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POPSThe Best Way to Control the Masses Remember FDR’s words: “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” When the Shadow Powers determine the choices available to us they control us. Sure it’s subtle. You bet it’s effective. And we all think we’re free.
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POPSObamania one world ,one people, one enormous ideal to live up to
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POPSBanks to lend you your own money! From the Daily Mash: "Chancellor Alistair Darling said the decision had been taken in tandem with the banking industry, adding: "They used a lot of dirty words I'd never heard before and one of them had an angry looking dog."
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POPSScience Never Stops :-) This is an entertaining and fairly level headed “what the future will bring” piece. It covers the promise and perils of a pretty diverse set of topics: nuclear power, space travel, power transmission, aviation, food production, urban growth, race relations and even (sort-of) outsourcing.
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POPSHousing Price data I didn't realize this data was made publicly available. Very interesting to see exactly how the market is performing in various cities.
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POPSGirlfriend This word is older than I thought (I thought both uses originated in the 1950s, but the "female friend" use goes back to 1859 and the "female romantic partner" use goes back to 1892. OED lists a 1896 use of "boy-friend" (male friend usage, which you never hear today) and a 1909 use of "boy-friend" in the romantic sense.
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POPSCrazy Art -Pics Seems rather impossible without photoshop but he is Chinese, so they some weird acrobatics sometimes.