Space Aliens From Luxembourg: A Horror Story - "Let us imagine that tomorrow morning, when you flip on CNN, you see Wolf Blitzer being jostled by surging crowds. Everyone is running, staring at the sky in fear. "Space aliens have landed in Luxembourg!" cries Wolf, wide-eyed and almost hysterical, "and they have a message for all mankind!" There is a burst of static, and then you see a drooling, bulging-eyed monstrosity gripping prepared notes in its slimy sea-green tentacles. "Citizens of Earth!" it gurgles, "We bring good news! We see that, all over the world, citizens live under the slavery of what you call ‘governments.’ Millions of you are unjustly imprisoned, billions are stolen from you through taxation, and government-owned WMDs threaten the very survival of the planet! This is a moral abomination, and we have come to put a stop to it!"" -- A pretty good read.
Spying on America - "The truth is, we’re reliving the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s relentless search for “communists” and now calling them “terrorists,” the uber enemy we created to feed the military industrial complex Dwight Eisenhower so aptly warned us about after WW II. The same complex that got in bed with the surviving fascists of post-war Europe, England and America, looking for an enemy to cover their new/old ambitions of global power, so aptly re-expressed in the Project for the New American Century’s need for a “New Pearl Harbor” to stir the natives into a frenzy of war and death still one more time, i.e., 9/11, to guarantee a “New World Order,” which is in total chaos. The need for this fascist, corporate-profit-at-all-costs driven dominance seems embedded in the psyche of these barely human beings. The same who have created vast amounts of wealth, like the Bush family, the Rockefellers, the Rothschilds, the Fords, and now the Buffets, the Gates, the Corporatos, the “Economic Hitmen” of the world. Their War on Terror will never end. It’s an incredible cash cow, generating billions in military and defense appropriations and natural resources, wherever they can be stolen. They’re getting richer than ever on those three little words: War on Terror."
The Snooping Goes Beyond Phone Calls - "The Departments of Justice, State, and Homeland Security spend millions annually to buy commercial databases that track Americans' finances, phone numbers, and biographical information, according to a report last month by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. Often, the agencies and their contractors don't ensure the data's accuracy, the GAO found. Buying commercially collected data allows the government to dodge certain privacy rules. The Privacy Act of 1974 restricts how federal agencies may use such information and requires disclosure of what the government is doing with it. But the law applies only when the government is doing the data collecting."
"When will they round up the Bloggers...?" - "Every day, it becomes a little clearer that the Bush administration is running roughshod over the civil rights and liberties of the American people. Cynically manipulating the events of 9/11 to crush any opposition, the Bush administration is engaged in an unprecedented effort to consolidate presidential power that threatens the very Democratic principals and institutions that have fostered a free America. What’s next, arresting journalists? When will they round up the Bloggers in their pajamas?"
Impossible to Prove a Falsehood True: Aircraft Parts as a Clue to their Identity - "Considering the catastrophic incidents of September 11 2001, certain troubling but irrefutable conclusions must be drawn from the known facts. I get no personal pleasure or satisfaction from reporting my own assessment of these facts."
White House waits on marriage - "President Bush's spokesman said the White House supports the constitutional amendment that passed a Senate committee Thursday to define marriage as between a man and a woman, but the spokesman would not call it a priority and said the administration is taking a wait-and-see approach to next month's full Senate vote."
Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism - "For many of them, daily life is but a patient waiting game for the resurrection of Christ (although there are difference beliefs as to how and when he will appear). They view the world differently because this life is just a right of passage to the splendors of meeting up with Christ in soulful bliss, as the expendable earth and our temporal bodies are left behind. This is the parallel universe that they inhabit, and they believe it is their duty to control the government. Rather chilling isn't it? ... Islamic fundamentalists and Christian fundamentalists are in broad agreement on many issues: sexual issues (anti-gay, pro-abstinence, anti-abortion); family issues (patriarchal structure); the role of women (anti-feminist); science (the explanation for life is in the holy book and nowhere else); and so on. The difference, in large part, is only in the God they worship. The values of their belief systems are really quite similar, particularly in believing that their belief system is the only one ordained by God."
Savage: "Jimmy Carter is like Hitler" - "On his radio show, Michael Savage declared that former President Jimmy Carter is a "Jew-hater" and a "war criminal" who "is like Hitler" because of his criticism of Israeli policies in the West Bank. Savage also called Carter a "communist, anti-American, anti-Semitic bastard.""
How Did Seven Family Members Get Infected With Bird Flu? - "We still don't know how seven members of the same family in Indonesia became infected with the H5N1 bird flu virus strain. Six of them have died. It is vital to know whether some of them infected each other. If they did, this would mean that the virus might be changing."
Town Cracks Down On Unwed Couples - "The city council in Black Jack, Mo., has rejected a measure allowing unmarried couples with multiple children to live together. The mayor said those who fall into that category could soon face eviction. ... The current ordinance prohibits more than three people from living together unless they are related by "blood, marriage or adoption."" -- Yes, this is the world we have created.
Report: Ozone Hole May Disappear by 2050 - "The ozone hole over the Antarctic is likely to begin contracting in the future and may disappear by 2050 because of a reduction in the release of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting gases, according to a team of Japanese scientists."
Women Get Drunk, High and Addicted Easier Than Men - "The study documents how women, pound-for-pound, not only get more drunk or higher faster then men, but also become addicted more easily. The research results are presented in a new book from CASA called "Women Under the Influence" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)."
Publishers fear drop in reading - "he publishing industry enjoyed a strong year in 2005, with increases in both revenue and the number of books sold. But projections for long-term growth remain limited because people increasingly don't read, according to a study released yesterday."
Quote of the Day
"Too graphic. Too overt. Not suitable for mass consumption."
~ Carrie Laughlin, Kalifornia
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