politburo diktat 2.0

Iowa Prof. Seeks Funding for ‘Body Farm’
Iowa’s rich topsoil and climate have nourished some of the nation’s most plentiful corn and soybean crops. Tyler O’Brien wants to learn more about their influence on rotting corpses. A biological anthropology professor at the University of Northern Iowa, O’Brien envisions turning some prime Iowa pasture into a body […]

Somalia hires US company to take on pirates
HIRED GUNS: A US firm plans to go after a pirate `mother ship’ as part of a contract to secure the nation’s coast, and will train Somali coast guards
Lawless Somalia’s largely powerless transitional government on Friday signed a multi-million-dollar two-year deal with a US maritime security firm to […]

Bush Speaks on Iraq Policy
“The whole objective is to achieve a victory against the terrorists. The terrorists have made it very clear that Iraq is a central front on the War on Terror. … And a victory in Iraq will deny the terrorists their stated goal,” Bush told reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexican border in […]

After her lonely, disappointing book tour, Cindy Sheehan decided to go help someone who would better appreciate her.
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First prize - one autographed copy of Cindy’s book. Second prize - two copies. All other contestants will have to help haul away a […]

Nekulturniy comrade Aaron and his bourgeois associate, Beth, continue to distract the people with the deck of cards contest, shamelessly stolen from the Politburo, I might add, but then what are comrades for?
Apparently, there is an opening for the monarchial position of King of Hearts. Reluctantly, the Commissar requires his comrades to go “nominate” and […]

Right Wing Nut House » ANOTHER PERPLEXING BUSH APPOINTMENT
For Deputy Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), President Bush has appointed Paul Bonicelli, recent dean of academic affairs at Patick Henry College
… whose motto is: “For Christ and Liberty”. This ultra-fundamentalist institution requires its students and faculty to sign a “statement […]

WuzzaDem: Flannels Media: Flogjam #1
As one of the few “chosen” blogs to join Flannels Media, I’m pleased to host the first in what may be a continuing series of “Flogjams” - stream of consciousness “rap sessions” in which “experts,” media “professionals” and bloggers enter a “virtual room” to “hash out” the “issues” of the “day.” […]

Congressman Admits Taking Bribes, Resigns
Vietnam War ace and later Congressman, Randy “Duke” Cunningham has admitted taking bribes, has resigned his office, and faces prosecution and possible jail time.
Very sad for a great war hero, see my Acepilots.com article, to end up in such a pitiful state. It really is. Even the execrable Atrios says he […]

Urban Dictionary: pwned

Announcing Flannels Media (FLM).
Who blogs in pajamas, anyway? The Commissar knows what HE blogs in (and does almost everything else in).

World’s Ugliest Dog Dies at 14
Sam, the tiny dog whose hairless body and crooked teeth earned him a reputation as the World’s Ugliest Dog, has died.
The pooch died Friday, just short of his 15th birthday, his owner said.
“I don’t think there’ll ever be another Sam,” Susie Lockheed said, adding: “Some people would think that’s a […]

Confessions of a photocopier repairman
Photocopier supplier Canon is warning customers [about] the classic backside copying prank.
Such a stunt, a mainstay of the office party, often results in cracked glass on the copier, with 32 percent of Canon technicians claiming to have been called out to fix glass plates during the Christmas period after attempts […]

ABC News: Saddam Trial Resumes, Then Is Postponed
The trial of Saddam Hussein for alleged crimes against humanity resumed in a heavily guarded courtroom Monday with the former Iraqi president angrily complaining about having to walk up four flights of stairs under foreign guard. A former U.S. attorney general sat with the defense team.
After a short […]

Ironbear, who sometimes blogs at Who Tends the Fires, left this comment the other day, on the subject of link inflation, open trackbacks, Ecosystem rankings, etc.:

You [bloggers] can drive yourself absolutely nutso chasing links and ratings, but at the end of the day - it’s whether you reach, grab, and keep readers that makes […]

Don Surber After Hours: RINO Sightings, NSFW Edition
Leave it to Surber, who may be a RINO, WINO, SINO, but definitely not an ALBINO.