Drink this...

Add conspiracy to this...

Michael Jackson pleaded not guilty today to all charges against him which now include 3 additional charges of "conspiracy to commit the crime of child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion."

No word yet on the identities of the co-conspirators.

Things just keep looking worse for MJ, but nothing beats how bad he looks... Don't miss the photos of this.

Unearthing the liberation of this...

This article in Vision Magazine about the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) really incensed me.

Apparently, the ELF's goal is to:

"inflict economic damage on those profiting from the destruction and exploitation of the natural environment. To reveal and educate the public on the atrocites committed against the earth and all species that populate it. To take all necessary precautions against harming any animal, human and non-human."

Well I'm here to reveal and educate the public on what they really mean by that.

The ELF encourages their followers to key and spray paint Hummers and other SUVs, vandalize construction equipment and set fires at building sites and release animals from laboratories.

For example, according to the article, last summer the ELF claimed responsibility for an arson of a new housing project, which resulted in a $50 million dollar loss in San Diego.

The ELF's explanation for their actions is described best by their own statement on their website:

"The ELF realizes the profit motive caused and reinforced by the capitalist society is destroying all life on this planet. The only way, at this point in time, to stop that continued destruction of life is to, by any means necessary, take the profit motive out of killing."

Is it any wonder the ELF has no official membership? Unfortunately, it's not due to lack of interest... I suspect it's cause they couldn't afford the costs of defending their members when they get busted for their illegal acts.

Although... it only takes one visit to the website to get the idea that the group takes pride in those that have been sent to prison for performing these illegal acts in their name.

Just trying to figure out how these people rationalize this makes my brain hurt.

The ELF will be joining the ACLU nd PeTa on the Denounce this... section on the left.

Called to prayer by this...

I'm trying to believe that the only difference between this and church bells on Sunday is the frequency and the amount of aural pleasure derived from the chosen delivery device... but my brain suspects there's more to come from this...

A call to prayer - by loudspeaker - A local mosque's broadcast tests the tolerance of a city. Christian Science Monitor - Apr. 30, 2004

HAMTRAMCK, MICH. – In this working-class town surrounded by Detroit, every street corner is a meeting of nations. Kosinski Hardware sits across from Aladdin Sweets. Olga and Ania's Beauty Salon is next door to a Bosnian restaurant, and the local King Video advertises movies in Albanian, Arabic, Polish, and Hindi. Conversations on the street are as likely to be in Bengali or Polish as in English.

But if Hamtramck's immigrant past has always been a source of pride, lately it's caused tensions as well, now amplified - literally - by a call to prayer that local mosques will broadcast from speakers five times a day.

The city council's adoption this week of an ordinance that allows the calls between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. has spurred debate about where the right to religious freedom ends and the right to quiet begins. Now, a flood of dissent has turned Hamtramck into a national symbol of culture clash, an intersection of turmoil and tolerance. What began as a simple question of noise has become a flash point of religious distrust, difference, and fear of Muslim "outsiders."

"Fear is the driving factor here..." says the Rev. Stanley Ulman[full story]

#3 earned hearts everywhere that celebrate this...

Dale Earnhardt Day is underway

Reminder to self to watch this...

I just need this schedule handy for future reference...

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