Monthly Archives: June 2011

Nebraska Power Plant – Long Term Fuel Rod Storage Center?

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dissonance

Fort Calhoun plant may store spent fuel rods permanently The ambiguity is beautiful. “No, this wasn’t intended as a permanent site.” “There’s really no plausible scenario that could cause the canisters to open up and leak ” “We are prepared to … Continue reading →

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and in other Federal Court News….

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dissonance

Supreme Court limits Wal-Mart sex bias case The Supreme Court has negated (“limit” is an understatement) the world’s largest class action lawsuit in judicial history.  1.6 million women were being represented by lawyers who claim that systematic sexism was being … Continue reading →

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US Taxpayers Responsible for BP’s Tab

Posted on June 20, 2011 by dissonance

Court rules US Taxpayers, not BP or Transocean, are liable for Gulf Oil Spill Clean Up A US District court has found that, after the moment the Deep Water Horizon well was “plugged”, all legal responsibility for cleaning up the … Continue reading →

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Slightly Overzealous Pilot?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by dissonance

Baggy Pants Cause Plane’s Evacuation, Jail Time Are pilots afforded the ability to evacuate a plane and make a citizen’s arrest of someone because they don’t approve of their fashion sense?  Apparently so! A young black student from the University … Continue reading →

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Extra-judicial Execution Not Enough…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by dissonance

…we must insult the man’s religious beliefs as well! Did a pork-coated bullet kill Bin Laden? Yes, says firm who claim its pig fat gun oil is bought by U.S. military personnel Clearly it is not enough that Bin Laden … Continue reading →

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Congress Considers Food Stamp Cuts

Posted on June 1, 2011 by dissonance

Congress Mulls Cuts to Food Stamps Program Amid Record Number of Recipients Nearly 14% of US Citizens receive their food via this program.  Yes, 14%! That is 44.5 MILLION people.  This is an 11% increase from last year and a … Continue reading →

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