Not much of a fish feast for anyone with overfishing, pollutants in the waters, and eco-altering climate change…. Thanks to Catholic Online for the little reminder!
Food Fish On Their Way Out? was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
In the wake of dire warnings about the future and current threats of global warming and climate change from the US government, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the International Energy Agency (IEA), it’s clear that we need to tackle our illogical fossil fuel addiction fast. It’s critical that we tackle this issue [&hellip
Climate Science In The Classroom (Fun Climate Education + Climate Action) was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
Via the Washington Examiner:
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told a House panel that congressional investigators can try to hold him in contempt over theTea Party targeting scandal whenever they think that they can make the charge stick, something he thinks is unlikely.
The topic came up when Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., asked for a date at which it would be appropriate for agency officials to be held in contempt if they have not yet provided the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee with documents that have been requested from the IRS.
“I think the timeline is whenever you think you could actually sustain that in a court,” Koskinen replied. “I think we have a strong case that we have been cooperative, continue to be cooperative, and anybody looking at the systems we have and the time it takes would find that we’ve provided you more cooperation than, in fact, might be expected. And I think that, in fact, arguing and threatening contempt in that situation without understanding the circumstances is probably not going to be held up.”
Logical. Sharp. A little snippety.
But I think an even better, more entertaining quote came elsewhere in the hearing.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, forced Koskinen to admit that he had patterned his testimony on a proposed regulation affecting the political activity of nonprofits after a Treasury Departmentofficial’s letter to Congress. Koskinen had previously said he had not conferred with administration officials.
“Do you view that as plagiarism, Mr. Koskinen?” Jordan asked.
“If I were publishing it for credit of one kind or another, I would,” Koskinen replied. “If I find a good idea somewhere and I think it’s appropriate to put into the public domain, I’m happy to do that.”
Indeed. Let’s not go overboard with absurd accusations and threats to an IRS Commissioner. Oh, wait, we’re talking about Darrell Issa’s “Oversight Committee.” Witch hunt #376, proceed.
IRS Commissioner Tells Darrell Issa Witch Hunt Crew They’re Morons… In Other Words was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
There are a lot of great Bill Maher clips out there. He’s great at not only writing funny jokes, but also pull out amazing facts and stats to highlight. Watch this video below, share it, and check out & share the text facts shared again below the video.
Insane.
And here are some of the best jokes, imho:
“What is with this new trend of people who have all the power acting like they’re the oppressed ones. Heterosexual Christians under siege from gays. White people complaining that reverse racists are trying to strip them of their right to shoot unarmed black men. And most bizarre, the recent wave of billionaires sobbing that they’re being demonized and under attack, and the thing is it’s not just having all the money in the world that’s getting them down…. Stock trader Steven Schwartzman, net worth $8 billion, once said that Obama raising his taxes 3% felt like when Hitler invaded Poland…. Now we have Tom Perkins, net worth $8 billion, saying the richest 1% are so persecuted in America they feel like Jews in Nazi Germany.”
“With just one real estate deal last year, Sam Zell made 1,000 times what this guy makes [stock photo of coal worker]. Did he really work 1,000 times harder?… By the way, that’s a coal miner, not John Boehner.”
“As Warren Buffet once said, I should write a book on how to get by on 500 million, because apparently there’s a lot of people who don’t know how to do it.”
And coming back to this one, since Maher actually made from of himself a bit here:
“During WWII, [President Franklin Delano Roosevelt] actually proposed a cap on income that in today’s dollars would mean that no person could ever take home more than about $300,000…. Okay, that is a little low.”
Bill Maher Nails Inequality — Crazy Inequality Facts (Video + Stats) was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
There’s a decent chance you’ve seen the ridiculous “young Republican” or “Republican hipster” commercials that came out on March 16. They’re so ridiculous that I think most of us thought they were parodies. Apparently, not. Of course, parodies have since been made. Below are the original commercials in case you missed them (first two), followed by some parodies.
Republican “Hipster” Commercials & Two Great Parodies (Videos) was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
For this little Fukushima irony, many thanks to Fukushimaemergencywhatcanwedo.blogspot.com!
No control at FukUShima (cartoon) was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
Think you can predict Tesla’s next 23 models or so? One for each letter of the alphabet? Well, you couldn’t do much worse than this attempt from Jalopnik from 2012. Of course, you’re attempt probably wouldn’t be as funny either. 
Check it out, via EV Obsession:
Chart of Potential Tesla Models (A to Z) (via EV Obsession)
This is actually sort of old, but I just ran across it and it is a lot of fun, so thought I’d share. As you can see on the chart, it’s from Jalopnik. Given that Tesla has now patented Tesla Model E and the next Tesla model is supposed to be an affordable…
Tesla Models Current & Future — A to Z was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
There’s no denying it: Republicans kick Democrats’ asses when it comes to messaging. But things may be getting a bit better. Check out this Bill Maher clip for some tips and some history on political messaging: Now, let’s invade the sun and takes its oil! via Peter Sinclair
Bill Maher Nails The Difference Between Republican & Democratic Messaging (VIDEO) was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
This is hilarious. Not much more to say. Just watch:
Dogs Freak Out When They Get Pranked By Magic Trick was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.
Originally published on Solar Love. This isn’t a new commercial, but I ran across it recently and had to share again. It’s so funny and so well done. And it does nail the #1 reason why people go solar. Check it out
Rooftop Solar Owners Like Dolphin Babies, But… was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave, join thousands of others and subscribe to our free RSS feed, follow us on Facebook (also free), follow us on Twitter, or just visit our homepage.