It's election time in America. The stupidity of most political analysts makes my stomach turn. But here's an approach that really makes sense to me ( Read more... )

Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis by Eric Schwartz

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Not again!

From the GodHatesFigs.com FAQ:

Q. But aren't Christians supposed to believe in a loving God?

A. Ahh. Here's where we get to the heart of your confusion, my friend. That "loving God" stuff is really overplayed, and it's mostly based on the New Testament ( Read more... )

I've checked in successfully with most of my folk in London, and everyone is okay. Only one I'm still a bit worried about, who works at the Institute for Archaeology at UCL which is on Gordon Square very close to the bus explosion. Hopefully he just didn't come in to the office at all today, since classes and exam boards are done. A doctor ( Read more... )

There have been bombs on trains at Liverpool Street Station, Kings Cross, Aldgate East, Russell Square, Edgeware Road, Moorgate between Liverpool Street Station and Aldgate East station (Circle Line train), between Kings Cross and Russell Square stations (Picadilly Line train), and at Edgeware Road station (Hammersmith & City Line train, but also ( Read more... )

Labour has won 55% of parliamentary seats on 36% of the popular vote.
Conservatives have won 31% of parliamentary seats on 33% of the popular vote.
Nationalist and minority parties have won 5% of the seats on 8% of the vote

and the LibDems have won 9% of parliamentary seats on 23% of the popular vote.

If we had proportional representationLabour ( Read more... )

Well, there are 6 English/Scottish constituencies still left to report, plus 18 for Northern Ireland which will all go to minority parties, and it currently stands ( Read more... )

It's election day here in old blighty. Now everyone knows that TonyB and the boys will be back; the really interesting question is what happens to the LibDems. For you ignorant Yanks out there, the UK is in the process of heading towards true multi-party politics. On the left (but really rather centre) we have Tony Blair's New Labour party, ( Read more... )

The following is from the University of California Berkeley Survey Research Centre.  See the UC DATA homepage for the link.

The Effect of Electronic Voting Machines on Change in Support for Bush in the 2004 Florida Elections

Summary:

-         Irregularities associated with electronic voting machines may have awarded 130,000 excess votes or more ( Read more... )