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"...I never saw anything like this. The animal that came from never had any fur on it." I didn't put much stock in the possibility that a Dominican spiritualist working out of a basement in Union City, New Jersey, would have much to say about a lampshade that might have been made from human skin in a Nazi concentration camp. But there I was.... (via) "I wasn't even thinking about the tragedy that happened in Wyoming." Montana Tea Party president Tim Ravndall was fired today due to public outcry over jokes about the murder of Matthew Shepard -- Ravndall's contribution to a discussion on Facebook about the recent ACLU lawsuit filed on behalf of seven gay MT couples who wish to get married. Last week, Montana GOP senate candidate Jason Priest ran into similar trouble on Facebook. (Priest supports the criminalization of homosexual acts.) QUAAAAAACK! Now that's a war face! Always wished you could listen to a scene from Full Metal Jacket [imdb] with the voices provided by Disney(tm)-sounding characters? Well, then you'd like Full Metal Disney. (SLYT - nsfw - swearing). Laser Microscope "After witnessing the image of a mosquito in a laser beam outside, I decided to investigate the phenomenon further. I started by locating scuzzy water. Ponds lacking, I decided to take water out of the bowl of my 6 year old spider plant. I then filled a syringe and hung it above a laser so that a drop of water, almost ready to fall, was in the beam path." [via] The Maltese Double Cross A documentary about Pan AM flight 103A. [MLYT] There has been a bit of a furore over the release of Al Magrahi. This 1994 documentary shows an alternative to the case as outlined by the FBI/CIA/Scottish police. It was (eventually) shown on (UK) Channel 4: "When Channel 4 agreed to show the film, the Scottish Crown Office and the U.S. Embassy in London sent press packs to the media, labeling the film "blatant propaganda" and attacking some of the film's interviewees, including Juval Aviv the head of Interfor." Starts Slowly, builds to part 9, where Dennis Phipps, former head of British Airways Security, says: "At Malta, the records of the handling of that flight, KM180, were made available for me to see. There was no evidence of unaccompanied bags, all of the bags that were carried as passenger baggage were checked in by a passenger that had travelled on the flight." Found via William Blum's Killing Hope - lockerbie page website. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 What's your position? Sitting, lying or standing: what's the pole position for reading? Both the Guardian and Abebooks want to know? AbeBooks wonders if it's weird to read lying on your stomach? Daley says he will not run for re-election as mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley announces he will not run for re-election as mayor of Chicago in 2011. In the past half-century, Chicago has had only 13 years when a Daley was not mayor. Is this fallout from RMD's botched, and, many say, ill advised, Olympic bid? Or just the fact that the city is more strapped for cash than ever? Should be interesting. The Revolution Will Be Counter Clockwise The revolution will be counter clockwise! Jam City Rollergirls for WiiWare is ready to drop later this year. It will be the first video game treating the 75-year old sport of roller derby. Like most things derby, from the recent Down and Derby book to the WFTDA, to DNN, where you can watch live bouts, to the movie Whip It!, Jam City Rollergirls is supported by and features real players of this growing girl-power sport. It's just too bad none of the teams in the game are from the western region, which is dominating the national rankings. Just sayin'. West coast woot woot. "host activist...advocates a radical conception of freedom of expression" Swedish webhost PRQ, home of The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks, has been raided by police. The raid was part of an ongoing international crackdown on movie and TV piracy. According to authorities, the target of the raid was not Wikileaks but rather the host itself, "who advocates a radical conception of freedom of expression, including...hosting the download site The Pirate Bay or sites advocating pedophilia." 14 European countries are said to be involved in an operation two years in the making, targeting the "Warez Scene". Oldest Marijuana Stash Found A conversation in the Gobi Desert 2700 years ago: "What is that hole in the ground?" "It's called a grave. You put your weed in there." Archaeologists uncovered a 2700 year old grave in the Gobi Desert that contained about 2 pounds of marijuana in it. See the slide show.

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