Looks like the "United States of Canada" won't be as large as some people seem to think. There are also some other maps here that are interesting.

I was looking into the attempt to attack Jordan with chemical weapons earlier this year, and have found some interesting articles on it. Quite an interesting link here as well that mentions it.
In other news, the aurora borealis is visible again tonight (though not as bright as Sunday or even Friday night) and it looks as though there will be more.

The US isn't the only country with troublesome judges. I can't see US judges getting away with something like this though, not even the ninth circuit court of appeals.

Those terrorists really have no chance.

I find thisrather amusing.

Turns out the 50-odd million people who voted for Bush weren't as stupid as some would like to say.

Hollywood believes that morals are caused by voting Republican.
They don't even think about the idea that maybe people have realized that modern remakes of movies suck.

It's interesting to see what the various superstitious traditions predicted as far as the election goes...

...somehow, I do not think this 'crusade' is the fault of Bush.

Quite a nice story, although no doubt there will be people clamoring that that religious zealot Bush is starting another crusade.