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Coming to America

August 15th, 2011 politics Linkage | 2 Comments | | ##

An old (I presume) National Geographic documentary follows several Sudanese that move to the US and reflect on the cultural differences there. The results are quite fascinating, especially when the things that we take for granted (Apartment! Water! Showers! Electricity!) are new to them.

“In the US Ive heard there is only one wife. These […]

The Onion Deserves an Award

August 11th, 2011 politics Linkage | 0 Comments | | ##

This is a story published on January 17 2001 right after President Bush’s inauguration. The Onion, apart from being funny, is deadly accurate.
Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level […]

Retards

August 2nd, 2011 politics | 0 Comments | | ##

Retarded mutherfuckers.
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One Term President

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Ive said before that Obama is going to be a one-term president and with the recent debt-debate debacle, its even more evident that this man has no balls or leadership ability to actually… you know lead. Paul Krugman has a pretty scathing review of recent events.
Make no mistake about it, what we’re […]

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The Real Numbers on Terror Attacks

July 31st, 2011 politics | 1 Comment | | ##

Terror attacks in Europe in 2009: 294
Number of these attacks conducted by Islamists: 1.
Terror attacks in Europe in 2010: 249
Number of these attacks conducted by Islamists: 3.
Still think Islamic Terror is the biggest threat to the world?
Source: The European Union’s 2010 Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (pdf link).

Satan is Murdock

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Wow… I literally almost couldnt believe this OpEd from the Wallstreet Journal was written by an adult. It sounds like an essay written by a 10-year old who’s mommy wont let him go out to play. Its this sort of arrogant piece of scumbag behaviour that got News Corp and Murdock into trouble in […]

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Made in Gaza

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This is an amazing story: Made in Gaza - a Formula1-style car.
Because of the Israeli blockade on Gaza, most of the parts for the car had to be manufactured at the centre’s workshop.

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