The cabin crew of a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi went a little Bollywood today. Om Shanti Om! (And on that note, I’m adding two more new categories that were lacking up to now: A Passage to India, and Cool Beans.)
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The History of Iran (that the US and Britain prefer you not to know)
A useful primer to keep in mind, seeing how the war drums are beating louder these days. Bonus: Something even MORE disturbing about Iran:
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Ahem. A little mood music, maestro: Ah, that was lovely. And a timely reminder of the class of person we’re dealing with here: an unelected monarch who dares to try to shut up a democratically elected leader confronting him over Spanish support of a coup against democracy in Venezuela. Yes,
Continue readingNo means NO, no matter what
Marital rape: It’s not just “rough sex” or “role-playing”. A young academic has been sentenced to four months in jail for sexually assaulting his wife during rough sex despite his claim that, in their dominant-submissive sexual role playing, “no” frequently meant “yes.” The 33-year-old man, who cannot be identified to
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: Die a little death again
“Let it all out/Breathe it all in/I’m so far out/I’m IN!”
Continue readingWankers of the Week: Out of the ship and into the SOPA
Crappy weekend, everyone! And there goes another one into the drink, just like those poor souls on that ship with the dipshit captain. If you feel like your world is being piloted by fucking incompetents and self-centred bastards on just such a level, pat yourself on the back…it is. And
Continue readingCops Behaving Badly: Doubleplusungood
Today’s entry in the annals of rotten cop behavior is a two-fer. First, from Florida, a disturbing case of racist elder abuse, caught on dashcam (despite the cop’s efforts to switch the camera off): Details from Raw Story: Technicians in Florida have recovered dashcam video of a Melbourne police officer
Continue readingPhotoshop du jour: A dream jam session
You say you want a revolution? You got it: “Imagínate que no hay cielo…” Can’t you just hear it?
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Flamengo comes to Bolivia
…and Evo had a great time meeting one of the great Brazilian soccer team’s heroes (and his own too, no doubt), Ronaldinho: Evo also presented Ronaldinho with a special medal for his outstanding contribution to South American sportsmanship: And there was a friendly match between Flamengo and a local team,
Continue readingShort ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats SOPA
What’s that meowing I hear? A cyber-kitty with a massive pet peeve…named SOPA. Whatcha got for us, Ms. Manx? First up, the Stumpy Cat would like to direct our attention to all the hypocrites endorsing this bad legislation. She thinks this begs a lot of questions, not least of which
Continue readingOne-two-three, one-two-three…
Q. What happens when a cute tortie kitty who chases her tail finally catches it? A. She learns how to waltz! And she does it all the way up the stairs and down the hall.
Continue readingAnd…we’re back.
Blackout ended. Regular posting (and venting) to resume shortly. Thanks for your understanding, folks. (And for those who also stood up against SOPA, big hugs and major good karma to you all.) Meanwhile, for a striking example of someone who Does. NOT. Get. It., click here. And have your anti-nausea
Continue readingWhy this site is going dark at midnight
Perhaps you’ve heard of SOPA? If not, you will have by midnight. That’s when this site, and many others, are going dark in protest. I’ve added a plug-in (called, appropriately, “Go Dark”) to my WordPress blog that will turn out the lights, so to speak, to let the powers-that-be know
Continue readingMerCHEdes? Of atrocities and apologies (still owing) from Mercedes-Benz
Yes, the above is an atrocity, and a gross violation of rights. But not for the reasons the gusanos of Miami claim. Cubadebate explains what’s really horrible about it: The luxury-vehicle company Mercedes-Benz apologized this week for having used the image of Che Guevara in a publicity campaign. Its apology,
Continue readingMusic for a Sunday: Hut, hut, WHUT?
Q. What do you get when you cross a certain sanctimoniously obnoxious quarterback with Ziggy Stardust? A. THIS: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Ziggy Star-Crossed. Otherwise known as the Thick White Puke.
Continue readingWankers of the Week: Ridin’ the Pipeline to Nowhere
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, there goes another shitty week. Gitmo is ten years old now, and still no trials for any of the prisoners; probably because then it would come out embarrassingly in court that there were an awful lot of false arrests made, and that the whole exercise hasn’t
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: Chavecito’s back, beeyotches!
And here he is, proving that his health is fully recovered from last year’s nasty cancer scare: …and that he’s fit and ready for his re-election campaign. He looks and sounds it, all right. Nice to see he’s regained the weight he lost during treatment. He’s his usual burly self,
Continue readingShit Homophobes Say
Notice that all of this is verbatim, no “Shit ____s Say” spoofage needed: And as a side note, every one of these ‘phobes has previously been wank-listed here for those same words and many, may more. I guess that also makes this a “Shit Wankers Say” video.
Continue readingWhen it doesn’t get better
Via The New Civil Rights Movement, I found out a sad thing today. The young man who made this “It Gets Better” video… …has taken his own life. Eric James Borges, who took the time to remind bullied queer kids that life will get better, and whose own life was
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