The Air Force is experiencing legal fallout after the revelation that chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base were teaching a questionable ethics course, which included a PowerPoint presentation on St. Augustine's "Christian Just War Theory" informally known as the "Jesus loves nukes speech." The mandatory course was ... [Read More]

It appears Congress will meet the demands of the hostage takers (i.e.; Republicans) in time to meet the August 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling but the damage is already done. Even if there is no default and we maintain our AAA rating, Moody's has stated that "As to the longer-term outlook on the rating, the limited ... [Read More]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an unflattering cameo in X-Men Schism #1. The X-Men petition the United Nations to dismantle their Sentinels, giant robots programmed to destroy mutants, but Ahmadinejad refuses to "acknowledge the existence of these so-called Sentinels." His rant is interrupted by a mutant ... [Read More]

Animal Control in Jefferson County, Colorado will be encouraging residents to pick up after their dogs by clearing up The Myth of the Poop Fairy. The campaign runs from July 9 -17 during which volunteers wearing blue “Poop Fairy” T-shirts will greet patrons of local parks to break the news to them that "There is no poop ... [Read More]

Aimi Eguchi seemed to come out of nowhere. The 16-year-old went from "trainee" in the Japanese idol group AKB48 to spokesmodel for Glico candy. Too good to be true. Aimi is actually a computer-generated composite of 6 of the group's most attractive members. Glico released a video showing the face tracking software used to ... [Read More]

In China, chain gangs are going high-tech. Liu Dali alleges that he and 300 other prisoners at Jixi labor camp in Heilongjiang province were forced to play online games in 12-hour shifts. They collected virtual money to trade with other players for real money, an illegal practice known as gold farming. The Prison reportedly ... [Read More]

Comedian Dave Chappelle once pointed out the confusion created when a woman dresses like whore then defends it by saying "just because I'm dressed this way, does not make me a whore" to which he replied "but you are wearing a whore's uniform." Apparently, Utah House Minority Whip Jennifer Seelig saw the show. Seelig has ... [Read More]