A.M. Links: Nanoprobes for U.S. Troops, White House Invite for Hollande, Joe Biden Comfortable With Same Sex Marriage or Maybe Not

A.M. Links: Nanoprobes for U.S. Troops, White House Invite for Hollande, Joe Biden Comfortable With Same Sex Marriage or Maybe Not

| May 7, 2012

  • nerd alertDARPA
    plans to
    develop nanoprobes to inject into U.S. troops for monitoring and
    tactical purposes, calling it a “truly disruptive innovation”.
  • Could Ron Paul supporters learn something from Israeli
    settlers? Haaretz
    reports     on the first night of the Likud party convention: 
    “Few of the settlers, who had been democratically elected to the
    convention, are likely to vote for the Likud. They care not a wit
    for Netanyahu or his ambitions. They came early and grabbed most of
    the seats to signal to him that he cannot do as he pleases in his
    party. The festive event quickly turned into a sweaty performance
    of heckling, yelling and catcalls.”
  • President Barack Obama invited the
    French President-elect, Socialist Francois Hollande, to the White
    House.  “[H]e looks forward to working closely with Mr
    Hollande and his government on a range of shared economic and
    security challenges,” Jay Carney said in a statement.
  • Despite saying he’s “totally comfortable” with same-sex
    marriage (like the last Vice President!), the White House
    insists     Joe Biden’s on the same page as the President—against
    doing anything about it.
  • Channel 4 in New Orleans
    sees     a trend towards more gun ownership, because of the
    crime.
  • A United Nations investigator
    says     the U.S should return some of its stolen land to Native
    Americans, because of discrimination.

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