Words are the life and death of thought.

Fluther: Tap the Collective

"Sometimes the right answer to a question is a discussion - a mosaic of answers."

Drama vs. information

A designer's take on different styles of journalism.

Dutch Court OKs 'Pedophile' Political Party

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- A Dutch court refused Monday to ban a political party whose main goal is to lower the age of sexual consent from 16 to 12. The judge said it was the voters' right to judge the appeal of political parties.

Gingrich says it's World War III

Gingrich said in the coming days he plans to speak out publicly, and to the Administration, about the need to recognize that America is in World War III.

340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 new web addresses created by internet chiefs

When the internet was developed in the 1980s, programmers had no idea how big it would become. They gave each address a "16-bit" number, which meant that the total number of available addresses worked out at about four billion (2 to the power of 32).

It is the right of the People to alter or abolish it

From Inventing A Nation, Gore Vidal. Emphasis mine. (My commentary below.) ---------- <> ----------

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Andy Rutledge - Civilization vs. Responsibility

Many times I've mentioned to friends how much I hate society but couldn't exactly articulate what it was, thus sounding a bit stupid.

First impressions of America

A well-written and frank first-look at America by a British web designer. Please appreciate the sincere honesty and insight of John Oxton upon his return from New York and San Francisco. It is always a good idea to learn what others think of us after a good visit.

Of whiner babies, referees, and the greatest game on earth

To those of you haven't seen Sky High, "whiner baby" is a term used to delineate persons who are whiners, persons who do not stand up and earn their spurs, and persons who generally immature. The Italian World Cup team: whiner babies, the lot of them.

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Article destroyed by an army of cyber ninja ants

New section! There should be a section on Newsvine for very, very irritated users.

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Counterterrorism Blog

The first multi-expert blog dedicated solely to counterterrorism issues, serving as a gateway to the community for policymakers and serious researchers. Designed to provide realtime information about terrorism cases and policy developments. ----------

Spiderman 3 trailer released!

Quite simply, watch this baby!

What Be Ye? (1) (Follow-up)

Last Friday at noon, I published the poll I've been wanting to publish for ages (please vote if you haven't already). The poll that hopefully will, if you'll excuse me, cease the whining on both sides of the aisle when it comes down to who outnumbers who.

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Nearly half of Americans would 'definitely vote against' Hillary

Respondents were asked whether they would "definitely vote for," "consider voting for," or "definitely vote against" three Democrats and three Republicans who might run for president in 2008.

New US church leader says homosexuality no sin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newly elected leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said on Monday she believed homosexuality was no sin and homosexuals were created by God to love people of the same gender.

Look at me!

Like many of you, today I am watching the headlines with a little bit of extra focus. Needless to say, the possibility of North Korea launching their missile (a missile that we don't fully know its capabilities) is worrisome.

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The Rove 'Scoop'

The May 13 story on the Web site Truthout.org was explosive: Presidential adviser Karl Rove had been indicted by Special Counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald in connection with his role in leaking CIA officer Valerie Plame's name to the media, it blared.

What be ye? (1)

Since I got on Newsvine in January, both sides of the aisle have been swearing that the other side is overpopulating the website. "Everybody here is a liberal nut!" "There are all these absolutist conservatives high-jacking my thread!" Etc. We've all heard it.

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Kennedy pleads guilty to DUI

WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick Kennedy has reached a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of prescription drugs in connection for his middle-of-the-night car crash last month near the U.S. Capitol.

Exclusive Photos: Michael Jackson lied about brutality

A few weeks later, at the end of December, Jackson claimed that the sheriffs roughed him up. Specifically, he claimed that bruises on his forearms were the result of too-tight handcuffs.

Rove Indictment Pushers No Response

For months it was screams and dreams from left-wing news sites on the internet: Karl Rove is on the verge of being indicted in the CIA leak case! [This drama also played out last century with endless web warnings of Hillary Clinton indictments.]

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There are not 1000 Al-Zarqawis

This morning I learned that Al-Zarqawi was killed. Al-Zarqawi had a very long list of atrocities, hardly limited to the United States.

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America may be ready for a new political party

Something's happening. I have a feeling we're at some new beginning, that a big breakup's coming, and that though it isn't and will not be immediately apparent, we'll someday look back on this era as the time when a shift began.

Pete Doherty injects unconscious female fan with heroin

Drug fiend Pete Doherty stoops to a shocking new low in pictures showing him injecting heroin into an unconscious fan.

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