The Denial Machine

Watched the ‘Denial Machine’ - very interesting doc on the spin used to convince the public that global warming doesn’t exist.  It was the same spin used by the big tobacco companies…actually some of the same people were involved in both issues.
If you get a chance to see it do so …gives you a glimpse at [...]

Hot and Steamy

Don’t have enough strength to write…..Hot. Very hot.  I thought I was going to die today.  Would it look very bad if I whipped off my hijab at the bus stop and started fanning myself with it?  I think beyond 33 degrees C. all the rules are out.  It’s every woman for herself.
Anyways someone sent me [...]

War is not nice

The killing of civillians during times of war always seems to shock the world.  It’s like we assume that when two countries decide to drop bombs on each other, they will work assiduously to avoid children, the old, the infirm etc…  The truth of the matter is that when people have reduced their humanity to [...]

Shades of Grey

Martijn at Closer has posted something interesting about a picture making the rounds on the Internet.  Like many others, I was shocked at the picture I saw of Israeli children decorating missiles that were destined for targets in Lebanon.  Our emotions being close to the surface as they are these days I as well as many [...]

Darwin’s Nightmare

I just finished watching one of the most depressing documentaries I’ve seen in a while.  Darwin’s Nightmare is a stark film, depicting the Great Lakes region in Tanzania.  A huge fish industry has started up there, exporting hundreds of tons of Nile Perch to Europe.  Many people have jobs that tie directly to the major [...]

Norway Dumps Walmart!

Good for them! It is so nice to see a hint of interest in humankind from a government. Imagine what the world would be like if more governments took a stand.
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