the puppies start going to their new homes tomorrow:
they’ve been a challenge, and i’ll be really happy to be down to a “normal” number of dogs again… even though 4 could be considered a bit extreme by some people…
Oysters "are functionally extinct" – “a survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast”… there’s yer problem… 😐
Bush’s Swiss visit off after complaints on torture – “President Bush has admitted he ordered waterboarding which everyone considers to be a form of torture under international law.” the swiss government has their eye on the ball… it’s too bad the american government isn’t more on top of it…
Bipolar Christianity: How Torturing "Sinful" Children Produced Holy Wars – chapter 9 of a book called The Origins of War in Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause
EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations – including “lying in declarations to courts, using improper evidence to obtain grand jury subpoenas, and accessing password-protected files without a warrant”…
Immigration Officer Put Wife On Terrorist List To Get Rid Of Her – the problem i see is that nobody noticed until the guy was up for a promotion, and if he had lied, she’d still be on the list… if it’s that easy to get put on the list, there’s something wrong.
Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results – as usual, micro$awft is struggling to keep up…
Chemo or Cannabis: How Would You Like to Treat Your Cancer? – “not a single recorded death has ever been attributed to cannabis, while it remains a Schedule I drug — along with heroin and meth — under the Controlled Substances Act.”