MN Supreme’s rule Franken won.
MSNBC is reporting the MN Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken won the election.
Next stop for Coleman..living under a bridge or taking it to SCOTUS.
Any bets on which he will pick? ;p
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NASA is at a crossroads:
Former Astronaut Charles Bolden will probably be the new head of NASA. But a committee holds much of the fate of NASA in its own expert hands. This New York Times Augustine article is very useful for painting the big picture. The Committee held a public meeting on June 17. The “Agenda Released for U.S. [...]
Madoff gets his due and other noteworthy news.
Bernie was sentenced to 150 years this morning. That was the maximum he could be given.
I wonder if that sentence will make his victims feel better, somehow I doubt it. His wife Ruth finally released a statement this morning about her husband’s crime. You can read the entire statement here. I really can’t muster any [...]
Pondering the importance of last wills and testaments…
A bitch is still trying to recover from viewing the BET Awards Show last night.
I must confess that it’s been some 15 years since I last watched an entire show on BET and, after last night, I’m pretty damn sure I won’t be watching the network again. I’d heard stories about the nature of the [...]
The First Step Can Be The Hardest
Looking back over the big news from the past week I was bored. Another big wig poliician got caught dipping his wick in someone besides his significant other and I just didn’t care. He is like King David from the Old Testament after all.
Big stars ded both from dreaded disease and sudden heart failure and [...]
Former Prince Reza Pahlavi is being contacted by IRG sick of killing and looking for a way out!
Did you see what happened yesterday? As would be Protesters were approaching Parliament 500 Government thugs armed with axes, guns, and clubs attacked them.. Hacking them up shooting them clubbing them and throwing them off a foot bridge! Old men women whoever! I just saw a report on Iranian TV that the Government forces kept [...]
Walter Cronkite’s health declining rapidly
From the NYT via The Daily Beast:
The New York Times reported today that Walter Cronkite is gravely ill with cerebrovasuclar disease and, according to his family members, “not expected to recuperate.” “He is resting at home surrounded by family, friends and a wonderful medical team,” his three children said. Cronkite’s family told TVNewser, a blog, [...]
That A Life & Death Not Be Forgotten
Neda Agah-Soltan, 26 years old, killed by a bullet in the front of her neck while standing on a street in Tehran. Neda Agah-Soltan was unknown by the public prior to her death, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times she was:
Born in Tehran, they said, to a father who worked for the [...]
Jacko’s legacy..in music
Musical facts on Michael Jackson:
Jacko sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All [...]
How To Repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
From The Progress Report:
While campaigning for the White House, President Obama pledged to repeal the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy, which bars openly gay men and women from serving in the military. But since taking office, the Obama administration has yet to follow through on its promise and has repeatedly resisted calls to [...]
SCOTUS rules 13 year old school girl strip search illegal.
Holy fuckamoly..really? That’s a friggin no-brainer for me folks. She was also accused of bringing naproxen to school..not an illegal drug..an over the counter medication.
It was an 8-1 ruling. The lone idiot..I mean dissenter is…drum roll please…
Justice Clarence Thomas
Christ, was a tool Thomas is. From the McClatchy writeup:
“What was missing from the suspected facts that [...]
the world turns- and burns
i have been thinking a great deal about being an american in light of the struggles of folks around the world. i guess i never really thought that much about it before- i think probably most folks don’t. i look at myself as a new yorker- or a ‘northerner’- but not so much [...]
Mama don’t take my Kodachome away…
View some beautiful photos from some of the worlds greatest photogs. From CNET:
Kodak is winding its last rolls of Kodachrome after 74 years of making the color film used by many of photography’s greats. Steve McCurry and Eric Meola.
Spectacular yet old school. Goodbye Kodachrome.. a wonderful product used by millions to show us the world [...]
Space: Lunar probes, Hubble troubles, old moon photos
The next day after the STS-127 shuttle mission was postponed, NASA moved its focus to a different launch pad, hardly missing a beat. In a wonderfully choreographed negotiation between the two different projects, within hours two unmanned lunar probes were launched, riding on a single rocket. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is now in orbit around [...]
Juárez War Update: 10K Feds vs. Drug Cartels. Who’s ahead … and Why?
Gangland-style murders, now about seven per day just across the US border from El Paso, TX, continue unabated in Juárez, Mexico despite the presence of 7,500 soldiers and an additional 2,300 federal police officers. Simply stated, a total of 9,800 federal law enforcers have yet to slow the killings.
Here’s the update: June has already seen [...]
