Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld: The names that “are synonymous with American power, conservatism and the projection of military might,” now have a “somewhat less formidable connotation.”
Agathidium bushi, Agathidium cheneyi, and Agathidium rumsfeldi are the names given by scientists to three newly discovered species of slime-mould beetles …
It is intended to pay homage to them, said Dr [Quentin] Wheeler, who taught at Cornell University for 24 years and now is the head of entomology at the Natural History Museum in London.
“We admire these leaders as fellow citizens who have the courage of their convictions and are willing to do the very difficult and unpopular work of living up to principles of freedom and democracy rather than accepting the expedient or popular,” he said.
Right. (From The Guardian)
Do whatever you want … Booman is off somewhere with out-of-town guests. Just clean up afterwards.
For our little party while our leader is away, I brought a bottle, a Costco-sized can of peaches*, and a dozen Bolton Halloween mustaches…. what are you bringing?
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*Obscure Deadwood reference.
Did the poor weevils have any say in this? No.
This might be a case for PETA.
The Guardian story doesn’t seem to have a photo of our new friends, the slime-mold beetles. The press release from Cornell, however, does have a nice picture:
Lovely, isn’t it?
Looks round and juicy… just right for our frog.
Obviously you exaggerate. đŸ˜‰
What is the actual size of that little bug?
I’ll bring some moldy bread for the weevils.
I’ve got some 12 year old single malt, some light rock on the radio, and a day’s worth of blog reading to catch up on.
Would our frog like the beetles?
CBC News: The Hour
– George Stroumboulopoulos offers a different take on current affairs – with no subject being off limits.
This is our “Aaron Brown.”
He’s cuter than Aaron Brown. Is he as smart?
Much smarter and much more alive.
Yesterday’s account from the Washington Post
Sgrena says that as the car rounded a turn, driving no faster than 30 miles an hour, it was hit by gunfire and at the same time, a bright light. She and Calipari were in the back seat. “He [Calipari] pushed me down and with this, the body, covered me,” says Sgrena. “He pushed me down in the car. And I was asking, ‘Why?’ Nicola doesn’t say, he doesn’t speak it, doesn’t say nothing.”
The Army has finished an investigation, but the report isn’t expected until the end of the week.
The Pentagon declined to talk with 60 Minutes Wednesday, but the Army issued this statement on the night of the shooting: “Vehicle traveling at high speed refused to stop at a check point.” [The soldiers] “attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots…when the driver didn’t stop the soldiers shot into the engine block which stopped the vehicle.”
“I think that is a lie,” says Sgrena.
From MediaChannel.org – A Global Network for Democratic Media
I’m freaking out. Look at the Frist v. Reid + Justice Sunday story just below this, and at the flier for the April 24 “Justice Sunday” event promising to attract millions of church goers. Frist will speak.
Check out Jim McDermott’s new diary: “The Fall of the House of Ethics.”
The NYTimes’ movie reviews are fun:
* House of D
Reviewed by A. O. SCOTT
The reasons to avoid David Duchovny’s earnest, unwatchable
coming-of-age drama can best be summarized in a simple
declarative sentence. Robin Williams plays a retarded
janitor.