March 2011
“I almost just made one of those internet smiley-faces, but then I remembered...”
– Matt Taibbi
“Outside the Wisconsin state capitol building, union members set up an impromptu...”
– In Madison, a carnival atmosphere accompanies round-the-clock protests. Union leaders are angry at governor Scott Walker’s attempts to strip them of collective-bargaining rights. (via theeconomist)
February 2011
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“The game goes like this,” as one pro-union political consultant I spoke with put...”
– E.J. Dionne, Jr. (via jonathan-cunningham)
WatchThe Path to Prison, from teached.org
“As it turns out, [Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh] belong to the...”
– Confirmed: Union-Bashing Right-Wing Media Stars Hannity, Limbaugh and O’Reilly Are AFL-CIO Union-Affiliated Members (via ryking)
If the service is free, the product is you.
“Unless the administration seriously envisages a future that includes the...”
– Arab uprisings: Obama’s response was dithering and pathetic. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine
Is Barack Obama Secretly Swiss? - By Christopher... →
The administration’s pathetic, dithering response to the Arab uprisings has been both cynical and naive.
“Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any...”
– a provision buried in the Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s Budget Repair bill
Shock Doctrine, U.S.A. - NYTimes.com
(via think4yourself)
This is the key to the whole thing.
Dear Glenn Beck: It's Not Conspiracy, It's Courage →
It’s very clear what happens when corporate power and the fixation on short-term profits get too strong. Taxes on corporations and the wealthy get cut, and so money for infrastructure goes away, and our roads, bridges, schools, and universities decline. The pay and benefits of ordinary workers get cut, and they can no longer afford homes, education for their children, or health care....
“Rumpus: This brings me to a question about the recent New York Times review of...”
– The Rumpus Interview With Dinaw Mengestu (via ub14)
Koch Whore: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker... →
This prank actually happened. This guy actually got through to Scott Walker pretending to be David Koch. This is hilarious and awesome. Check the whole thing out. There’s nothing like a total unmasking.
“A confidential new report prepared by Goldman Sachs for its clients says...”
– Goldman Sachs: House Spending Cuts Will Hurt Economic Growth (via ryking)
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“The real information gap in the twenty-first century is not who has access to...”
– I’m probably going to need to read this.
Blur: How to Know What’s True in the Age of Information Overload (via youmightfindyourself)
Dinesh D'Souza: Can you name any scientific law whatsoever for which you have certain knowledge that there are no exceptions?
Christopher Hitchens: Um, no, I couldn't.
Dinesh D'Souza: Thank you.
Christopher Hitchens: Well, I made a different assertion. I said that Einstein said, "The laws of nature are not suspended." That's quite different. You chose to attack a position I hadn't actually espoused.
Dinesh D'Souza: But my point was that was an article of faith. That was not a demonstrated proposition. Einstein knew that, and that's why Einstein was a theist. Einstein believed that God represented a great mind that sustained these laws in that way.
Christopher Hitchens: You're completely wrong twice.
“There’s not a physicist sitting on this stage right now. I would never be...”
– Sam Harris debating Deepak Chopra (via sixtyforty)
“Could events in the Arab countries spark campaigns for justice here in the...”
– First thoughts on the nascent arab revolutions
“Budget deficits are a ruse, as we’ve seen in Wisconsin, where the governor...”
– George Lakoff: What Conservatives Really Want
“As for President Obama, what is there to be said? Goldman Sachs was his...”
– Why Isn’t Wall Street in Jail? | Rolling Stone Politics
“In 2007, researchers at the University of Bordeaux, France, reported that when...”
– Are Carbs More Addictive Than Cocaine?
“Dear, simple girl, those flattering arts,
From which thou’dst guard frail...”
– Lord Byron, “Lines.” (via barretta)
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“But as sex became more competent, more expected, even more pleasurable, it...”
– Maggie Pouncey (via quotesforintellectuals)
“The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment to its annual...”
– House Passes Defunding of Net Neutrality Rules - PCWorld
Hawaii approves civil unions →
Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail? | Rolling Stone... →
“A majority of likely 2012 Republican primary voters do not believe Barack Obama...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, The Colbert Report (via indieandyy)
Biologists and dolphins have created a new... →
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“Man cannot live without a permanent trust in something indestructible in...”
– Franz Kafka (via dionysusflavour)
Guernica / The Un-Victim →
Amitava Kumar interviews Arundhati Roy
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Reblog with what was approximately your knowledge...
Here’s what I knew about Egypt before January 25. This is not an exaggeration.
Cairo
Suez Canal
Can find it on a map
The Nile
Pyramids and mummies
Hieroglyphics
Isis and Osiris
And that’s it. I’m racking my brains right now and I can’t come up with a single other thing to add to the list.
I’m actually proud of my list. I think that especially number 3 puts...
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How Facebook Killed the Church →
The difference between Generations X and Y isn’t in their views of the church. It’s about those cellphones. It’s about relationships and connectivity. Most Gen X’ers didn’t have cell phones, text messaging or Facebook. These things were creeping in during their college years but the explosive onset of mobile devices and social computing had yet to truly take off.
So why has mobile social...
“If they wrap up news on the Internet we, who value the truth, are in a lot of...”
– Dave Winer (via soupsoup)