Despite tough talk from the White House, BP continues to pull in hundreds of millions of dollars from US military fuel contracts, and at least one new contract has been signed since the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion.

The total cost so far to BP for the oil spill is $3 billion and counting.

[Today the BP oil spill will become the biggest ever in the Gulf of Mexico, with 140 million gallons of crude already spilled. In other news, the toxic Hurricane Katrina FEMA trailers are being resold to spill cleanup workers! Getty]

In an internal BP publication, the company wrote about the many great things that were resulting from the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf. Jimmy Kimmel showed their updated advertising campaign to put a new spin on the disaster.

A big "win" today for our more bomb-minded armchair engineers: ol' Bill Clinton says it "may become necessary" for the military to bomb the leaking BP well — but not with nukes, sadly. Come on, Clinton! Dream big.

Igor Sechin, Russia's deputy prime minister and chairman of the country's biggest oil company, told reporters today: "We know that [BP CEO] Tony Hayward is leaving his position and he will introduce his successor" later today. BP says that's nonsense.

Tropical Storm Alex could soon be upgraded to a hurricane, but is expected to miss the oil spill area.

"Large patches" of crude from the BP oil spill today reached the Mississippi coast for the first time, hitting beaches 10 miles from Biloxi. State Department of Environmental Quality: "We can't do anything because [BP has] all the money." [Reuters]

Surprise: Sarah Palin, too, loves that Thomas Sowell column about why Barack Obama setting up a $20 billion BP claims fund makes him literally Hitler. This is why Sarah Palin is one of the most unpopular political figures in America.

BP executives had a press conference yesterday with their celebrity savior Kevin Costner to heap praise on his miraculous oil-cleaning machine. Too bad the device hasn't even been put in the water yet. Remember about chickens and hatching, BP.

You've already met Darryl Willis—in a TV ad! He's the nice man telling you that he volunteered to oversee the claims process for BP in the Gulf. And they put him in a commercial for it! Oh...thanks?

Shares in BP dropped to a 14 year low today on the London FTSE after the company announced that it had already spent $2.35 billion on the Gulf oil spill. Most of that money was spent on cleanup crews. [Guardian]

If you're a toddler who's at the beach and screaming, "Mommy, get it off!" re: your oil-soaked feet, you probably don't want to hear, "Rub it!" in response. But that's what happened yesterday in Destin, Florida. The disturbing video, inside.

Here's famously insane Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert reading a column from prominent conservative Thomas Sowell about why Barack Obama setting up a $20 billion BP claims fund makes him literally Hitler. Thanks again for the envoy, Texas' first congressional district!

Remember when BP was perceived—thanks to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of advertising—as the "green" oil company? (That was only a couple months ago). Now, Shell is seeking to grab that totally made-up title. With advertising!

In a meeting with House Republicans today, idiot Congressman Joe Barton apologized to his colleagues again for apologizing to BP CEO Tony Hayward. They allowed him to keep his powerful committee position. Then he went and bragged on Twitter! Jesus.

Yesterday, U.S. District Judge and oil investor Martin Feldman blocked President Obama's "blanket, generic, indeed punitive" offshore oil drilling moratorium. But Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will seek a stay on the ruling, pending an appeal by the administration. [NYT]

U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman struck down the Obama administration's deepwater drilling moratorium in rather snippy, circular language today. Perhaps his cereal milk was a bit sour this morning? Or maybe he just owns some oil stocks.

BP's in-house magazine BP Planet is putting a positive spin on the oil spill: "Much of the region's businesses—particularly the hotels—have been prospering because so many people have come here" to clean up BP's mess. Thanks, BP!

The president of Transocean Ltd, owner of the leaky Deepwater Horizon oil rig, Steven Newman said today that Obama's "arbitrary six-month time limit" on new offshore oil drilling should be lifted, because companies like his are responsible, honest and competent.