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POPSDon't Say "It Couldn't Happen Here". At least one presidential candidate has publicly advocated policies which parallel this situation. Reading things like this reminds me of the famous "First they came..." statement attributed to Martin Niemöller. It's also a good time to keep in mind that the rights of the least among us, the rights of people we disagree with or even hate, are our rights too, and that when someone on the fringe loses out so do we all.
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POPSA Tribute To Women In Film I usually don't pay much attention to things like this, but this one is more than passing interesting and actually rather evocative. Rather than click on the "clipped from:" link above, I recommend going directly here: http://glumbert.com/wii/view.php?name=womenfilm
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POPS300-Year-Old Solar Eclipse Courtesy of those great folks at APoD, the oldest known (European) depiction of a total solar eclipse. Earlier depictions may exist in Asian sources - Arab and Chinese astronomers, for instance, made accurate notes on the supernova of 1054, which formed what is now the Crab Nebula, aka M1 & NGC 1952. The Chinese also kept accurate records of sunspots and comets long before other parts of the world did.
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POPSWard Off Those Pesky Preachers Are JWs, Mormons and assorted fundies perched on your doorstep? Here's a not-so-subtle hint that, although they might be well-intentioned, they're not exactly welcome.
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POPSNot Nature, Not Nurture, It's Night Lights! Now we know - homosexuality isn't genetic, it isn't a choice, it's all because of night lights. God meant for man to sleep in the dark, that's why he made night, and who is mere man to go against that divine ordinance? The author of this piece insists that he is not being satirical but is, in fact, sincere. Despite his protests, though, I find that hard to accept (a position also taken by comment posters, who also point out that, if it is satire, it isn't very good). Furthermore, one would expect to see at least one supporting comment; I haven't rooted around much on the site (and probably won't), but so far haven't found a single favorable remark.
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POPSChina Bans Reincarnation The question is, what can they really do to prevent a Tulku or a Lama from being recognized? Even if the authorities can limit the influence of such figures, but Tibet is a big place with borders that are hard to secure. It wouldn't be impossible to get any such boy out of the country where he could be invested with his office in exile, as is the current Dalai Lama. In any case, the government cannot prevent the spiritual process of reincarnation any more than they could command a Christian to go to heaven or hell.
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POPSHeil Kitler! There are times when a picture exceeds the proverbial 1,000 word limit. This is one of them.
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POPSOriginal First Page of the Bible They recently discovered a smaller scroll hidden in the cylinder of the first scroll of the ancient Biblical scriptures, believed to be the actual "first page" of the Bible. When deciphered, it read ...
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POPSWe Could Use Politicians Like This Again This is excerpted from President Dwight Eisenhower's farewell speech on the cusp of his turning over the White House to John Kennedy. His words clearly show that he placed the good of the people of this country above and ahead of the demands of corporations and special interests. His insight transcends the partisanship that has befouled American politics in the 47 years since this speech was given.
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POPSMickey Mouse Suicide The strips are from mid-October 1930. At that time, suicide jokes were common in cartoons and comic strips. These would never go over today, which makes you wonder - were they more callous back then or are we too sensitive today?
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POPSBush Administration Plans to Blame You for Iraq The article goes on to say: The United States in 2007? No, Wilhelmine Germany in 1917 and 1918, as its military dictators, Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg and his loyal second, General Erich Ludendorff, pushed Germany toward defeat and revolution in a relentless pursuit of victory in World War I. Having failed with their surge strategy on the Western Front in 1918, they nevertheless succeeded in deploying a stab-in-the-back myth, or Dolchstoßlegende, that shifted blame for defeat from themselves and Rightist politicians to Social Democrats and others allegedly responsible for losing the war by their failure to support the troops at home.
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POPSGermany 1935? Middle Ages? Fahrenheit 451? - Take Your Pick The article goes on to say, "Sadler said people should bring anything that represents Satan in their lives to the burning - it doesn't have to be book. "'Harry Potter' books, Goosebumps books, Ouija boards, etc..." Sadler said. He said the world needs to go back to the values that this nation was founded on, "biblical values". "This is a call to definition between what is good and evil; God and Satan," Sadler said. What's really dismaying about this newspaper item is that the heading gives the time and place as if this were a social event or a bake sale. "If my own father were a heretic, I would personally gather the wood to burn him" -- Pope Paul IV
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POPSFred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Get Slammed! It's about time this bastard got some comeuppance! Phelps takes homophobia to extremes. It's one thing to disapprove of or publicly denounce homosexuality, but Phelps and his family blame gays for everything from the decline of western civilization to yesterday's heartburn. I can think of no better example of religion perverted by hate. This is a real test in my belief in Voltaire’s quote, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”. At times like this, I prefer Tom Stoppard’s version: “I agree with everything you say, but I would attack to the death your right to say it.” In this case, it’s probably best to let Phelps et. al. continue to show the world what asses they are. I can’t imagine any reasonable person, left, right, conservative or liberal, agreeing with Westboro Baptist’s brand of venom. In case you're not familiar with the Phelps clan, check out some of the links in the clip.
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POPSHealth Benefits of Global Warming Those cold-related deaths are a real problem that needs immediate action. It'll also be a boost for the air conditioning industry and all those Americans who want to flock south for lower wages so they can keep warmer. We might have a problem with heat-seeking Canadians trying to sneak across the border.
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POPSAtheists Stunned by Amazing Toast that Does Not Resemble Charles Darwin Whatsoever
The image, said nonbelievers, was further evidence that there is no God, and that the universe is what it is by chance, not the hand of a creator. But religious leaders were quick to say that the toast may still be significant . Details appeared on the Atheist News Service, based in Massachusetts, which specializes in irreligious broadcasts. They reported that the toast, served to Richard Dawkins at breakfast one Tuesday, did not reflect the image of the man who first advanced the concept of evolution. Noted atheist P.Z. Myers, a scientist and someone who did not ever meet Charles Darwin, said he was convinced the toast did not show Darwin. "As you can see from the photo, this toast doesn't look anything like Darwin. Just plain, ordinary toast. Maybe if you squint, you can see a squid...no, I'm just kidding. It just looks like toast." "I'm sure it's delicious with butter, but it doesn't even resemble Christopher Hitchens, much less the author of The Origin of Species."
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POPSTANJ (There Ain't No Justice)!! There's more information at http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/240542/. Actually, the teller was told he'd be fired if he accepted the money, so he chose to resign. Apparently, he plans to pursue a career in law enforcement.
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POPSObama & Cheney - Kissing Cousins? - No and Yes This sort of thing happens when you go back far enough. It's been said that most US presidents are distantly related to the British royal family. I have two presidential relatives in one branch of my own family tree. I wonder, though, how the people who have been needling Obama about his middle name and making jokes about "Obama bin Laden are going to react to this.
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POPSTop Censored News Stories of 2007 - Part 3 It doesn't matter whether you get your news from the networks, Fux News, the New York Times or the Washington Times - there are always important stories that fall through the cracks. Here are links to some of them. I couldn't clip the whole thing at once, so it's split into three parts.
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POPSTop Censored News Stories of 2007 - Part 2 It doesn't matter whether you get your news from the networks, Fux News, the New York Times or the Washington Times - there are always important stories that fall through the cracks. Here are links to some of them. I couldn't clip the whole thing at once, so it's split into three parts.
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POPSTop Censored News Stories of 2007 - Part 1 It doesn't matter whether you get your news from the networks, Fux News, the New York Times or the Washington Times - there are always important stories that fall through the cracks. Here are links to some of them. I couldn't clip the whole thing at once, so it's split into three parts.
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POPSOf Course Rush Got Off Easy... The guy with the valid prescription gets 25 years and the bloviated blowhard who got his illegaly got off with a fine and mandated rehab (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536446/). I guess the state attorney was listening when Rush said, "... And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be convicted and they ought to be sent up,” - 5 October 1995
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POPSNot So Fast, Christian Soldiers - War or Crusade? Have you ever noticed that almost all religious wars involve monotheistic religions? I have looked and cannot come up with an instance when one polytheistic culture waged religious war against another polytheistic culture. There's always a monotheist involvement - maybe that's because with only one god, the monos think they have more to lose. Read the clip source and the original article
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POPSHigh-Speed Online Granny I haven't been able to install Clipmarks on my Firefox, and the add-on doesn't exist for Mozilla (which I use most often), so I have to bite the big one and use it with Intersh*t Exploder. This is my first clip, testing the waters, so to speak.
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