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[16 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 43 views]
Thailand’s Bloody Protest

The Thailand red-shirted protesters (so named because they wear red shirts) are protesting for the dissolution of the Thailand government by throwing blood at government offices; a common transmitter for things like hepatitis, HIV, and Ebola virus.
The protest drew over 100,000 protesters to amass  a 1000 liters of blood – approximately 1000 standard-sized bottles.
Some protesters say the blood throwing is a ritual curse on the leadership, while other protesters say the blood is symbolic for sacrifices they make for the love of their nation.  I say, it’s just really …

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[6 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 77 views]
Racist Shock-Jock is FBI Paid Provocateur

Here is another piece of news that makes you question whether free-press actually has the degree of freedom that it claims.
Hal Turner, a notorious shock-jock Internet radio talk-show host was arrested in June of 2009 for issuing speech advocating the death of three Federal Court judges on his blog.
He wrote, “Let me be the first to say this plainly: These judges deserve to be killed. Their blood will replenish the tree of liberty. A small price to pay to assure freedom for millions.”
The incredible Hollywood twist, however, came during the …

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[24 Feb 2010 | One Comment | 290 views]
2 Teachers 1 Chair – Are Lap Dances Appropriate Behaviours for Teachers?

Two high school teachers from Churchill High School in Winnipeg were taped putting on a lapdance show that would make Elizabeth Berkeley jealous during a school rally, before hundreds of high school kids in the school gymnasium. Like all good lapdances, there was a modest amount of ass-to-face, crotch-to-face, ass-to-crotch, face-to-crotch action with a hint of spankings. Brilliant.

The clip was posted on YouTube titled “Two Teachers One Chair” (hehe, nice). It is not known whether the teachers were aware of the filming, but with hundreds of pubescent …

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[21 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments | 140 views]
Canada Does Not Guarantee Canadian Rights and Freedoms

On January 29th, 2010, Canada’s Supreme Court declared that Omar Khadr, a Canadian arrested and detained for seven years without civil trial under Bush’s Military Commissions Act, had his “right to life, liberty and security of the person” violated in Guantanamo Bay after evidence surfaced that harsh interrogation methods were used on him by CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Services) and foreign affairs officials. And, well, that’s all, folks!
The highest court of Canada made a declaration that one of our citizens’ basic rights have been violated, yet stopped short of doing …