Young atheist attacked... called a hate crime

Freethought Association of Canada » FAC president assaulted at Ryerson (updated)

The Humanist Association of Canada spokesperson, Pat O’Brien, responded to this shameful incident: “Atheists have never been accorded the same respect as those with religious beliefs even though our position originates in logic and reason, not myth and superstition. This escalation of a systemic, although till now hidden, discrimination is very troubling.”

“I think I discovered the hard way the boundaries of freedom of speech,” said Justin Trottier. “The fact that an atheist should fear for his well being while advertising for a university event that seeks to promote free inquiry is alarming, and though I feared for my life briefly, I’ve never felt as strong about my atheism. My colleagues and I have only strengthened our resolve to forge ahead with our agenda to push for secularism, science and freedom of thought.”

HD for Indies Blog

HD For Indies

High Definition Video for Independent Filmmakers
A How To Guide for Digital Filmmakers
Welcome all! This is my blog to share my latest research,
thoughts, etc. on utilizing HD for independent filmmaking.

Bush Administration still refuses to confirm flight of Saudi men from US after 9/11

Social Media: June 2004

According to the St. Petersburg Times, "two days after the Sept. 11 attacks, with most of the nation's air traffic still grounded, a small jet landed at Tampa International Airport, picked up three young Saudi men (including one thought to be a member of the Saudi royal family) and flew to Lexington, Kentucky. From Kentucky "the Saudis then took another flight out of the country." As the newspaper reported, "for nearly three years, White House, aviation and law enforcement officials have insisted the flight never took place and have denied published reports" about the flight. But now, at the request of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks (9/11 Commission), the Tampa International Airport acknowledged the flights happened. For its part, the Bush administration "is still not talking about the flights."

Test Post to New Version of Blogger

This is a test.

Hangin' with Belinda Carlisle

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Gingrich Had Affair During Clinton Probe

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was having an extramarital affair even as he led the charge against President Clinton over the Monica Lewinsky affair, he acknowledged in an interview with a conservative Christian group.

Impeachment resolution

By David Postman

Seattle Times chief political reporter

PREV of NEXT JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES Elizabeth Walter of Seattle was one of hundreds at a rally Thursday on the steps of the state Capitol in Olympia in support of impeaching President Bush.

OLYMPIA — Dozens of speakers told state lawmakers Thursday that the Washington Legislature needs to do what Congress won't — push for impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

Witnesses at a state Senate committee hearing called Bush and Cheney war criminals, decried the "Bush junta" and warned of American dictatorships to come.

"The people have come here today to say to our state Legislature: 'You have the opportunity and you have the duty to do the right thing,' " Democratic activist Susan Harmon said.

Mayor Rocky Anderson speaks in Olympia, WA ... to IMPEACH BUSH/CHENEY

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United States attorneys fired recently under questionable circumstances

Carol Lam, the former United States attorney for San Diego, is smart and tireless and was very good at her job. Her investigation of Representative Randy Cunningham resulted in a guilty plea for taking more than $2 million in bribes from defense contractors and a sentence of more than eight years. Two weeks ago, she indicted Kyle Dustin Foggo, the former No. 3 official in the C.I.A. The defense-contracting scandal she pursued so vigorously could yet drag in other politicians.
In many Justice Departments, her record would have won her awards, and perhaps a promotion to a top post in Washington. In the Bush Justice Department, it got her fired.

The Reverend Lonnie W. Latham: Do as I Say

The lawyer ( Mack Martin) for a former Baptist church leader who had spoken out against homosexuality said Thursday the minister has a constitutional right to solicit sex from an undercover policeman. The Reverend Lonnie W. Latham had supported a resolution calling on gays and lesbians to reject their ''sinful, destructive lifestyle'' before his January 3, 2006, arrest outside the Habana Inn in Oklahoma City. Authorities say he asked the undercover policeman to come up to his hotel for oral sex.

Drug May Counteract Down Syndrome

From http://www.sciam.com/



Researchers may have finally found a drug candidate for reducing the
mental retardation caused by Down syndrome, which afflicts more than
350,000 people in the U.S. Researchers gave low doses of a human drug
to mice bred to mimic the learning and memory problems in people with
Down syndrome. After as little as two weeks, the impaired mice
performed as well as normal ones in learning tests, and the improvement
lasted for up to two months after treatment ended.

John McCain Visits the Creationists

Tomorrow, John McCain will deliver the keynote address at a luncheon co-hosted by the Discovery Institute. For those who are unaware the Discovery Institute is the Seattle based “think tank” that is responsible for spearheading the religious right’s war on science education.

The Institute is responsible for, among other things, the creationist lesson plan that was proposed in Kansas, the anti-evolution language in the Santorum Amendment to the No Child Left Behind act, and the infamous Wedge Document.

None of our elected officials should lend credence to this organization, especially a ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Atheist Experience #486: Creationist Arguments

Atheist Community of Austin
1 hr 30 min 5 sec - Feb 4, 2007
www.atheist-experience.com

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Modulated Light

by Mike Groth VK7MJ and Chris Long.

On the
evening of 19 February 2005 the authors spanned a 167 km
(104 mile) path between Mount Barrow's South peak and Mount Wellington
in Tasmania with
audio modulated light beams. This was the culmination of about 35 years
of
intermittent experiments by the two authors
of this web page, initially individually and later in association. The
suggestion to try the Barrow-Wellington path originated in
a chance comment to Chris Long by Jason Reilly VK7ZJA, that
Mount Wellington was visible from the top of Barrow. Jason is a
technician for Optus, regularly visiting the transmitter site on Mount
Barrow,
otherwise we would never have known that crucial piece of information!
Both
summits are above the 1200 metre contour, and the earth's curvature on
the land
between only accounts for approximately a 600 metre bulge, with
reasonable
clearance all along the path. We were surprised to find that the
expected rapid optical
fading cycles caused by atmospheric turbulence over this long path were
not too
severe,
presumably because the effect rapidly diminishes with elevation.

Pharyngula: Despicable D'Souza gets it all wrong

It seems to me that instead of surrendering, we ought to be celebrating
those aspects of our culture that they find most objectionable: things
like diversity, secularism, atheism, sex, independent women, and
irreverence. And I thought of someone representative of those ideals,
who'd also piss off the right wing as much as she would the Muslim
freaks

WINDOWS VISTA AERO vs BeOS vs LINUX UBUNTU BERYL vs MAC (1)

Atheist Experience #483: Old Testament Gods

Atheist Community of Austin
1 hr 29 min 56 sec - Jan 14, 2007
www.atheist-experience.com

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Olbermann on MSNBC about 911, Iraq and the coming invasion of Iran

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Cafferty File: Time to IMPEACH Bush and Cheney

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List to use for boycotting Disney

(another) temporary home for Spocko's list of KSFO's advertisers.