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>>> The real reason the BBC and other establishment media outlets feel free to hate on Christianity but largely leave Judaism and Islam alone? Fear, pure and simple. Oh sure, Jews and some Christians will bitch, whine, kvetch, and complain about being dissed, but offended Muslims will riot, set off car-bombs,  kidnap and/or behead you (and do it on video and post it on the web to boot!) if you dare disrespect Islam (in their opinion) in any way at all. And they never forgive or forget either. (Just ask Salmon Rushdie). But not Jews or Christians though. They just embrace the suck and try to shrug it off.

>>> The final answer to the nervous nannies: If a riot or natural disaster hits your part of the world you will find out for positively sure the answer to the Sarah Brady's of this world question as to "what do you need an assault rifle for?" Hint: It wont' be for fending off imaginary threats like vampires or zombies, or survival hunting for rabbits and squirrels, nor for driving off coyotes or feral dogs although it can be used for that too.

>>> Money spent on real estate is consumption not investment: See What $890,000 Buys In A Housing Bubble And After The Bubble Pops The homes featured in the Business Insider article linked above are in Vancouver, B.C., Canada a former hotbed of real estate speculation that has cooled down some and are priced in Canadian dollars as well, but even so the prices are just off the wall nuts.

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Hawking: Religion will be defeated by science - CNet

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Pakistani lawyer petitions court to prosecute Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg - The Register
"Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being investigated by Pakistani police under a section of the penal code that makes blasphemy against Muhammad punishable by death." Yikes.
LA TV station posts raw video of post-NBA championship rioting & fires - KTLA.com
Stupid mindless violence.

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Iceberg the size of Luxembourg threatens sea lanes. - Io9



Pervasive security cameras don't substantially reduce crime. - CNN (Bruce Schneier)
FUCK YOU Assemblyman! - Free The Animal (Richard Nickoley)
Strong message to follow. Heh.
A new rotor blade that makes helicopters nearly silent. - Gizmodo
Silence - Green Anarchy (John Zerzan)
"There will be no liberation of humans without the resurrection of the natural world, and silence is very pertinent to this assertion. The great silence of the universe engenders a silent awe,..."
A graph showing income averages in America by religion. - Good
Jews and Hindus make the most.
Higher status persons develop more dopamine receptors over time. - Future Pundit
Which is why rock stars, actors, Wall Street CEOs and politicians just don't seem to ever want to retire.
Does happiness breeds selfishness?- New Scientist
"...[H]appiness's negative effects all stem from a cheery mood's tendency to lull you into feeling secure. This makes you look inwards and behave both more selfishly and more carelessly."
Original Z-Boy skater Bob Biniak dies at 52. - LA Weekly