The IOC Can Sod Off
24-Feb, 2010
Several stories worthy of the WTF? files have confirmed that the IOC is arguably a bunch of greedy bastards who simply use the athletes as pawns for monetary gain. Unfortunately, over the years it seems the athletes are becoming moving billboards and the spirit of the games are being overshadowed by corporate greed, “proud” sponsors, and intellectual property bullshit. This is why people boycott the Olympics.
Glacial Mistake
20-Jan, 2010
UN climate report riddled with errors on glaciers – Yahoo! News
The errors are in a 2007 report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N.-affiliated body. All the mistakes appear in a subsection that suggests glaciers in the Himalayas could melt away by the year 2035 — hundreds of years earlier than the data actually indicates. The year 2350 apparently was transposed as 2035.
IPCC to everybody, “Dsylexia’s a bitch.”
Bombs Must Be Really Expensive
12-Jan, 2010
U.S. to inject $187 million into fuel efficiency – CNET News
The Obama administration is announcing on Monday the selection of nine projects totaling $187 million aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of cars and trucks.”
Obama wants $33 billion more for war – Yahoo! News
The Obama administration plans to ask Congress for an additional $33 billion to fight unpopular wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, on top of a record request for $708 billion for the Defense Department next year, The Associated Press has learned.”
Two words come to mind…bull shit.
