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Simurgh: The most mystical mythical bird species on Earth

As the Amazon book description has it: My “ornithological treatise” Bad Birder’s Birding Report is actually illustrated nonsense verse in the tradition of Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, Gillette Burgess, and Dr. Seuss. Featuring 125 poems and 130 illustrations, it mentions more than 150 species of birds, including virtually all of the most common North American species as well as several”exotics,”…

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The Great Sharia Scare

Muslims cannot agree on the date of Eid, but apparently they have agreed to conquer America Hasnain Walji Apparently, 1.3% of America is preparing to overthrow the Constitution. Someone should inform the 1.3%. Our recent Houston Chronicle op-ed, “The ‘Sharia threat’ is a hoax. Here’s why,” addresses a political fiction that, like an unsuccessful politician, refuses to retire gracefully. We…

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Humanure compost toilet: A better way to go

A review of The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure by Joe Jenkins By Kevin Barrett with a “Fatwa on the Flush Toilet” by Shaykh Imran Hosein [Buy the book or read a free online version here] When Obama recently called Netanyahu “chickenshit” most folks understood an insult was intended. But in some cultures, where nitrogen-rich poultry poop makes great…

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