Month: July 2014
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Another George Carlin PSA
Just a reminder folks – as the British Government tries to force new NSA-style laws through, and US police SWAT teams can blow a chunk out of a two year old looking for a minor drug dealer, or worse…and they covered up for paedophiles, ‘lost’ the reports, and it turns out some of the craziest…
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Everything is not awesome – Lego and Shell
There are a few unspoilt wildernesses left, one in the Arctic and the one in children’s imaginations. Both are under threat by Shell and more worryingly by association, LEGO. The Danish company has partnered again with Shell selling toys from service stations to kids, and I really expected better from LEGO, as a Danish company.…
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Pepe Julian Onziema is my new hero
The Pride recently it’s easy to focus just on the good happy side of the LGBTQ family, but outside the West the situation is far from the party it usually ends up being. I love that John Oliver started like that, then went into describing the mess than the British and US have made in…
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AGT Rave Cru – Rave Side Of The Moon
I’m sure I heard this back in the day, but Ian Fondue posted this onto Facebook and it’s a classic mix of 88 (count ’em!) rave anthems. Love the Orbital vs Tone Loc bit especially.
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Not Today Satan! Christian Protesters get burned by drag queen
One of the sad things to increasingly happen in the last decade of Pride parades is the Christian fundamentalists who come and protest (yes, they’re all against a day of love, respect and acceptance. How, err, Christian of them :-/). I love that at Seattle Pride, faced with such hate, Mama Tits showed them the…
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Gruinard Island
The island in the TV series Utopia was based on real events – wartime Anthrax testing on the Scottish isle of Gruinard, where sheep were infected and killed to test biological warfare. It was only recently sold back to it’s original owners and declared full safe after decontamination and testing since the 1990’s. The video…