links for 2008-06-10

• TSA Nixes Flying Without ID | Threat Level from Wired.com
  SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS!
  (tags: fascists privacy flying law howto TSA security+theater)
• Willie Horton Ad Maker Goes Web 2.0 With Attacks Against Obama | Threat Level from Wired.com
  I guess it was too much to hope that this guy was living under a bridge somewhere.
  (tags: racism willie+horton politics wingnuts internet wtf advertising)
• Screeching to a Halt – washingtonpost.com
  The rush to mass transit is accentuating what has been plain for years — that America’s investment in its public transportation infrastructure is glaringly, perilously inadequate
  (tags: mass+transit infrastructure falling+down economics)
• U.S. funds for roads, bridges in short supply, experts warn
  The top executives of two national organizations warned that a severe federal funding shortage for roads and bridges is imminent.
  (tags: roads bridges infrastructure funding economics uh+oh)
• As Oil Prices Soar, Restaurant Grease Thefts Rise – NYTimes.com
  In 2000, yellow grease was trading for 7.6 cents per pound. On Thursday, its price was about 33 cents a pound, or almost $2.50 a gallon.
  (tags: grease restaurant diesel fuel theft)
• High gas prices weigh heaviest on rural U.S. – International Herald Tribune
  I worry about Joel and Ruth when I read articles like this.
  (tags: economy energy poverty rural fuel)

~ by SAP on 10 June 2008.