• Controversy over the Federal ID has Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff warning that citizens in states who don’t ratify the act may have to have passports to travel domestically. Already the new passport rules for traveling to Canada have prompted a surge in new applications as well as a new rule; if you own back child support, good luck. Also the new passports are chipped.
• Quite a lot of talk online about the revelation that even the CIA and the Vatican edit certain pages on Wikipedia. Duh. The WikiScanner is now operational but one does wonder why they didn’t cover their tracks better.
• More changes at our Kilauea volcano as lava bench collapses.
• Previously unknown islands appear as ice melts rapidly in Arctic. Just keep it in mind when you hear news of the race (US, Canada, Russia, Denmark) to claim its resources.
• Wordpress users will pick up on the news that the popular blogging platform has been blocked in Turkey. That article contains a few tips on how to circumvent that if you are affected.

• More on China’s ability to control the weather. Sure makes you wonder about what’s really going on with our world’s crazy weather this summer…global warming or…?? (not to mention all that fuss with the recalled toys and other China-made products…China also could greatly impact our already fragile economy…beware the sleeping dragon…)

• China has banned reincarnation without permission in Tibet. Huh??

• In recent weeks several countries have been making their way up to the Arctic, including Russia, Canada and the US. Denmark says no go. Even the CFR is weighing in on the topic. What’s going on up there? The ice is melting faster than ever; if it’s really a race for natural resources, why send in the military? Antarctica has had its share of shady controversy as well over the years. Maybe they’re following these explorers into the hollow earth, or fighting for control over the way in?

• Will Bush cancel the 2008 election? Benjamin Fulford claims the opposite here…

• Unpasteurized milk is illegal. Soon most supplements may be categorized as controlled substances as well, if the FDA has its way. Check out the collection of frigging excellent cartoons from Mike Adams of CounterThink lampooning the government, health industry and others.

• Just had to pass this on: this is what happens when aliens drink and drive.

• More on the little or no brain issue. Seems they may not be quite as important as we think, no pun intended.

• Finally, came across a very strange item, not sure what to make of it…Cryptomundo first began discussing the bridge collapse in Minn. because of strange synchronicities with certain names, numbers, and the Silver Bridge collapse (tied to the Mothman in legend) in 1967; then the Chinese bridge collapse took it a step further, as this particular city is supposedly famous in China for its legends about a giant, strange bird…cryptozoology is not usually my thing but just thought it interesting enough to comment on.

According to scientists, this “disturning event” shows “we are crossing climate thresholds.”