The Greatest Story Never Told

[#1040]

Here is an example of the world finally agreeing on one thing: Adolf Hitler was right! From Africa to Asia, Europe and everywhere men have a yearning for truth and freedom, Adolf Hitler lives in the hearts of those who see past the Enemy's lies.

[Above: If you haven't watched the this documentary yet, what are you waiting for? You can view it through many sources on the web, or even buy a physical copy on DVD.]

Oh shit, I'm fucked.

Wow, metal flyers, I don't get much of these anymore. Let's have a look... Angelust. First, is it someone lusting after angels or an angel lusting after someone (or something)? 'Black 'N' Roll'? Hmm, never heard that one before, very creative. On the cover is an old woodcut of the Osculum Infame (Kiss of Shame). This involved witches kissing the devil's ass, literally (or sometimes a goat's behind).

[Above: Here's another medieval take on the Kiss of Shame.]

[Above: Here's a modern version.]

[Above: But here's the problem. The Devil sometimes had a face on his hindquarters...]

[Above: And sometimes even a face on his groin! So what were they really kissing?]

[Above: But the Devil wasn't a selfish lover, here's a painting from 1515 by Hans Baldung called 'Young Witch and Dragon'.]

[Above: Alas, here is the back of the flyer, advertising a Nunslaughter show. I don't know any of these other bands... 'Thunder Snow Cone'? MMA appearance? What's next tranny storytime? This is why Dead of Mayhem killed himself. If he couldn't stand seeing black metal being commercialized way back then, imagine now. He might've blown himself up with a rocket launcher.]

[Above: Witchblood, another band I've never heard of. 'Epic Sorceress Black Thrash Heavy of Superior Underground Intensity'. This doesn't even make sense... I really hope English isn't their first language.]

[Above: Ever heard of 'Aldaaron'? Me neither. But they've returned!]

I'm an avid postage stamp collector (everything WWII, minus non-military Allied stuff), so once in a while I stumble on strange stuff. Here is a Jew from Vienna scheming for work and money from someone she doesn't even know, but who she says has the same last name. How did she even find this guys name or address? This is some shady shit. I mean, I know Jews have a reputation for sticking together, but I can't imagine Mr. A.C. Schwarz fell for this. 'She' probably sent it to every Jewish-sounding name she could find.

[Above: Letter first page.]

[Above: Letter second page.]

[Above: Reverse of envelope.]

[Above: Envelope from November 20, 1928.]

[Above: Now this is funny. A letter from everyone's favorite bad guys. Imagine being summoned because you owe $2.00. I like the part 'You are fraternally reminded that a refusal or neglect to obey this summons is a Masonic offense'. Damn, so what's the punishment? No baby blood for a week? And the cherry on top you are being summoned for $2.00 by a guy with the last name 'Goodenough'. Imagine sitting around the dinner table, it's 1928, the great Wall Street stock market crash is a year away, and suddenly, in front of your wife and children, YOU ARE BEING SUMMONED...! (sorry this is a Dark Souls joke).]

This is a new one. People have sent me some strange stuff over the years, but never seeds...

[Above: Nature's bounty?]

[Above: 'Dookie Doonuts'? I'm going to take this opportunity to tell you about something more disgusting than just about anything. Prepare yourself and look below...]

'Every time you flush your toilet or clean a paintbrush in your sink, you may be unwittingly adding toxins to fertilizer used to grow the food in your pantry. Beginning in the early 1990s, millions of tons of potentially toxic sewage sludge have been applied to millions of acres of America’s farmland as food crop fertilizer. Selling sewage sludge to farmers for use on cropland has been a favored government program for disposing of the unwanted byproducts from municipal wastewater treatment plants. However, sewage sludge is anything but the benign fertilizer the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'Sewage sludge includes anything that is flushed, poured, or dumped into our nation’s wastewater system – a vast, toxic stew of wastes collected from countless sources -- from homes to chemical industries to hospitals. The sludge being spread on our crop fields is a dangerous mix of heavy metals, industrial compounds, viruses, bacteria, drug residues and radioactive material. Hundreds of people have fallen ill after being exposed to sewage sludge fertilizer, suffering from respiratory distress, headaches, nausea, rashes, reproductive complications, cysts and tumors.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'Despite the danger of using sludge in food production, federal regulations are unsettlingly inadequate. The EPA monitors only 9 of the thousands of pathogens commonly found in sludge and rarely performs site inspections of sewage treatment plants or the farms that use sludge fertilizer. Regulations governing the use and disposal of sewage sludge have been criticized by both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Research Council, as well as numerous medical professionals, engineers and activists.

Center for Food Safety seeks to end the use of sewage sludge as an agricultural fertilizer through an immediate moratorium on its application to croplands, and advocates for the launch an independent investigation into all specific claims that sludge has caused harm to people, animals and the environment.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'Some pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi survive sewage treatment and thrive in the nutrient-rich sludge. These can include salmonella, campylobacter, listeria, hepatitis, diarrhea-causing protozoa, and parasitic worms that can lead to neurological problems and nutritional deficiencies. Because of the antibiotic residues commonly found in waste, sewage sludge is the perfect way to select for extremely hardy and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can be deadly.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'This chemical soup, often full of toxic compounds, nanomaterials, hormones, and dangerous pathogens, are applied to the very food we eat. While certain sanitation processes do decrease some health risks, chemicals such as PCBs, flame retardants, heavy metals, and endocrine disrupters – many of which are carcinogens – are not filtered out. Instead, they accumulate in the soil and are taken up by crops, putting human health at risk.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'There are no labeling or disclosure requirements for food grown in sewage sludge. However, some companies, such as Heinz and Del Monte, prohibit the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer for their products. In addition, USDA organic standards require that food cannot be grown in sewage sludge. Only by purchasing food with the certified organic seal can you be sure that your food was not grown in sewage sludge.'
--Center for Food Safety.org

'The company tested 345 hot dog and sausage samples from 75 brands to see if the product matched what was described on the package.

It turns out that 14.4 percent of the samples were... not as advertised.

Clear Food found that the hot dogs and sausages either included substitutions or had hygienic issues.

In several cases, pork had been added to products that did not mention the meat on the labels or ingredient lists. This included the vegetarian samples. Most often pork had been used as a substitution for chicken or turkey, according to Clear Food.

The company noted that all of the Kosher products that were tested were 100 percent pork-free.

However, 10 percent of the vegetarian products tested contained meat. In addition, 67 percent of the vegetarian samples were recorded as having “hygienic issues,” which were not described in detail.

Perhaps the most unsettling discovery by Clear Food is that human DNA was found in 2 percent of all samples and in 66 percent of the vegetarian products.

The report did not disclose which brands had been found to contain the DNA and did not elaborate on what that might entail.'

'Of the 258 sample size, Clear Labs says human DNA was found in one vegetarian burger and rat DNA was found in a fast food burger, a vegetarian burger and a ground meat sample.

While unpleasant, it's important to note that it is unlikely that human DNA or rat DNA is harmful to consumer health.

"What many consumers don't know is that some amounts of human and rat DNA may fall within an acceptable regulatory range," said the company.'