Airek Publius

All hail our new Overlords!

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:22:25 -0700

All hail our new Overlords!

Its too important to be complacent

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:59:00 -0600

Its too important to be complacent

Its actaully the original cast from the 2000 Bud...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:40:07 -0600

Its actaully the original cast from the 2000 Bud ‘Wassup’ commercials. This makes up for those annoying commercials, and then some. Nice.

It’s so funny to see trailerparks with McCain Signs. WTF!

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:52:32 -0600

It’s so funny to see trailerparks with McCain Signs. WTF!

"I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads...."

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:45:04 -0600

““I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don’t have much of a vision for the future or you’re not ready to articulate it.””

- John McCain in 2000 while Bush was spreading lies about his family. Truer words never spoken from a man now running 100% negative TV ads. What the fuck happened to McCain (I thik the cancer has spread to the brain)

Strange fucking times

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:44:33 -0600

Strange fucking times

Gloves are off

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:25:10 -0600

Gloves are off

In one vital respect, however, the comparison is deeply unfair to the current president: George W. Bush was a much better pilot.

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:22:19 -0600

In one vital respect, however, the comparison is deeply unfair to the current president: George W. Bush was a much better pilot.:

Maverick my ass!

"As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to..."

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:26:20 -0600

““As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: You liberate a city by destroying it. Words are used to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.””

- Gore Vidal, Imperial America, 2004

Bender!?

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:26:52 -0600

Bender!?

And I thought Bush was a diehard oil man. So much for McCain...

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:41:04 -0600

And I thought Bush was a diehard oil man. So much for McCain declaration “I will clean up the planet…I will make global warming a priority.”

McCain tax fraud, influence peddling, and $4 billion cost to the tax payers

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:17:00 -0600

McCain tax fraud, influence peddling, and $4 billion cost to the tax payers

Maybe I’m just a huge Chemistry geek, but I think everyone...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:50:05 -0600

Maybe I’m just a huge Chemistry geek, but I think everyone can get a kick out of this.

Fires, Drug Raids, and Budget Deficits

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:16:00 -0600

I spent the last week out on the central Californian coast (San Jose/Monterey areas). The area was gorgeous, but California is coming off its driest spring in decades, so looks can be deceiving. Up and down California there are dozens of wild fires ravaging the state and the exhausted local fire crews are turning to the National Guard and foreign firefighters (Mexicans, Canadians, and even Kiwis) for help battling the blazes. The immediate impact of these fires are being felt by the communities taking the brunt of the damage, but what about the cost of containment on an already financially overburdened state like California. Slurry bombers, giant bulldozers, and helicopters don’t operate off of hope and good will. What of the overtime pay for those containment crews that have been working around the clock for the past couple weeks? I don’t think a signed copy of Terminator 2 will make up for the hundreds of hours on those sweltering fires line. These summer fires have already cost the state close to $100 million dollars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMCfgemLP_E) and most of the large fires are still not completely contained. Estimates are projecting, in totality, these fires are costing upwards of $1 million a day to fight (http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/128060 ), and the ‘official’ fire season doesn’t start until August. And all the while the state of California will have a budget gap of $16 billion for this upcoming fiscal year (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-budget21feb21,0,6427050.story). The fact is, the state won’t stop fighting fires because there is no money and so either debts piles up, other services are discontinued, or the federal government comes into help (adding to the already embarrassingly large federal deficit). This may seem meandering, but it gets me to my last point. I spent a night at my Aunt’s house in the hills Saratoga, it’s like the Evergreen of Silicon Valley (pretty swanky). While I was there, across the valley there was a large marijuana growing operation bust that turned into a shot out, leaving one of the growers dead with the two other growers still at large, probably in Mexico by now (http://www.mercurynews.com/copyright/ci_9848631). According to police estimates there was between $80-30 million dollars worth of pot seized, but since this in from the cops I would bet the true street value was closer to $20 million. Regardless, it was still a lot of hooch. Now, much like wild fires, drug raids don’t happen for free and these costs gets even higher when guns get fired, people get killed, and manhunts have to occur. So, rather than capturing potential tax revenue on $80 million dollars worth of pot, the state probably spent over $100,000 for this seizure operation. This seems so odd to me, because governments, be it local, state, or federal, are always so good at squeezing us for money for almost every purchase or action we take and yet they seem incapable of considering marijuana as a revenue source, despite their growing financial burdens. Legalizing pot and taxing the hell out of it is no panacea. The onus is still on the government to practice financial restraint, but a pot tax would surely provide some relief, if only to offset the cost of fighting these wild fires. Our government is quite entrenched in its opposition to allow the legal use of pot among responsible adults and there would be a lot crow pie out there to be eaten if things were to ever change, but let us not forget, pride cometh before the fall.
Cheers,
Airek Publius

Bacteria evolve despite what Web 2.0 conservatives think

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:53:00 -0600

Bacteria evolve despite what Web 2.0 conservatives think :

A very interesting article showing the inability of conservatives to wrap their heads around fundamental principals of science. At times these proceedings remind me of that scene in Monty Python In Search of the Holy Grail where they are about to burn the witch. “I got better.”

Another proud day for our Mayor!?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:22:00 -0600

Another proud day for our Mayor!?:

Seems to be part of SOP for Mr. Clark, who pulled a gun on an 18 year old at fa highschool fight.

I don't like the term 'flip-flop,' but if the shoe fits...

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:38:53 -0600

I don't like the term 'flip-flop,' but if the shoe fits...:

I understand there is a lot nuance to politics and I respect politicians who evolve their positions given changes in the world and new facts that come to light. However, changing positions on so many fundamental matters that you were ‘for’ just weeks ago tells me one of two things: you are that senile old man that can’t remember what he had for breakfast or you are such an unashamed panderer with no concrete convictions whose only goal is to win.

Somebody ate this guys sandwich in the breakroom. It was...

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:33:45 -0600

Somebody ate this guys sandwich in the breakroom. It was clearly labeled “Crazy Fuckhead” and yet somebody ate it anyways.

A convincing argument

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:45:38 -0600

A convincing argument

Gestapo Police Tactics are Alive and Well

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:35:33 -0600

Gestapo Police Tactics are Alive and Well:

Not just for Mugabi, Putin, or the Chinese anymore. The Phoenix Sheriff’s Department is out of control.