Media misrepresents the prevalence of mitochondrial 'dysfunction': In February, when the US government conceded that vaccines had caused an autism-inducing reaction in little Hannah Poling, most experts declared that her underlying condition, a mitochondrial disorder, was exceedingly rare - so rare,...

Ummm. The WTC collapsed because the structural strength was in the external cladding of the buildings, like any cylinder. For a very easy example of how this works stand on a soda/beer can, then poke it in the side with your finger. That's the exact reason the WTC collapsed, but planes were the fin...

jurgis rudkus wrote:Yeah, the shame is punishment enough.

Next time I get arrested for a crime, I'll reassure the officer that I'm very ashamed, and then go on my way.

If that one bag did not make the connection but every other transfer from the same flight did I can with 99.9% certainty tell you it was done on purpose Probably 'done on purpose' just like this photo with the very odd shadow pattern that Lee Harvey Oswald had taken, just to make sure that a photo ...

We came for the Shellac gossip and mic placement advice and stayed for the loon in the corner ranting at anyone that shows a passing interest. The big problem is that Gramsci knows even less about Slint, Shellac and mic placement than he knows about 9/11. I'm not obsessive like Tom (Rick's actual n...

No criminal prosecutions are planned for former Justice Department officials accused of allowing politics to influence the hiring of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy ...

More evidence that the nuts love their false flag attacks: Speaking at the Campus Progress journalism conference earlier this month, Seymour Hersh — a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist for The New Yorker — revealed that Bush administration officials held a meeting recently in the Vice President’s of...

Oh, man... this is liable to provoke a flurry of Newberry posts furiously decrying the benefits of chelation. I've never come across a guy with such a large interest in autism who spends so much time trying to convince parents to walk their kids right into it. Newberry: "How DARE you question v...

honeyisfunny wrote:That's because at the moment we don't have the scheme outlined on Page 1 and put together by David Cameron.

Yes, that's right, meathead. We are discussing the merits of a proposed change in policy.


Your Fruit Loops must be soggy.

The Economist , July 22, 2008: Only six months ago, politicians were counting on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the country’s mortgage giants, to bolster the housing market by buying more mortgages. Now the rescuers themselves have needed rescuing. The absurdity of this situation was highlighted by the...