Global Spin

From today’s Daily Mislead: According to a new report, President Bush’s official campaign is selling clothing made in Burma – a country whose goods Bush banned for sale in the U.S. because of their awful human rights, narcotics and sex trafficking record. According to Newsday, “the merchandise sold on www.georgewbushstore.com includes a $49.95 fleece pullover, [...]

Posted by Chris in Politics on March 19th, 2004 | 1 Comment »

Sorry, couldn’t think of anything else. Apparently American astronauts have joined in the protests against the destruction of the Hubble Telescope. There really has to be some way of making a reprieve, and I admire the astronauts who are willing to continue risking their lives in the name of science. I’m especially annoyed because I [...]

Posted by Deana in Space on March 19th, 2004 | 2 Comments »

It may sound odd, but I’m not too keen on the Bush administration’s new space initiative. On the surface it may seem like everything I’ve asked for from NASA (a coherent direction, emphasis on permanent Moon/Mars colonies). Unfortunately, at its core it suffers from the Bush syndrome: too much pork and not nearly enough direction [...]

Posted by Chris in Space on March 18th, 2004 | Comments Off

If you haven’t heard of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, take a few moments to peruse their newly-updated Web site. SDSS has been painstakingly mapping a big chunk of the known universe – every star, every galaxy, everything we can see with telescopes. Best of all, they’re releasing all their data to the public – [...]

Posted by Chris in Space on March 18th, 2004 | Comments Off

Remember Inherit the Wind and the Scopes “monkey trial”? The same county, Rhea County, Tennessee, had a commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, March 16, and voted unanimously to make homosexuality within the county illegal. Obviously didn’t pay attention to the Supreme Court decision from last year….

Posted by Deana in Sexuality on March 18th, 2004 | 1 Comment »