Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) likened himself to Galileo as he defended his position as a climate change denier in an interview Tuesday in New York City with the Texas Tribune. … “I’m a big believer that we should follow the science and follow the evidence,” Cruz said. … Cruz [...]
Archive for March, 2015
March 26th, 2015 - 10:40 am § in Uncategorized
Wherein a flat-earther invokes Galileo to call scientists cranks …
March 26th, 2015 - 9:13 am § in Misc.
If you kidnap yourself, ask for more than $8,500, so it’ll look realistic
“The reported kidnapping of a Vallejo, California, woman for ransom this week was nothing but a hoax, police said. … Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn, who reported the kidnapping Monday, are no longer cooperating with police …. Police said the requested ransom amount [...]
March 25th, 2015 - 11:39 pm § in Misc.
RADICAL REPUBLICANS
GOP Rep claims Obamacare costing $5 million per enrollee. Turns out he’s off by about $5 million Texas GOP Representative Pete Sessions (R-Math Challenged) recently claimed on House floor that the cost of each enrollee was costing the U.S. treasury $5…[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 9:33 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Legislature okays WSU med school, but withholds initial funding
If WSU can raise the funds on its own, it makes sense to go ahead! “A nearly century-old restriction giving the University of Washington the exclusive right to operate a public medical school in the state of Washington was removed by the Legislature on Wednesday, opening the door for Was[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 8:30 pm § in Politics
Boycott Indiana! State of bigotry
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is set to sign into law a measure that allows businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of “religious freedom.” — CBS News I’m not gay, but I oppose injustice, wherever it rears its ugly head. Discrimination is evil; and when it&#[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 7:09 pm § in Uncategorized
Ferguson shooting suspect’s lawyer says cops arrested the wrong man
The lawyer for the man accused of shooting two Ferguson police officers two weeks ago claimed today his client is innocent and the real shooter is still at large. Jerryl Christmas, attorney for Jeffrey Williams, asserted Williams didn’t have a gun, didn’t fire a gun, and didn’t tel[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 6:55 pm § in Misc.
Co-pilot deliberately crashed plane
A French prosecutor told the media today that co-pilot Andreas Lubtiz, 28, locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the Airbus, killing 144 passengers and 5 other crew members and himself, news organizations reported today. Authorities have yet to establish a motive, but Lubitz h[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 6:49 pm § in Misc.
New Obama Scandal
White House Florist Abruptly Fired: Were Her Arrangements Too French? Longtime White House florist Laura Dowling was mysteriously fired last month, the Washington Post’s Reliable Source reports. Were her “fussy” floral arrangements too “French” for the newly “mode[...]
March 25th, 2015 - 6:12 pm § in Saudi Arabia
BREAKING NEWS: The Kingdom Goes to War
Arab forces led by Saudi Arabia have gone to war against Iran’s proxies in Yemen. The air forces bombed the Houthi fighters who have taken control of Yemen’s capital and advanced on the southern city of Aden where the country’s president has taken refuge’ Saudi Ambass[...]