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It's good to see Blair defending freedom just as vigorously as his friends in Washington!
Republican congressman (don't hold that against him) Roscoe Bartlett gave a 40 minute interview on CSPAN tv in the US about Peak Oil. Here it is, in Real Player format. Advance the time about 2/3, to the 2 hour mark; that's where it starts. Well worth a watch if you have the time. Thanks for the link, Bryn!
2005 September 27, Tuesday
Three Fred Reeds: A Grand Adventure - Interesting Times - Margaritaville
Evil Republicans, stupid Democrats: let's blame Katrina on poor black women!
2005 September 23, Friday
Geek alert: Tragic, The Gathering (via cruel.com)
I am a river to my people! Find a human on the phone
Um... America the Beautiful
More on the half billion (that's BILLION) dollar bridge to nowhere...
| In a recent tour of the Houston Astrodome, Mr. DeLay was overheard asking homeless children if their stay wasn't a bit like summer camp. A joking Mr. DeLay reportedly asked the bewildered children, "Now tell me the truth, boys, is this kind of fun?" |
2005 September 22, Thursday
Cartoon: The New Iraq
The boy ain't right...
Little wonder they messed up in Iraq: Get off the fucking freeway!
Who do they want to blame for New Orleans? Environmentalists of course!!!
Ahem. The bridge to nowhere - Half a BILLION dollars for two bridges to serve 73 people. I'm just glad they didn't spend the cash on solar power, or wind, or saving poor black people.
Don't expect much corporate media coverage of the Gitmo hunger strike.
2005 September 19, Monday
What happens when a disaster hits? Send in the mercenaries of course! That's the first thing you learn in Rich Fascist Bastard school.
2005 September 12, Monday
It seems that a majority (though not all) of the visitors to this site are from outside the US. You'll find it odd to note that in the "Greatest Country on Earth" people are laughing at the victims of the hurricane, blaming them for their own misfortune. I routinely use the word "Fascist", and I mean it. These people would love to bring Gas Chambers back if they thought they could get away with it.
The west coast is on an earthquake fault, the northwest is on a string of volcanoes, Florida could disappear under rising seas, the midwest is in Tornado Alley, and yellowstone is one giant caldera. Try picking a spot in North America where you're safe from some natural disaster or other. It ain't possible. I wouldn't be tempting fate if I were these people.
I am now actively working towards moving back to Ireland, or elsewhere in Europe. Thank GOD for the EU.
Why are they sending former presidents Bush and Clinton to raise money for relief? Why does the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT need charity to pay for what they should be doing with our tax dollars?
Let the heart-warming stories of survival begin (movie of the week to follow). Kudos to boingboing - I recommend reading that site for ongoing coverage of the scary reality.
How was the poor lady in this photo supposed to rescue herself? I guess she's only got herself to blame for not being a smart-ass thirtysomething libertarian male with a fast car and an internet connection.
Even if she could have driven away, the police might have stopped her from leaving!!!
Survivors handcuffed.
Photos they don't want you to see: Dead American eaten by a dog.
Canadians beat the US army to the rescue...
If this kid were white, he'd be a hero.
Survivors are treated like Iraqis.
The fucker Bush, on holiday yet again, along with his crap cabinet.
The republicans see this as a golden opportunity. Love those guys!
A corpse on the street for TEN DAYS, nobody gives a crap.
You can't make this up: Mercenaries in New Orleans!
Indeed: Why America can't cope.
Achtung! 'Stop the car right now,' reporter told. `Back up, or I'll shoot'
Ah - thanks for the internment camp for all the black people. I feel safe now.
Here's another one! Arbeit Macht Frei.
Parts of America are as poor as the Third World.
What do you do when your incompetent government (local, state, federal) kills thousands of people through criminal incompetence? You ban the media of course! That's the way democracy works these days. We've got to "respect the dead" you see, even though we couldn't give two shits about them when they're alive.
2005 September 7, Wednesday
Don't be shocked if there are delays between posts. I'm actually working on some new animation - one piece may end up at around 10 or 15 minutes, and I've no idea how long it's going to take to finish.
You should watch this interview, all the way to the end. If you're in a hurry, just scrub through to the last quarter.
After watching the above interview, read this and this...
They couldn't organise buses to move the working class blacks out of the death's path, but they can afford sonic lasers for crowd control. BASTARDS.
Scary: You bet your life.
This is a bit like the "canary in the coalmine": Delta to sell planes in bankruptcy escape bid. Don't worry - when all the airlines are gone, the free market will find alternatives to intercontinental travel. Okay, so they'll be galleys rowed by slaves from the Third World, but at least they'll be properly fed.
2005 September 1, Thursday
This is funny: Hurricane's Economic Impact
| Black said the president should use the public attention on the hurricane to underscore the nation's fundamental energy problems: a lack of refinery capacity, dependence on foreign oil and the need to develop alternative sources of energy. |
Don't tell them that Britain's North Sea Oil fields peaked last year. They are now oil importers, not exporters. Let's keep that quiet, eh?
Don't tell them that Natural Gas (Methane) in America is now in depletion, and apparently also in Mexico and Canada. No! PLEASE don't tell them that - it might cause market panic.
Don't tell them that an increasing number of geologists and brainiacs now believe that global oil production will peak between now and 2020. NOPE...wouldn't want to do that.
Don't tell them that the ''alternatives'' are more expensive (KA-CHING!), less capable, and are incredibly environmentally toxic (shale oil, tar sands, etc.)
Don't tell them that Hydrogen as a fuel is a joke. We wouldn't want them to stop visiting DisneyWorld.
Don't tell them that 99% of America's transportation relies on cheap gasoline. Uh-oh.
Don't tell them that the vast majority of global food production requires an energy input from gasoline, in the form of fertilisers, pesticides, insectides, herbicides, (all made as a by-product of oil and/or gas), transportation, freezing, storage, etc. In the absence of cheap oil and natural gas, the costs of food will sky-rocket. Mum's the word!
Don't tell them about other sources of information on the imminent energy crisis, such as energy bulletin. Ssssh!
I know! Tell them it's all because of the REFINERIES. After all, if the dopes could believe the lies about WMDs in Iraq, they'll believe anything. Plus, we can blame our shortage of refineries on the pesky left-wing environmentalists! Woopeee! ... it's never our fault!
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