeal law requiring subversives to register
Newsflash: It ain't working guys - you still look stupid.
Prison inmate goes to Walmart for cigarettes
Only in Texas ...
A Texas inmate left a county prison camp Sunday to go to Walmart.
A Texas inmate left a county prison camp Sunday to go to Walmart.
China eyes perks of an ice-free Arctic
China eyes perks of an ice-free Arctic
While scientists sound the alarm about melting ice, some are quietly looking for ways to cash in.
America's new ghost towns
America's new ghost towns
Communities across the U.S. teeter on the edge of losing their last jobs and residents.
Chile earthquake changed earth's axis, shortened earth's day
The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said.
“The length of the day should have gotten shorter by 1.26 microseconds (millionths of a second),” Gross, said today in an e-mailed reply to questions. “The axis about which the Earth’s mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8 centimeters or 3 inches).”
Today is ...
Today is Tuesday, March 2, the 61st day of 2010.
There are 304 days left in the year.
Today In History March 2
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
Namesake Day
There are 304 days left in the year.
Today In History March 2
Today's unusual holiday or celebration is:
Namesake Day
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Daily Horoscope
Today's horoscope say's:
Something which is very unlike you is about to unfold.
You'll want to have a very serious conversation about a very serious romantic matter.
This doesn't mean you're losing that world-famous ability to make light of any matter that isn't worth the effort -- something you're an expert at sniffing out.
But it may mean that someone who thinks more of petty details than you will think you're suddenly on their team.
Better make sure you draw the line!
Oh, I will.
Something which is very unlike you is about to unfold.
You'll want to have a very serious conversation about a very serious romantic matter.
This doesn't mean you're losing that world-famous ability to make light of any matter that isn't worth the effort -- something you're an expert at sniffing out.
But it may mean that someone who thinks more of petty details than you will think you're suddenly on their team.
Better make sure you draw the line!
Oh, I will.
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