Turns out climate change isn’t the only scientific information FOX News can’t wrap its confused tentacles around—the “news” channel also happens to be baffled by the moon. Well, we can’t explain that, but here’s your Roundup:

Last night, President Obama and Speaker Boehner addressed the nation as Washington, continues to fight over how to raise the debt ceiling. The President asked each of us to call our members of Congress and demanded a balanced approach that contains shared sacrifice and compromise. Today, we're asking every Nebraskan to do the same.

It is time to stop the games of Speaker Boehner and the extremist conservatives in Congress. Every time they come to the table to compromise, the goal posts move. First, they demand deficit reductions be yoked to the debt ceiling debate. Then, they demand only spending cuts and no revenue increases which means an unfair burden on poor and middle class Americans. Then they ask that a balanced budget amendment (which Nobel-winning economists have called, "unsound policy") be part of the deal.

Update: a group of pipeline advocates brought 91 ears of corn to represent the 91 oil spills that could happen if the pipeline gets built, see pictures here. While Rep. Terry's bill to rush the pipeline through did pass the House, it is dead on arrival in the Senate. This bill was reckless and a waste of tax payer dollars.

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Sure, Montana might be the Big Sky state, but the sky’s pretty big in Nebraska, too. And while they’ve got the Grizz in Missoula, we’ve got the Huskers in Lincoln. Although we don’t have mountains, we do have the Sandhills, and under those Sandhills is the Ogallala aquifer. One thing Nebraska and Montana definitely have in common is the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would cut through beautiful and sensitive environmental areas of both states.

Both states also have existing oil pipelines already in the ground, and these oil pipelines have leaked, sometimes quite significantly. The Keystone I pipeline in Nebraska has leaked a dozen times in the past year (though not all in Nebraska), and recently, an Exxon-Mobil pipeline broke and spilled at least 1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons) into the Yellowstone River.

The US State Department announced today that an additional round of meetings in the states along the pipeline route will now take place.  The meetings will happen in the state capitols of the pipeline states.  Nebraska will get an additional meeting in the Sandhills and Texas will get an additional meeting along their coast.

We do not have the exact dates, but we know the meeting in Lincoln and the meeting in the Sandhills will take place in September.  

It turns out Mr. Obama shares our love for Harry Potter--yet another reason to love him. More reasons to Stand With Randy in your Friday Roundup:

The NE GOP, astroturf Americans for Prosperity (funded by the infamous Koch brothers), and national far-right talking heads have been hyping up the demise of Nelson’s career. They claim his vote for health care reform will be his downfall.

This quarter’s new fundraising numbers tell a different story. It’s clear that Sen. Ben Nelson is winning the fundraising race by a landslide. The only GOP candidate who’s close to Nelson is “Wrong Way” Jon Bruning.

The final Harry Potter movie premiered at midnight last night. (Yes, some of us attended.) We'll leave the reviews up to Ebert and Roeper, but we will say that fans won't be disappointed by the conclusion to this magical tale. Here's your Roundup:

Most one-year-olds are happy just to be toddling around the living room. We’re proud to announce that our one-year-old website is not only walking, it’s running and changing Nebraska’s political landscape at a lightning pace.

In just one year we’ve:

One year ago, Bold Nebraska's website went "live" with blog posts, events and a clear mission to change the political landscape and restore political balance in our state.

Our first blog was about Nebraskans and a President our capital city is named after that embody Bold's mission and desire for bold leadership--those that were elected to office as well as citizen advocates.