Thursday Stuff

Sixty years ago today, the first hydrogen bomb test was conducted on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific – this clip from the documentary “The Atomic Café” provides some context from that period…



…and going from one “bomb” to another (and I don’t mean that in a good way), I give you this (and to help, click here)…



…and Lawrence O’Donnell tells us how Willard Mitt milked Hurricane Sandy to get face time in the midst of a genuine crisis – no depths to which Romney won’t sink (here, and let's not forget this too)…

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…and happy birthday to Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who I also mentioned here (though I must say that we’ve had enough of the rain for awhile).