Is this a case of the UK playing poodle to the US all over again? Most of the UK media have the following or variations on it (this from the BBC) : The founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been granted bail in London on conditions...
Cycling in icy weather? Here’s how to do it.
Are you a die hard cyclist or maybe just a cyclist with a death wish who wants to continue to use your iron horse in the snow and ice? Apart from the main problem of keeping your extremities from getting frostbite there is the minor issue of falling off in the snow...
Trying to look cool whilst being shot at.
Another one from one of The Waspsnest's Estonian co-conspirators, this time a lesson in how to look relaxed and cool when your gun gets shot from your hand by some excellent sniper work. I would imagine it stung a little but not as much as the damage to his pride...
Drunk driving Moscow style
Spotted by one of the Waspsnests Estonian co-conspirators, the following video demonstrates Russian police techniques (if the guy won't get out of the car then try and drag him out) as well as some of the people who had their cars damaged getting a few punches and...
Riots in Greece – more like a warzone.
After the bit of flag burning and a few petrol bombs of early Summer, the latest Greek strike has turned into a full on riot which, from the video, is more remeniscient of a warzone. The last segment of the video below shows one of the opposition MPs being beaten in...
Strange news from Germany – Off with his Jewels!
Nothing like taking matters into your own hands (literally) when the police will not act. In this case a somewhat annoyed German man who found out that his 17 year old daughter had a boyfriend and then went round to the boyfriends house with two workmates to remove...
Global Santa Race – Compare the styles.
Via Pravda photonews an interesting example of different nations views towards being santa for the day : London - lounge around drinking beer on public munuments : Hungary - drink copious amounts of beer (what other explanation could there be), remove most of your...
Home Secretaries – what on earth do they do to them?
One minute she could be someones granny with a fetish for sparkling shoes : And then, after a few months as Home Secretary she turns into some demented fascist harridan : Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has opened the way for water cannon to be used on the British...
The holder of the written word.
Amongst a very interesting piece at Pravda, the following excerpt sums up what I have read in many places lately especially the comment on the Mainstream Media (MSM) (emphasis mine): An examination of history shows that whenever the holders of the written word...
Deathrow’s Metal Sunday
Feeling not particularly well (and no this has not been induced by the consumption of industrial amounts of alcohol, for a change) I decided to give my poor braincell a little rest and compile this small selection of bands better known in the local scene here in...