This is a report I prepared for another conference 2030 EST (-0500 UCT)

As far as the state of the core at Fukushima Daiichi 1, at this time NHK and Nikkei are reporting that the NISA, Japan's nuclear regulatory authority, have said that a partial meltdown has occurred. However, the most recent NISA press release available in English [PDF], the ( Read more... )

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There are people who dismiss Keith Olbermann's 'Special Comments' as the maudlin, overwrought moralizing of an arrogant, hypocritical man. One presumes such persons would find his Oct. 7th, 2009 show-length comment concerning insurance reform the height of his arrogance. If you oppose single-payer or hate Keith Olbermann I challenge you to spend ( Read more... )

From: "Gardner, Janet S CIV USA TRADOC"

To: PAR

( Dear Mr. Rickwood, )

To: carl_Parameters@conus.army.mil
Cc: president@whitehouse.gov
Re: "The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012", Parameters, Vol. XXII

( Dear Sir, )

"The Story Behind the Story" by Mark Bowden from The Atlantic, October, 2009:
I would describe their approach as post-journalistic. It sees democracy, by definition, as perpetual political battle. The blogger’s role is to help his side. Distortions and inaccuracies, lapses of judgment, the absence of context, all of these things matter only a ( Read more... )

One side doesn't want a penny of their tax money to go to paying for "free" health care for losers who made bad life choices, the chronically lazy, or illegal immigrants. The other doesn't want a penny of their tax money to wind up in the coffers of predatory and inhumanly cynical insurance companies or the pockets of their immoral executives. No ( Read more... )

Re: Your Proposed Health Insurance Reform Bill

Dear Sen. Baucus,

Are you drunk?

Sincerely,

PAR,
Lilburn, Georgia, USA

cf. "Did I get my point across?", posted June 6th, 2006

( Dear Mr. President and Senators, )

E. D. Klein posts an extremely interesting and well-reasoned take on health insurance reform.

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