The ToL brings this report on a growing American subgroup of “ethical eaters.”

The anti-capitalist freegans — the name combines “free” and “vegan” — are so appalled by the waste of the consumer society that they try to live on the leftovers, scavenging for food in supermarket dustbins.

“It’s fun. It’s a thrill. It’s more fun and more satisfying than just going to the store and saying, ‘I wanted some bread and I got it’. It’s the surprise — and the prize,” said Janet Kalish, a New York high school teacher who describes herself as “60 per cent freegan”.
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The freegan philosophy of “ethical eating” argues that capitalism and mass production exploit workers, animals and the environment.

Adam Weissman, a freegan activist and sometime security guard in New Jersey, says freeganism grew out of the radical 1960s “yippie” movement but also has affinities with the hobos of the Great Depression who travelled around the country by stealing rides on the railways.

“I have pity for people who have not figured out this lifestyle,” he said. “I am able to take long vacations from work, I have all kinds of consumer goods, and I eat a really healthy diet of really wonderful food: white asparagus and cactus fruit, three different kinds of mushrooms and four different kinds of pre-cut salad. And I’m just thinking of what is in my refrigerator right now.

I recommend setting live traps, baited with an issue of ‘The Nation’ or a long essay on the WTO.

Release them at your local ‘funky’ coffee shop. They’ll usually come right out, blink a bit, then scamper into line and order a soy latte. They usually won’t go for the dumpster there, there’s only stale coffee grounds.

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What, the headline didn't explain it well enough?

Thanks to Freedom Folks.

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Well, he's already satisfied one of the Five Pillars of Islam (call Jews "leeches"):

American pop star Michael Jackson has officially announced that he has been following the five tenets of Islam and intends to convert to Islam, according to a report on the website of Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama.

The report is based on information elicited from sources in Bahrain.

According to the report, JacksonÂ’s announcement noted he is moving to Bahrain and has purchased some real-estate on an artificial island there. The singer said he decided to convert to Islam because he is convinced it is the closest religion to his personal beliefs.

Jackson also noted he intends to soon move all his assets and his studio from the U.S. to Bahrain, and expressed his hope to be rid of various legal troubles and enjoy the kind of freedom he says he does not have in America.

"The kind of freedom he says he does not have in America?" Uh oh-- you mean Gary Glitter style freedom?

Someone better tell Wacko Jacko those 72 virgins come in the afterlife, not between brunch and dinner.

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Someone's finally planning for the arrival of our ant overlords:

OTTAWA, CANADA (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 -- A former Canadian Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister under Pierre Trudeau has joined forces with three Non-governmental organizations to ask the Parliament of Canada to hold public hearings on Exopolitics -- relations with “ETs.”

By “ETs,” Mr. Hellyer and these organizations mean ethical, advanced extraterrestrial civilizations that may now be visiting Earth.

Obviously a liberal. Liberals always assume the very best of any sort of foreigners, and the worst of their own government and/or the American government.

On September 25, 2005, in a startling speech at the University of Toronto that caught the attention of mainstream newspapers and magazines, Paul Hellyer, CanadaÂ’s Defence Minister from 1963-67 under Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Prime Minister Lester Pearson, publicly stated: "UFOs, are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head."

Mr. Hellyer went on to say, "I'm so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war, that I just think I had to say something."

Hellyer revealed, "The secrecy involved in all matters pertaining to the Roswell incident was unparalled. The classification was, from the outset, above top secret, so the vast majority of U.S. officials and politicians, let alone a mere allied minister of defence, were never in-the-loop."

Hellyer warned, "The United States military are preparing weapons which could be used against the aliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever having any warning. He stated, "The Bush administration has finally agreed to let the military build a forward base on the moon, which will put them in a better position to keep track of the goings and comings of the visitors from space, and to shoot at them, if they so decide."

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Three Non-governmental organizations took HellyerÂ’s words to heart, and approached CanadaÂ’s Parliament in Ottawa, CanadaÂ’s capital, to hold public hearings on a possible ET presence, and what Canada should do. The Canadian Senate, which is an appointed body, has held objective, well-regarded hearings and issued reports on controversial issues such as same-sex marriage and medical marijuana.

Soundls like the perfect venue to debate aliens to me.

“Time is on the side of open disclosure that there are ethical Extraterrestrial civilizations visiting Earth,” The spokesperson stated. “Our Canadian government needs to openly address these important issues of the possible deployment of weapons in outer war plans against ethical ET societies.”

Thanks to Brea Canyon, a new blog by one of the commenters here, Sean M.

Another recruit in my blog army.

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You know, I've never been bear-hunting.

But after reading this article, I feel qualified to give a little advice.

So you've just shot a bear. I know you're excited to claim your trophy. But try to relax. Sit on a stump and have a chaw. Savor the moment.

Wait for it to stop breathing.

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This one makes my day.

This fella got the family mountain back, fifty years after it had been stolen from them by the communists.

The property -- which contains several waterfalls, a lot of wildlife and several hunting lodges -- overlooks the castle that belonged in the 15th century to Count Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes, who inspired the Dracula legend.

Anganu-Bancila says he wants to sell the property for about $40 million, but some say that might be a bargain.

Threw that last sentence in there just in case any of you were looking for a nice stocking-stuffer for dear ol' Dad. 'Tis the season.

And you know he doesn't already have one.

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...people won't pay them.

In the UK, you have to buy a license to view your TV. Naturally tax-evasion is rampant:

One evader told the inspectors: “That’s not a TV, it’s a fish tank.” Equally inventive was the evader in Newport, Gwent, who said: “I never use my set. I just switched on EastEnders to see if it affected my radio reception.”

Another evader in Dunfermline, Fife, offered the tortuous explanation: “I don’t need a TV licence because I only watch Australian soaps and, as far as I’m aware, you don’t need a licence in Australia.”

Total bullcrap.
Property, gasoline, and liquor taxes in the US are bad enough. But this kind of purposeless, petty, nickel-and-diming abuse of the populace is the stuff of Republican nightmares.

UPDATE: Check out this site, apparently Britons aren't the sheep the Beeb would hope they'd be.

Thanks, Cheshire Cat.

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He's just pissed off that six year old Jewish boys are notorious Kach-teases.

Thanks to co-host Karol.

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Did you ever start bragging, maybe expand the truth a little about your abilities, your net worth? You know, maybe tell the guys, some chick, that you played pro-ball or something like that?

And did you ever get completely and totally busted on it?

Gov. Bill Richardson is coming clean on his draft record _ the baseball draft, that is, admitting that his claim to have been a pick of the Kansas City A's in 1966 was untrue.

For nearly four decades, Richardson, often mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential candidate, has maintained he was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics.

The claim was included in a brief biography released when Richardson successfully ran for Congress in 1982. A White House news release in 1997 mentioned it when he was about to be named U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. And several news organizations, including The Associated Press, have reported it as fact over the years.

But an investigation by the Albuquerque Journal found no record of Richardson being drafted by the A's, who have since moved to Oakland, or any other team.
Informed by the newspaper of its findings, the governor acknowledged the error in a story in Thursday's editions.

"After being notified of the situation and after researching the matter ... I came to the conclusion that I was not drafted by the A's," he said.

And in that forthcoming spirit, I need to inform you that some of my statements about myself may have created a misunderstanding or two in the minds of readers of this site.

As a result of my research, I have come to the conclusion that I am NOT, in fact, married to Monica Bellucci.

I'm sorry my previous, mistaken statements created this impression.

Furthermore, I am to understand, we have not been living together on a private estate in Northwestern Italy either.

What I mistook, perhaps carelessly, for a small Tuscan villa, research now leads me to believe is, almost certainly, my motherÂ’s basement. And records reveal my companion there is not Ms. Bellucci, but, in fact, my brother Lloyd.

Furthermore, my restored Camero does not, in fact, reach speed of up to “three hundred miles per hour.” My research reveals my prior claims were likely the result of a faultily constructed after-market speedometer. The instrument has been removed and its manufacturers have been notified of the hazard. (The Camaro’s overall ‘sweetness’, however, remains unaffected by these developments.)

Thank you. I apologize to readers for the confusion.

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I'm surprised it took them this long to find a suitable scapegoat.

Mr Grosdidier, a member of President Jacques Chirac's conservative ruling UMP party, said songs like Monsieur R's FranSSe incite racism and hatred, and should be banned from radio play.

He told France-Info: "When people hear this all day long and when these words swirl round in their heads, it is no surprise that they then see red as soon as they walk past policemen or simply people who are different from them."

I guess someone in a country with state-controlled media would know, eh?

Also: How weak of a friggin' gangsta rap name is 'Monsieur R?'
What are you gonna do, shoot me with a truffle-gun? Treat me rudely, and serve my soup to me a few degrees too cold?

Dude. That's like calling yourself 'Pastry Chef D.'
Sincerely. Not tough.

UPDATE: French gangsta rapper 'Nonpareil C' found murdered by the River Seine. Initial police report indicates Death by Chocolate.

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