War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Firearms ain’t just guns, it’s a state of mind. Remarkably, shopping for guns while your babies boil in a hot van might indicate a redneck asshole, but not illegal: (background via the San Francisco Chronicle): Authorities contacted the children’s mother who showed up two hours late. She drove the children and father home in the…
Much ado about President Obama’s hot-mike comment to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during the nuclear pow-wow in Korea: “This is my last election. After my election, I have more flexibility.” Obama appears real-positive about what will happen in November. Although he snagged some dumb-ass comments from GOP presidential contenders, and tried to make light of…
Dramatic changes in climate are being rigged as plot devices for entertainment — ‘Are you not?’ From the New York Times review of the new film, “4:44 Last Day on Earth:” The cause of the calamity is an environmental breakdown enabled by the human failure to do anything about about climate change. Or perhaps the…
Iran not unplugged: Oil prices on Friday briefly spiked to the highest level in three weeks following a report that Iranian oil exports dropped significantly this month. … Benchmark U.S. crude rose by $1.52 to finish at $106.87 per barrel in New York. Earlier, prices jumped by $2.95 per barrel in 13 minutes to $108.25,…
Raining like a mad dog up here on California’s northern coast, and in the pre-dawn hours, cold as shit. And on this first day of spring, weather is screwed. And so is the world — the French are hunting for a crazed killer, Mexicans are seeking more killers of police investigating headless bodies, Iraqis are…
Some joy from the Arctic Methane Emergency Group: We declare there now exists an extremely high international security risk* from abrupt and runaway global warming being triggered by the end-summer collapse of Arctic sea ice towards a fraction of the current record and release of huge quantities of methane gas from the seabed. Such global…
Flowers blooming early — spring ain’t til next Tuesday: “My nightmare now is this weather,†Japanese ambassador to the U.S. Ichiro Fujisaki said at press briefing today at the National Press Building. “What are we going to do if all the cherry blossoms bloom before we start [the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival]?,†he said.…
Now we’re taxiing in, she says, “Welcome to O’Hare International Airport . . .” Well, how can someone who is just arriving herself possibly welcome me to a place she isn’t even at yet? Doesn’t this violate some fundamental law of physics? We’re only on the ground for 4 seconds; she’s coming on like the…
In the education dust-up via California state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco: “It is a little embarrassing that Harvard is cheaper than the California State University,” he said in an interview. “When you price out so many students, it is devastating to the future of the state. Our sons and daughters won’t be here to…
In terms of pure weather horror, this past week should send a complete, focused message to peoples everywhere — the climate is quickly shifting and all bets are off. Ohio Gov. John Kasich on tornadoes: “It’s like a bomb went off and everything is splintered, bricks are down and trees, and (there’s) just a lot…