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Gun “Control” “Legislation,” Parodied by Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live satirizes the minimalism of the gun registration bill proposed by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.)
Class Hatred and Bad Memories of Thatcher
The hatred for the late Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister, among a broad segment of the British public has manifested itself in visible and […]
Palestine PM Fayyad Resigns, a Victim of Israeli and US funding cut-off and backlash against Austerity
The man recognized by the Palestine government based in Ramallah as prime minister, Salam Fayyad, has tendered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. The most […]
Jonathan Winters, RIP (Video: of Classic Standup Routine)
Comedian Jonathan Winters has died at 87. Winters was a pioneer in improvisational standup and the use of impressions in mini-skits within the monologue. He […]
Arctic Summer Ice Cap will be gone in 20 Years: NOAA (Time-Lapse Video)
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration now predict that the arctic will be iceless during summers in as little as ten to twenty […]
Egypt: As Mubarak retrial begins, Judge Recuses Self
Former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was brought to a courtroom on Saturday for the beginning of his retrial on charges of ordering hundreds of peaceful […]
Amazing Green Energy News: World’s Largest Wind Farm opens in UK, as Libya prepares to go Solar
1. World’s Largest Wind Farm The London Array offshore wind farm has just gone live, generating 630 MW of electricity in the first phase. An […]
“Losing my Religion” in Tehran (Music Video)
Iranian mashup of R.E.M’s 1991 hit, “Losing my Religion”, set in Tehran. REM LOSING MY RELIGION at Tehran from Hamed Zarepoor on Vimeo. h/t reddit.com
Jordan, Overwhelmed by Syrian Refugees, Opens a New Camp
Jordan has received about 600,000 Syrian refugees from the civil war raging in the latter country. It has now been constrained to open a second […]