This is the bitter reality of the American present, a period in which big business has cemented an unholy alliance with big government against the interests of ordinary Americans, who, of course, are the great majority of Americans. The great majority of Americans no longer matter.
Oil reaches Louisiana shores — The Big Picture — Boston.com
The first photo in today’s Big Picture is absolutely, heart-breakingly horrible. I started to cry when I pointed it out to one of my coworkers.
Oil reaches Louisiana shores — The Big Picture — Boston.com
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Streptocarpus ‘Spiritual Corridor’
Gardenia jasminoides ‘Fortuniana’
Where will I put them?
Impulse buys at Logee’s.
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River River, Hill Hill Hill, and other fun place names
List of tautological place names on Wikipedia
Clarence Thomas is an asshat
Justice Thomas said the court should look to the practices at the time the Bill of Rights was adopted. Given that capital punishment could be imposed on people as young as 7 in the 18th century, he said, Mr. Graham’s punishment would almost certainly have been deemed acceptable back then.
via Court Bars Life Terms for Youths Who Haven’t Killed — NYTimes.com.
Justice Thomas should recall that the practices at the time the Bill of Rights was adopted condoned the practice of slavery.
The scale of a volcano
This lovely short film really helped me get a handle on the scale of the Icelandic volcano in a way that the still and aerial photography I’ve seen did not.
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull — May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
The future of the Republican party?
An inspiring speech by a California Republican.