Gulf War vet and professional pilot loses job because of “no fly” list....
The terrorist watch list is such a fucking joke, except that no one who is on it is laughing about it. It’s not a bad idea in principle, but the fact that you aren’t allowed to know if you’re on the...
View ArticleGovernment bureaucracy makes a donation impossible.
This news item is illustrative of the problems with government bureaucracy. It talks about how a guy bought a big chunk of marble that he wanted to give to the U.S. Government so they could repair the...
View ArticleSo let me get this straight…
People on the terrorist watch list can’t fly on airplanes, but they can still buy guns and explosives?!? From February 2004 to February 2009, 963 background checks using the FBI’s National Instant...
View ArticleWith regards to the Collateral Murder video…
The folks at Wikileaks unleashed the following video of American AH-64 Apache chopper gunners opening fire on what they believed to be armed insurgents in Iraq, but which turned out to be a couple of...
View ArticleEconomist poll reveals how fucking clueless Americans are about government...
See that chart to the left? It’s from this article at The Economist. It’s about a poll they conducted wherein they asked people if they thought the government should decrease the deficit by raising...
View ArticleRepublicans still the party of “No.” Block 97 of 101 Federal nominees in one...
The Republicans still haven’t come up with a better plan than to be as obstructionist as possible. Obama’s been in office for over a year now and there are still dozens of nominees he’s made in that...
View ArticleThe security chip in that fancy new U.S. Passport? It’s made in Thailand.
The U.S. Government has been pushing what they consider a better passport since August 2007. It contains a contactless smart card in the back cover that contains the same data about you as what is...
View ArticleGovernment continues to drag its feet on FOIA requests
Of course it’s hard to say if the feet dragging is intentional or a result of incompetence or lack of resources to fulfill the request, but it still damages the reputation of the government. Especially...
View ArticleThe TSA is security theater and a huge waste of taxpayer money.
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View ArticleIt’s beginning to look a lot like a Satanic Christmas in Michigan.
Here’s a prime example of the old maxim “be careful what you wish for” from my home state. For reasons I’ve never been able to understand, Christians are always trying to get their religious displays...
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