Wingnut Web – Resistnet Wake up Amer.What are we SHEEPLE ? Edition

So just when I thought it was safe to do a Wingnut Web, I got an email alert from Resistnet about a new thread claiming that Breitbart was telling the NAACP to “go to Hell” or something. Knowing the pack of racist crapeaters at Resistnet can’t resist (pun!) a chance to rant about how “Blacks… Continue reading Wingnut Web – Resistnet Wake up Amer.What are we SHEEPLE ? Edition

More Transparency and Accountability

NYT: Blackwater Reaches Deal on U.S. Export Violations A settlement of $42 million over has been reached with the State Department who they’re currently still contracting with, not an actual court.  It almost certainly includes provisions about “admitting to no wrongdoing” so this is really just a whitewash.   The fines were for “export violations” including:… Continue reading More Transparency and Accountability

Same strategy in Afghanistan

Which is to say none, really.  Keeping in mind the bankruptcy of the “safe haven” argument, let’s see what government officials and the press have to say about changes after McChrystal’s embarrassing exit. LA Times A debate over the administration’s war strategy is already underway, as Democratic and Republicans lawmakers clashed Sunday over whether Obama… Continue reading Same strategy in Afghanistan

Corporate welfare and Princes in exotic destinations

Extending the corporate safety net: ARPA-e Recognizing the need to reevaluate the way the United States spurs innovation, the National Academies released a 2006 report, “Rising Above the Gathering Storm”, that included the recommendation to establish an Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy (DOE). The America COMPETES Act (PDF 39 KB),… Continue reading Corporate welfare and Princes in exotic destinations