I want to make it clear that overall, I like Obama. But I have a serious problem with someone saying they’re going to stop raiding marijuana dispensaries and then continuing to raid them. The hypocrisy is frustrating and the annoying thing is that he knows that anyone who has a problem with this still isn’t about to vote republican.
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Ron English has some serious thoughts on US border policy. Fortunately, his method of expressing these beliefs is filled with his usual lighthearted, thought-provoking artwork.
These super incognito glasses are actually a cyanide pill in disguise, just chew on the tip and the interrogation ends. They’re just one of many cool tools of the trade for super spies during the Cold War. Wired has more.
Aside from traveling the world tagging everywhere he visits, writing Simpsons storyboards and making movies, Banksy is also busy helping other graffiti artists around the world. He recently bailed two Russian artists out of jail as well. Read more about the fascinating story here.
Perhaps it’s just me, but if I was expected to wear a burqa whenever I left the house, I wouldn’t care too much about my looks, which is why Al Queda’s new magazine, Al-Shamikha, dubbed the “Jihad Cosmo” doesn’t seem like much of a threat. Sure women may be interested in the group’s cause, but I don’t think you’re going to get a lot of readership from women that are asked not to display their beauty and to dress in plain fashions by offering them a magazine filled with beauty and fashion tips.
Thanks to reader Ashley for the tip!
A proposed Texas law would illegalize searching someone without reason to believe he or she was guilty of a crime and would prevent touching anyone’s genitals, even through clothing. Let’s hope their law passes and that the rest of the nation follows suit.
Image via charlesfettinger [Flickr]
How can you take a stand against the TSA without ending up on the no-fly list? Deny them service at your restaurant. If enough people refused to work with the agents, people will stop accepting jobs as TSA workers -and the government will have to rethink their idiotic policies.
Image via billypalooza [Flickr]
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Mark Laita’s Created Equal
Photographer Mark Laita’s Created Equal series is brilliant in its depictions of two contrasting members of society. This one features a crack whore and an escort.
If you’re sick of canvassers sitting outside your local shopping centers and harassing you to support something you already care about but don’t want to sign up for right then, these cards can serve as a great response.
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Can I Predict The Future?
A while back I wrote a fictional news story about guerrilla city planners who illegally added stop signs and “keep clear” areas to city streets, making them safer for everyone. Looking back, I have to admit, the story wasn’t so great, but the concept was spot on.
Image via Kt Ann [Flickr]