January 2010
70 posts
Megalodon. →
wastelander:
andrewlaw:
It was by far the largest and most powerful fish of its time and one of the biggest hypercarnivorous predators ever known with maximum size theorized to be around 20.3 metres (67 ft) in length and 103 metric tons (114 short tons) in weight…
Even if it may be extinct, still never going into the ocean after seeing this. haha.
Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of 2010 Tonight →
handofmyears:
fuckyeahtheuniverse:
First full moon of 2010. The moon also happens to be at its perigee, meaning its around 31k miles closer than normal.
hells yeah
“The world is meaningless, there is no God or gods, there are no morals, the...”
– (via Existentialist) (via ryanjay) (via jillwillcott)
Human civilization 'will collapse' unless greed... →
newfilosofee:
caraobrien:
selva:
bradicalmang:adamquinn:ledgergermane:
The world’s population is burning through the planet’s resources at such a reckless rate – about 28 per cent more last year - it will eventually cause environmental havoc, said the Worldwatch Institute, a US think-tank.
In its annual State of the World 2010 report, it warned any gains from government action on...
Teen Gets 101 Lashes For Getting Pregnant... After... →
newfilosofee:
quelowat:
selva:
A 16-year-old rape victim in Bangladesh was lashed 101 times after village elders decided that was the appropriate punishment for becoming pregnant outside marriage. The girl, who was too ashamed to report the rape, was married soon after it happened last year, but her husband divorced the teen after learning she was pregnant, the Telegraph reports. The village...
“Mahatma Gandhi on Homosexuality”
handofmyears:
wearepioneers:
nikinikon:
constantflux:
caraobrien:catchafire:
Two gay Englishmen came to Gandhi in the 1930s and asked him what he thought of their relationship.
The Mahatma asked some questions and for a short time fell silent.
Then he said, “The greatest gift God gives us is another person to love.”
Placing the hands of each man in the other’s, he quietly and with a...
Obama’s Favorite For Supreme Court Justice...
Regulatory Czar has already been tapped for senior position
Steve Watson Prisonplanet.com Friday, Jan 15, 2010
Cass Sunstein, president Obama’s appointee to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, and the man who outlined a plan for the government to infiltrate “conspiracy groups” in order to undermine them, is in direct line for a promotion to Supreme Court Justice.
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AETA4 face higher sentence than racist cross...
http://aeta4.org/?p=197
supportcommittee schrieb am 30. September 2009
From Will Potter’s blog, Green is the New Red
http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/aeta-4-protesters-higher-sentences-than-cross-burners/2240/
Four animal rights activists are facing charges under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act for chanting, demonstrating with masks covering their faces, and chalking...
i figured it out
alyssa123:
if i move to australia in the fall and then come back here in the spring and repeat, it will be summertime all the time.
when i told my mom she looked at me like i had 5 heads.
My mom was so stoked on this, she was ready to go.
Help Haiti - Drop the debt →
newfilosofee:
Dear Finance Ministers, IMF, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and bilateral creditors,
As Haiti rebuilds from this disaster, please work to secure the immediate cancellation of Haiti’s $890 million debt and ensure that any emergency earthquake assistance is provided in the forms of grants, not debt-incurring loans.
newfilosofee:
barelysarcasm:
ewokonline:
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Alice in wonderland sound track
birdwillbirdwont:
xblindirony:
gypsydance:
sharpeningknives:
1. “Alice (Underground)” performed by Avril Lavigne
2. “The Poison” performed by The All-American Rejects
3. “The Technicolor Phase” performed by Owl City
4. “Her Name Is Alice” performed by Shinedown
5. “Painting Flowers” performed by All Time Low
6. “Where’s My Angel” performed by Metro Station
7....
UAE Sheikh Cleared in Video Torture →
newfilosofee:
jasencomstock:
LGF has the old video in case you had forgotten. Story by BBC.
They should put him on the same drugs and have those things done to him.
I was watching this on the news while I was at the gym, and almost fell off the treadmill. I agree that he should have those same things done to him
