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LRAD 'sonic cannon' debuts in U.S. at G20 protests

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:38:07 -0400

LRAD 'sonic cannon' debuts in U.S. at G20 protests:

Pittsburgh police used an audio cannon manufactured by American Technologies Corp, a San Diego-based company, to disperse protesters outside the G-20 Summit — the first time its LRAD series device…

Nadir Of Western Civilization To Be Reached This Friday At 3

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:33:15 -0400

Nadir Of Western Civilization To Be Reached This Friday At 3:

This horrible but inevitable day has been a long time coming, said one Anthropologist, before picking up a black marker and, seemingly without thought or intent, drawing a long, thick phallus on his…

Boris Yeltsin Drunk, Outside White House, In Underwear -1995

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:33:14 -0400

Boris Yeltsin Drunk, Outside White House, In Underwear -1995:

Boris Yeltsin got so drunk during a 1995 visit to Washington that Secret Service agents found him a few hundred feet from the White House clad only in his underwear and trying to hail a cab -…

What's In a School Lunch? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:33:13 -0400

What's In a School Lunch? (INFOGRAPHIC):

Here are two lunches; each meets the USDA’s guidelines. One represents the type of processed foods typically found on school-lunch trays, and the other represents an alternative lunch of whole…

Healthcare around the world

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:42:50 -0400

Healthcare around the world:

Comparison of healthcare systems in the US, UK, France and Singapore.

Brave Man Walks Through Anti-Healthcare Crowd [PIC]

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:40:53 -0400

Brave Man Walks Through Anti-Healthcare Crowd [PIC]:

This brave man walked through the ant-health care crowd with his large poster and was immediately set upon by the crowd. One person spit on him, while others pushed and tried to grab his flag until…

82 pics from Glenn Beck's "9/12 Project" rally in DC

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:23:47 -0400

82 pics from Glenn Beck's "9/12 Project" rally in DC:

Here are some of the signs and banners I saw today at Glenn Beck’s 9/12 Project.

FiveThirtyEight: Size Matters; So Do Lies

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:23:45 -0400

FiveThirtyEight: Size Matters; So Do Lies:

yesterday, someone told a real whopper. ABC News, citing the DC fire department, reported that between 60,000 and 70,000 people had attended the tea party rally at the Capitol. By the time this…

An Offended Mother on Pres. Obama’s Speech to School Kids

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:55:15 -0400

An Offended Mother on Pres. Obama’s Speech to School Kids:

And now you want kids to avoid hearing a speech encouraging their personal responsibility to obtain a good education? Just stop. And stay the hell away from my kids, you frightened, bigoted, crazy…

The mainstreaming of evil

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 09:55:14 -0400

The mainstreaming of evil:

Perhaps you’ve heard all the uproar about President Obama’s speech today. A group of folks is very concerned about a speech of his today, because he’s talking to children…

The Beatles - Get Back (Live on a Rooftop in 1969)

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:29:41 -0400

The Beatles - Get Back (Live on a Rooftop in 1969):

Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California grass.

Conservative media take a strong stand against ... learning?

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:52:34 -0400

Conservative media take a strong stand against ... learning?:

If there is anybody out there who still doesn’t believe that the conservative media will attack President Obama no matter what he does, consider this: Right-wingers are telling children to skip…

Obama Schoolchildren Speech Drives Right-Wing Batty

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:52:33 -0400

Obama Schoolchildren Speech Drives Right-Wing Batty:

Yesterday, I noted that Florida’s GOP Chair Jim Greer had heard about President Barack Obama intention to address the schoolchildren of America on the occasion of the start of a new school year, and…

Dear Conservatives: Reagan preached tax cuts to schoolkids

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:52:33 -0400

Dear Conservatives: Reagan preached tax cuts to schoolkids:

The conservative freak-out over President Obama’s planned speech to students urging them to stay in school and work hard is due to fears that Obama will use his platform as an opportunity to push his…

The Five Biggest GOP Lies in the Health Care Debate

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:42:35 -0400

The Five Biggest GOP Lies in the Health Care Debate:

This is a must read for everyone, but especially for our Republican friends…

Two People Burned After Trying to Ride Out Fire in Hot Tub

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:42:34 -0400

Two People Burned After Trying to Ride Out Fire in Hot Tub:

While thousands have already fled the Station fire, two people who tried to ride out the firestorm in a backyard hot tub were critically burned. The pair in Big Tujunga Canyon, on the southwestern…

Reading Rainbow Ends

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:30:56 -0400

Reading Rainbow Ends:

After 26 years, the beloved children’s show hosted by LeVar Burton will disappear from the airwaves. Today, educational funding favors programs that teach kids how to read, rather than why to read.

Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:13 -0400

Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend:

Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend

Would You Pay $220 for a Bottle of Beer?

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:42:13 -0400

Would You Pay $220 for a Bottle of Beer? :

Sigel’s announced that it is taking early orders for a dozen 6-liter bottles of Unibroue’s La Fin Du Monde golden ale. Catch is, these collector’s items come at the eyebrow-raising (or…

7 Amazing Hand-Built Eco-Friendly Homes

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:25:06 -0400

7 Amazing Hand-Built Eco-Friendly Homes:

Long before anyone thought of the term ‘green building’, there were handmade houses created with sustainability, respect for the land, and the pride of creating something by oneself as high…