Archive for June, 2009
Killing the planet
by mike on Jun.25, 2009, under environmental, rant
I really do think that we’re killing the planet. Deny it all you want, but it’s a fact. I’m tired of your
Whether you can’t see the forest for the trees, or you think god wouldn’t let that happen, or that god is perfect and therefore we can’t ruin the Earth, or it would be unfair to the businesses to force them to stop making plastic (or some other greed-related excuse), or because it would just inconvenience your life too much, or…I don’t care. You are wrong. Something needs to be done now, at the consumer and end-user level. And while We are doing what We can We can be trying to figure out better ways to clean up Our mess.
I’m sure it won’t be easy, but, as the saying goes, “Nothing easy is ever worth it and nothing worth it is ever easy.” Anyway, enough of my ranting. Here are two articles and a Good Morning America video.
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean’s garbage patch: Eureka!: Scientific American Blog
What is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
Interesting analysis of the Iranian election
by mike on Jun.25, 2009, under cool, politics
Here’s the original Washington Post article: The Devil Is in the Digits
And here’s a good, if terse, synopsis of the article from Cognitive Daily: Nice analysis of why the Iranian election is probably fraudulent
Ron Paul speakin’ tha word
by mike on Jun.23, 2009, under most important, politics
1 Comment more...Fareed always has my back
by mike on Jun.22, 2009, under most important, politics, rant
Zakaria: ‘Fatal wound’ inflicted on Iranian regime’s ideology
Bill Bennett and others of his ilk still don’t get it. Or maybe their problem is that they can no longer sell it. Obama gets it and he’s selling it.
Give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves…
Bill Bennett is a douchebag
by mike on Jun.21, 2009, under politics, rant
…but I’m sure you already were aware of that.
Personally, I do think there was something “not quite right” with the recent election in Iran, but like everyone else I have no proof. Furthermore, it’s none of our freaking business! The Iranian people are dealing with this at the moment, so President Obama is doing the right thing in my book. The main reason people don’t like the U.S. the world over is because we often stick our nose in other peoples’ business. Our intentions are irrelevant and religious reasons are pure bullshit. Let them work it out for themselves and we’ll all be better off.
