How many of the Bush administration's dirty water deeds do you know about? Take this quiz to find out. Q: Complete this sentence: The Bush administration wants to change the definition of "waters of the United States"... a) ...so that it includes more waters. b) ...so that many small streams, wetlands and ponds are excluded. c) ...to ensure that waters shared with other nations are excluded. d) ...so that privately owned lakes are not included.

US Congress Defeats Minimum Wage Increase It's $5.15 per hour, and has been since 1997. Everything else is more expensive now though. more inside

US Passports to have RFID So says the state department. Newsfilter links. Good? Bad? Tinfoil Hat? Screwedville? We report. YOU post snarky derails. via

If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History photoshopped "scenes from history" as Fox News may have reported it. via more inside

McDonalds Looks to Sell Quality McDonald's on Monday will kick off a two-day media event to tout the quality of its food and combat critics who say its burgers and fries are unhealthy. more inside

Fun Friday Flash! Alright you poo-flinging monkeys! The poop's on the other ground now! Catch a Sh1t! annoying repetitive loud music (unless you select "Track 3" from the options menu).

Butter vs. Margarine Apparently loose on the Internets since June of 2003, Here's a rousing defense of our favorite spread! okay one of them. more inside

Arrest warrant issued for DeLay Pardon my NewsFilter, but this was interesting to read. DeLay, until recently speaker of the U.S. House, is accused of laundering money to contribute to other Republican campaigns. DeLay's defense says the prosecution is politically motivated. more inside

16 Kids. Wants some more. Michelle Duggar just delivered her 16th child, and she's already thinking about doing it again. 15 isn't enough for some folk.

Bush's Body Language But this much could be seen watching the tape of NBC's broadcast during Bush's 14-minute pre-sunrise interview, in which he stood unprotected by the usual lectern. The president was a blur of blinks, taps, jiggles, pivots and shifts. Also see his weird jaw thing. Then there's the 10 year thing. ? more inside

Free Dylan! Dylan Thomas that is. On February 22, 1952, Dylan Thomas made his first recording for Caedmon Records, "A Child's Christmas in Wales and Five Poems." It was the first of many albums Thomas was to record for Caedmon and the recording not only launched Caedmon as a company, but initiated the spoken-word industry as well. Free via Salon more inside

The Rum and Monkey 3rd Grade Name Generator. Outside of the awesome domain name, this is one of a berzillion funny name generators, but if you don't like it you're just Lieutenant Penis B. Dweeberson!

RIP Nipsey Russell Nipsey Russell, who died Sunday at 81, was a pioneering black comedian who was successful enough to became ubiquitous as a guest on game shows, among other venues, setting him up as the kind of celebrity of whom nobody is quite sure how he got there or why. Yet Russell was part of a generation for whom appearing in regular television roles was itself a step forward.

Find the Brownie! The objective of this blog is to find an important government job occupied by a person with no apparent qualifications other than strong personal, political, or business ties to a member of the administration. You'll do a heck of a job.via

Totally Killer Hotties via

The Drink Recipe Thread Through a recent celebration, I've discovered that many people choose to buy "liquers" and mix them together in various combinations for favored drinks! What's yours? more inside

Recruits Sought for Porn Squad! Yes, with everything else domestic and foreign going swimmingly, the POTUS & Co take a page from the Gipper's playbook and seek to criminalize depicting the nasty. Somewhat discussed here, here, here, here, here, *inhale* . . and probably a bunch of other places.

Curious George: Program that limits to surfing only? I went to a business that had "free internet" - the computers were new & nice, but only allowed http/s/ traffic (browser only), no "Start" button, no right-click, no CTRL-ALT-DEL . . . what program let them do that? Or is it just a matter of turning off *everything* for anonymous users? And how would one do that?

Google FEMA - I was reading the story about the denied low wattage radio station in the Astrodome and wondering about the rumors that FEMA has barred the media from photographing the dead. So I Googled up FEMA history and found this and this, and thought I could have more inside

The Rawker If you didn't get enough Saving the Environment then maybe it's time you Rawked Out with The Rawker!! A little Friday fun in the midst of . . y'know . .everything.