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	Atheist Mass Murderer Lenin Died From Syphilis, Claims Historian
	[link] Russian revolutionary Lenin died from the sex disease syphilis NOT a stroke, claims historian Daily Mail ^ \| October 23, 2009 \| Daily Mail Reporter Posted on 23 October 2009 18:08:59 by bogusname Historians have long agreed that Russian revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich... more » By Sound of Trumpet - Nov 7 - 7 new of 7 messages

	Another wintroll myth busted
	<[link] ix_minutes?source=rss_news> "Upgrade the Mac mini in six minutes Apple's official policy is that you can upgrade the mini yourself as long as you don't break anything in the process; if you do, that damage isn't covered under warranty."... more » By Alan Baker - Nov 7 - 1 new of 1 message

	Whole Earth Discipline reviews
	As I mentioned, I am going to read and discuss this book chapter bu chapter over on livejournal. I am hoping to do one chapter every two days or so. [link] One post is up and already I've annoyed author Brand by acting as though his online annotations did not exist, even though... more » By James Nicoll - Nov 7 - 2 new of 2 messages

	Found 3-grader's textbook with Asimov's "The Fun They Had"
	[link] From Booksleuth: Also included: "Rococo Skates," by Marjorie Fischer, 1936 (about an art theft), "Spelling Bee" (about a Chinese-Filipino girl, Donna, who has mixed feelings about doing well in an American school's spelling... more » By Lenona - Nov 7 - 1 new of 1 message

	Laying the Netherlands to Sleep - A Beacon Of Liberalism Is Rotting From The Inside Out
	[link] Laying the Netherlands to Sleep (a beacon of liberalism worldwide is rotting from the inside out) ic ^ \| October 14, 2009 \| Joseph Meaney Posted on 15 October 2009 00:20:12 by NYer On my most recent visit to Amsterdam for the World Congress of Families (WCF), I was once again struck by the remarkable façade of... more » By Sound of Trumpet - Nov 7 - 42 new of 42 messages

I just don't get Lovecraft

For a Halloween read, I pulled _The Lurker at the Threshold_ off the shelves. Despite its being a relatively thin book, it took me a week to get through it. All kinds of things were hinted at or alluded to, throughout many pages of diary excerpts, old newspaper clippings, conversations with rustics, and so on. But, all that was ever described was "somebody... more »

By Michael Stemper - Nov 7 - 23 new of 23 messages

From Progressive Europe: London Times Runs Article Promoting Incest

London Times Runs Article Promoting Incest LifeSiteNews ^ | 7/18/08 | Thaddeus M. Baklinski and John Jalsevac Posted on 18 July 2008 23:43:54 by wagglebee July 18, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An article narrated by an anonymous woman who says she is "an academic," published in the London Times this week, favorably describes at length and in detail the woman's... more »

By Sound of Trumpet - Nov 7 - 15 new of 15 messages

	Imagine No Atheism
	[link] Imagine no atheism [link] Just listened to Polly Toynbee on Radio 4 'Sunday' programme. She is the new president of the National Secular Society and HATES the idea that there is a God. She sees herself as being involved in a struggle... more » By Sound of Trumpet - Nov 6 - 26 new of 26 messages

	YASID-Movie extra arms!
	Movies I watched on TV when I was little. Early-mid 1970's. The only things I remember were a mutant, looked human then the shirt came off and he had another set of fore-arms & hands coming out of his chest. At sometime in the movie there was suitcase of small mutants in some kind of vial/case. Also a room full of failed mutants...... more » By veritas - Nov 6 - 7 new of 7 messages

	Apocalyptic Fiction
	What are some of the best science fiction books about the end of the world? By Tony - Nov 6 - 16 new of 16 messages