Keep in mind, these people are not Islamist terrorists … When a rubber dinghy carrying around 100 African refugees across the Mediterranean began to sink, a Nigerian Christian prayed for his life in an innocent act that would end in the deaths of 12 fellow migrants. One of the Muslims on board the rickety craft ordered him to stop, saying: ‘Here, we only pray to Allah.’ When he refused, a
April 18, 2015
Saturday Night Seventies Flashback — [Darleen Click]
Turn down the lights, turn up the volume You’re welcome …
April 18, 2015
“‘Islamic Intelligence State’ — a caliphate run by an organization that resembled East Germany’s notorious Stasi domestic intelligence agency.” [Darleen Click]
An important article via geoffb. Some excerpts [W]when the architect of the Islamic State died, he left something behind that he had intended to keep strictly confidential: the blueprint for this state. It is a folder full of handwritten organizational charts, lists and schedules, which describe how a country can be gradually subjugated. SPIEGEL has gained exclusive access to the 31 pages, some consisting of several pages pasted together. They
April 17, 2015
Putin to Demark: “Nice warships you got there, a shame should anything happen …” [Darleen Click]
… to them.” Russia has threatened to target Denmark’s warships with nuclear weapons if the Scandinavian nation becomes a member of Nato’s missile defence shield. In comments which have been met with anger in Copenhagen, the Russian ambassador to Denmark said a move towards better integration with the Western alliance would make it a “threat to Russia”, and that it would have to accept the consequences. Mikhail Vanin told the
April 17, 2015
Friday Fiction: 100 Word Challenge [Darleen Click]
The Inspiration: A story: “Sweet Jesus, Vic, now we’re lost!” “Shutup, Stacy.” “Shortcut, my ass.” “Shut-the-fuck-up.” They glared at each other over the hood of the car. “Where the hell is everyone?” Even the gathering dusk couldn’t hide the griminess of the town. Vic noticed her first. She stood across the street, as tattered and dirty as her surroundings, cradling a doll. “Hey! Little girl!” He crossed to her and
April 16, 2015
“College Apologizes for Serving Mexican Food During Sci-Fi Event” [Darleen Click]
Not The Onion: Stevenson College is apologizing to its students for serving Mexican food during “Intergalactic” night. In a letter sent out to students, the college apologized for having “a Mexican food buffet,” while also featuring spaceships and aliens. The college received complaints saying the combination was racist because of the association between Mexicans and illegal immigrants. “We would never want to make a connection between individuals of Latino heritage
April 16, 2015
Holocaust Remembrance Day [Darleen Click]
Jeff Dunetz We light a memorial candle on Yom HaShoah as a recognition that the souls of the victims are still alive in our hearts and that many entire families were murdered meaning there are none left to mourn for them. We light a memorial candle on Yom HaShoah to remember never to forget. This year’s commemoration is particularly relevant as one recent report showed anti-Semitic violence increased by 40%
April 15, 2015
Abortion: Compare and Contrast [Darleen Click]
The reality: The cognitive dissonance:
April 15, 2015
“We can’t be surprised that Jew hatred is being normalized.” [Darleen Click]
Again, so-called anti-Zionism as a very thin figleaf for anti-Semitism. The most telling comment about the story of a Stanford University student who was quizzed about her Jewish faith when she tried to run for office came from her friend and campaign manager. Molly Horwitz, a Stanford junior, was running for the Student Senate and her campaign manager and friend Miriam Pollock told her what she had to do. According