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Iraqi state secret: Zoo is popular.
I'm not sure why I learned about this through Wikileaks, but apparently the Baghdad Zoo is the most popular park in the city. I have two reactions to this: Baghdad has a zoo? And: Oh great, now that they've leaked how popular it is, some idiot will plant a bomb there. -
Inspired by the Anti-abortion protesters cluttering up this otherwise beautiful spring day
Sometimes I wish that I believed something that could be easily expressed in three small words printed large on an ugly paper sign: Abortion kills Children. Meat is Murder. God Hates Fags. Taxes are Bad ( Read more... ) -
News from the States.
This should be especially informative for those of you outside the U.S.
In Utah women are primarily vessels for incubating children, and they will be punished if they act otherwise.
In Arizona, thinly veiled racism is alive and well. (bonus fun fact: Arizona was one of the last 3 states to make Martin Luther King day a holiday; the others ( Read more... ) -
Reporting from the State that's not as smart and principled as you thought we is
What are we to make of the Obama victory (massive landslide in Massachusetts) quickly followed by the Scott Brown victory? "We want change--only not so fast/so much?" I think a lot of people just do what FOX news tells them to do ( Read more... ) -
Is it humid in here, or is that just Vanuatu disappearing under the waves?
Is the United States the only nation where large numbers of literate people don't believe in man-made climate change? I believe in man-made disbelief of science, which is almost as scary as large-scale famine caused by droughts and floods. I did meet a nice Australian lady on my trip to Greenland who had her doubts about man-made climate change, ( Read more... )
