Random Subscribe Mobile Submit Ask EmailTumblr (3.0; @thedaytheytriedtokillme)http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6brmnLonA1qaauhwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://occultist.tumblr.com/post/875471882/science-fiction-author-philip-k-dick-was-one-of" target="_blank">occultist</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Science fiction author Philip K. Dick was one of the better examples of how, like ebony and ivory on the keyboard, <a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/07/neo-nazis-syphilis-and-world-war-iii.html" target="_blank">madness and genius often live together in perfect harmony inside the heads of certain people</a>.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/07/neo-nazis-syphilis-and-world-war-iii.html" target="_blank">Letters of Note</a>]</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.forteantimes.com/features/articles/2860/the_strange_tale_of_solarcon6.html" target="_blank">Fortean Times</a> ran an extensive article on this topic earlier this year. 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former Russian spy defected to U.S. in 2000</a></p>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/803047224http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/803047224Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:12:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5gf2drCOm1qz5d9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/7885322/Solar-eclipse-over-Easter-Island-Chile-Argentina-and-the-South-Pacific.html" target="_blank">Solar eclipse over Easter Island</a></p>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/802606346http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/802606346Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:56:37 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l58w8wgVgK1qz5d9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/solve-the-mystery-code-in-cyber-commands-logo/" target="_blank">Crack the Code in Cyber Command’s Logo</a></p>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/785515905http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/785515905Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:26:56 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l58rugJwyf1qz5d9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/darpas-blood-makers-start-pumping/" target="_blank">Darpa’s Genetically Engineered Blood Starts Pumping</a></p>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/785263963http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/785263963Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:51:51 -0400<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/asia_pacific/10535226.stm">China executes top Chongqing official for corruption</a>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/782767156http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/782767156Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:10:20 -0400<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l57ms3Terx1qz5d9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/07/05/montreal-mafia-funeral.html" target="_blank">Montreal Mafia funeral under close watch</a></p>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/782749690http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/782749690Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:04:51 -0400“There are friendly nations but no friendly intelligence services.”<br/><br/> - <em>Old spy adage</em>http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/778175008http://thedaytheytriedtokillme.com/post/778175008Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:03:13 -0400