Unstable Isotope

Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.

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Comment Rescue: Is Rollins In Trouble

Filed in Delaware by Unstable Isotope on July 28, 2010 • 48 Comments

Comment Rescue: Is Rollins In Trouble

Is Michele Rollins’s campaign in trouble?

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Keep Digging

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 28, 2010 • 5 Comments

Satisfying beat-down of know-nothing former Reagan official and American Spectator writer Jeffrey Lord.

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Is This Good News?

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 27, 2010 • 3 Comments

The NYT reports that the oil spill is dissipating more than anticipated.

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Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 27, 2010 • 14 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Al Franken at Netroots Nation

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 26, 2010 • 7 Comments

Senator Al Franken’s closing remarks to Netroots Nation 2010.

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Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 26, 2010 • 32 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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The Moment of the Conference

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 25, 2010 • 4 Comments

There were lots of interesting panels and great speeches at Netroots Nation this week, but the confrontation between Lt. Dan Choi who was discharged under DADT was probably the emotional highlight.

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 24, 2010 • 16 Comments

The weekend version of your semi-daily open thread.

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Newt Gingrich Endorses Sharia Law

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 23, 2010 • 40 Comments

Newt Gingrich thinks that Muslims shouldn’t be able to build an Islamic center near Ground Zero unless Saudi Arabia allows churches and synagogues to be built.

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 23, 2010 • 10 Comments

The Friday version of your semi-daily open thread.

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Reflections on the Netroots Nation Science Panel

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 22, 2010 • 10 Comments

Reflections on the Netroots Nation Science Panel

Reflections on the Netroots Nation 2010 science panel.

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Shirley Sherrod Gets Her Apology

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on July 22, 2010 • 20 Comments

Shirley Sherrod who was unjustly smeared by Fox News and Andrew Breitbart gets a formal apology from the President and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

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