Misandry
If this didn’t ring so true, it might have fallen under the “fuh-did-I-just-see?” category, but sadly, I’m logging it under History.
Chiune Sugihara
“You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to
Religions of “Peace”
“When Mohammed once had captured a fortress inhabited by a tribe of Jews, his judgment was, “The men shall be put to death, the women and children sold into slavery, and the spoil divided amongst the army.” Then, trenches were dug, some seven hundred men were marched out, forced to seat themselves in rows along the top of the trenches,
Two for Tuesday – Life and Death
Two completely different videos – one fictional, one historical – both pertaining to life and death in unrelated ways.
A Collection of Maps
So Michael and I began to recall similar maps we’d read about in recent studies and decided to put together a larger collection to show the correlations. So without further comment…
Thanksgiving: A Native American View
Thanksgiving: A Native American View – by Jacqueline Keeler, member of the Dineh Nation and the Yankton Dakota Sioux – via AlterNet I celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. This may surprise those people who wonder what Native Americans think of this official U.S. celebration of the survival of early arrivals in a European invasion that culminated in the death of
Radiolarians 1849-1915
via strawberry-kiwi-extravaganza
Michael S. Schneider – Math of the Ancient Egyptians and modern computers
http://youtu.be/Ih1ZWE3pe9o
Texas schools board rewrites US history with lessons promoting God and guns
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/16/texas-schools-rewrites-us-history Disgusting.
Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change
The dumbing down of America, folks. From the page: AUSTIN, Tex. — After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican
Thomas Paine, An Unsung Hero
http://www.atheistfoundation.org.au/articles/thomas-paine-unsung-hero A look into the life and times of the forefather Christians love to hate. Did you know he was the first to use the phrase The United States of America?
French and Russian Bullets Collided in Flight
French and Russian bullets collided