"...an unrepentant bastard to friend and foe alike." - Brian Ford

Who Would Jesus Waterboard (besides Judas)?

Why is it that ultra-conservatives, most of whom claim to embrace Christian values, are the first to chuck their morality once it becomes inconvenient?How do they reconcile this with their Faith? Is it "do unto others and turn the other cheek" unless the others are "filthy Arab t …

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Grassroots Movement: Conservatives Host "Dirty Sanchez" Events on April 15th

"It's right under our noses!", says a trucker in Tennessee. "We want to expose the liberal taint", cries one Orange County suburban hausfrau.Across America, spurred on by right-wing luminaries like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of politic …

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A Joyous Announcement: A Newsvine Birth

It is my privilege and honor to announce the birth of Sagan, our first official Newsvine baby. Sagan was born at 12:15 a.m. on January 12, 2009, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces, 20 inches long to proud parents and Newsviners WaltD and RWarner.

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Troy Anthony Davis - an inside look

Ledra Sullivan-Russell is a very close friend of Troy Anthony Davis, the man who two days ago was less than two hours away from execution, but was granted a temporary stay by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Why We Fight...Conservatism: A META, Meta-article

*SEPTEMBER 8TH UPDATED DISCLAIMER & WARNING* "Why We Fight" in the title of this article refers to a series of propaganda films made by Frank Capra during the Second World War, which you can link to via my Recommendations.

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An open letter to Newsvine

This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.

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Gonzo Agriculture 3: Wild Fruit and Strange Mysteries of the Woods

Every culture has its Apocalypse Myth. The Vikings had Ragnarok, the Christians have Armageddon. We in America have the possible Four to Eight More Years of Republican Idiocy....and don't forget ol' George W.

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Gonzo Agriculture 2: Show Me Your Teats!

The backstory:Our neighbor asked us to tend to her goats and chickens while she was out of town.

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Tom Waits Interviews Self (Full Text)

This just popped into my inbox from the publicist of Tom Waits. Apparently it's going to appear on tomwaits.com soon but it's not there now and I want to get it out as fast as I can, so I'm reprinting it.

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Rest in Peace, Guido Sohne

The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:

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A Miracle By Any Other Name...

When I woke up on Sunday, I did a most unusual thing. I said to myself, "this is going to be a good week." I was never more correct.

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Gategate: The Ultimate Newsvine Controversy Thread

Note: As a beloved RAV recipient, Walt D's articles and comments carry 57.3% more weight than yours.Only four short months in and 2008 has seen more nasty little bickerfests than in the first two previous years combined.

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Seeing red, and blue: news from Nepal

In Patan, Nepal "Is that blood on your face, or just Holi colours?" This morning, there was another attempted demonstration by pro-Tibetan protestors at the UN House in Patan. I didn't make it to the site in time (around 10.30 am).

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I Built A Theremin, And You Can Too!

This week, I'm putting Diggin' the Crates on hold to write about a recent construction project of mine. I built an instrument called a theremin. For Christmas, I got a kit made by Moog. I finally got around to building it over the weekend. What's a theremin?

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Someone died today. A person.

A bomb went off in Iraq today. I can say this with a degree of certainty, because bombs go off every day in Iraq.

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The 2/28 Truth Movement

February 28, 2008....a day that will live in infamy.The day when the sanctimonious collective panties of countless Newsvine users were cruelly and irrevocably bunched.Much effort has been made in trying to identify the culprits of this merciless ass-stick removal.

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Thank You For Participating

Some of you have commented, here and there, that Newsvine felt a bit like the Twilight Zone today. A significant number of our users seem to have taken unusual positions on a variety of topics. There has been drama, there has been sympathy, there has been disappointment.

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Political Arena of Death - Topic: The Candidates

The very first Election Year AoD will take place here, tonight at 9PM EST with a topic sure to cause dissent even among the ranks of the ideological teams.....

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Announcement: The Great 2008 Political Arena of Death

It was bound to happen.It's an election year and the political stakes are high. Tempers are short. Feelings are fragile. Panties are bunched.Nowhere is this more apparent than on the pages of Newsvine.

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Cheap Booze Reviews: "Malt Beverages With Caffeine and Ginseng"

Once upon a time, in a universe existing primarily in the spaces between computers, two stalwart adventurers met on the road. One, an adventurous musician with a weakness for rubber chickens. The other, an idealistic lunatic with a penchant for awkward linguistic constructions.

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Walt D's 2008 Psychic Predictions

Ah, January! That wondrous time of year when we bid "Good Freakin' Riddance" to the previous year and step boldly into the future, hearts and loins overflowing with giddy anticipation.

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Announcing Newsvine: Matchmaker; A Case Study of a Newsvine Couple

In a dark alleyway somewhere in Seattle, behind a very green building overgrown with vines, it was recently decided that Newsvine should have its own match-making/dating/sex service, based on wildly popular demand.

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Public Service Announcement

I'm totally boning Myk. See my Facebook profile for confirmation.

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RAV: "Mr. Fawnskin Fire", Walt D.

The Newsvine Team is honored to recognize the contributions from Walt D., by awarding Sir Walt the Random Act of Vineness. Not only has Walt D.

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Recommendations

Books

  • The Supreme Identity by Alan Watts
  • Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse
  • Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
  • Motivated Irrationality by David Pears
  • Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross

Movies

  • Jacob's Ladder
  • Sling Blade
  • O Brother Where Art Thou?
  • The Godfather
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Memento
  • Anything by Monty Python
  • Being There
  • Unforgiven
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Airplane
  • This is Spinal Tap

Music

  • Axis: Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix
  • All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
  • The Night Tripper - Dr John
  • Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion
  • Doolittle - The Pixies
  • Animals - Pink Floyd
  • Motor Booty Affair - P-Funk
  • New York - Lou Reed
  • Babylon by Bus - Bob Marley
  • Weld - Neil Young
  • Speakerbox - Outkast
  • Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
  • Remain in Light - Talking Heads
  • Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa
  • Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
  • Sabotage - Black Sabbath
  • Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy

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