Tonight’s amusement en route to the Tips is an amusing short (two-minute-ish) film from Ireland that could be seen as a joke or as allegory: Here’s Teeth.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Operation Empty Chair
“Obama’s strategy isn’t to win. It’s to make it look like he’s doing something until after the November elections.”
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Hear my prayer.
h/t Peter
I Amuse Myself
Hey there, #cbcnorth Official Reader of News Releases – #Igaluit lives on diesel. @ammosher http://t.co/W77AXZc7nn
— Katewerk (@katewerk) September 21, 2014
Big tip ‘o the hat to Duke, who suggests Igaluit “demonstrate their true commitment by
shutting down the diesel generators for about six months or so.”
Quote Of The Season
The same people who helped drive Tim Tebow out of the nation's spotlight for being too "God-y" and nice are upset the NFL's full of thugs.
— Hugs n Kisses (@Coondawg68) September 20, 2014
The Ghosts Of Communism in Asia
Another Dispatch from Michael Totten.
It’s Probably Nothing
U.S. exports of construction equipment down 17.3% in first half of 2014. (h/t Kevin B.)
Oh, Shiny Pony!
Related awkwardness: … retired general Andrew Leslie, a top foreign affairs advisor to Trudeau, said the Israeli military fired indiscriminately at Palestinian civilians, while Trudeau was publicly echoing Harper’s support of Israel.
The Tolerant Left
Reader Tips
Holy smokes, they don’t spare the lumber: Amish Barn Raising. In ten hours, no less.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
Featured Comment
“Why do the Liberals constantly tell me what I can and can’t do with my body? For Pete sake I want my sugar and salt!” – Paul
Great Moments In Socialism
Community, organized;
Known as colectivos, these paramilitary groups emerged during the presidency of the late Hugo Chávez to guard his revolutionary program. Officially, they are community organizations, but according to Roberto Briceño, the director of the Venezuelan Observatory on Violence, they act as “guerrillas protected by the government.” Widespread reports and extensive film evidence show them killing and beating protesters, destroying vehicles, sacking homes and businesses, and apparently also attacking pro-government forces, presumably in an effort to tarnish the image of peaceful demonstrators, escalate the conflict, and justify strong-arm tactics.
Ahmed Khadr Could Not Be Reached For Comment
Now we just need someone to go in and shoot them: The action means Canadian fighters in Syria and Iraq may effectively be stranded there. Their passports are no longer valid and cannot be used to return to Canada.
Meanwhile, we await a response from The Shiny Pony Party…
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
UK National Grid Status. “Data last recorded Saturday, Sept.20, 2014…”
Via Bishop Hill
How Many Deaths Is Walt Disney Responsible For Worldwide?
If no cougars are ever seen, it’s a sign of global warming.
If a cougar is spotted in the city, it’s because urbanization and development have stolen it’s habitat.
If they shoot the cougar, it was a heartbreaking and senseless loss.
If they don’t shoot the cougar and it hurts someone, it’s humanities’ fault for incringing on it’s territory.
And no matter what happens, as it states in the article, the union will claim it’s chronically understaffed.
In The Mail
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Triple Ignition (The Western Awakening Trilogy, Book 1) – Thomas Gibbon In late 2015 a private company announces the world’s first controlled nuclear fusion and its first customers deploy the technology in energy production, missile defense, and weaponry…
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Reader Tips
In tonight’s amusement en route to the tips, dedicated to anyone who can open a beer bottle with his/her remaining teeth, Australian rockers AC/DC, fronted by their Scottish-born original lead singer Bon Scott, deliver Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
It’s Probably Nothing
In the past 24 hours jets have been scrambled to confront Russian aircraft in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada and the United States.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 19, 2014
Stark Differences
One party who take their votes seriously, know the rules; auditioning for the top job.
….and then there’s Shiny Pony.
Oh, Frack!
Landmark Fracking Study Finds No Water Pollution;
The final report from a landmark federal study on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, found no evidence that chemicals or brine water from the gas drilling process moved upward to contaminate drinking water at a site in western Pennsylvania.
The Department of Energy report, released Monday, was the first time an energy company allowed independent monitoring of a drilling site during the fracking process and for 18 months afterward. After those months of monitoring, researchers found that the chemical-laced fluids used to free gas stayed about 5,000 feet below drinking water supplies.
Scientists used tracer fluids, seismic monitoring and other tests to look for problems, and created the most detailed public report to date about how fracking affects adjacent rock structures.