[+/-] War-torn Middle East seeks solace in religion

Funny stuff from The Onion:

Arabs and Israelis alike are embracing their faith as a way to make sense of the violence from which there seems to be no escape....

"It's always frightening to be reminded of your own mortality, as we all were this past Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday," Hezbollah commander Mahdi al-Zaidi said. "But rather than react irrationally, I looked deep within my faith, consulted the Quran, and by the mercy of Allah, I gained the resolve to oversee a massive airstrike against the enemy."

[+/-] Today's quote: Letterman

"According to reports, Fidel Castro is alert and being briefed. And I'm thinking, why didn't we get a president like that?"

~ David Letterman

[+/-] Court strikes down warrantless wiretaps

A US district court today ruled that the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretap program is unconstitutional:

In an injunction ordered an immediate halt to the program, US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor tore into warrantless surveillance, which she found "violates the Separation of Powers doctrine, the Administrative Procedures Act, the First and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution, the FISA and Title III."

The government is also, under the ruling, barred from monitoring Internet communication without warrants.

I bet this goes to the Supremes where Bush's buddies can kill it.

[+/-] Christers 'addicted to pornography'

Perhaps this explains why the fundies are obsessed with regulating the sex lives of others. A poll conducted by what bills itself as "the world's most visited Christian website" indicates a surprising number of Christians are addicted to pornography:

"The poll results indicate that 50% of all Christian men and 20% of all Christian women are addicted to pornography," said Clay Jones, founder and President of Second Glance Ministries.

Now in fairness, the poll used a self-selected sample, and is therefore not a scientific study. But since we all know how fundies hate science anyway, we'll let it slide :)

[+/-] ATTENTION: THE LAWS OF PHYSICS HAVE CHANGED

According to the Transport Security Agency, the laws of physics have changed since last Thursday, rendering lipstick safely non-explosive again. Whew.

Under the new rules, travelers can take up to four ounces of non-prescription medicine, glucose gel for diabetics, solid lipstick and baby food, the agency said.

Of course, a clever terrorist can still ship a crate full of explosives in the cargo hold beneath me because the Republican-controlled Congress won't pass the Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act.

(Hat tip to Boing Boing)

[+/-] Put Ann Coulter in a burka