Monthly Archives: September 2013

The Syria researcher whose Wall Street Journal op-piece was cited by Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. John McCain during congressional hearings about the use of force has been fired from the Institute for the Study of War for … Continue reading →

According to Obama and many other people on the left, the NRA has some sort of magical power which controls voters when they walk into the voting booth -and causes them to vote for the murder of small children. Stupid … Continue reading →

According to the FBI, there were 1.2 million violent crimes committed in the US during 2011.  FBI — Violent Crime According to the UK government, there were 1.94 million violent crimes in the UK during 2011.  www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_296191.pdf There are almost … Continue reading →

By far the largest number of local glaciers in north-east Greenland had receded very greatly during recent decades, and it would not be exaggerating to say that these glaciers were nearing a catastrophe. 06 May 1940 – Greenland’s Climate Becoming … Continue reading →

The Hollywood actor Harrison Ford has been accused of “harassing state institutions” in Indonesia and threatened with deportation after allegedly confronting a minister during an interview about illegal logging and climate change. The forestry minister, Zulkifi Hasan, said he was … Continue reading →

“You know, Senator Chuck Hagel, when he was senator, Senator Chuck Hagel, now secretary of defense, and when I was a senator, we opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq, but we know full well how that evidence was … Continue reading →

Poll: Majority Of Americans Approve Of Sending Congress To Syria h/t to Dave G

There has been no long term trend in Illinois Jan-Aug temperatures, and the current year is the 13th coolest on record.

Wee, sleekit, cow’rin, tim’rous beastie, O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi’ bickering brattle! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best-laid schemes o’ mice … Continue reading →

It hasn’t stopped raining for days here in the permanent drought southwest, and I am starting to see pairs of animals walking towards the boat ramp. Look for NOAA to upgrade the region to exceptional drought tomorrow.