It was a dark day in the United States Supreme Court. A group of atheists representing “taxpayers” is filing suit in the Supreme Court against George Bush’s “faith-based” initiative. (The details are somewhat more complex … see below)
The group is the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Here are some of the details from […]

The Newest Carnival of Education is now available.

… it would seem. Or at least, it is reasonable to be afraid that it is. The following is an extended excerpt from a letter from Marco Ceglie of “BringThemHome.com” regarding the peace/ribbon stamp:

… Regrettably, the suppliers of these stamps have refused to continue printing them after their initial production runs. We’ve […]

The famous Billy Mac (yes, THE Billy Mac, from Philadelphia) has reviewed “Evolution … not just a theory any more” and you can read the review here:
“Heady”

In the 1928 Presidential Election, Herbert Hoover defeated Al Smith. Smith lost partly because he was a Roman Catholic and from New York (still under the cloud of Tammany Hall) as well as his anti-prohibition stand. Hoover won because the Republicans were linked to the booming (but soon to collapse) economy.
It […]

Now.
Apparently it is possible to create your own postage stamps. This came up when Amanda and I were planning our wedding …. I guess you can put your own stamp, with puppies or flowers or something, on the wedding invitations. (Or maybe a map to the remote location where we got married … damn! […]

… and explain yourself.
As you know, Michelle Bachmann, congresswoman from the Chagrined State of Minnesota, was recently caught in either a badly bundered lie designed to make her look important, or an episode of psychotic (or very neurotic) hallucination, when she gave explicit details about a secret plan to partition Iraq.
She later retracted […]

SCIENCE ON SCREEN

Bell Museum Auditorium
Thursdays at 7 p.m.
$7; $5 students, seniors, and Bell Museum members
Each Thursday, the Bell Museum’s Science on Screen program presents topical films focusing on scientific research and related issues, personalities, and controversies. Following each screening, audiences may ask questions or share viewpoints during informal post-film discussions led by scientists and […]

This is a scam to get famous:
If you have a blog or web site, go here:
http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Your_Own_Blog_2#c5463158
Post a comment on how great your site is (don’t forget to include the URL).
Then digg the thing. This only works if you are a “member” of digg. That’s easy to arrange if necessary.
(Is this even […]

As you probably know, everyone should drink milk. Lots and lots and lots of milk. All your life. Or so says the American Dairy Industry, often using those sexy posters of famous people with milk smeared on their faces.
The truly amazing thing about those posters is that the people in them […]

Here are a few pointers to items of interest, IMHO:
Jon Swift on “Conservapedia”
For years homeschooled children have had to rely for all of their information on Wikipedia, which is full of dangerous ideas that homeschooling was supposed to prevent from seeping into the home. Now, finally, there is an alternative, which doesn’t have any controversial […]

…but if you hurry, you still have a chance to:
Sell your Soul for an Oreo Cookie
Up ’till 2:00 today at Coffman Union, UMN Campus, Minneapolis.
(Sponsored by CASH)

Everyone knows that if the President of the United States is unable to execute the duties of his office, the Vice President steps in. However, what happens if the Vice President is unable to execute HIS duties of office?
The third in line of succession is the Speaker of the House (at present, […]

Reported in the New York Times:
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 27 — A suicide bomber blew himself up this morning outside the main gate of the United States military base at Bagram while Vice President Dick Cheney was inside the base. Mr. Cheney was not hurt in the attack.
Many were killed and wounded including US and allied […]

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