Stuff you may not know

Because as usual, even the 'liberal' media chooses not to report on the important shit.

The Washington Post reports that the Iraqi Health Ministry has been instructed (by the 'Prime Minister' al-Maliki) to desist supplying mortality figures to the United Nations. 100 Iraqi civilians are dying EVERY DAY you say? Well lets just hide the death counts from this unpopular war from the world community and opposition will just go away! The surge is working we swear!



The polar ice caps are melting. In fact, the North Pole ice sheet has decreased in volume by 23% in less than 2 years. Yeah, global warming rears its ugly head in mythical proportions.

CNN allegedly reported on the National Snow and Ice Data Center report, but I couldn't seem to find a working link to it. They did a great piece on Greenland though.

Feminists do it better

Like you didn't know that already! Yeah, people that have integrity and self esteem tend to be happier.

ScienceDaily reports on a Rutgers study that demonstrates the obvious- we have better relationships, "greater life experience". Sexual satisfaction? Even our male counterparts enjoy their feminist lovers- they report more stability AND GREATER SEXUAL SATISFACTION.

Feminist stereotypes are the result of fear. Open your eyes and see the homophobic patriarchy for what it is- a bunch of scared, gun owning, uneducated racist repugs who know damn well their grip is slipping in the name of reason and rationality.

Is this why King Bush hates teh science?

Blog Action Day- What You Can Do

Together, we can make a difference.

CFL's- If every American household replaced just one regular bulb with a compact fluorescent it would be comparable to taking 1.3 million cars off the road.

No more Plastic bags- We use them for no more than a couple of hours, and yet they take more than 500 to degrade. Recycling, in this case, isn't much help- it's expensive and uses excessive energy. Speaking of energy, we use up to 12 billion barrels of oil producing these things. Use green bags. They are available at most chain stores now- Stater Bothers, Ralphs, Trader Joes, even Target for about a buck. Some stores have incentives to using reusable bags in addition to how good you will feel! Ralphs takes 5 cents off your bill for each green bag and Trader Joes enters you into a weekly contest with cool prizes.

Go Veggie- Factory Farms are not only cruel and unethical, they are gross polluters. We decimate rain forests and exhaust resources like water and grain in disproportionate amounts. Run off with hormone filled animal waste infects our water ways. Even reducing your families meat intake by one meal a week can have an impact on the environment.

Every single human being on this planet is responsible for Global Warming. This is a global problem, and we have to address it globally. I've listed just a few small things you can do... nothing to life altering or drastic.

Give it a shot. And drop me a line if you have any other simple ideas to add to the list!

You can do something

about the humanitarian crisis in Burma.


Pictured is a monk who was beaten to death for speaking out against injustice. This isn't just a police state. There are several police states on the planet, for shits sake we are becoming one. But the Junta are targeting monks. These men are so far above your typical bible thumping hypocritical god bag it sickening. These men live and breathe the path, they are truly good and holy men. You don't hear about monks molesting children or dictating morality to others- this behavior is beneath them. They dedicate their lives to the cause.

Monks are fierce. They wont stop until their goal is accomplished. The people of Burma want their country back, they want democracy. The Junta are behaving in a manner befitting of the Gestapo. People are being imprisoned for protesting, torn from their homes in the still of night and 'disappeared'. Our present government must be forced to act. You see, unlike Iraq, the Burmese dictatorship is friendly to American oil and natural gas interests therefore its no use for the U.S. to 'liberate' them. So lets make them care, lets hit them where it hurts.

Over at daily kos the net roots communities are gathering to force our government and the corporations that fund to act against this humanitarian nightmare. In a nut shell, Dont go to Chevron for gasoline, and call this number 925-842-1000 on Tuesday 10/9 and raise some hell. Let them know you wont be purchasing their products until they stop funding a military regime in Burma. You can also flood Chevron fax machines with pro- democracy messages here 415-894-6817. For more info and ideas, keep up with daily kos or the kids over at white rose society.

Iranians are not terrorists

Breathe in October kids. Were about to engage in another illegitimate War that we cant afford.

The repugs are frothing at the mouth and the propaganda is working. I suppose the American people will never fucking learn.

And if you were thinking of voting for Hilary, please reconsider. She is a Republican, and continues to prove herself as such. A stack of evidence continues to accumulate, from her lobbyist campaign contributors to her recent vote to support the Lieberman amendment.

For a more eloquent commentary by the one and only Seymour M. Hersh please refer his article in latest issue of the New Yorker.