Here comes a barrage of scary news, so to lessen the blow I've included this picture of a really, really cute kitten.
I have returned from my bout with a rather nasty illness and I'm ready to bring the ruckus, so put on your ruckus receiving attire and get ready.
In the wake of the Tallmansville mining disaster our good friends at the United States Government are helping wealthy mine owners wiggle out of fines imposed for lax safety standards and even mining deaths. In some cases coal companies are even avoiding paying out the MAXIMUM PENALTY of $60,000 for an actual mining fatality. Of course, this is to be understood, coal is a dying industry, these companies can't afford to be shelling out that kind of money... after all, Peabody Coal for example only brought in a measly 3.6 billion dollars in 2004.
In other news, the Pentagon (which only spies on terrorists) has been caught red handed keeping tabs on what may be the most dangerous group of subversives this country has ever known. Forget The Weather Underground, forget The Black Panthers, Al-Qaeda themselves may not be as dangerous as, "The Concerned Peace Moms of America!" Of course, the government reminds us that these Anti-American, pinko-Commie moms are just being monitored and we shouldn't worry ourselves... oh, and pay no attention to the new wording in the PATRIOT ACT that gives the Secret Service wider latitude to charge protesters accused of disrupting major events. That's perfectly harmless and for your own good.
Finally, please don't stick your head in the sand and ignore these Senate hearings on future Justice Alito. Yeah, they're boring, but it's good to know what these guys are saying. Of course, the Senate Democrats are so terrified of offending anyone that they refuse to ask real questions... they'd prefer to just hug and kiss (incidentally, you really need to read that link, it's hilarious). So that leaves you to find some answers for yourself regarding this sexist, racist and generally unpleasant whack job that will soon be the swing vote ruling on many of your rights.
Sorry for the boring news stuff this morning. I'll post something funny in just a bit, I promise.
I have returned from my bout with a rather nasty illness and I'm ready to bring the ruckus, so put on your ruckus receiving attire and get ready.
In the wake of the Tallmansville mining disaster our good friends at the United States Government are helping wealthy mine owners wiggle out of fines imposed for lax safety standards and even mining deaths. In some cases coal companies are even avoiding paying out the MAXIMUM PENALTY of $60,000 for an actual mining fatality. Of course, this is to be understood, coal is a dying industry, these companies can't afford to be shelling out that kind of money... after all, Peabody Coal for example only brought in a measly 3.6 billion dollars in 2004.
In other news, the Pentagon (which only spies on terrorists) has been caught red handed keeping tabs on what may be the most dangerous group of subversives this country has ever known. Forget The Weather Underground, forget The Black Panthers, Al-Qaeda themselves may not be as dangerous as, "The Concerned Peace Moms of America!" Of course, the government reminds us that these Anti-American, pinko-Commie moms are just being monitored and we shouldn't worry ourselves... oh, and pay no attention to the new wording in the PATRIOT ACT that gives the Secret Service wider latitude to charge protesters accused of disrupting major events. That's perfectly harmless and for your own good.
Finally, please don't stick your head in the sand and ignore these Senate hearings on future Justice Alito. Yeah, they're boring, but it's good to know what these guys are saying. Of course, the Senate Democrats are so terrified of offending anyone that they refuse to ask real questions... they'd prefer to just hug and kiss (incidentally, you really need to read that link, it's hilarious). So that leaves you to find some answers for yourself regarding this sexist, racist and generally unpleasant whack job that will soon be the swing vote ruling on many of your rights.
Sorry for the boring news stuff this morning. I'll post something funny in just a bit, I promise.
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