I received the image above from a reader, at first I thought it was photoshopped so I dug a little deeper. To my surprise its origin was from a series of raw images from NASA’s, Mars Exploration Rover Mission. The Mars rover Opportunity took this image, I thought it was fascinating. Several images of what appears to be a wooden railroad tie can be [...]
Archive for November, 2008
29 Nov
Wood found on Mars?
27 Nov
Obama’s Thanksgiving Day address
The whole concept of a President with a functioning brain is refreshing after nearly 8 years of ”Bush Ebonics“.
“It is a testament to our national character that so many Americans took time out this Thanksgiving to help feed the hungry and care for the needy. On Wednesday, I visited a food bank [...]
27 Nov
80’s Flashback from Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
“Never Gonna Give You Up” Macy’s got Rickroll’d and now I have this song in my head for the rest of the day.
27 Nov
In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume
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27 Nov
GNAT receives Indy Weekly’s 2008 Citizens Award
Congratulations goes to the Granville Non Violent Action Team, (GNAT). They received Independent Weekly’s 2008 Citizens Award.
This year, we add five more honorees to our list of more than 150: Karen Rindge of WakeUP Wake County, which has led the charge for better planning, schools and resource conservation; Amanda Arrington of the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, [...]
26 Nov
Kittens Nod to the Beat
Warning! this video may cause tooth decay it is soooo sweet.
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26 Nov
Robert Redford discusses Bush’s plans to destroy “majestic wilderness”
Americans Rejected ‘Drill, Baby, Drill.’ Bush Should Respect Our Choice
Source: Robert Redford – The Huffington Post
Part of the change Americans just voted for in overwhelming numbers was to move away from the failed energy philosophy of “drill, baby, drill” to a more farsighted strategy, emphasized by Barack Obama, based on clean, [...]
25 Nov
Starving for Change
If you need a reason to be thankful this holiday season or if you find yourself taking Life’s little gifts for granted? This story will surely change your perspective.
The swelling numbers waiting outside homeless shelters and food pantries around the country, many of them elderly or single women with children, have grown by at least 30 percent since the [...]
25 Nov
Maddow’s “Talk Me Down” and Poll: Should Bush Officials be Prosecuted?
Last night on the Rachel Maddow Show’s”Talk me Down” segment, the topic was “is there too much cum-ba-ya or making nice” on behalf of the incoming Obama administration regarding the possible prosecution for the lawlessness of the Bush administration and the precedence of crimes committed. Rachel spoke with Slate’s Senior Editor and Jurisprudence Writer, Dahlia Lithwick concerning her thoughts on post-Bush accountability [...]
