Archive for October, 2007
Iraqi Women Raped at Abu Ghraib
UPDATE
From alex in comments:
Brendan-
I don’t think those photos show an actual rape by U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
I remember photos from a military rape fetish website being picked up by Al-Jazeera in ‘04 or so when Abu Ghraib broke. I think these are from the same photographer or website:
1.The uniforms are wrong- those are the [...]
Wow.
“Think about it: a 5,000-pound vehicle that gets 60 miles to the gallon and does zero to 60 in five seconds!”
Wow. read the whole thing. hat tip to Kos.
Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that’s up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the turbine to turn the Hummer [...]
Anne Dicker Bids on Fumo’s Mansion
Anne Bids on Fumo’s Fairmount Mansion from Karim Olaechea on Vimeo.
THIS is hilarious.
As mentioned earlier today, Vince Fumo snagged quite the tax break on his mansion: it’s selling for $7,000,000, but thanks to his buddies on the Board of Revision of Taxes, it’s still assessed at only $250,000, leaving him with a tax bill of [...]
Anne vs. Vince
As I remarked in the
Read More..>>Porter Wagoner: Satisfied Mind
How many times have you heard someone say
“If I had his money, I could do things my way?”
Little they know that it’s so hard to find
One rich man in ten with a satisfied mind.
I haven’t ever had a Satisfied Mind, and I don’t think I ever will.
I don’t know if that’s a good thing [...]
Flying Low in Downsville
I spoke for about an hour last night with Sam’s mom about his upcoming visit. I think it’s the inordinately long period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving that has me feeling so down: I’m worried about everything regarding Sam, especially his refusal to speak to me on the phone and the presence of her [...]
Read More..>>Drinking Liberally 10/30: Dems at Drexel
,a href=”http://www.drinkingliberally.org”>Drinking Liberally! Tuesday evening at the Tangier, 18th and Lombard Streets, in Philadelphia, starting at 6:00 PM until we get done. Drink specials and free wings for early birds.
The Democrat and Democratic candidates for President will be debating tonight at Drexel University, and with any luck the guys at the Tangier will [...]
Sylvester Johnson: Blind
Failed Police Commissioner Criticizes Mayor Elect
Commissioner: ‘Stop-and-frisk’ risks unrest
As Sylvester Johnson wraps up his job, he calls Michael Nutter’s strategy a disaster.
By Andrew Maykuth and Barbara Boyer
Inquirer Staff Writers
The city’s top law-enforcement officer says Michael Nutter’s proposed “stop-and-frisk” policy would be a “disaster.”
Departing Police Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson said the presumptive mayor’s promise to invoke [...]
No to Telecom Immunity
via FDL
Must view.
Porter Wagoner: Rubber Room
A short clip of Porter singing “Rubber Room” with Marty Stuart. I’ve actually never heard the album its on, but the song acquired a cult following:
The studio recording features a lot of weird vocal effects and choruses that make it considerably freakier than what he could have done on stage. You might call the [...]
