in bits
Can we all overthrow our governments already?
US to continue colluding with Israel in suppressing Palestinian resistance [Guardian] Britain to continue colluding with Israel in suppressing Palestinian resistance [Telegraph] UK weapons factory has been ransacked in a Gaza protest. The factory is the sole British subsidiary of US weapons company EDO Corp [Guardian] A new poll shows that that fascist Likud party [...]
The latest on the Gaza Massacre
Israeli airstrikes have continued into today. The death toll of the attacks is now at 285, with 900 injured — 180 seriously so. [Ma'an] Israel has just started bombing the area around the Rafah crossing, and bombing the tunnels into Egypt. Gaza residents have breached the border in at least five places along the 9 [...]
It’s Thursday and if we haven’t brought you anything since Monday, it’s because nothing’s happened
Is it too late to place bets on how long the Israel/Hamas truce will last? It’s 1pm local time, which means its been seven hours and that sucker’s still going strong. [Al Jazeera] Dearborn Arabs trying to be just like the LA Persians, thinking they can build houses that go right up to the edge [...]
Odds and Oppression
I was happy to see that the American Islamic Conference had sponsored a forum on the limited media freedom in the Muslim world. This was particularly poignant after a recent charter was adopted by the Arab League, which sets out to “coordinate media control,” but really seems to be about censorship: The charter, signed by [...]
But you’re making it sound like a bad thing
Depends on how it’s done. Does it involve a tubby named The Gimp? Any fuzz on those handcuffs? Just how many clothes pins? [NY Times] When your list of assholes hits 755,000, consider that maybe you’re the asshole [USA Today] Fox News shamelessly steals Nadeem, Fayyad, and QuiQui’s idea for KABOBspoof. [Think Progress] Our nomination [...]
Obama, Osama, Yo Mama
It’s not that Mitt Romney doesn’t trust his speech writers. It’s that, darn it, all you brown people look so much alike! [Think Progress] Israel to trade in gold-digging nafka for more cost-effective sharmootah even though, man this one’s got a real set of teeth on her. [Jpost] Israel encourages launch of gas-gouling rockets by [...]
The few, the proud, the fabulous
People with disposable income and having amazing sex not keen on relocating to Iraq [USA Today] 72 virgins keeping previous survey’s “Yes” respondents too busy to participate in latest survey [Pew Center] Israel pretends to care about what the cancerous growth thinks [Globe and Mail] Housewife seeks permission to ship silly grade detection equipment to [...]
From the department of relativity…
Laura Bush to visit Saudi Arabia dressed like a 2 riyal hooker [USA Today] UN doesn’t want to play with its little band anymore [JPost] King Abdullah forcing kids to wear ugly shoes just like he had to when he was an orphan in Massachusetts [Time] Al Qaeda in desperate need of team building retreat [...]
Britney Spears didn’t make it on my Google News feed today
Jenna Bush to save Latin America from shortage of spoiled rich white girls. [Time] Hillary happy to finally have men obsessing over her. [Ian Scwhartz] Osama bin Laden also deserving of Nobel Peace Prize. [National Review] Tony Blair admits he led Britain for 10 years without knowing anything. [Independent] Syria belligerently refusing to say cheese. [...]
Because anything is possible…
Barbie knockoff difficult to knock up. [Reuters] Gumball machines = “A terrorist attack in the worst case scenario.” [WCBSTV] Hezbollah supporters watching the TV instead of supporting. [AP] Because a life sentence plus 240 years = boring. [Australian BC] Terrorist taunts police with Banana Boat song parody. [Telegraph] Iran has a history of lying, says [...]
Connect With Us Ya Hmeer!
