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A reader of The Offshore Insider says that Australian taxes are going {@NUTS} (New Universal Taxation System). Hehe.
DrugSense - Drug War Clock: $19 billion spent so far this year, 782580 arrested, 23127 locked up, and counting. [unknown]
Kate Adams echoed at BirdBrain's Nest my comment of yesterday: "Remember kids, there are no old speed freaks." Hi, Kate.
ACLU - ACLU v. Reno II Victory!: Old news, but new to me and apparently new to Angus. COPA, the so-called Child Online Protection Act was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. Good for them. [latte]
Lyuba Pronina at the Moscow Times via Tasty Bits from the Technology Front - Company Claims Patent on the Bottle: A company called Intellect has taken out a patent on all containers, and is demanding a 0.5 percent royalty from all Russian breweries. [tbtf]
Henry Bowman - History 101: deja vu: Some advice for the Jarbidge Shovel Brigade. Also an ad for Unintended Consequences. [sierra]
Judy Lowe at WorldNetDaily - Celebrating Independence: Boston's week-long Independence Day party, Shockwave and Java fireworks generators, "interview" with Ask Jeeves, and more. [wnd]