The Party of Fiscal Discipline

In honor of the April 15th "Teabagging," I present to you colorful representations of the national debt under Republican presidents:

Source: zFacts - US National Debt Graph

Source: zFacts - Presidents and the Federal Debt

Spanish Prosecutors to Indict the "Bush Six"

The indictment will charge that six members of the Bush administration sanctioned the torture of five Spanish citizens held at Guantanamo.

The indictees are:

Fmr. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
Fmr. Asst. Attorney General Jay Bybee
Fmr. Deputy Asst. Attorney General John Yoo
Fmr. Defense Department Counsel William J. Haynes II
Fmr. Chief of Staff for the Vice President David Addington
Fmr. Undersecretary of Defense Douglas "Dumbest Fucking Guy on the Planet" Feith.

More of the same...

On the heels of the Obama administration's decision to embrace some of the more egregious elements of the Bush administration's policy on secrecy (see here and here), the Justice Department has appealed a district court ruling that granted Habeas Corpus rights to prisoners held at Afghanistan's Bagram Airforce Base.

In essence, the Obama administration is arguing that prisoners of the United States can be flown from anywhere in the world to Bagram and imprisoned without due process, indeed, without rights of any kind.

Keep in mind that the Obama administration isn't merely continuing a Bush-era lawsuit on this matter - it is actually appealing the ruling of a conservative Bush appointee who claimed that this procedure was as unconstitutional as what was happening at Guantanamo. In fact, the judge claimed that detainees at Bagram received fewer rights than detainees at Guantanamo.

More from Glenn Greenwald.

Pygmy Marmoset!

That is all.

Wolfgang's vault

Yeah I know you got to create a fake sign in name and all but just do it and hit play. Maybe even search around if you like.
http://concerts.wolfgangsvault.com/dt/muddy-waters-blues-band-concert/131-9950.html

Civil War Quote fo the Day

"Send for a clergyman, I wish to be baptised. I have been basely murdered." - The last words of the aforementioned General William Nelson.

Sam Watkins was one of only seven men who survived from the First Tennessee Infantry, Company H, out of an original number of 120. His take on the war:

I always shoot at privates. It was they that did
the shooting and killing, and if I could kill or wound
a private, why, my chances were so much the better.
I always looked upon officers as harmless personages.

Civil War Colonel's Quote of the Day, Pt. I

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TENNESSEE,
In the Field, October 12, 1864.

To the Officer Commanding U. S. Forces at Resaca, Ga.:

SIR: I demand an immediate and unconditional surrender of the post and garrison under your command, and should this be acceded to, all white officers and soldiers will be paroled within a few days. If the place is carried by assault no prisoners will be taken.

Most respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. B. HOOD,
General.

HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, THIRD DIVISION, FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Resaca, Ga., October 12, 1864.

General J. B. HOOD:

Your communication of this date just received. In reply I have to state that I am somewhat surprised at the concluding paragraph, to the effect that "If the place is carried by assault no prisoners will be taken." In my opinion I can hold this post; if you want it come and take it.

I am, general, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

CLARK R. WEVER,
Commanding Officer.

Civil War General's Quote of the Day, Part 2

Union Major General William "Bull" Nelson to his subordinate, Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis in regards to Indiana soldiers, whom Gen. Davis had commanded at the beginning of the war:

"(Indiana soldiers are) uncouth descendants of poor trash from the mountains of Kentucky."

Shortly thereafter, Gen. Davis confronted Nelson in a hotel lobby and shot him dead.

Your Civil War General's Quote of the Day

From York, South Carolina native, Confederate Major General Daniel Harvey Hill in response to Federal General John Foster's reprimand for the burning of Plymouth, NC in order to prevent it's capture:

"A meddling Yankee troubles himself about everybody's matters but his own and repents at everybody's sins but his own. Should the Yankees burn a village in Connecticut or Massachusetts, we would bid them Godspeed in their work of purifying the atmosphere."

Get it G-Ma

The Land Walker

via Metafilter.

Rush Limbaugh is leaving NYC

Due to the threat of increased taxation on those making in excess of $500,000 per year (which Rushbo certainly does), Rush Limbaugh has threatened to leave New York City. New Yorker Jon Stewart responds:

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	M - Th 11p / 10c
Rush Limbaugh Leaves New York
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Obama's domino theory

Juan Cole, Professor of Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan, discusses Obama's rhetoric on Afghanistan.

"Obama's dark vision of the overthrow of the Afghanistan government by al-Qaida-linked Taliban or the "killing" of Pakistan by small tribal groups differs little from the equally apocalyptic and implausible warnings issued by John McCain and Dick Cheney about an "al-Qaida" victory in Iraq. Ominously, the president's views are contradicted by those of his own secretary of defense. Pashtun tribes in northwestern Pakistan and southern Afghanistan have a long history of dissidence, feuding and rebellion, which is now being branded Talibanism and configured as a dire menace to the Western way of life. Obama has added yet another domino theory to the history of Washington's justifications for massive military interventions in Asia. When a policymaker gets the rationale for action wrong, he is at particular risk of falling into mission creep and stubborn commitment to a doomed and unnecessary enterprise."

Update: Added link to wikipedia's entry on the domino theory.

The Imperial March played with a Tesla coil and a Faraday suit.

via Metafilter.

New Nanogenerator May Charge IPods And Cell Phones With A Wave Of The Hand

Hitler's response to this year's football season

I think we all saw last year's response. I gotta say, I think he took it well.



And if this little girl wasn't so damn cute, I would whip her ass.

Chamberlin responds!

Jimmy Chamberlin responds!

March 24, 2009 | 6395 views

Jimmy Chamberlin has crafted his own response to the news that he has left The Smashing Pumpkins.

I will say, without going into any unnecessary details that this represents a positive move forward for me. I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don't fully possess. I won't pretend I'm into something I'm not. I won't do it to myself, you the fan, or my former partner. I can't just, "Cash the check" so to speak. Music is my life. It is sacred. It deserves the highest commitment at every level and the Pumpkins are certainly no different. I'm sorry but it really IS that simple. There is no drama, bad blood, or anything else but a full commitment to music. My best goes out to Billy and I'm glad he has chosen to continue under the name. It is his right. I will continue to make music with the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex as well as pursuing other musical interests. I feel that I have a long way to go and a lot to give



I think the "cash the check" comment is telling.

Dr. Feelgood

The Last of the Real Gunslingers

Dave gets married.

Absolute complete and total bullshit.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' BILLY CORGAN ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE OF JIMMY CHAMBERLIN FROM THE GROUP

CORGAN SET TO HEAD INTO THE STUDIO TO CREATE NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS MUSIC

The SMASHING PUMPKINS' guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member Billy Corgan has announced that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the group. Chamberlin joined the band Corgan founded in Chicago in 1988 and played on all their albums except Adore (1998). Corgan will continue to write and record as SMASHING PUMPKINS with plans to head into the studio this spring.




I know most of you will simply shrug your shoulders. But people, know that this is a sad day for me. And fuck Corgan for still calling it the Smashing Pumpkins.
Goddamn it! 2009 has not been a good year so far.

Hey Paul Krugman

I first got wind of this video a few days ago, but didn't get around to watching it until I saw it over at Crooks and Liars.

Wargames via E-mail

I was thinking about out gaming discussion and ran in to this program on the internet. It's called cyberboard, and it allows you to play games via e-mail. The catch is that you still the need the game for the rules, combat tables, etc. and it's not live action. However, the coolest part is that this cat also made a designer program so that you can make your own boards and game pieces. I made a replica of the Tactics 2 game board this weekend. Pretty rad.

Battlestar Galactica Fools!!

I don't know if you guys are watching the finale, but it's about to get sick ya'll!!!

Steven Colbert vs. RNC Chair Michael Steele: The Rap Battle

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The Obama administration is screwing Chris Dodd over the AIG bonus scandal

Glenn Greenwald lays it out:

"There is a major push underway -- engineered by Obama's Treasury officials, enabled by a mindless media, and amplified by the right-wing press -- to blame Chris Dodd for the AIG bonus payments. That would be perfectly fine if it were true. But it's completely false, and the scheme to heap the blame on him for the AIG bonus payments is based on demonstrable falsehoods."

I guess that this wouldn't be as terrible if Dodd wasn't facing an uphill battle for his seat in the next election cycle. It would still be craven and dishonest, but less treacherous. 

Calvin does Capitalism

via Crooks and Liars.

Axis and Allies, the Early Years

So I was going through some old pictures. In my search, I came across this one - further proof that the South is still fighting the war.

And a handsome pair, don't you think?

AIG Tax

Chris and I were just talking on the phone, and he asked me about the plan to tax employees of AIG who received some of that $165 Million in bonuses. I said that it seemed to me that the plan wouldn't be constitutional, as it seemed to be an example of a bill of attainder, which is explicitly prohibited by the US Constitution. 

Marc Ambinder  of The Atlantic thought the same thing. Then he asked Lawrence Tribe of Harvard what he thought. Here is Tribe's take on it.

Back home

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I had a good time seeing all of you this last week. As I was entering Gainesville proper, I noticed a young couple standing on the sidewalk, looking skyward. I did the same in time to see the plume from the Shuttle launch streak into existence. It is the second time that I've seen the launch from Gainesville, but the first time was during a very overcast day, and the plume was barely visible against the cloud-cover. Today, however, the skies were clear, and the smoke from the boosters was the only thing visible. 

NCAA tournament expands.

NCAA Expands March Madness To Include 4,096 Teams

Frank Schaeffer kicks the Republican party straight in the balls.

Former Republican and member of the Religious Right lays the smack down.

"You Republicans are the arsonists who burned down our national home. You combined the failed ideologies of the Religious Right, so-called free market deregulation and the Neoconservative love of war to light a fire that has consumed America. Now you have the nerve to criticize the "architect" America just hired -- President Obama -- to rebuild from the ashes. You do nothing constructive, just try to hinder the one person willing and able to fix the mess you created."

Happy Mardi Gras!!!

The Onion at its finest. NSFW:Language

Haha

Damn, I wish the future was here

This is the kind of car I'm tlaking about. The thing has a range of 280 miles. Honda is even working on a solar powered hydrogen enine that can fuel people's home.
I want to believe in American car companies but it always seems to me that Toyota and Honda are a step ahead.
I know its hydrogen but the stuff really isnt any more dangerous than regular fuel. The lead paint is what blew up the Hindenburg. Not so much the Hydrogen.
Anyways i jsut don't see a bright future for GM and Dodge probably should have died a long time ago. They're fighting with one hand tied behind their back.

From way, way out of left field...

So you all know I have a thing for snacks; a somewhat unnatural obsession some might say. Well I was thinking about how much I miss one of my all time favorite - seriously a favorite not one of those transient obsessions - snacks: doo-dads. I thought, "Well fuckin'-a, self! There's that new-fangled intra-net thang, and maybe, just maybe I could order doo-dads online and relive the magic one more time!!" I am not at all alone in my quest to relive the god-like state of snacking one experiences when enjoying a box of doo-dads. Here's what I found:



Craving Doo Dads?



If you remember the snack mix Doo Dads then you probably know ChexMix is no replacement. Doo Dads was discontinued by Nabisco several years ago and until recently there was no replacement.

Well over the holidays I stumbled on something new from Nabisco. They’re called Mixers and they come in Traditional and some Cheese thing. Stay away from the cheese and buy the Traditional, it has a spicy taste just like Doo Dads.

Buy some salted peanuts and dump them in the bag. You’ll have to eat around the Ritz crackers though.

38 Comments follow, including:
#5. TheDingoo8yourBaby wrote:

I would KILL a bus-load of kittens and orphans for a package of Doo Dads!!!! I’d murder the last unicorn for a mere lick of one of those corn Chex from the original Doo Dads! Doo Dads were the best snack ever made. The Canadians have taken our Doo Dads!!!

Take up arms, people! Take back the Doo Dads! I propose an invasion of Canada. Liberate the Doo Dads! Don’t worry, the Liberals will convince everyone it is “all about the oil” while we are stuffing our faces with the salty goodness of the real deal.

Forget Chex’s watered-down substitute.

Liberate the Doo Dads! Bomb Canada Today!!!!

PS. And Ritz crackers? WTF were they thinking?


#12. alan's friend wrote:

Once while walking through a supermarket on the snack aisle I encountered a box of doodads upside down on the shelf. As you will remember, the brand name “doodads” was spelled in lower case letters. You can imagine my surprise at seeing a product on the shelf named “spapoop.”



#19. Brian Lee Lewis wrote:

I searched the internet 5 years ago for information on DooDads and found nothing. I emailed Nabisco then. Now I have found all these posts of people also wanting doodads. I have thought about doodads on average once or twice a week for the last 5 years. Well, perhaps longer, because I thought about them when they were still available as well. The last time I ate DooDads was with my ex-girlfriend of three + years past. I have a picture of her nude with the box of DooDads covering her face which makes me feel sort of mixed up because otherwise I relate the DooDads to my great aunt Mable who brought them to me every time time she baby sat me and my siblings. I broke up with my girlfriend when Nabisco stopped selling DooDads. I didn’t have the same feelings for her suddenly. My life is sh*t without DooDads.
I’m a little bit confused about this Canada thing that people keep mentioning. Are there DooDads in Canada? If so, I am moving there.

#26 mullall9 wrote:

I have dreams about Doo Dads…happy, beautiful dreams that I never want to wake up from! My very last box was stolen by my roommate at the time and she thought they could replaced….SHE WAS WRONG! Needless to say, we are no longer friends! How can we get them back? Some sort of petition? We have to make it happen!

Leahy, Specter, Feingold, Kennedy Introduce State Secrets Legislation

In light of Obama's recent invocation of the states secrets act (see below), a bi-partisan group of Senators have reintroduced a bill which would limit the President's authority in this regard.

“The State Secrets Protection Act will help guide the courts to balance the government’s interests in secrecy with accountability and the rights of citizens to seek judicial redress. The bill does not restrict the Government’s ability to assert the privilege in appropriate cases. In light of the pending cases where this privilege has been invoked, involving issues including torture, rendition and warrantless wiretapping, we can ill-afford to delay consideration of this important legislation. I hope all Senators will join us in supporting this bill.” - Patrick Leahy

via Glenn Greenwald.

Spokesman for Eric Cantor, House Minority Whip, sends a video spoof of AFSCME to Greg Sargent

NSFW: Language

Apparently, this was in response to AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) running ads against Cantor for opposing the stimulus package. I guess this was supposed to portray AFSCME in a bad light, but I think it is pretty badass.

More of the same, Part II

Well, Tim Geithner is going to release his Bailout plan today. According to the NY Times, it contains the following provisions:

1) Exisiting bank execs will be allowed to remain in power and will not experience salary caps.
2) Bank shareholders will be protected at taxpayer expense.
3) The government will not dictate what the banks do with the money they receive.
4) The creation of an entity which will guarantee mortgage backed assets for private investors, putting taxpayer money on the line (likely, the only way to encourage private investors to buy these things at a rate acceptable to the current holders of the securities would be to guarantee them at or near the holder's current valuation, regardless of what their true value is).

Yippee.

Firedoglake's Ian Welsh discusses the plan.

Update: Naked Capitalism.

Update II: Martin Wolf from the Financial Times.

Obama DOJ invokes states secrets to quash rendition lawsuit

Not change, just more of the same.

Nasty......but funny.

dope dizzle d

Steven Pearlstein, WaPo's Business Columnist, discusses the ignorance of congressional leaders

"My modest proposal is that lawmakers be authorized to hire personal economic trainers over the coming year to sit by their sides as they fashion the government's response to the economic crisis and prevent them from uttering the kind of nonsense that has characterized the debate over the stimulus bill during the last two weeks."

A fantastic piece that should be read by everyone.

Colbert remix

The original.



Reviving an oldie but a goodie.

The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c

Green Screen Challenge - The Finalists

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Funny Political Videos
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The Prisoner, online, free, and legal

AMC is offering all 17 episodes of the 1960's cult classic The Prisoner online at their website. The surreal setting, treatment of various social issues, and thrilling main arc make this series well worth watching.

The Daily Show responds to those members of the GOP fretting about GITMO prisoners being transferred to the US.

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Guantanamo Baywatch - The Final Season

Daily Show Full Episodes
Daily Show Tickets

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Fucking Seizures

Wanted to share some cool shit related to epilepsy surgery that is out there.

This is a video about a guy who underwent surgery at Detroit Medical Center. They have some cool shots of the brain.




Chris Wells - this one's for you. Called Diffusion Tensor Imaging. They use functional imaging and overlay it on an MRI to actually map the fiber tracts. Fucking awesome.




This one is for those medical marijuana advocates out there - you know who you are.

Jane Hamsher of Firedoglake Explains The Employee Free-Choice Act

Like many people, I imagine, I was confused as to what was at issue here, and didn't understand why the Right was up in arms about this until just recently. This post helps explain the situation.

Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan

Can President Obama succeed in that long-lamented “graveyard of empires” — a place that has crushed foreign occupiers for more than 2,000 years?

From NYT's Week in Review.

Grow Tower

Have fun.

Microscopic sculpture

Forgive me for posting a video with that tool Charlie Gibson. But he's only on screen for a bit.

Presidential Escort

Anonymous flamers subject to prison time

George W. Bush recently signed into law a bill which provides a criminal penalty of up to two years in prison for posting anonymous messages to blogs or sending emails without using your real name with the intent to "annoy" the recepient.

The Buffalo Beast's 50 Most Loathsome People of 2008

Ah, there is a noticeable spring in my step now that the Beast's annual list of fucktards has come out.

We As a Nation Have to Ask Ourselves What the Hell is Going On?

I can't tell if she was being serious or not.

Bento Art (Flickr)

Pretty Cool Stuff of the not so Distant Future

Please ignore the source of the picture and the link to the article as it is shit.

These are some pretty cool gadgets that will be hitting the US pretty soon.



These are 3D glasses by nVidia which will allow certain games ie Farcry to be played in 3D. There are several other cool gadgets here as well.

Justice Department pursuing criminal invesitgation into NSA wiretapping program

Unfortunately, the investigation focuses on Thomas Tamm, the DOJ lawyer who leaked the existence of the program to the New York Times. So while the AG blocks any investigation into criminal wrongdoing by the administration, and sage commentators decry any attempt to hold those responsible for this abomination accountable as the "criminalization of politics," a man whose conscience could not abide the lawless behavior in question has his life destroyed.

Presenting the next senator from Minnesota

The Lonely Island

Fucking Hilarious. Watch all three



Jizz In My Pants



People Getting Punched



Bing Bong Brothers

Yo-Yo Mastah

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This ain't your grandma's fusion reactor

Scientists plan on creating a miniature artificial star which will generate temperatures in excess of 100 million degrees Celsius.

The procedure is officially known as Inertial Confinement Fusion and, if it is successful, could
result in a new, nearly limitless power source. I think I am going to order one for the Jeep.

The neighborhood bully strikes again

Gideon Levy, writing in Israel's oldest daily newspaper, opines about Operation Cast Lead, Israel's ongoing assault on Palestine.

"Once again, Israel's violent responses, even if there is justification for them, exceed all proportion and cross every red line of humaneness, morality, international law and wisdom."

Try to imagine any US politician or media-figure uttering these words. Any who did would be immediately castigated and labeled an anti-Semite. In Israel, apparently, it is permissible to question the wisdom of that government's actions. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the US. Cue the boilerplate proclamations from our officials about Israel needing to take whatever steps it feels are necessary for its security.

Update: This link and the sentiment that comes with it appeared in Glenn Greenwald's blog.

America's First Gay President Concludes Historic Second Term

WASHINGTON—President George W. Bush was unusually reflective in the final weeks of his administration, taking time during speeches and press conferences to look back on key decisions, expound on his legacy, and tout his role in paving the way for the nation's first African-American president by serving eight years as its first openly gay president.

Katrina's Hidden Race War

A.C. Thompson, writing for The Nation, investigates the Algiers Point shootings.

via Metafilter.

Update: Added Video, Links



Rep. John Conyers responds, and the California-based Color of Change call on Gov. Jindal and the US DoJ to investigate.

Dubstep

Wikipedia-
Dubstep is a genre of electronic music that has its roots in London's early 2000s UK garage scene. The name of the genre was coined by Ammunition Promotions. Musically, dubstep is distinguished by its dark mood, sparse rhythms, and emphasis on bass.

I'm really diggin this stuff, let me know what yall think


short but awesome:




This one is fucking badass, especially the intro:

Shoe Attack Lesson #1: Bush Has Mortal Kombat Reflexes

Banjo and Brain Surgery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjX6ErmKY14

First Post

Look closely....
Hope everyone hasn't seen this.

Warm and Fuzzy Time

OK so I had to show ya'll pictures one more time. I wanted ya'll to see Rylie without all the wires and tubes and stuff. After sleeping at the hospital for a week straight, we brought her home this past Monday and she's doing well now.

Kop Busters

"KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana. When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw the plants and/or the police could smell marijuana coming from the suspected house.

The trap was set and less than 24 hours later, the Odessa narcotics unit raided the house only to find KopBuster's attorney waiting under a system of complex gadgetry and spy cameras that streamed online to the KopBuster's secret mobile office nearby...

It is not illegal to grow plants under a light in your home but it is illegal to lie on an affidavit and plant drugs on a citizen. This operation was the first of its kind in the history of America. Police sometimes have other police investigating their crimes but the American court system has never dealt with a group of citizens stinging the police. Will the police file charges on the team who took down the corrupt cops? We will keep you posted."

John Lennon (October 9th, 1940 – December 8th, 1980)

Working Class Hero


Imagine


I am the walrus

Been a long time, shouldn't have left you, without a dope beat to step to

Galactic Mall

Galactic Mail from Asterokid on Vimeo.

via Metafilter .

The Auto Industry as a Play

From John Cole's Balloon Juice:

THE TRAGEDY OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY:A Play in Three Acts


Dramatis Personae

BIG THREE, a manufacturer of automobiles
UAW, Big Three’s employee
MITT ROMNEY, an idiot

ACT ONE

BIG THREE: I have plans to build automobiles, but I need labor to do so!

UAW: I will labor for you if you will pay me $40 per hour.

BIG THREE: I will not pay you $40 per hour.

UAW: But I need to save for my inevitible retirement, and any health concerns that may arise.

BIG THREE: I will pay you $30 per hour, plus a generous pension of guaranteed payments and health care upon your retirement.

UAW: Then I agree to work for you!


ACT TWO


UAW: I am building cars for you, as I have promised to do!

BIG THREE: I am designing terrible cars that few people want to buy! Also, rather than save for UAW’s inevitible retirement when I will have to pay him the generous pension of guaranteed payments and health care that I promised, I am spending that money under the dubious assumption that my future revenues will be sufficient to meet those obligations.


ACT THREE


UAW: I have fulfilled my end of the deal by building the automobiles that you have asked me to build.

BIG THREE: Oh no! I am undone! My automobiles are no longer competitive due to my years of poor planning and poor judgment!

MITT ROMNEY: This is all UAW’s fault!

The Problem with the Mainstream Media

David Ehrenstein presents a compelling case against the use of anonymous sources. Definitely worth the read.

Proposition 8: The Musical!

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

Cheney's Toy

Sorry to bump the baby thread. I saw James McMurtry last night and wanted to drop some of his more recent stuff here.

Rylie Addison Michael

Weighing in at 10 pounds and 8 ounces. 21 inches long.

Fellas,

She had a rough start (long story) and is in the special care unit but is handling everything that planet earth has thrown at her. She's doing much better but is not out of the woods quite yet. I'm sorry if I can't answer the phone much right now but its been really busy.

Don't worry about all the wires. Thats the ehart monitor and breathing monitor which are looking real good. Just routine stuff. She does have an IV hooked up in her hands for antibiotics and glucose and thats what you see in the pictures. Its really fairly routine stuff. I'll get more info out soon.

When The Smashing Pumpkins ruled the world...

where boys fear to tread...




X.Y.U. ...



*Note: at 5 min in on X.Y.U., the Pumpkins remind you that they were once capable of purely evil rock and fucking roll.

Fandom Reinstated

I am officially retracting my previous post because TREVOR IS A BABY DADDY!!!!!! Coming in at just over 10 freaking pounds, Riley Addison "Stella Eugena" Michael!!!

I quit

After that piss poor performance on Saturday, I hereby resign my fandom of the University of South Carolina football team. This will be effective immediately and will continue either until the bowl game or until Trevor is a baby daddy, whichever comes first. Thank you.

Contact juggling

Watched Labyrinth the other night - ya know - the one with Bowie - and it sucked dog balls. Not nearly as bad-ass as I remember it. The contact juggling was cool though.

Dr McNinja

A little late, but here's the moving and inspirational story of Katanakka. Enjoy.

Air-Force Intelligence Officer Who Helped Locate Zarqawi Discusses American Interrogation Practices

I refused to participate in such practices, and a month later, I extended that prohibition to the team of interrogators I was assigned to lead. I taught the members of my unit a new methodology -- one based on building rapport with suspects, showing cultural understanding and using good old-fashioned brainpower to tease out information. I personally conducted more than 300 interrogations, and I supervised more than 1,000. The methods my team used are not classified (they're listed in the unclassified Field Manual), but the way we used them was, I like to think, unique. We got to know our enemies, we learned to negotiate with them, and we adapted criminal investigative techniques to our work (something that the Field Manual permits, under the concept of "ruses and trickery"). It worked. Our efforts started a chain of successes that ultimately led to Zarqawi.

A clip from the Macy's Parade.

Fuck that puppet.

The ‘Good War’ Isn’t Worth Fighting

Former British Foreign Service Officer Rory Stewart discusses the Afghan problem.

I can't stand looking at that dude below this post when I load the blog page, but I don't want to delete the post.

Here are some other random images from my photobucket account that I totally forgot about until I needed to see something other than them devil eyes:

Rock and roll:


Total bad-asses:


The road to Sucksville:


I wish we partied like this:


Wash thine filthy hands:


Awww... Wait why the hell is this in my photobucket? Dad or no dad - you're freaking me out Trevor.


Well done, sir, well fucking done:


Represent:

The Devil

Sorry, but I had to post this, 'cause this guy is one of the creepiest motherfuckers I've ever seen in my life. Yeah, and so for some reason, I felt like he needed to haunt all of your dreams as well. Christ! Dig the look in his eyes!!

"The Sistine Chapel of Crystals"

One last trip to hell...

Fuck Jimmy Kimmel, but this new one, G.L.O.W., kicks ass. Turn up the bass if you can, and make sure the whole thing is loud as shit. Witness the Pumpkins rock once again...

Robot Chicken's Star Wars, Episode II

Don't be fooled by the title - this doesn't have anything to do with that ass-fest Attack of the Clones.

Should the government bailout the American Auto Industry?

Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic makes the case for a conditional bailout. A quick and informative read, exploring the (un)likelihood of recovery under a Chapter 11 scenario and the alternatives.

Update: 6 Myths About the Detroit 3 from the Detriot Free Press.

Zombie Attack Quiz

Okay guys, pop quiz: zombie edition. Since we don't have the capability of embedding photos in the comment section, just give a list. 

First

Gogol Bordello

Gypsy Punk Rock.

A Gillian Welch / David Rawlings Cover

Video is awful. Audio works.

Anyone who can find me their cover of Manic Depression wins 5 Internets.

Mitch Mitchell (July 9, 1947 – November 12, 2008)

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