This is an interesting little example of the current attitude to anonymity in some sections of the community: a type of jacket with a hood and integrated face-mask has apparently become popular amongst “young people” in Britain (more).
Admittedly looking quite intimidating (see link), the jacket does not in fact come with a mind control device […]
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police state: sneak preview
06Sep07Crikey yesterday described the APEC security arrangements thus:
For the cops, APEC is a vision of the world as it should be. Expanded powers, new equipment, media support, and maybe a chance to try out new toys like the water cannon.
If the allegations in this article are even close to true, then that sounds pretty accurate:
cutlery […]
when mr bigglesworth gets angry…
31Jul07LE points to this article about the amazing death-predicting cat, a story which has also come to our attention around these parts. We have a more rational explanation than some supernatural feline power to predict an imminent demise, however.
What would you think if a human was mysteriously present shortly before a long string of people […]
If you are the somewhat paranoid type, at least when it comes to governments, why not scare the hell out of yourself and read this little piece by Paul Craig Roberts (Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration) which attempts to answer the riddle: with George W Bush’s popularity sinking ever lower, why […]
