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Calling All Bond Villains

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 

Bwa-Ha ... Hmm. If shooting particles in the air can semipermanently change the climate of the entire planet ... well, in the hands of well-meaning people it would be a risky, last-ditch policy to combat global warming. In the hands of less benevolent people it could become a heavy duty terrorist weapon, no? ... If you have the missiles, is it that much easier to develop nukes? ... Backfill: The WSJ, which used Dr. Evil to illustrate its February piece on geoengineering, relies on a Foreign Affairs article ("Geoengineering is an option at the disposal of any reasonably advanced nation. A single country could deploy geoengineering systems from its own territory without consulting the rest of the planet ..."). ... Rand Simberg says you wouldn't use missiles. But of course if you can't wreak havoc with a single discrete act like a missile launch, the terrorism would seem difficult to pull off.  If it takes a flotilla of planes operating around the clock for weeks, that operation could presumably be interrupted by military action. ...[Thanks to reader M.]  8:46 P.M.

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Why would you leave a recurring part on a hit TV show--a job you "loved" --to become a mid-level liaison official in the White House? Either you are crazy or you have huge political ambitions. Or both. ... 8:42 P.M.

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We Want Our Blogola And We Want It Now! According to Greg Sargent,

leading liberal bloggers are privately furious with the major progressive groups — and in some cases, the Democratic Party committees — for failing to spend money advertising on their sites, even as these groups constantly ask the bloggers for free assistance in driving their message.

Peter Bart of Variety had a solution for this problem! ... Update: It works for blogs too! ... 8:39 P.M.

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