On Democracy Now!
Watch/listen a Recording of a Police Sergeant Interrogating a Man Moments After Police Shoot him 5 Times, Paralyzing and Blinding Him.

The Supreme Court has just ruled that the police sergeant did not violate the 5th amendment right of Oliverio Martinez.

FYI:
Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Every May in Thailand, they hold the Annual Jumbo Queen Contest. No, they aren't looking for good looking elephants here. Contestants should be well-padded young ladies, weighing more than 80 kilograms(176 Lbs), been aged between 18 and 35 (marital status irrelevant, ofcourse) and having a pleasant personality with good inter-personal skills.

Wow! Just for the record. Last year's winner wieghed in at 191Kgs (421 Lbs).
Just to put that in perspective,
Jets tackle, Kareem McKenzie weighs 327Lbs.
I'm tempted to list all the NFL linemen here, but resist.
and I'm currently at 152Lbs. I feel so skinny.

God! this couldn't possibly be healthy. And boy do they need Jenny Craig?
Yao's Note: Forget Jared, Subway needs one of these Jumbo Queens.

The secret to a happy marriage, in Biblical times, was a honey based alcoholic drink. Researchers at the Royal Society of Chemistry are looking for honeymooners to test this old aphrodisiac. The couples will have to drink mead every evening for 30 days after they exchange their vows.
Q: Why does one have to married for this thing to work? Dunno.

Here's the email in case you were interested.

This mead sounds a lot like beer. Don't you think? Drink beer (pleanty of it) every evening and you'll be able to filter out all the nagging. Sounds like a successful marriage to me.
I thought this was a known fact? I guess not.

Amnesty International Annual Report: War in Iraq Had Negative Consequences for Human Rights Worldwide

Finally the US finds evidence of WMDs but not in Iraq.....in Maryland!

New Release: You Back the Attack! We'll Bomb Who We Want
Remixed War Propaganda by Micah Ian Wright.
One of my favorites...

“Naturally, the common people don’t want war…but, after all it’s the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship…Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”
- Herman Goering at his Nuremberg trial in 1946

Laureus World Sports Awards were announced on May 20th.
Sportsman of the Year: Lance Armstrong.
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams. (Though I think it should have been Puala Radcliffe)
Team of Year: Brazil.
Newcomer of the Year: Yao Ming.
Comback of the Year: Ronaldo.
Sportsperson with Disability: Michael Milton (Alpine skiing).
Alternative Sportsperson: Dean Potter (Speed climbing).
Lifetime Achievement Award: Gary Player (Golf).
Sport for Good Award: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

On Democracy Now!. Eyewitnesses Testify that US Troops Were Complicit in the Massacre of up to 3,000 Taliban Prisoners During the Afghan War.

Watch the documentary, it's disturbing. All the US media outlets refused to telecast it.

And in May, Bush "unsigned" the War Crimes Treaty.
Food for thought?

Pic of the day: Ari Fleischer's replacement.

Found this on my favorite news website, Democracy Now.

St. Louis Police Stage a "Pre-emptive Strike" and Arrest 27 Activists Prior to Demonstration

"Pre-emptive Strike" seems to be the IN thing these days.....

Chris Hedges gets booed off stage. He is a war correspondent for the New York Times and was speaking at the Rockford College in Illinois.

Found this on mediawhoresonline.com. Scroll down to TIME Gets Played.

Devils Advocate Question: How does this guy, Tom Tomorrow, know that the letter was written by the GOP and not by some guy (Thomas J. Stokes ) who then he sent it all these different papers? I sent him an email. Wating for a reply......

Just finished reading Once A Runner. It was amazing. What a book! I waited for over a year to get my hands on this book and it was totally worth it. A must read for anyone who runs and also for all those people around us runner that put up with all our crap.

Thanks Paul!

Yiippeee! Just got an email from Liz about co-leading an October backpacking trip to the Grand Canyons of PA.
And of course I'd love to do it, Liz.

Odd Todd? Check it out. It's hilarious. Something the unemployed and also some of us employed people could relate to.
My personal favorites :
Annual Unemployment Report.
Halloween Special.

Just trying a little experiment with blogger. This stuffs pretty cool. It can FTP the stuff directly to your website and everything. Wanna create your own blogs? Try Blogger.