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  • Trump Goes on Renaming Frenzy

    Monday, May 12, 2025
    Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more
  • Majority of Implanted Medical Devices Never Safety Tested

    Monday, April 02, 2012
    Millions of medical implants have been sold in the U.S. without ever being tested, according to Consumer Reports.   The magazine says among the untested are artificial joints, heart defibrillators and surgical mesh that’s been surgically implant...   read more
  • Lockheed Comes Out on Top in Pentagon Budget Battle

    Monday, April 02, 2012
    Despite cuts to next year’s military budget, weapons merchant Lockheed Martin did very well for itself in the Obama administration’s proposed spending plans. Although Lockheed took a big hit to its main franchise, the $400 billion F-35 Joint Strik...   read more
  • Radioactive Water in Philadelphia Linked to Urine of Thyroid Patients

    Monday, April 02, 2012
    When Philadelphia officials learned last year that the city’s water supply and the region’s waterways showed elevated levels of radioactive iodine-131, their initial instinct was to blame the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, as I-131 is found ...   read more
  • Arizona Law Will Make it a Crime to be Annoying on the Internet

    Monday, April 02, 2012
    A new law passed by the Arizona Legislature and awaiting the signature of Republican Governor Jan Brewer could criminalize much of what gets posted on the Internet, thus raising serious First Amendment concerns. Arizona House Bill 2549 would make ...   read more
  • Pro-Corporation Bush Holdover Rankles Consumer Product Safety Commission

    Sunday, April 01, 2012
    A holdover from the George W. Bush administration, Nancy Nord has been a constant thorn in the sides of Democrats on the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) and consumer advocates. She has been criticized for repeatedly fighting against inc...   read more
  • FDA Refuses to Ban BPA from Food Containers

    Sunday, April 01, 2012
    Just weeks after a landmark study found that even low dose exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals like bisphenol-A (BPA) produce significant, adverse health effects on people, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week rejected a petiti...   read more
  • EPA Sued for Ignoring 11-Year-Old Order to Regulate Brick and Clay Makers

    Sunday, April 01, 2012
    Can a federal agency refuse to do its job for so long that the statute of limitations would prevent legal action to force the agency to act? That was the question federal judge Richard W. Roberts answered with a resounding “No” last week in the ca...   read more
  • Ambassador to Latvia: Who Is Mark Pekala?

    Sunday, April 01, 2012
    The Baltic nation of Latvia, which has been independent for two decades after being part of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1990, has a new U.S. ambassador in residence who has previously served in neighboring Estonia. President Barack Obama announc...   read more
  • Ambassador to Kosovo: Who Is Tracey Ann Jacobson?

    Sunday, April 01, 2012
    The Balkan nation of Kosovo, which owes its existence to U.S.-led intervention in 1999 against the nation of Serbia, of which it was a part, is welcoming a new ambassador from Washington. On January 23, 2012, President Obama announced his intent t...   read more
  • U.S. Escalates Drone War in Yemen

    Saturday, March 31, 2012
    The United States has quietly stepped up its secret war in Yemen, launching dozens of airstrikes, including drones, according to a report by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. U.S. drone attacks in Yemen are now as common as those in Pakistan...   read more
  • Michigan Bans Furry Pigs

    Saturday, March 31, 2012
    As of April 1, the mangalitsa will be a wanted pig in Michigan. And that has some farmers very upset.   A new regulation developed by the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will prohibit the fur-covered pigs. State officials claim the...   read more
  • California Community College First to Charge Extra for Popular Classes

    Saturday, March 31, 2012
    After years of significant budget cuts and rising demand for classes, one community college in California plans to become the first of its kind to offer a two-tier pricing system for popular courses.   Santa Monica College intends this summer to...   read more
  • Ambassador to Croatia: Who Is Kenneth Merten?

    Saturday, March 31, 2012
    The Balkan nation of Croatia, known to most Americans as the homeland of NBA stars like Toni Kukoč and Dražen Petrović, will soon have a new ambassador from the U.S. President Barack Obama nominated career diplomat and current ambassador to Haiti ...   read more
  • Ambassador to Estonia: Who Is Jeffrey Levine?

    Saturday, March 31, 2012
    Estonia, a former Soviet republic and now a staunch U.S. ally, will soon get a new ambassador from the U.S. who is a specialist on post-Soviet countries. President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate diplomat Jeffrey D. Levine to be next...   read more
  • Pentagon Financial Books in Disarray

    Friday, March 30, 2012
    Contending with insurgents in foreign countries may prove to be a more manageable task for the Department of Defense than balancing its books.   Since 2003, the Pentagon has spent more than $2.6 billion on a new accounting system for the armed s...   read more
  • Federal Judge Rules against Allowing Corporations to Submit Ballot Propositions

    Friday, March 30, 2012
    As far as U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez is concerned, despite the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, corporations don’t enjoy the same rights as individuals when it comes to submitting ballot propositions.   In a ruling out of San Diego...   read more
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