Why We Don’t Have Any Rights Any More
Back in the ’90s I wrote an occasional political satire column for a monthly called The Comic Press News. I remember during the run up to the ’98 … Read more
Blogs
Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.
The Value of a Free Press
“Back in 2010, the ad agency Scholz and Friends made the following ads for The International Society for Human Rights. They feature famous pictures of horrifying news stories with absurdly false … Read more
“Rat” May No Longer Be An Insult
A new study has shown that rats are capable of empathy. No only do they appear to share the discomfort of others, but they will free a … Read more
Inserting gay things into Rick Perry’s video
The Frogman had some fun with the Rick Perry video recently: Even Rachel Maddow noticed The Frogman’s photos, showing them on her show, along with another … Read more
Donald’s Trumptacular — Colbert Report Video
Possibly the best Colbert Report segment ever — and that is saying something. Stephen reports on Donald Trump’s planned GOP debate, and, while professing his undying admiration for … Read more
Legalize and Tax It, Already
Illustration of a couple smoking marijuana, 06/15/09. (art: Unknown) By Carl Gibson, Reader Supported News eporters at the Houston Chronicle are asking the wrong questions. A November … Read more
Giant Albino Carnivorous Snails
Recently found in New Zealand, they grow to be about the size of a man’s fist and live up to 20 years. Of course they still move … Read more
The pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware To Every Police Force In The U.S.
We produce so much military hardware that eventually the robots and the M-16s, the grenade launchers and the armored vehicles start to pile up. It’s hard to convince … Read more
Man Arrested For Refusing To Tell Cop Where He Was Born
Ihre Papieren, bitte! “Vesselin Dittrich, 64, of Hoboken, said he was involved in a conversation in the PATH station in August 2010 with a woman who yelled at … Read more
