Yearly Archives: 2012

On Lance Armstrong

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

We’ve all heard it. Here’s a rundown: This June Usada charged Armstrong with drug trafficking and using banned steroids, the red blood cell booster erythropoietin (EPO), and human growth hormone as well as illegal blood transfusions dating back to 1986. … Continue reading →

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Republican Fracture

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Frankly I welcome this. I will NOT be voting Republican for President because I lived under Romney as Governor of Massachusetts, and that was enough for me. Also given that the toss-up for President this year ended with a showdown … Continue reading →

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Justice

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

This is good news! The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Daytona, Fla., voted 2-1 that Lester should be disqualified. Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, had appealed to the court in early July for Lester to be removed. His motion to … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Eating His Lunch

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Can’t Compare guns with cars! An elderly man was killed in downtown Manhattan Thursday after an SUV slammed into him and pinned him against a wall, authorities and witnesses said. Because “Progressives” drive cars, but don’t own or carry guns, … Continue reading →

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More “Progressives” being “Progressive”

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Always nice when you’re around a “Progressive” Protest: A man staying at a makeshift protest camp near the Republican National Convention has been arrested and charged with armed battery on a fellow camper. Tampa Police say 24-year-old Dante M. Sea … Continue reading →

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We Need More Rules!!!

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I wasn’t going to post this story, but this one detail I found amusing: According to police and court documents, the younger Gladden brought a disassembled shotgun, 21 rounds of ammunition and a bottle of vodka with him for the … Continue reading →

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Biology Duhh

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

I could have told you that: For 25 years, the rhesus monkeys were kept semi-starved, lean and hungry. The males’ weights were so low they were the equivalent of a 6-foot-tall man who tipped the scales at just 120 to … Continue reading →

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Even in “Utopia”, Criminals Get Guns

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Even in the UK Nearly 3,000 guns were lost by or stolen from people registered to hold them in the past five years, according to figures obtained by the BBC. More than half of these weapons were shotguns. The data … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Wildfire

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Five counts of murder, no “Gun Death”. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – A jury on Wednesday found a California man guilty of murdering five people who had heart attacks after he deliberately started a blaze that ballooned into a massive … Continue reading →

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A Good Movie, and Han Shot First!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Weerd Beard

Just finished watching this great film: Its on Netflix instant watch so go see it, its a really good discussion of art, intellectual property, pop culture, and fandom. There’s lots of issues discussed in this film, some happy, some angry, … Continue reading →

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