I was luckly enough to find this bit of sage wisdom from some respectable negroes (not the other kind). You can read the full thing here. Some real gems there. I never knew our history was so proud. 1660-1800–Triangular Atlantic trade continues to bring wealth and prosperity to America while giving opportunities to new immigrants. [...]
Dutch Marines vs. Somali Pirates
Not quite the World Cup, but pretty interesting nonetheless. [via kottke, in dutch]
Whole boatloads of Awesome
If you’ve missed the ICP hilarity over the past few months, you can catch up here. Shaggy 2 Dope: Come on, a rock that pulls metal towards it or pushes it away? Yeah, it has to do with the magnetic polar caps and [stuff]. But for real? Come on, man. You’re just holding a U-shaped [...]
Charles Darwin biopic having trouble finding American distributor
Charles Darwin biopic having trouble finding American distributor – Paul Bettany plays Charles Darwin in Creation The next round of the war on culture is coming soon (or not) to a theatre near you. From the Telegraph: Creation, starring Paul Bettany, details Darwin’s “struggle between faith and reason” as he wrote On The Origin of [...]
Dick Army led by Dick Armey marches on Washington
The Dick Army At Work. All those folks that don’t want to pay taxes unless it is for torture and war marched on Washington, D.C. today. The protests, organized by Fox News and FreedomWorks.org (Dick Armey’s lobbying firm) focused on how U.S. taxes should be cut to increase the deficit by even more than the [...]
McCarthyism ’09 Claims Its First Victim
McCarthyism ’09 Claims Its First Victim – Sen. Joe McCarthy Over the weekend and under the cover of darkness, we had the first casualty of the new Red Scare. Van Jones, Obama’s pick to help build the U.S.’s green job economy, resigned after the constant attacks by the right wing media. For those that don’t [...]
Let’s Clear the Desktop First.
I’ve been a bit lax (ha!) in keeping up the blog lately. My apologies for withholding from you. As mentioned previously, the saving the world bit is on the tiring side, and the writing stuff is on the high energy side, and seldom did the ‘twain meet. When one is pouring all of one’s emotional [...]
Holy Shit, I Still Have a Website.
My lord, I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook. I’ve neglected my role here, as RPN. My deepest apologies. To catch you up to the story quickly (this would be Chapter 12 for those reading at home), our hero in the story has taken to walking the Earth in order to save it. Which [...]
International and Interstellar, News Update
Here’s the “remainder” for the week. Just a short blurb and be done with it. – No fence yet for W from Big D. Former President George W. Bush is officially living in Dallas, as our own Lori Stahl reports. But a security gate scheduled to be erected on Daria Drive near in Bush’s Preston [...]
