Liberty is Dead
That’s it. We’re done kids. The greatest experiment in democracy can’t survive long term. Our addiction to drama, turmoil, and petty bickering will kill it. Our passion for ridiculous drama is so ingrained, we invent them and call it news. Then, we quote this to each other like it’s from God’s mouth to our ears. [...]
The 14 Characteristics of Fascism continued..
Continuation of our series on the 14 Characteristics of Fascism and how BushCo uses them. The first Essay in this section was incorrectly labeled as Part 4 Sunday. It is of course Part 5. -Dusty
PART V: RAMPANT SEXISM
(Women at Risk: The Dangers and Consenquences of a Christian Republic)
Section 2
So what does this [...]
happy halloween!
The face of a doomed species
I try not to cut and paste articles. But this time..this time I have no words for this horrible truth. From the Independent:
Tigers driven to edge of extinction by poachers and loss of habitat
By Andrew Buncombe in Delhi
Published: 31 October 2007
The disastrous impact of poaching and the destruction of the natural habitat of one of [...]
Ten Post Round-Up: Trick or Treat Edition
Oh my! It’s all Hallow’s Eve and I’ve got my checklist here to make sure that this Halloween goes off without a hitch.
As soon as I verify that everything is ready, then we’ll get started with the Round-up.
Pumpkin? Check!
Little Stevie got his “Commander Guy” costume on? Check!
Little Richie got his “Ru Paul” costume on? [...]
diggin’ for the truth
i thought that nothing could ever surprise me with these folks anymore, until i read this news article from reuters:
“A Bush administration official whose department had government workers pose as journalists in a news conference has been dropped from a planned new job as media chief for the top U.S. spy agency.”
huh. i guess [...]
DA seeks the Death Penalty in Killer Baby Case
DA SEEKS DEATH PENALTY IN KILLER BABY CASE
From the Anal Retentive Press
by Praetor One
PHUQUEDUHP, ARKANSAS–Obadiah F. U. Wichanger, the newly elected District Attorney of Hellhole County, South Dakota announced today that his office would seek the death penalty in the case of little Johnny Gilchrist, the 9-month-old infant whose premature birth on December 25 [...]
Ten Post Round-Up: 10/30/07
So many posts, so little time.
Without further ado…
From Brilliant at Breakfast.
* If parents didn’t buy these, there’d be no need to offer them:
I’m not saying that kids should be forbidden to have any allure until they’re in their 20’s, nor am I saying that a little bit of dress-up is always inappropriate. I went to [...]
They offered Blackwater employees what???
Sweet Jebus in a speedo..H/T to Betmo for turning me on to this article. A small snippet to get your blood boiling:
WASHINGTON – The State Department promised Blackwater USA bodyguards immunity from prosecution in its investigation of last month’s deadly shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, The Associated Press has learned.
The immunity deal has delayed a [...]
Historical Retrospect on Pacifism in Religion
Early History The tenets of non-violence exists in all of the early Abrahamic religious traditions (Jewish, Christian and Muslim), the Darmic traditions ( Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism) and many pagan traditions. Secular movements use non-violence as a practical or strategic effort purely as practical strategy without the moral or religious worthiness overtones. I note [...]
Thousands Protest Oct 27th across the nation.
Of course the majority of the MSM has little to say on the topic. But IndyMedia, Boston.com, LAT and IndyBay.org have good writeups on the protests held in 11 major American cities. The events were organized by UnitedForPeaceAndJustice, their site has a great section on each city with reports and pictures. A few of the [...]
Ten Post Round-Up: Mad Monday
Simmer down, back there! So the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. Yippee! Hooray! I’m from Colorado, so I don’t wanna hear about the World Series, right now.
I’m thinking a Ten Post Round-Up will make me a feel a whole lot better…
From Signs of the Times:
* Fidel Castro pokes fun [...]
So, why am I a Liberal?
Why am I a liberal?
That, my friends, is a short question but it requires a somewhat complicated answer. In a nutshell I suppose that I could say that I have seen just how destructive the new brand of “compassionate conservatism” can be, but that’s too easy. In fact it’s a bit [...]
George W. Bush and Charles Manson: Kindred Spirits?
Today we welcome a new writer to Sirens Chronicles–BibleBelted. He hails from the Coalition for a Republican-free America and most recently contributes to the Coalition for a Democratic America.. He is part of the extended family of Siren’s husband and wife team, PraetorOne and Donatra. Please welcome him, he sure knows how to pick [...]
The 14 Characteristics of Fascism, Part 4
Part V: Rampant Sexism
(Women at Risk: The Dangers and Consequences of a Christian Republic)
By Donatra, Shakti and Katie
Section 1
“Women whom Nietzsche never had, he consigned to a distinctly inferior status, as did the Nazis, who decreed that their place was in the kitchen and their chief roll in life to beget children for [...]
