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Palin-mania

Posted in bsg, politics, religion on September 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

So with the recent announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate, the media and new media have been running wild on her history, background, views, and anything else they can dig up. Some things in particular stick out in my mind. To start off, I disagree with John McCain’s foreign policy stance. Frankly, [...]

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Sad News from CA

Posted in marijuana, politics, stupidity on August 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Charlie Lynch was found guilty on all accounts. More links about the trial in my original post.

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The trial of Charlie Lynch

Posted in marijuana, politics on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »

reason.tv has a very good piece leading up to the trial of Charlie Lynch, arrested by the feds for possession of marijuana while he was operating a dispensary for medical marijuana, which is legal in California. Okay, so it tugs at the heart strings a bit. Even beyond that, however, it demonstrates the seriousness of [...]

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Somewhere, some intern speech writer is laughing his or her ass off…

Posted in humor, politics on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Who said there’s never anything interesting on C-SPAN? (Seriously, it’s worth it… your irony meter will asplode…) (Shamelessly stolen from the Bad Astronomer’s twitter post)

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In other words, GTFO

Posted in Iraq, politics on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Short NPR piece entitled “Top Iraqis Seek Timetable For U.S. Withdrawal“ Maybe an end is near? Maybe??

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Sicky in Green Bank: Updates on Darwin, napping, and Christian presidents

Posted in astronomy, evolution, politics, religion, science on June 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Greetings the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank! I’m out here for a week working hard with collaborators on our awesome low-frequency radio astronomy project, when I fall victim to some weird cold virus. I lost a whole day in bed, flipping between the Sci-Fi Channel and Discovery Channel when I wasn’t sleeping, and [...]

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Just a wee bit proud of New York

Posted in New York, civil rights, gay marriage, politics on May 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My friend and fellow ex-New Yorker sent along this good bit of news about New York State’s decision to recognize same-sex marriages that are performed elsewhere. The move does not legalize same-sex marriage in New York, but it means many bureaucratic restrictions experienced by gay couples will be lifted. These include issues concerning family health [...]

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You can’t afford to NOT read this website…

Posted in Iraq, politics, war on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Called “Fight to Survive,” written by three soldiers stationed in Iraq. You’ll be changed after reading this.

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F— you, Frank!

Posted in media, penn and teller, politics on November 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Amusing an enlightening video by Penn & Teller on the shady business of pollsters. Look carefully for the unsuspecting citizen being caught in his own inconsistent ideas…

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Bumper Sticker… and the 5th of November

Posted in Charlottesville, Ron Paul, politics on October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

So, yesterday, I saw my first Ron Paul bumper sticker in Charlottesville! You know, that wasn’t in the parking lot of the MeetUp group. I cheered I know that there are more out there! A surprising number of students that I talked to before the football game last Saturday, while getting petition signatures for the [...]

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