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The tragedy in Middle East is distant, I don't know them beyond distant historical accounts, but I grew up with America. You can forget about Iraq more easily than you can forget about 9/11. I don't believe reading up on bad news is a good idea, though I've done it, to find out why, to find out what happens next, but when I catch myself at it, I ( Read more... )

I think the average twink would have been smarter than this, no, this, is a very, very, special, kind, of motherfucking STUPID;

Letter from Barack Obama went Unused by 'No on Prop 8' Campaign

Like, "You, off my planet!" kinda stupid.

I just realise that it is POSSIBLE, if not likely, for Obama to actually be in a position where Canada can vote for him ( Read more... )

I'm still smiling madly over this, sometimes we made it after all. In spite of the surprise suck of birds in the engine, the pilot landed it safely, the crew guided everyone out, the passengers helped each other, and the cavalry of coast guards and commuter ferries arrived in time to save them all from the freezing waters.

Here's the the San ( Read more... )

I just realise that if I'm in Europe right now, I would sooo be tempted to pretend to be American to get laid.

The feel good story everyone has already heard about, would be the safe landing of Flight 1549 upon the Hudson River (in New York). Gawker has a page on the awesome pilot; Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III, who in addition to being ( Read more... )

Thadeus Greenson/The Times-Standard
Posted: 12/31/2008 01:33:55 AM PST

What started as an online hoax culminated on Christmas day with dozens of people banding together to help those in need, in what's now being called “Miracle at Wabash and Union.”

Sarah Palin will make news when she shoots down Santa Claus over Alaska
JOSH FREED, The Gazette
Published: Saturday, January 03, 2009

Goodbye 2008. You were an uplifting, depressing, bleak, ecstatic, tumultuous year.

April-May: As Canadians develop Obama-envy, Michael Ignatieff will channel his inner Obama. He'll spend days tanning and lifting ( Read more... )