May 2010

Got Your Monkey God Right Here

May 20, 2010

HuffPo | Mark Williams, Tea Party Leader, Says Muslims Worship “Monkey God” The monument would consist of a Mosque for the worship of the terrorists’ monkey-god (repeat: “the terrorists’ monkey-god.” if you feel that fits a description of Allah then that is your own deep-seated emotional baggage not mine, talk to the terrorists who use [...]

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Rand Paul, Fauxbertarian

May 20, 2010

Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Proud Ignorance of Rand Paul But Paul never settles down and to make the argument. Rachel Maddow repeatedly raises lunch counters, and it would have really pleased me if Paul had just made the case for private sector discrimination. Frankly, I can see the outlines of the argument and am not totally unsympathetic [...]

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Crawfish Monster Angry

May 20, 2010

The latest release from the murky head of Michael Homan (not to be confused with Tête d’Adrastos): GEAUXJIRA! Director’s note: “As we made our movie, thousands of barrels of oil leaked every day on the Gulf of Mexico’s floor, causing the biggest environmental disaster in our lifetime. Moreover, we’re terrified about the ramifications the oil [...]

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30 Days Of Oil Spill

May 19, 2010

What do we have to show for it? NOT MUCH. * Fox News | BP Chief Predicts ‘Very Modest’ Oil Spill Impact * Coast Guard: Despite BP efforts, Gulf oil spill is getting worse * Meanwhile, back in reality: * Oil Spill Reaches Into Plaquemines Parish. Not good at all. That’s here on a Louisiana map. Incidentally, [...]

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Day 29 Links

May 18, 2010

Compare this (markets’ viewpoint): Drilling contractor Transocean Ltd. “and possibly the service companies” were “responsible for the human errors or equipment failures” that may have triggered the Macondo blowout Apr. 20 in the Gulf of Mexico, but BP PLC will be the one who pays for the oil spill response and damages, said analysts at [...]

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Thanks, Mom and Dad

May 17, 2010

Much to his chagrin, my parents let me read all of my brother’s books and play with his Lego, microscope and chemistry set. from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal Tweet

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Day 28 Links

May 17, 2010

* WWLTV.com | BP says tube taking out one-fifth of oil leaking from well blowout BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles said Monday … that a mile-long tube was funneling a little more than 1,000 barrels — 42,000 gallons — of crude a day from a blown well into a tanker ship. The company and [...]

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Day 25 Links

May 14, 2010

* NPR | Gulf Spill May Far Exceed Official Estimates Bottom line: Flow rate from the major riser leak is at least 4 times larger than the Conventional 5000-Barrel-Per-Day Wisdom. * SCPR | Investigators Find Slew Of Problems At Oil Rig I’d like to know who is helping the House investigative subcommittee understand all the oil industry [...]

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Never Mess With A Cephalopod

May 13, 2010

Just don’t. They carry coconuts around. Coolest video I’ve seen in ages (annoying narrator is annoying, so audio is unnecessary). Octopus is made of PURE WIN. This is seafloor footage we need more of. Tweet

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Day 24 Links

May 13, 2010

I’ve been frankly too depressed this past week to blog with the anger and earnest of Jeffrey and Greg. I could offer some platitude like the older you get, the more tired you are. But, that’s not it. I rage more than ever over what’s going on in the Gulf and educate myself with every [...]

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