Wednesday, June 8, 2011

All Weiner, All the Time

Weinergate has moved into that special hypernews category where a new groaner comes out every five minutes or so. Yesterday we learned that the full x-rated weiner was indeed tweeted; that Democrats are stepping up calls for his resignation; and his wife, Huma Abedin, is three months pregnant.

We also learned that Weiner wrote pages of raunchy emails to a Nevada blackjack dealer -- and was making plans to meet her. And that young women were warned about Weiner by a conservative Twitter group months before the scandal broke.

Thank goodness nothing else has happened this week!

- Melted fuel at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant dropped through the bottom of the pressure vessels, a situation described as a “melt through,” more serious than a “meltdown." Bloomberg

- Thousands flee a probable blood-bath in Syria. WSJ

- The U.S. fiscal situation could turn into a "global macro shock," said St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard. Reuters

- The Arctic ice mass could disappear in 20 years. Neven

- Iran announced it would enrich nuclear fuel at a secret underground facility. WSJ

- Arizona wildfire swallows over 600 square miles. Reuters

- Exxon announces giant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. Financial Times


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