Archive for the 'Canary In A Coal Mine' Category

This Is True In Far Too Much Of The World

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

In prison there is no female or male. There are only humans and monsters. One of the sad truths of far too many places in the world. This time it is Syria, but it could be so many other places. Thankfully the human spirit is strong and very, very hard to break completely.

The Resistance Strikes Back With Cheese

Monday, May 30th, 2011

The resistance in the UK to the Health and Safety Nanny culture scored a major win when rebels held an ‘unofficial’ cheese rolling competition in Brockworth. The rebels risked all chasing rolling cheese wheels and scored a major victory for eccentricity vs the wrap everyone in bubblewrap crowd. Huzzah and good for them!

Do You Live In A Dictatorship?

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Here is an easy quiz to see if you live in a dictatorship. Question 1: Are you facing a year in jail for using the dictators toilet? If you answered yes then yes, you are living in a dictatorship.

No Right To Resist Illegal Entry In Indiana

Monday, May 16th, 2011

Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes. How could anyone not think this is a very, very bad thing? Read the attached decision to see if the article was overstating [...]

Jeremy Clarkson: Let Them Eat Cake

Monday, May 16th, 2011

I have rarely read more ignorant words than these: “If you do lose your job and you end up living in a barn, with just a fire to keep you warm and nothing to eat but what you can find in a hedge, be happy. Because you’ll be having a much better life than me.” [...]

England the Brave, Part whatever

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Apparently being a jerk is no longer legal in the UK. The crime in the article is that a beach side keytarist is alleged to have played ‘Everyone is Kung Fu Fighting’ at a couple of Chinese people in Wales. At worst he was being a jerk and even a bigoted jerk, but somehow that [...]