Random RecitalsIn today's anti-drug climate, people don't want to hear about the commercial potential of marijuana. The reason is that the flowering top of a female hemp plant contains a drug. But from 1842 through the 1890s a powerful concentrated extract of marijuana was the second most prescribed drug in the United States. In all that time the medical literature didn't list any of the ill effects claimed by today's drug warriors. Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on April 20th, 2009 at 9:56 am Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, defending his pardon of former President Richard Nixon at a press conference. Image by Getty Images via Daylife Well it is official. America tortured people. And the people that committed these crimes and the people that devised these crimes are not going to be prosecuted or otherwise investigated. Rahm Emanuel said so yesterday on [...]
Article by John on April 16th, 2009 at 8:55 pm The end of this video is why music stores are a thing of the past. Video stores will soon be a thing of the past too. Did you know?
Article by John on January 6th, 2009 at 9:42 am Harry Reid As expected, the US Senate stopped Roland Burris from lawfully taking his Senate seat this morning. The Democrats cannot stand up to Bush or Cheney. They cannot stand up to the Republican MINORITY. They cannot stand up to Joe “Kneepads” Lieberman. But they sure as heck can stand up to one of their own. I would not even believe this was [...]
Article by missy on October 30th, 2008 at 12:52 pm Today is Write to Marry Day, when like-minded bloggers are speaking out against Proposition 8 in California, and all of the other anti-gay marriage constitutional amendments and legislative initiatives past and present. While this may come as a shock to the Mormons and Catholics and Evangelicals behind Prop 8, either their god is completely ignorant of biology, or he’s the biggest practical joker [...]
Article by missy on September 24th, 2008 at 4:10 pm (1) Figure out how much money is past-due on all those “bad” mortgages (it has to be less than $700 Billion) and LOAN that money to the banks to get them through this “crisis”; (2) Get the mortgage holders into mediation with their banks and get them to agree on a realistic value of the home at an interest rate/payment schedule that the [...]
Article by John on September 1st, 2008 at 7:53 pm Image by Getty Images via Daylife The police once again lock up some innocents right away as a show of force in order to presumably intimidate the rest into behaving. Different event, same old tactics. Ho-hum. Statement forwarded from Democracy Now!: Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Goodman was arrested while [...] | Local TV Connect with Facebook |
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