It looks like the contentious gay rights bill has passed in Washington state: Washington will no longer allow discrimination against gays and lesbians in employment, housing or lending, thanks to landmark legislation passed Friday after nearly three decades of debate. The Senate ended the epic battle shortly before noon, when, one by one, members called …
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Hamas Update
This was entirely too predictable: Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire on Friday in political turmoil as the long-dominant Fatah faction was threatened with a violent backlash from within after its crushing election defeat by the Islamic militant group. *** Some 20,000 Fatah supporters took the streets in angry protests across the Gaza Strip, burning …
Good Grief
This will have a disastrous effect on public relations: The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of “leveraging” their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show. In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother of a nursing baby, a …
Friday Beer Blogging – Nine Of Ten Inebriated Scientists Agree
There comes a day in every parent’s life when the towheaded young moppet turns his saucer-sized eyes upwards and asks, “Daddy, where does beer come from?” If you’re like most of us you’ll punt and say “Milwaukee.” Better-prepared parents explain how a delicate balancing act allows living yeast to metabolize the sugar in barley malt …
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Firefly- Season 2?
Via the Photodude, some great news and a look at how movies and tv series might be made in the future: Captain Mal and the crew of Serenity need your help to stay flying. We are looking to push the envelope of episodic television by offering Season Two of Firefly in a groundbreaking new format. …
Tough Talk for Ford and GM
Bush tells GM and Ford what we have all been thinking: WSJ: Now speaking of competitive, we have some problems. GM and Ford are experiencing some of those problems themselves these days. And to that end, I wonder if you could talk about your thoughts about what their situation is and what the government might …
ATTN: Heath Ledger
BTW, Heath Ledger, you dick- Brokeback Mountain is showing at not one, but two theatres within 5 miles of my house. In West Virginia. Jackass.