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Hello Kitty and the Police
Hello Kitty armband designed to punish and shame police officers in Thailand.
:: STARTED BY lille christina
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:29 10.08.07
Lies of the day - keeping track
Just keeping track of the lies so that we don't miss any good ones. Please add to the list.
:: STARTED BY We're The Great Old Ones Now
:: 145 REPLIES, LAST AT 10:35 06.08.07
Things that have been worrying me[1]-China's cultural heritage and the one child policy
Chinese country girls- 'maggots in the rice'?
:: STARTED BY hoatzin
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:20 24.07.07
Bank Loans for the Poor: Will Capitalism Save The World?
The Grameen Bank loans money to "the poorest of the poor," who then use the money to begin entrepreneurial ventures in their communities. Will capitalism bring an end to global poverty?
:: STARTED BY xenoglaux
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 05:18 16.07.07
Sarkozy says 'No' to mass pardons
French president cancels tradition of Bastille Day pardoning.
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 6 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:29 10.07.07
Sic Transit Gordon Mundi
To discuss the Premiership of Gordon Brown.
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 13 REPLIES, LAST AT 19:54 08.07.07
U.S. Supreme Court votes to curb school districts' diversity plans
Crazy pill moment happening again in the U.S Supreme Court. This time it's racial integration in public schools being torn down.
:: STARTED BY Ticker
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:07 07.07.07
"Due to the effects of September 11..."
Post examples of things being attributed, mostly wrongly, to the 11.09.07 terrorist attack in New York.
:: STARTED BY Not Here Still
:: 16 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:30 04.07.07
The Dying Days of Tony Blair
What is Tony Blair hanging on for?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 99 REPLIES, LAST AT 09:01 02.07.07
US Vice Presidents and High School Civics
Sometimes you just have to laugh. File under: balance of powers, rewriting the constitution, executive orders, classified documents, idiocy, humor, WTF?
:: STARTED BY *
:: 9 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:10 29.06.07
Mike Gravel
Alaskan senator and Democratic candidate for '08 -- a fiery orator who seems to make a point of ruffling feathers. Is he a straight shooter? Does he stand a chance?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 4 REPLIES, LAST AT 21:50 27.06.07
A thread about the ongoing situation in Palestine
Rolling news and comment
:: STARTED BY All Acting Regiment
:: 8 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:25 21.06.07
Rape accusation against Duke lacrosse team
Duke Lacrosse team, horrifying sexual violence and racial hatred, reactions from the press and attorneys. Content may be disturbing.
:: STARTED BY *
:: 354 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:38 20.06.07
Drought in the USA
Went to the levee but the levee was dry... dustbowl, depression, lake on fire, America feeling the effects of climate change some more
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:16 15.06.07
Third Parties
The United States is, some say, saddled by an entrenched two-party system. What about Greens, Libertarians, Natural Law-ists and the rest?
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 23 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:13 15.06.07
I love chavs
The return of class politics
:: STARTED BY jmw
:: 54 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:56 14.06.07
A barrister provoked outrage during ongoing UK rape case
Discussion about UK case. Also UK folks can you apply pressure to this?
:: STARTED BY Ticker
:: 21 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:01 08.06.07
Sustainability and the left
Whatever happened to progress?
:: STARTED BY jmw
:: 118 REPLIES, LAST AT 13:37 05.06.07
Hugo Chavez, Socialism in South America
Socialist with the mostialist? President of Venezuela wins a third term, Latin America turning red, the rise of anti-US rhetoric
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 54 REPLIES, LAST AT 08:46 05.06.07
Have a potentially transmittable drug-resistant respiratory disease? Fly the friendly skies!
Keywords: XDR TB, selfishness, individual rights, Apocalypse.
:: STARTED BY Kali, Queen of Kitteh
:: 3 REPLIES, LAST AT 18:20 01.06.07
The Future Lies in China
China, the future, environmental and human rights concerns, censorship, Tibet, & the possibility of a new cold war.
:: STARTED BY Quantum
:: 10 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:03 31.05.07
Fixated Threat Assessment Centre = thought police?
The Home Office's new Fixated Threat Assessment Centre could be somewhat sinister. Does it have a Room 101?
:: STARTED BY Mon Oncle Ignatius
:: 0 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:10 27.05.07
Turkey and EU
should Turkey be permitted to join the EU?
should Turkey bother when it's clear (central) Europe doesn't want them to join?
Wouldn't it be stronger in a Pan-Turkic Federation now that all the turkic ex-soviet republics have shitloads of oil?
:: STARTED BY yawn - thing's buddy
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 23:31 26.05.07
U.S. Congresspeople's "Food Stamp Challenge"
Some Washington types try to spend a week on a "food stamp budget" ($21) and blog about it.
:: STARTED BY MattShepherd: I WEDDED KALI!
:: 7 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:55 21.05.07
Thinking about copyright violation? GO TO JAIL.
Do not pass go! As the U.S. looks at making "attempted" copyvio a crime, we get closer and closer to the Thoughtcrime state...
:: STARTED BY MattShepherd: I WEDDED KALI!
:: 1 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:06 19.05.07
Oderint Dum Metuant: Dissent from within
Dissent and contention over the (proposed) war on Iraq from within the governments of the US and UK.
"Oderint dum metuant" means "let them hate, as long as they fear."
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 33 REPLIES, LAST AT 16:26 17.05.07
How long will Gordon Brown last?
Tick tock, tick tock, will Gordon Brown have time to get settled in to the seat of power, or is he just keeping it warm for the transition from Blair to Cameron?
:: STARTED BY Our Lady Has Left the Building
:: 20 REPLIES, LAST AT 20:38 14.05.07
Help me understand my politics
In which a confused chap in his mid-twenties asks a screenful of non-accountable strangers to dissect his beliefs.
:: STARTED BY Happy Dave Has Left
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 17:16 11.05.07
School shooting at Virginia Tech
Mass murder at Virginia Tech is deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history.
:: STARTED BY grant
:: 117 REPLIES, LAST AT 15:06 10.05.07
Immigration Rights Rally in Los Angeles
Some LAPD officers attack a peaceful protest, assault protesters and media. Two are disciplined so far.
:: STARTED BY *
:: 5 REPLIES, LAST AT 14:42 09.05.07
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