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"Life Saver" means something else…
Without discussing the merits or demerits of the death penalty, can we all agree that “life saver” is not the term you use to describe someone who supplies you with
Best. Christmas. Song. Ever.
Holy shit, my awesomeness meter just broke. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ysfQjKKi70] H/T: Wyatt W.
First Amendment Badass: Hossein Derakhshan
By J. DeVoy You may have never heard of Hossein Derakhshan or his more popular moniker, Hoder. More than a name, Hoder.com – now a parked GoDaddy page – was one
Update: Wikileaks, Lieberman, the New York Times, and the First Amendment
Update – I was interviewed on WTOP in Washington, DC, on this subject. (source)
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By J. DeVoy Let’s see, a crocodile (or alligator) and what appear to be croquet wickets. Are we sure it’s not just a glorified Lacoste ad?
Wikileaks, The NYT, and the First Amendment
I was interviewed by Slate yesterday, for an article discussing why Joe Lieberman’s saber rattling about prosecuting the New York Times is an empty threat. The Brian Palmer article that
"The Cup Size Choir"
By Tatiana von Tauber Sexy. Fun. Brilliant. (Daily Mail article here.) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wNafq4v-E]
To serve, protect, and to ass rape little boys in drag. Thank you Uncle Sam!
The United States Government hired DynCorp, a private “security contractor” to train the Afghan Police. That training requires DynCorp to show these local Afghan cops how to shoot guns, investigate
Google to Internet Users: "All Your Angry Comments Are Belong to Us"
by Jason Fischer Google, allegedly in an effort to improve the civility of user comments, has determined that the “caps lock” key should not be a part of laptops that
Christians should be slaves. Textbook fails to support that view. Panties are wadded.
by Randazza Dennis and Aimee Taylor got their panties all in a wad because their son had to read the book “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America,”
Joy to the world, and naked women
By Tatiana von Tauber As a boudoir photographer I see lots of women naked. Most clients fall into two groups: Those who look so hotter than they ever thought they
“Feminism” In Iceland: Saving Women From Their Own Adulthood
By Dr. Marty Klein Iceland, the world’s oldest democracy, is now heading in exactly the opposite direction. And they’re doing it in a familiar way—by eliminating choices regarding sex. Iceland
All that has worked since 9/11
Bruce Schneier writes: The truth is that exactly two things have made air travel safer since 9/11: reinforcing cockpit doors and convincing passengers they need to fight back. The TSA
TSA now run by Pedobear
by Randazza We really must be at the verge of tipping into Idiocracy. It was once believed that you could spot a pedophile just by looking at him. This theory
Why can't Bernie Sanders be president?
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WTF NJ?
The NRA reports that a guy just got 8 years in prison for having guns in locked cases, which he was transporting from one house to another, while moving. New
Everything we know about life may change today
Nasa has apparently discovered a new life form – in a poisonous lake in California, no less. Wired explains: All life on Earth is made of six components: carbon, hydrogen,
Bond… Julian Bond…
Faithful Readers: It is Wednesday Night here on the left coast and time to check in with the patrons of this fine blog. Although some might say it is too
The only reason that I never committed a terrorist act on a plane….
Is because I have no desire to. No interest whatsoever. You couldn’t pay me enough to do it, I have no political beliefs that would be advanced by it, and
More TSA Trash
A woman had the audacity to complain to the TSA that the screeners in Phoenix did not know their own procedures — which allow for alternative screening for medical liquids.