I draw your attention to paragraph three, where we learn that the "Tri" in "Trilateral Commission" is the President of the United States, the Monarch of the United Kingdom, and the King of the Singing Hobos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Icke

Just what the hell is going on in Little Orphan Annie and why is there a TARDIS console involved?

According to the FBI, terrorists.

Now, I'll grant that a citizen finding an actual weapon of mass destruction should probably contact the authorities (although events have demonstrated that the highest authorities in at least two countries cannot identify them reliably). And the FBI should likely be investigating environmentalist groups, racial ( Read more... )

Point-Counterpoint has always been my favorite semi-regular Onion feature.

I don't normally go for adventure comic strips. On account of, they suck, even if the art is occasionally gorgeous:


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Saw Pan's Labyrinth last night, finally. Powerful and beautiful and brutal.

Right, "The Dresden Files" has failed to grab me. It's a shame, I really want to support DarkCon players and their efforts, but I gave it two episodes. I thought, after the first, that there were some interesting ideas, and it might get better, but get better it would have to do, and get better it did not. The second episode had a really strong ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever read anything by this guy? Should I? Why or why not.

I don't normally go for these, but this was fun.

This is what you do. Google "(your name) is" with the quotes, and pick your favourite five results ( Read more... )

What follows is the text of a document I downloaded several years ago, by the "National Insecurity Council". I'd have just linked to it on-line, but I can't find a copy current anywhere. It's long, but fascinating, and especially of concern to Memphians, Americans, or anyone interested in conspiracy theory and/or civil rights.

( Hiding it here as a kindness to your Friends pages )