Pontiac for 1951!Flickr Blog – by Ameya Pendse

Like photographs pulled from an old shoebox in a dusty attic, Michael Paul Smith’s photostream is filled with images echoing warm memories of mid-twentieth century America. Many who view his photos of vintage cars and familiar buildings are often hit with nostalgia. That feeling, however, quickly leads to bewilderment upon learning the truth: Michael’s pictures aren’t real!

“When I tell people my photos are actually models — just little cars on a table that I’ve recreated — they’re shocked,” Michael tells The Weekly Flickr in the accompanying video. “It’s a great moment. I really do love it!”   Continue reading “Crafting scenes of iconic Americana”

220px-Alenia_C-27J_(Pratica_di_Mare)_edit1Jonathan Turley

While the federal and state governments continue to cut programs for education, scientific research, and the environment, the Pentagon continues to spend wildly on items and them toss them out. We recently saw how they prefer to deliver bags of money to Karzai, buy Russian aircraft that Afghans can’t fly or maintain, or build huge buildings to be then torn down unused. Of course, no one is ever fired for constructing massive buildings that no one wants only to tear them down. After all, these are contracts going to powerful companies with friends in the government.   Continue reading “Military Buying Italian Planes At $50 Million A Piece . . . And Sending Them Directly To “Boneyard””

The Quote of the Decade:

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure.  It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills.  It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.  Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally.    Continue reading “Words can come back to haunt us”

Before It’s News – by Susan Duclos

NASA has confirmed this week, a monthlong blackout of it’s Deep Impact satellite, which scientists are blaming on a glitch.

According to reports the last communication was on August 8th and by August 30th, they finally determined what they believe is the cause and are trying to figure out how to reestablish communications.   Continue reading “ISON Update: NASA’s Deep Impact Has Epic Fail On It’s Way To View ISON”

PCABen Swann Truth in Media – by Michael Lotfi

After watching the Patient Care Act (PCA), better known as Obamacare,  in action over the past couple years one thing is becoming clear. It’s not a law. Sure, Congress may have passed it as a law, and the president signed it as a law. However, when you review its implementation it doesn’t resemble a law at all.

We are a nation of laws, not of men. This meaning that the law applies equally to all. There are no exceptions for this group, or that group. Well, Obamacare does not work in such a manner. If Obamacare was a law then the idea of the IRS union seeking an exemption would have never come to bear fruit. The IRS union wasn’t alone in their request. If fact, three of the country’s largest labor unions wrote a joint letter to Harry Reid (D-NV) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) saying that the healthcare bill would be catastrophic and they wanted an exemption. To be fair, the administration rejected the unions’ request. However, the very idea that it was even on the table is strikingly parallel to how the IRS will deny or approve tax exempt status of organizations. How long until someone gets an exemption from the law? Turns out- not too long at all.   Continue reading “Obamacare is not a Law: It’s a New Three Letter Agency”

The Daily Caller – by Michael Bastasch

The government is shut down and thousands of government workers have been sent home. But will it save any money?

The shutdown in during the Clinton Presidency cost taxpayers about $1.5 billion in 22 days. According to IHS Global Insight, the shutdown could cost the U.S. economy $1.6 billion per week — and NBC News reported that the shutdown would cost $12.5 million per hour.   Continue reading “Seven stupid things the gov’t spent money on during the shutdown”