Saturday, March 24, 2007

You'll Never Guess What's In McDonald's Chicken McNuggets!

Think you know what's in a McDonald's Chicken McNugget? Oh sure, there is a little bit of chicken (though it's mostly corn). But the real shocker is what else is in a McNugget. You'll never guess in a million years ....

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VIDEO: Governor admits Arizona UFO was real

The governor comes clean, the videos were not spoofs, he saw the UFO himself.

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YouTubers Sue Viacom Over Stephen Colbert Clip

The case revolves a clip called “Stop the Falsiness”. It’s a parody of “The Colbert Report” that was posted to YouTube - parody is considered fair use, and by removing the clip, Viacom is being accused of misrepresentation under the DMCA.

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House Approves Deadline For War Pullout

Speaker Pelosi wins gamble with Sept. 1, 2008, withdrawal from Iraq

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Support The Restoring The Constitution Act Of 2007

The Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007, restores Habeas Corpus rights, bars evidence gained through torture or coercion and reinstates U.S. adherence to the Geneva Conventions in order to protect the nation’s military personnel abroad.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

USA TODAY: 18,000 Americans die yearly because they lack health insurance

Yet when 3,000 die we suspend the constitution & invade Iraq.

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Mario and Zelda Big Band Live - Amazing Remakes of Classic Nintendo Songs

Mario & Zelda Big Band Live was, as the name suggests, live performances of Mario and Zelda music arranged into jazz, Latin, country, and bluegrass. The video is of the entire concert, and is kinda long (1 hour 55 min), but some of the arrangements are really cool, and worth listening to.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:47 AM 0 comments

BREAKING: The Patriot Act has gotten Weaker!

Today the senate voted 94-2 to cancel a Justice Department-authored provision in the Patriot Act that had allowed the attorney general to appoint U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation. One less provision for the Bush Administration to abuse!

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Video: Salt Lake City Mayor calls for Bush impeachment

Salt Lake City Mayor, Rocky Anderson says President Bush is committing "high crimes and misdemeanors" and should be impeached. Mr. Anderson explains his position during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Anderson offers an extensive list of what he considers "high crimes" that form the grounds for impeachment.

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Ron Jeremy appears in Ghostbusters as extra

For over 20 years nobody noticed that Ron Jeremy - the hairy godfather of contemporary smut - is in one of the greatest comedy blockbusters of all time, Ghostbusters. It makes a certain amount of sense - Ron was a no-name when the movie came out and subsequent home video was often full-screen, cropping Ron out. But after all this time, there he is.

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// posted by Joel Polkinghorne @ 10:26 AM 0 comments

What it's like to be in a cell at Guantanamo

Amnesty International has constructed a highly realistic life size replica of the Guantanamo cell where Australian David Hicks has been languishing for five years. There is a Quicktime virtual reality panorama of it on this Sydney panorama blog site.

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