Smith & Wesson Commemorates D.C. Gun Case: Free Guns

Recently the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in the case of District of Columbia v. Heller.  The case involved a challenge to Washington, D.C.’s ban on handguns, brought by policeman who was denied a permit to keep a handgun in his home.  The Court held,
The Second Amendment protects an [...]

Navy Abandons Zumwalt-Class Destroyer

US Navy cancels its “stealth-ship” the Zumwalt-class Destroyer (DDG 1000), because of increased costs.

UC Berkeley Ejects Hippies From Trees To Build Football Facility

The Cal athletic department has finally succeeded in ejecting a group of longhairs who had been living in trees in an area the university had selected for construction of a new $140-million sports-training center.  A judge in Alameda County ruled,
late Tuesday, Miller orders the injunction that has been in place since February 2007 to be [...]

Joint Strike Fighter: Air Force Wants Boeing To Stop Talking Smack

Ok, that is not a direct quote.  Major General Charles R. Davis, USAF, the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Program Office, is far to articulate, educated, and gentlemanly to utter such a comment.  But, reality is not that far off.
According to Flightglobal, LtGen Davis is not pleased with, what he characterizes as [...]

Brady Quinn Involved in Gay Dating Scandal

Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn is doing his best impression of Mike “I’m not gay. I’m heterosexual” Piazza.  According to TMZ, Quinn’s lawyer has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a homosexual-dating website demanding that photos of Quinn be removed from the advertisement.
The message: Brady Quinn is not gay.  Evidently Quinn is willing to go [...]

Fake Environmentalist Sheryl Crow

From The Huffington Post comes the story of celebrities and their eco-friendly causes.  Sheryl Crow, who,
wants to put her designs on the eco-fashion world. Sheryl has teamed up with Western Glove Works and plans to create a denim-based collection. When it comes to fashion, this eco-chick already goes green. She’s known to donate bags and [...]

Jonathan Lee Riches© Sues Venture Capitalist Vinod Khosla

Jonathan Lee Riches© (known as the JLR on Dreadnaught) the litigious inmate from Florida has reappeared in the news.  The JLR has sued venture capitalist Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures:
“Khosla’s fund invests in prison buildings. I’m suffering from no medical treatment. This is a conspiracy. Bhutto was killed on my birthday. I can’t see outside, [...]

James Hansen Testifies Before Congress: Globe Not As Warm 20 Years Later

In 1988, Dr. James E. Hansen, a NASA scientist, testified before the Senate about the impending doom of global warming.  Dr. Hansen made much of that day’s temperature, which was 98 degrees, to add some theatrics to his message.
Dr. Hansen testified again on 23 June 2008, this time before Congress, stressing that,
the world has long [...]

Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter F-35B Makes First Flight

Marine Corps Joint Strike Fighter makes first flight.

Al Gore Makes Home More Energy Efficient: Now It Consumes Enough Power for 232 Homes

Al Gore’s home consumes as much power as 232 average American homes.

SecDef Sends More Prdator and Reaper Drone Aircraft To Iraq

SecDef Gates orders more UAV to Iraq.

China Emmits More Carbon Dioxide Than Any Country In The World

From the New York Times:

China has clearly overtaken the United States as the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas, a new study has found, its emissions increasing 8 percent in 2007. The Chinese increase accounted for two-thirds of the growth in the year’s global greenhouse gas emissions, the study found.

From this [...]