Southern Cal Injury Report: Linebacker Brain Cushing Will Not Play Against University of Washington

The high-ankle sprain that linebacker Brian Cushing suffered against Idaho will keep him out of the game against the University of Washington.
yojoe Fight On!

Hired Guns: Necessary For The Military

Paul Krugman, in his editorial Hired Gun Fetish, tries to explain the use of private contractors, such as Blackwater, in Iraq as a “vast experiment concocted by mad political scientists.” Mr. Krugman quotes Machiavelli, gives examples of private security contractor’s misconduct in Iraq, and suggests this is all some grand scheme by the [...]

Ex-President Clinton’s Office Sends Pseudomenacing Letter to New York Restaurateur

The Office of William Jefferson Clinton recently sent a letter to a New York restaurant owner, demanding that a photograph of Chelsea Clinton, being displayed in the restaurant, be removed. The antepenultimate sentence in the letter has caused an uproar, at least at Althouse. The offending sentence reads as follows:
 
We reserve the [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and Randy Moss

Jonathan Lee Riches© (known on Dreadnaught as the JLR) has filed his most recent complaint against the New England Patriots, for “Illegally Spying On My Life.” The text of the complaint is as follows:
 

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Since the 1970’s Bill Belichick and Defendant’s have been in a vast conspiracy with video equipment to illegally tape anything [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Theodore John Kaczynski

In a complaint entitled “Unabombing My Life” the JLR is suing Theodore Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, requesting a “restring order against Defendant, his Manuscript, and his log cabin.”
The text of the complaint:
 

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The Defendant has been sending me Electro magnetic encrypted threats to me through Global Solar flares on 9-17-07. Defendant has [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. John Mark Karr, Andrea Yates, Dylan Klebold, et al

Jonathan Lee Riches© (he asserts his names is copyrighted) he is an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Williamsburg, SC with a penchant for litigation. His many lawsuits include: Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, Don Imus, Wal-Mart, President Bush, The World Wide Web, Williams Sisters, 50 Cent, Iron Mike Tyson, Jeff Gordon, Carrie Underwood, and LeBron [...]

U.S. Navy Building Resembles Swastika When Viewed From Above

Navies around the world have been bedeviled by new problems created by the Internet. Be it the U.S. Navy having a photograph of the propeller of an Ohio-Class ballistic-missile submarine visible on Microsoft’s Live Search, or the Russian Navy having details of its latest submarine posted on a city’s website. It is again the [...]

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle: Set to Replace Humvee Has Been Placed on Hold

 
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is the purposed replacement for the HMMWV. That was until the requests for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles became the top priority for the military. According to InsideDefense, the JLTV has been put on hold because,
The misgivings stem from questions about technical maturity, shifting [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. David Beckham and Posh Spice

For those uninitiated, Jonathan Lee Riches© (he asserts his names is copyrighted) he is an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Williamsburg, SC with a penchant for litigation. His many lawsuits include: Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, Don Imus, Wal-Mart, President Bush, The World Wide Web, Williams Sisters, 50 Cent, Iron Mike Tyson, Jeff Gordon, Carrie [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Manuel Noriega

 
For those uninitiated, Jonathan Lee Riches© (he asserts his names is copyrighted) he is an inmate at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Williamsburg, SC with a penchant for litigation. His many lawsuits include: Michael Vick, Barry Bonds, Don Imus, Wal-Mart, President Bush, The World Wide Web, Williams Sisters, 50 Cent, Iron Mike Tyson, Jeff Gordon, Carrie [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© Update

The JLR has been a very busy inmate. He has filed the following lawsuits:

Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Manuel Noriega
Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Crandall Canyon Mine
Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, et al
Jonathan Lee Riches© v. Theodore Jon Kaczynski

The full complaints will be posed on Dreadnaught, but it may take [...]

MV-22 Osprey Makes First Combat Deployment For Marine Corps

The MV-22 Osprey is making its first combat deployment to Iraq. Ten Ospreys landed aboard USS WASP (LHD-1) heading for,

Al Asad Air Base for a seven-month deployment; the Ospreys will provide tactical assault support for Marines and soldiers.
The Corps decided to deploy the tilt-rotors via ship, in part to allow the aircraft to do [...]

2008 Presidential Candidate: Make Your Choice in 26 Quesitons

At this site you will be asked 26 questions about your political views and your preferences for a presidential candidate. Having taken the quiz, it is quite accurate at predicting preferred candidate. If nothing else, it helps to inform you about the positions of the various candidates.
yojoe (in political mode) out

Blog Action Day, 15 October 2007: Bloggers Only Topic Will be the Environment

On 15 Oct 2007, over 5,000 bloggers have agreed to dedicate their blogs to the single subject of the environment. The purpose of this blogfest is to draw attention to the environment. That is, at least, one of the reasons for Blog Action Day. The other reason is “about uniting thousands of [...]

USC v Washington State: Highlights – Trojans Thrash Wazoo

As always, yojoe is a huge fan of Stanley Havili. He adds a tre pass-catching threat out of the backfield.   And he scores on the goal line going through the air.
The Trojans tailbacks are very good, and depth is not a problem, but the way this O-line is playing the Trojans [...]

It’s Division I Football . . . Go Play Intramurals Brother!

This is classic audio of Colorado Buffalos Coach Dan Hawkins going off during a press conference. This is worth the listen.
yojoe
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Open Letter to Apple

dear apple, i have an iDea

 
I’m really burned out on giving you shitloads of money every year simply because you’ve once again seduced my little jello-brained babies with your latest product, and raped them every twenty seconds with your neon, shadow dancing ass-muppets and hippest marketing gimmicks.
Great post.
yojoe

Link You Need to Read

This is a post that I read years ago, and no matter how many times I read it I always laugh. The entire site is great. Preview:

Rachel, age 7
 
That’s interesting, everyone in this picture is white. Even
the rainbow is white. Perhaps in an ideal world, everyone would be white
isn’t that right, Rachel? [...]

Notre Dame Football: Stats and Odds for Michigan State Game

Notre Dame offensive statistics after their first three games:
Points per game – 4.3
Yards per game – 115
Passing Yards, total after 3 games – 359
Passing Yards per game – 119
Rushing Yards, total after 3 games – (-14)
Rushing Yards per game – (-4.7)

Notre Dame Decides on Punishment for Quarterback Demetrious Jones: Make Him Keep His Scholarship

Before Notre Dame traveled to Ann Arbor for a crushing defeat buy the Wolverines, quarterback Demetrius Jones packed his trash and transferred to Northern Illinois. Jones had been the starting quarterback for the Irish two weeks earlier against Georgia Tech. Now Notre Dame is refusing to release Jones from his scholarship, because his [...]

Yahoo! Being Sued Over Chinese Human Rights Abuse

Wang Xiaonig, and additional unnamed plaintiffs, is suing Yahoo! because he is being imprisoned by the Chinese government, stemming from a 2003 conviction on charges of “incitement to subvert state power,” for which he received a ten-year prison sentence. Wang was distributing literature in support of democratic reforms in China. Yahoo! [...]