Speaking at a drug enforcement conference in Rome, Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment.[...]
Archive for June, 2014
June 22nd, 2014 - 4:52 am § in Misc.
APPLESAUCE
Staying at the Burj Al Arab? Enjoy a 24-karat gold iPad It’s the most golden hotel perk since gold-bar vending machines: gold iPads. As if the Rolls Royce and helicopter services weren’t enough, guests at Dubai’s opulent Burj Al Arab now have access to gold-plated iPads. The 24-k[...]
June 22nd, 2014 - 4:19 am § in America
Why Do People Choose to Live In South Carolina?
There are 160 known, active Ku Klux Klan chapters in the United States, according to research from the Southern Poverty Law Center. South Carolina comes out rather well, with only 3 in the state borders. A bit surprising given that SC was the source of most of the ideas that undelay the KKK’[...]
A New Muslim Face Looks to Israel
Will “Kurdistan” Emerge as A New Force for Peace Between Israel and Palestine? Remember Saladin? The great conqueror of the Crusaders was a Kurd. Maimonides, the greatest Jewish Rabbi, was an adviser and physician to Saladin. While Sadam Hussein’s rule was limited by A[...]
June 20th, 2014 - 11:07 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Will Texas Endorse Therapy For Gayness?
The Texas GOP Is Thinking About Endorsing ‘Ex-Gay Therapy’ By Abby Ohlheiser According to an early look at the Texas Republican Party’s first draft of their 2014 platform, it looks like Texas Republicans are seriously considering throwing their support behind the practice of what&#[...]
June 20th, 2014 - 12:41 am § in America
FREE PREGGERS TESTS IN ALASKA!
Researchers from the University of Alaska–Anchorage are installing pregnancy test dispensers in the women’s restrooms in bars and restaurants in remote communities in Alaska. The goal is to avert fetal alcohol syndrome. Of course, the obvious next on will be to require women to show the tes[...]
June 20th, 2014 - 12:30 am § in China
China: Imperialism
China says moving 2nd oil rig closer to Vietnam BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday it is moving a second oil rig closer to Vietnam’s coast, showing its determination to press its territorial claims and continue searching for resources in disputed waters despite a tense confrontation with Vie[...]
Anti Semitism in Paris
France – Anti-Semitic Attack On 15-Year-Old Boy In Paris France – A Jewish 15-year-old boy was attacked yesterday in Place de la Republique in Paris in what appears to be an anti-Semitic assault. Alliance.fr (http://bit.ly/1ldogdw) reports six black teenagers attacked the boy – known[...]
June 18th, 2014 - 12:32 pm § in Misc.
A Good Review of the GMO
I recommend this Crosscut effort by Nathanael Johnson[...]
Did the US Blow A Trillion Bucks on a Useless Airplane?
The designer of the F-16 explains why the F-35 is such a crappy plane Watch Sprey eviscerate the F-35 in the video below.[...]