Mayor, er, King Bloomberg announces that NYPD is his Army - Boing Boing
http://boingboing.net/2011/11/30/mayor-er-king-bloomberg-anno.html
"I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world."—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Mayor Bloomberg: ‘I Have My Own Army’ | PolitickerNY
http://www.politickerny.com/2011/11/30/mayor-bloomberg-i-have-my-own-army-11-30-11
“I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom’s annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have,” Mayor Bloomberg said.
Redneck Woman Rails on Obama Video
http://www.break.com/index/redneck-woman-rails-on-obama.html
I want to think that this is just a weird funny video, but what I really think is that there are a lot of Americans like this. But what I really hope is that I'm mistaken.
"I see what you're doing there."
http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=roflbottoheqz2.jpg
I can't even imagine my reaction if I saw one of these crabs trundling down a sidewalk
Creepypasta - Encyclopedia Dramatica
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/Creepypasta
"Creepypasta are short stories designed to unnerve, disturb or scare the readers of a Creepy Thread on /b/."
ElmoSapien!
http://www.robotsrule.com/html/elmosapien.php
"He’s furry, red, and robotic! Meet ElmoSapien, the fusion of Sesame Street’s legendary Elmo puppet character and WowWee’s fantastic Robosapien RS Media robot."
Neurophilosophy : The rise & fall of the prefrontal lobotomy
http://scienceblogs.com/neurophilosophy/2007/07/inventing_the_lobotomy.php
"After reading this post all I can say is: I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy."
NestedVM
http://nestedvm.ibex.org
"any application written in C, C++, Fortran, or any other language supported by GCC can be run in 100% pure Java with no source changes."
Shoot the Stylist - Octopulse - Online portfolio of Brit Leissler
http://www.shootthestylist.net/octo/index.htm
"The Octopulse shows that noise is music. With this cuddly ‘alien bagpipe’ you can control analogue sound synthesis through unconventional means."
Bush Grants Self Permission To Grant More Power To Self | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51140
"In a decisive 1–0 decision Monday, President Bush voted to grant the president the constitutional power to grant himself additional powers."
The Raw Story | Video: 50 year study says conservatives 'followers'
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Video_50_year_study_says_conservatives_0711.html
"The data shows that conservatives are much more likely to follow authoritarian leaders."
Pastors planning 5 million new churches: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-globalfeb25,0,5120204.story?coll=sfla-features-headlines
"an effort they say they hope will hasten the End Time"
Company requires RFID injection
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/134
"In the past, employees accessed the room with an RFID tag which hung from their keychains, however under the new regulations an implantable, glass encapsulated RFID tag from VeriChip must be injected into the bicep to gain access, a release from spychips
Boing Boing: Halliburton to build "immigration detention centers" in US
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/06/halliburton_to_build.html
"Call me paranoid, but seeing "Halliburton," "Homeland Security," and "detention centers" in the same article doesn't make me feel safe at all."
365tomorrows.com » This World’s Not Built For Lovers
http://www.365tomorrows.com/08/18/this-worlds-not-built-for-lovers
"She smiled at him, the warm, hopeful smile that had ensnared his heart ever since he had saved her life way back in Dungeon #23. It had been an amazing first date."
Attack of the MegaRamp - The nine-story behemoth that scares the bejeezus out of the world's best skateboarders. By Bret Anthony Johnston
http://slate.msn.com/id/2124309/fr/rss
"In 20 years of skateboarding, I've never had to ride an elevator to the top of a ramp."
eBay: "CAFFEINE!"_500 cups coffee_pure powder_energy drink (item 5602560475 end time Aug-12-05 20:00:00 PDT)
http://cgi.ebay.com/CAFFEINE-500-cups-coffee-pure-powder-energy-drink_W0QQitemZ5602560475QQcategoryZ19262QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
"Caffeine - 100% Pure White Crystalline Powder Caffeine. This Caffeine is a cut above the rest being of absolute pure quality."
Teen guilty of fetal murder
http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2005/06/07/20050607LDNflores.html;COXnetJSessionIDbuild78=CokOmiLEvURPICn1jdCgPERjHFYEvAeSuHb7YorPUL43ya2R2Euk!-839803116?urac=n&urvf=11183157268320.2041820167446985
"An Angelina County jury deliberated just under four hours, finding him guilty on two counts of capital murder for his part in killing his unborn twins." This is so scary and disgusting.
The Washington Monthly - BARBARISM IN TEXAS
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_06/006447.php
"Prosecutors chose not to pursue the death penalty against Flores, meaning he received an automatic life sentence with parole possible after 40 years." 19-year-old guy in jail for stepping on girlfriend's stomach because abortion was unavailable.
MissPoppy.com | - Unborn Baby Ornament - US Troop Model
http://www.misspoppy.com/catalog/xcart/customer/product.php?cat=283&page=1&productid=16346
"What if the fetus you were going to abort would grow up to be a soldier bringing democracy to a godless dictatorship?" Run screaming.
Robo Urinal: Behold Your Porcelain Master : Gizmodo
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/robots/robo-urinal-behold-your-porcelain-master-038812.php
Whga....?
Rise Of The Righteous Army
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/02/05/60minutes/main598218.shtml
"An estimated 70 million Americans call themselves evangelicals, and their beliefs have already reshaped American politics."