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This is a map of highways 18-wheelers use to cart atomic warheads and nuclear waste around the country. And this is possibly the most comprehensive map of nuclear sites and facilities in the United States, in case you wanted to know what’s near you.

And this is the shortlist of rejected heds for our new “Nuclear Truckers” story:

Axles of Evil
What the Truck?
A Big Trucking Deal
Have Bomb, Will Travel
Nuke Road Truckers
If You Can Read This, You’re in My Blast Zone
Driver Carries No Cash, Just Nuclear Weapons
Every Which Way But Loose Nukes

(Source: Mother Jones)

News you can use: Compare your favorite ski spot’s eco-consciousness with that of surrounding areas, with our handy map.

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Map of the Day: Adultery is still illegal in 23 states, with punishments ranging from a $10 fine in Maryland to life imprisonment in Michigan (in fairness, the judge was sort of kidding). Dueling is currently illegal everywhere, so…progress?

Chart of the Day! The Kauffman Foundation asked economics bloggers to describe the US economy in one word. Most of those words are synonyms for “bad.” They found some other interesting stuff, too.

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ADD IT TO THE MAP, BITCHES.

Yo and youse guys go down the Wawa, get us some wudders, pickup yer gas masks, and grab dat jawn. We’re gonna haf another revolution here in Philly!

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As part of our ongoing Occupy Wall Street coverage, we’re maintaining a real-time interactive map of OWS actions around the country. Have any to add? Email us a link at traja@motherjones.com. And follow all of our breaking coverage here.

minnpost:

With the postmaster general pleading poverty, what better time to consider the history of the postal system in America? Data visualization wizard Derek Watkins used government data to map the expansion of United States territorial control through the growth of the postal system.

ooh.

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Map o’ the Day: The Great Sharia Panic.

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washingtonpoststyle:

fuckyeahdc:

VIA

I live in Ethiopia. Monica lives in Bikes, Beer, Burglaries. We work somewhere between Drunk Long Island Girls and Power Lunches. [DZ]

Yeah, this basically sums things up.

News flash: if you live in the southeastern part of the US, you’re pretty much screwed this week. You too, Arizona and SoCal. And now back to denying climate change is real.

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When it comes to climate change, scary is the new normal.

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Big government FTW.

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nprfreshair:

See how foreign-born groups settled across the United States (New York Times, 2009)

This is old, but really, never gets old.

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curiositycounts:

In Mottos We Trust – the United States of America, mapped by state mottos. From the excellent Strange Maps.

Thanks, Montana, for reinforcing stereotypes. And Oregon, for being so totally stoned right now.

Tracking the US Center of Population

This is so awesome: