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10 Steps to a Fascist America Posted: 3 years ago by Fascha
An article from the Guardian. It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look.
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The Top 10 Foods Only America Could Have Invented Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
When it comes to food, America gets a bad rap. It’s a common refrain that America has no cuisine to call our own. We’ve got apple pie and hot dogs, but that’s about it. (And when you really get down to it, the Germans invented hot dogs, and the British were eating apple pie like 1,000 years ago.
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Map from 1507 an Early Look at 'America' Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is believed to be the first time the word "America" was used.
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Lost America : machines that used to roll Posted: 2 years ago by wildminou
Impressive photographic project of abandoned cars across America.
Actually, check the rest of the site...really cool.
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"If America is the new Rome, Wall Street is our Coliseum" Posted: 2 years ago by RowanGrey
7-minute interview from NPR with the author of the book "Bad Money". Kevin Phillips warns us that America is going to way of ancient Rome... at least financially. One of the reasons for the economic collapse of the Roman empire was that they began to focus their economy on DEBT products, rather than manufacturing actual, physical items. Sound familiar?
*This ties in with Bornbad's thread on the socio-political aspects of America's new Roman way of thinking.
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Vinland Map of America no forgery Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
The 15th century Vinland Map, the first known map to show part of America before explorer Christopher Columbus landed on the continent, is almost certainly genuine, a Danish expert said Friday.
Doubts about the map lingered even after the use of carbon dating as a way of establishing the age of an object.
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Redesigning America 2.0 Posted: 1 year ago by jaxomlotus
Meowza strikes again - this time proposing the new logo and branding for America 2.0.
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"All hail John from America!" Posted: 3 years ago by Browntrout
South Pacific island cult's worship of America linked to gifts they received during World War II from an outsider the tribe refers to as "John From America"
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Top Ten Ways to Fix Corporate America Posted: 11 months ago by tjbalos
Dear Corporate America,
Here's a top ten list of things you should be doing to run a better business. From oddtodd.com.
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Global warming an excuse to make America weaker Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
"Global warming activists won't be satisfied until they see an America way down the ladder of leading nations, until you are paying $6 per gallon for your gas and until you cannot afford to put food on your dinner table."
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OpEd: You are Destroying America. Yes, You. Posted: 2 years ago by democracy101
Terrorism will never destroy America. It will come from within. From fear-addicts who have raped the U.S. so much that they should be drawn up on charges of treason. The cowards who want a nanny state to coddle them, hug them, and ultimately contain them in a little crib with bars and monitors and cameras.
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Captain America - F* YEAH! Posted: 3 years ago by donteatpoop
A wonderful blend of Captain America kicking butt, and the theme from Team America: World Police.
Warning: NSFW language
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Map that named America is a puzzle for researchers Posted: 2 years ago by icepigs
The only surviving copy of the 500-year-old map that first used the name America goes on permanent display this month at the Library of Congress, but even as it prepares for its debut, the 1507 Waldseemuller map remains a puzzle for researchers.
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A Snapshot history of America Posted: 7 months ago by ozero
350 photos, all taken by amateur photographers, tell the story of America from the 1890s through the early 1970s, literally beginning inside a surry with the fringe on top and ending on the Moon.
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The History Place - Child Labor in America Posted: 2 years ago by lilaliss
images from the early years about the kids working, make me cry
sometimes we take some information about the bad america
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America: Freedom to Fascism Posted: 3 years ago by shredtone
This is the "Director's Final Cut" authorized version of Aaron Russo's documentary, America: Freedom To Fascism. It exposes the truth about taxes, the IRS, the federal reserve, the impending police state and all of the other bad things happening in this countr
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Captain America Throws His Mighty Burrito Posted: 3 years ago by cheeselog1234
Meet Dr. Raymond Adamcik. The Florida man, dressed as Captain America and with a burrito stuffed in his tights, was arrested Saturday night for allegedly...
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Judge Approves Air America Radio Sale Posted: 3 years ago by suebe
A federal bankruptcy judge approved on Friday the sale of the liberal talk radio network Air America Radio for $4.25 million to Stephen L. Green, founder of a New York real estate firm.
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The Coldest Place in North America Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
Yukon, Canada holds the record for the coldest recorded temperature in North America - 81 degrees below zero. The article describes some pretty interesting characteristics of such extreme cold conditions.
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Miss America 1944 Shoots tires out of intruder's car Posted: 3 years ago by BrownTrout
Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.
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