Election 2012

Romney’s Chinese Investments

Mittens’ blind trust has substantial Chinese investments. Kind of weird for a guy whose campaign is built around China bashing.

Human Rights

Obama and Warrentless Wiretapping

There has been more warrantless wiretapping over the last two years than the previous ten combined. Add this to the pile of evidence suggesting that Obama is worse than Bush.

Secret U.S. Military Docs Brand Wikileaks as “The Enemy”

For those of you not keeping score, this means that Assange — or anyone who supports him, including the present writer — can be thrown in jail indefinitely without charge, tortured or assassinated.

The Terror of Drone Strikes

First-hand accounts of drone strike survivors. An absolute must read for people who still defend the Obama Administration.

Is Obama Detaining American Citizens Under NDAA?

Probably.

Secularism

Russia Shouldn’t Copy Western Values, Says Russian Patriarch

Interesting for those who follow the Eurasianism vs. Byzantinism divide in Russia. One thing is certain: Russia is rising as an independent power with a post-Soviet identity.

Revolution

Italians Wage General Strike Against Austerity

Italy was on my list of countries that were going to go Tahrir Square next. The point is, to win they need to break away from the unions and the official “left” parties, both of which are part and parcel of defending capitalist order in Italy and around the world.

Science

Voyager 1 Enter Interstellar Space

Humanity’s first interstellar probe is leaving our solar system and striking out into the great unknown.

Just Plain Stupid

Penises Are Not Shrinking

Rush Limbaugh can calm down.

Scientology

Scientology Threatens Vanity Fair

Scientology threatens Vanity Fair with a libel suit after VF publishes a story about Tom Cruise’s beauty pageant.

Human Rights

Gay Football Player Cut From Team After Kissing Boyfriend

My money is actually on football as the major sport where an active player will come out first.

State-Sponsored Race Riots in China

The Chinese government is stirring up race hate against the Japanese.

Election 2012

Mitt Romney Says What He Really Thinks

I really do think that this is what people like Romney think of the rest of us. In any event, his candidacy is effectively over. 2012 is now a “down ticket” year and the generational Democratic majority continues.

War

Joint U.S.-Afghan Exercises Ended

Afghanistan is going to look like Hanoi ’75 real soon.

American Marines Go to Yemen “Temporarily”

Something that has gotten comparatively little coverage in the corporate media is Obama’s expansion of the War on Terror in general and operations in Yemen in particular. Ground troops are a significant escalation of Obama’s unmentioned war.

Just Plain Stupid

Mormons Posthumously Baptized Barack Obama’s Grandmother

I don’t really get why I’m offended by this, but I am.

Just Plain Dumb

Malaysian Government Thinks V-Necks and Muscles Are Gay

This is like Al Pacino’s Cruisin’ in government memo form.

Dr. Pepper Releases “Controversial” Evolution Ad

Creationists aren’t just dicks, they’re humorless dicks.

War

Chinese Ships Breach Japanese Waters

China and Japan continue to bicker over islands. This could get hot fast.

America Warned of Embassy Attacks, Did Nothing

No big surprise here, but it might change the dynamic of the election.

Sex

Women Will Do Disgusting Things When Aroused

You already knew it, but now science proves it.

Mitt Romney

He thinks that “middle income” means “$200K-$250K per year.” Fortunately, he added an “or less” at the end.