unless you think of a homunculus literally squatting inside your head
We don't squat, we dance!
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:05 PM on July 4, 2008
Amid Policy Disputes, Qaeda Grows in Pakistan
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:07 AM on June 30, 2008
Military Death Toll Rises in Afghanistan
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:42 AM on July 2, 2008
Mullen Agrees with Obama on Iraq, Afghanistan?
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:08 AM on July 3, 2008
Disgraced scientist AQ Khan has said that Pakistan transported nuclear material to North Korea with the full knowledge of the country's army.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 4:21 PM on July 4, 2008
Judge: President's 'State Secrets' Privilege Can't Shield Wiretapping
Analysis: NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His Power
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 1:03 PM on July 4, 2008
Olbermann Challenges Obama To Do The Right Thing On FISA
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:14 AM on July 1, 2008
Blue America Launches Whip Count Call Tool On FISA
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:00 AM on July 2, 2008
Federal Judge Rules Against Bush on Wiretapping
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:56 AM on July 3, 2008
DoJ Policy Would Sanction Racial Profiling, Let FBI Target Americans Without Cause
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:06 PM on July 3, 2008
Analysis: NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His Power
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:07 PM on July 3, 2008
Don't tease the cat.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:34 PM on July 3, 2008
Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:23 PM on July 3, 2008
Impossible Experiments
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:27 PM on July 3, 2008
Good post. Thanks, orthogonality.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 3:30 PM on July 2, 2008
"I call as my main witness Mr. Malcolm Nance. Mr. Nance is not what you call a bleeding heart. In fact, speaking of the coronary area, he has said that, in battlefield conditions, he 'would personally cut bin Laden’s heart out with a plastic M.R.E. spoon.' He was to the fore on September 11, 2001, dealing with the burning nightmare in the debris of the Pentagon. He has been involved with the sere program since 1997."
Previously.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:11 PM on July 2, 2008
Christopher Hitchens lets Vanity Fair blow off his legs, kill his entire family, destroy his home; he writes about it
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:01 AM on July 3, 2008
Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:20 AM on July 3, 2008
Finally! Bravo!
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 3:07 PM on July 2, 2008
Fox News: There ‘Really Might Be A Connection’ Between McCain’s Visit To Colombia And The Hostage Release
WTF?
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 3:14 PM on July 2, 2008
After Denying ‘Involvement’ In Iraq’s No-Bid Oil Contracts, U.S. Revealed To Be ‘Integral’ To Deals
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 1:19 PM on June 30, 2008
‘Oh Happy Day’
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:23 AM on July 2, 2008
Bush's top general quashed torture dissent: New evidence shows that despite warnings from across the military, former Gen. Richard Myers shut down legal scrutiny of brutal interrogation tactics.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:20 PM on June 29, 2008
An interrogation class at Guantánamo Bay was based on a 1957 study of Chinese Communist techniques used to obtain confessions, often false, from U.S. prisoners.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:20 AM on July 2, 2008
Dalai Lama's time bomb: Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 12:12 AM on July 2, 2008
Fascinating! How many other animal-assisted hunting/fishing traditions are there?
Some use eagles.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:45 PM on July 1, 2008
Great post. It's been a while since I read Digital Medievalist. Thanks, Countess.
It would be great to learn more about Irish folklore.
Some resources.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:45 PM on July 1, 2008
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posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:20 PM on July 1, 2008
Oops, wrong thread. Carry on.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:32 PM on July 1, 2008
In other sailing news: SpaceX's Next Launch Will Carry NASA Solar Sail Experiment
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:56 PM on June 30, 2008
Drunken Swede tries to row home
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 4:15 PM on July 1, 2008
Louisiana passes first antievolution "academic freedom" law
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:44 AM on June 29, 2008
July 1, 1858: Darwin and Wallace Shift the Paradigm
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:35 AM on July 1, 2008
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:45 AM on July 1, 2008
China scurries to quell social tensions before Olympics
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:39 AM on June 30, 2008
Chinese Lawyers Arrested Before Meeting With Congressmen
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:43 AM on July 1, 2008
Iran: The Threat
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:02 PM on June 29, 2008
We've been supposedly about to invade Iran for, what, two or three years now?
Two or three years isn't a significant length of time under the circumstances. Many prominent neocons are frothing at the mouth over this every week, and it's not over until the fat man (Cheney) is out of office. I've considered it pretty unlikely ever since that last NIE took the wind out of their sails, and if I had to bet I'd bet against it happening. But still, well,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:00 PM on June 29, 2008
Oops. ...Thomas Powers puts it nicely at the end of his article...
Sorry about the extra small formatting too. Gah.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:16 PM on June 29, 2008
Decoding North Korea's latest moves.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:08 AM on June 30, 2008
Hersh on Late Edition
Hersh on Democracy Now
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:02 AM on June 30, 2008
WTF? Bomb civilian centers? What have the Iranian people done to deserve that?
Deserve's got nothing to do with it.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 5:44 PM on June 30, 2008
Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 9:38 AM on July 1, 2008
But still a long way away from an underground army of Stasi Informants.
It seems like it's getting a little closer every day.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 10:01 PM on June 29, 2008
Democratic Convention May Debut Use Of Poop Gun
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:10 PM on June 29, 2008
You just love that link, eh homunculus?
I've always wanted my own Bowel Disruptor. Think of the fun at meetups!
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:32 PM on June 29, 2008
Interview with the author.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 3:38 PM on June 30, 2008
Americans must not allow global warming deniers to block the policies needed to avert catastrophic climate change. Our future is at stake.
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 8:43 PM on June 29, 2008
Chinese riots over girl's death
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 11:11 AM on June 29, 2008
This seemed potentially pertinent to me. A lot of Chinese people are getting increasingly frustrated with the corruption of local officials. There have been quite a few riots in China in the last few years. After the Sichuan earthquake, the government was very open at first, but then the parents of the dead schoolchildren started demanding justice (right around the anniversary of Tiananmen), so the window closed. Now the government is back to spouting propaganda and suppressing dissenters,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by homunculus at 2:34 PM on June 29, 2008