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“Where are all the white guys?” Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
“Do I have the right to refuse this search.”
I can relate to this post, and that disturbs me.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 298 [+].
Brutal Torture: 16 Twisted Techniques & Historic Devices Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Here’s an exploration of 16 of the most cringe-worthy torture techniques and devices to ever come out of the haunted halls of human history.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 159 [+].
Half a Million animals to be slaughtered to appease a Goddess Posted: 2 weeks ago by equinox
Billed as the world’s largest animal sacrifice fair, the event is expected to attract about five million Hindus. Despite protest from several quarters, the Nepal government has refused to intervene in the religious custom meant to appease Goddess Gadhimai where nearly 500,000 animals, including buffaloes, goats, ducks, roosters and pigeons will be sacrificed.
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Framed for child porn _ by a PC virus Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the malicious programs better known for swiping your credit card numbers. In this twist, it's your reputation that's stolen.
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Toward a Slow-News Movement Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
In the minutes and hours after an Army officer opened fire on his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, last week, the media floodgates opened in a now-standard way. A torrent of news reports and commentary poured from the scene, the immediate community and the Pentagon, amplified by corollary data, informed commentary and rank speculation from journalists, bloggers, podcasters, Tweeters, texters and more.
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Man Jumps Off the George Washington Bridge and Survives Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
Last Friday, a man jumped off the George Washington Bridge-a 212-foot plunge into 55-degree water—and survived and managed to swim to the NJ side, where he was taken to a hospital
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 108 [+].
Blown To Smithereens: The Secret Story Of Survival Town Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
One pleasant spring day in 1955, an atomic bomb blasted an American city into oblivion.
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Escobar's Son Apologizes for Father's Crimes Posted: 3 weeks ago by analumass
A short, but interesting interview about an upcoming documentary that showcases drug lord Pablo Escobar's son and his side of the story.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 89 [+].
Woman Tortured and Killed Neighbors Pets Posted: 3 weeks ago by suebe
A Long Island woman is suspected of torturing and killing as many as 20 cats and dogs — some of them belonging to her neighbors — before burying them behind her home. An update from her son.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 318 [+].
Who Is a Jew? Posted: 3 weeks ago by suebe
The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as complex as Judaism itself.
Who is a Jew? And who gets to decide?
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Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive Posted: 3 weeks ago by suebe
In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.
His Spanish was rudimentary, his accent an embarrassment. Classmates in Lima, a two-day trip from his Amazon home town, laughed at his grammatical stumbles, his odd pronunciation.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 173 [+].
Koran Verses Mysteriously Appear On Baby's Body Posted: 3 weeks ago by suebe
Ali Yakubov, a nine-month-old baby boy from Russia left doctors stupefied after the word Allah allegedly showed up on his chin when he was only a few weeks old.
Since then, verses from the Koran have emerged consistently on the infant’s back, arms, legs and stomach, before apparently fading away and being replaced with new ones.
Video
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Mom Reunited with Baby Sold by Hospital Posted: 3 weeks ago by MandolinOrange
A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 193 [+].
Most potential recruits for US military too fat, dumb, or drugged out Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
About 75% of Americans eligible as military recruits couldn't serve if they wanted to.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 300 [+].
El Salvador’s Fireball Street Fight Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
The incendiary missiles explode on impact – sometimes in the faces of their targets. Pyromaniacs take note. If you love fire – and fireworks or trick or treat are too tame for your taste buds – you’ll be blown away by the Bolas de Fuego festival in El Salvador.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 140 [+].
Racism in China Rears Its Ugly Head Online Posted: 3 weeks ago by choco
After a young girl named Lou Jing competes in a televised singing competition in Shanghai, message boards go crazy with those attacking her based on the color of her skin and her background.
Comments: 18 Score: [-] 629 [+].
Bear kills militants in Kashmir Posted: 3 weeks ago by Bornbad
A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir.
*every body wants a piece of the action*
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