"So much for the presumption of innocence and the right to privacy," said George Getz, a spokesman for the Libertarian Party. "Unless this Orwellian project is dismantled, innocent Americans will suffer under the kind of high-tech, 24-hour surveillance that the Stasi and the KGB would have envied."

Military intelligence system draws controversy

This is from a while back.. sometime in July. The video is pretty intense. And the person who reported it ALSO STOLE MY NAME.

Ghost in Oklahoma

] "New York City officials will fly to the Bahamas on
] Wednesday for a "fact-finding mission" to determine
] whether retired cruise ships could be used to house the
] growing number of homeless people, a spokesman for the
] Department of Homeless Services said. "

Throw a TV camera in there and we've got ourselves a reality show, baby!!!

The Ultimate Homeless Shelter

Hell. I'll vacation on Phuket island. Sounds like a blast to me!

Phuket hotels hit by terror warnings

This is sad as hell. This ferry departs from directly across the river from my house. There's quite a few ferries that leave from New London, and they go to about 4 or 5 different places. I watch them leave from my kitchen window all the time, hear them blow their horns upon leaving... I can't believe something like this happened, it's so sad.

Truck falls off ferry

Here is what hicks do in their spare time! Don't worry.. the evil rattlesnake was killed when one of this guy's buddies stomped on it with his cowboy boot. Yee-hah!

Rattlesnake kiss lands man in hospital

Last December, some friends and I went to NYC to see a show, and while walking around in Times Square, came across dozens of vendors selling postcards relating to the destruction, complete with "wish you were here" type of wording on the front. I'll bet the same people that came up with the postcards also dreamed up the trading cards.

9/11 trading cards to go on sale for holidays

] "BARNEVELD, Wisconsin, (Reuters) -- In a gravel clearing
] beside the Eagle Mart Stop-N-Go gas station, about 20 men
] and a few women, some in flannel shirts and yellow
] rubberized coveralls, spent a recent weekend sawing the
] heads off hundreds of Wisconsin deer shot by hunters."

This is sad but the first paragraph just paints such a lovely picture...

Wisconsin hunts 'mad cow' deer

Look! A tinfoil hat, just like crazy people wear!!!

Hat to combat cellphone health worries

You may bring your toy transformer robot, your nitroglycerine spray (for medical use only), and your corkscrew onto the plane with you, but please leave your cattle prods, swords, meat cleavers, and chainsaws in your checked baggage. Thank you and have a nice flight.

Things you may or may not bring on a plane.