A crackdown on whistleblowers
Over the years, a number of special laws have been enacted to protect whistleblowers–people who…
Month: May 2006
Devil buys ice skates, film at 11
The Federal government has conceded the fact that the Spanish-American War is over–and paid for….
Circling the wagons
Well, it seems when one of their own, no matter what party, gets caught with…
Just in time for what?
(This post was prompted by this thread on TB2K along with other readings in recent…
Say it ain’t so!
A corrupt politician, and from Louisiana at that. I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
I may have lost my mind
I’ll be taking Daughter to the Nickelback concert in Raleigh, NC on Sept. 3. This…
A small win
In the continuing battle to protect our freedom, we’ve gotten a win: A prominent Republican…
Carnival of Cordite #59 is up
I haven’t had a chance to read it myself, so you’re on your own. Go…
Worthy of your time
The fall of the Roman Empire occurred after Emperor Valens opened Rome’s borders in 376…
Stop giving them ideas!
Free Market News has a piece on how the various Alphabet Soup agencies can creatively…
Howdy
I’m noticing a lot of new visitors coming in from Varifrank and SurvivalBlog. Greetings, and…
Can you say “road trip”?
From today’s CMP Shooter’s News: CMP South Store Opening 1 June 2006. The CMP South…
Hey, I won!
I won Riding Sun‘s Caption Contest last week. Cool.
Marines
(From Wayne’s World Via Obnoxious Droppings) The various ways the world views the United States…
Think bigger!
The Register reports that DARPA is applying for a patent “…for a contraption designed to…
Calling BS
I deliberately didn’t watch the President’s speech last night. I figured I could read the…
And the good news just keeps on rolling in
It seems that the Dark-and-Creepy Wing of the Republican Party is working overtime: Wisconsin Rep….
Frightening Fiction
Varifrank has posted what is perhaps the scariest short story I’ve every read. Bravo, sir….
Reality imitating art?
Those of us in the e-e-e-vil Gun Culture are all aware of the book Molon…
And while we’re on the subject of the government meddling in your affairs
The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions…
Nanny is looking out for you
And that’s the problem, at least for those of us who believe that Nanny needs…
Spew Alert
(Via The Geek with a .45) If you’ve ever seen Star Wars, you’re gonna love…
Tats
I’ve often wondered what “these kids” (Don’t you hate it when you get old enough…
We are own all your smiley faces
I’ve never been much of a Walmart basher, and as I matter of fact I…
Carnival of Cordite #58
Gullyborg returns from zombieland (or final exams, which is very close to zombieland) with the…
Ch-ch-ch-changes
In order to maintain my anonimity (more or less, anyway) I’ve made changes to my…
The key of the future?
RFID tags are bandied about as a technological cure-all for identity theft, speeding checkout at…
Know your enemy
(Via Drudge) Big bad terrorist Abual-Zarqawi, who hates everything western, wears New Balance tennis shoes,…
Franz Kafka, white courtesy phone please…
(Via Wired) Our ever-efficient Too Stupid for Arby’s Transportation Security Administration seems to have some…
The Feds want to crush the NSA wiretap case
(Via Wired) Three weeks or so ago, I noted the filing of a lawsuit by…