Possible, Plausible, Probable, Proven

I surfed across this post on Rober Philen’s Blog, ‘Anthropology, Culture Theory, and Cultural and Political Commentary’ this morning titled: Possible, Plausible, Probable, Proven. Pretty interesting, if I don’t say so myself. The terms do reflect an ascending order of probability (and a nested one – anything that is plausible is also possible; anything proven [...]

Happy Independence Day

Took some pictures of the Battleship USS NC fireworks ;-P See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from heathbar’s posterous

Where Are They Now? 25 Computer Products That Refuse to Die

These tech products and services may be forgotten, but they’re far from gone. How have these geezers managed to hang on for so long? read more | digg story

8 Years Of Bush in 8 Minutes!

Keith Olbermann takes us on a whirlwind tour of the last 8 years under George W. Bush that has left so much demolished. read more | digg story

Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak FBI

We all know that Cheney was a part of the Plame CIA leak. How do we know for sure? He admitted it. Cheney conceded during his interview with federal investigators that in drawing attention to Plame’s role in arranging her husband’s Africa trip reporters might also unmask her role as CIA officer. Cheney denied to [...]

PAY ATTENTION!

Ron Paul’s speech on the floor of the House on the auto industry bailout. It’s been a distraction from what has really been happening this year. watch video | digg story

The Shifts In The Map – NYTimes

This flash animation starts with a map of the US showing blue and red shades for the counties that voted more D or more R than in 2004. Not much red on that map. It then goes on to break down some stats for states like Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. Very interesting, IMHO. read [...]

Obama Explains His Tax Cut Plans To Joe the Plumber

This is the video of Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher asking Obama about taxes that McCain brought up in the final debate Tuesday. There was extensive coverage of it in the news yesterday and today. I found this video to be very informative. YouTube | Digg

Impeachement Hearing Vincent Bugliosi Hammers Bush

Vincent Bugliosi’s opening statements during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional limits of executive power. (full video c-span links in the digg comments) read more | digg story

The Big Story You May Have Missed During the Obama v Clinton

I’d like to call your attention to a major story you may have missed: the Senate Intelligence Committee’s 200-page “Phase II” report on how the Bush administration used — and abused — pre-war intelligence in the run-up to the war in Iraq. Duh, but it’s nice to see that the committee had voted 10-5 to [...]