I have peculiar musical tastes and wish to share many of my life long favorite songs. For the most part, they do not quite fit in the current music subverses.
The Battle of the Beanfield took place over several hours on 1 June 1985, when Wiltshire Police prevented The Peace Convoy, a convoy of several hundred people from setting up the 1985 Stonehenge Free Festival in Wiltshire, England.
Around 1,300 police officers took part in the operation against approximately 600 hopeful concertgoers. Forty years ago today.
After 529 days alone in the Australian bush, Valerie the mini dachshund is home.
After her capture, Valerie went to the vet and got a clean bill of health. She'd even gained some weight. "She's got the physique of a little bodybuilder."
In earlier days of the internet, Some Photoshop comedians created a site called BERTISEVIL.COM which is long gone. Remember this?
https://files.catbox.moe/5vfsin.jfif
People 'believe' all sorts of things. If YOU believe something unprovable, its religion. If you don't believe something unprovable but believed to be so by others, that's superstition.
As an example, consider Buddhism, a set of beliefs and practices accepted by millions. But it's far away and misunderstood here, so it might be considered superstition. Beliefs and practices we are taught as children, that's religion.
Religion and superstition do not come to us naturally; they are taught. Same with belief and trust in government. Is belief in the need for government not also at its root a superstition, the most widely accepted superstition of them all?
Japan is just fucked with or without abortions. In fiscal year 2023, approximately 126,700 induced abortions were reported in Japan. Not enough to matter in the long run.
