August 2011
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“They didn’t have any rights to the land, and there was no reason for anyone to...”
– Ayn Rand on the American Genocide. (via atomicsocialist)
She’s a fascist imperialist piece of shit.
(via anticapitalist)
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Fellow pro-Palestinians; if you post something...
stay-human:
I am immediately unfollowing you
We are not part of the same cause, the very roots of the tragedy that befell the Palestinians was due to ethnic hatred and religious bigotry- if you stoop to that level you are actually working against the Palestinian cause.
That is all.
KBR Suing Employee Who Alleged Rape →
Defense contractor KBR has filed a lawsuit against Jamie Leigh Jones, a former employee who sued the company in 2007 after allegedly being drugged and raped by a group of co-workers in Iraq.
The lawsuit seeks more than $2 million to cover their legal fees, and accuses her of making fabricated and frivolous claims, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A Houston jury deliberated for more...
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Inside istheonlyway OUT: spacebaw: paxamericana:... →
spacebaw:
paxamericana:
antizionism:
Pax Americana: Israel and Antisemitism
fearandwar:
I had to unfollow someone today after I realized they were a racist. This is an important point to remember when discussing Israel: Anti-zionism does not mean antisemitism and anyone who…
Yeah, my point was that in fighting against Zionism, we don’t need people who are also promoting...
Israel and Antisemitism
I had to unfollow someone today after I realized they were a racist. This is an important point to remember when discussing Israel: Anti-zionism does not mean antisemitism and anyone who uses anti-zionism as a way to promote antisemitism should be avoided and called out for only helping Israel. Israel’s actions are enough to indict it; we don’t need to use stupid and racist conspiracy...
Trans Inmate Transferred From Female to Male... →
pansexualpride:
A story in the Philadelphia Inquirer raises some troublesome questions about the treatment of transgender inmates. There are a number of concerns also raised by the way the story is being reported by the paper as well. I have contacted one of the reporters on the story, and we have plans to speak on Wednesday.
Firstly, given the stereotypes of transgender people, it is not an...
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Israeli Defense Minister Wants to "Decapitate"... →
Remember, this is our best ally in the Middle East and the only ‘democracy.’
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When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
poorgraduatestudent:
immortalnewsspork:
Even in 2009 Obama knows this guy was an asshole sexual harasser rapist.
Protestor in Egypt Takes Down Israel Flag From... →
CAIRO: The scene outside the Israeli Embassy in Egypt turned into a massive celebration of hundreds of Egyptians dancing and singing after a young man took the Israeli flag down and pinned an Egyptian one in its place early Sunday morning.
People chanting, cars honking and others carrying Ahmed al-Shahat on their shoulders in joyful expression of the absence of the flag were seen shortly...
“This way of life is based on exploitation, domination, theft, and murder. And...”
– Derrick Jensen - Endgame (via zeitgeistmovement)
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The commenters on Fox News opine on the state of... →
thenoobyorker:
drigman 6 hours ago: whats worth saving? (4 people liked this.)
cerpas 8 hours ago: Cant help…every country that has tried has lost people to the criminals there…So..let them starve to death…let the all die…slow…painful…death (3 people liked this.)
gordenkall 15 hours ago: UN says they need more muny for themselves….I mean for the poor prolific breeders
fraudbandcash 17 hours...
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CNN: When not a Jesus freak, Perry just Bush in... →
With Texas Governor Rick Perry all but in the Republican presidential primary field for the 2012 election, the mainstream media have already begun to weave a narrative about the nation’s longest-serving governor.
CNN said the transition between George W. Bush’s Texas administration and Perry’s “wasn’t a difficult one,” in an attempt to link the two men. Indeed, CNN goes on to say that “in...
“Nationalism does nothing but teach you how to hate people that you never met....”
– Doug Stanhope
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Fuck It is Hot
The AC in my house broke and it can’t be fixed until tomorrow. It’s 90 degrees in here and I can’t even open the windows because it rained yesterday and we’re being invaded by some kind of flying insects.
State Department Gives $200k to MEMRI →
On Thursday, the U.S. State Department announced a $200,000 grant to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a Middle East media watchdog closely aligned with U.S. neoconservatives and Israel’s hawkish security establishment and rightist Likud Party. The grant was awarded “to conduct a project that documents anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial and Holocaust glorification in the Middle...
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Strange Days: "Haven't you ever watched the George... →
tahlalalia:
TRIGGER WARNING - RAPE
Get comfy, it’s a long one.
So three times when I’ve been outwardly speaking against rape jokes I have been told to watch George Carlin’s routine on rape. They think watching it will just completely change my opinion on rape jokes. Apparently I just need someone who is…
There was a big debate on Reddit today about whether or not rape jokes are funny....
20% of the House of Representatives Will Be Going... →
20% of the House is going. Both Republicans and Democrats. They’re going to meet the puppet Abbas and Steny Hoyer is already blathering on about how Israel should be building houses in East Jerusalem. Will they get an honest sense of what life is like for Palestinians? Any bets on how many trips they’ll take to Gaza or the West Bank? Think they’ll be harassed, searched, and held...
Israel's Economic Miracle →
Now the impulse to ignore information that contradicts one’s worldview is not purely the province of conservatives, but I am still astounded at the remarkably ham-handed way in which they go about advocating for their preferred policies. In practice, the only way that neoliberalism can actually work is if the bulk of the population doesn’t become violently enraged at the inevitable...
Boy Dies After Pharmacy Says He Wasn't Eligible... →
A Denver mother whose son died after she was unable to fill his multiple prescriptions because pharmacists kept telling her he was not eligible for Medicaid — even though records proved he was — has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Denver.
Zuton Lucero-Mills said she called Denver County Human Services several times a week in the spring and summer of 2009 after she tried to ...
Judge Sentenced to 28 Years for Taking Cash to... →
A former Pennsylvania county judge was sentenced to 28 years in prison Thursday following a corruption scandal in which he was convicted of illegally taking nearly $1 million from a builder of juvenile-detention facilities.
In February, a federal jury in Scranton, Pa., found the former judge, Mark Ciavarella, 61, guilty on 12 charges related to an alleged scheme in which prosecutors said...
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In the UK, since 1998 there have been 333 deaths...
Stock Market
After seeing the stock market crash yesterday and rebound hugely today, I’m convinced now of something I’ve suspected for a long time: investors have no idea what they’re doing. It’s just random guesses which we all pretend actually represents real world events.
“My idea is that healthcare should be at a certain level, like water and...”
– Slavoj Zizek (via zeitgeistmovement)
Why Half of Americans Pay No Income Tax →
Of course they pay other taxes, but this is an actual breakdown of why they pay no income taxes. It turns out they’re not cheating the system, but instead using just standard deductions (some implemented by the Bush tax cuts.) So, next time an asshole conservative talks about the freeloaders who don’t pay any income tax, smack them with some knowledge and ask if they now support the...
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True Facts: My dad has lost about $12,000 in...
antizionism:
kileyrae:
Thanks Washington. Thanks Tea Party. Thanks Standard & Poor’s. It’s not just numbers and labels. It’s a kid trying to get through college without graduating in debt. It’s a middle class family struggling to get by. You’re messing with people’s lives.
My college funds are also in stocks. In 2008, I lost almost $100,000 left to me and I’m scared to think about what I...
Conservatives Silent on London Riots →
I don’t fully agree with everything in here, but I do like how he’s pointed out that without any obviously identifiable Muslims involved, the Right does not care about these riots at all. Also, his selection of quotes from conservatives talking about the 2005 Paris riots is extremely illuminating, showing the complete racism of the leading “Islam experts” on the right.
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“The Pentagon is no stranger to botched weapons development. The military...”
– -Danger Room article about the Navy’s new ship program
What amazes me is that the Pentagon has wasted $46 billion in the past decade. That’s a mind boggling number. What good that money could have done if we had put it in education instead of war.
Michele Bachmann Evidently Does not Understand the... →
So, once it became apparent that Bachmann had once upon a time accidentally supported a bill that would help unionize public workers, she had to think of a way to dig herself out of that hole. What does she do? Her standard MO: make an appeal to some bullshit interpretation of the Constitution. Evidently, under her interpretation of the 10th amendment, the federal government forcing states to...
Slaughterhouse 5 Banned From Missouri High School →
I know this has been posted before but what got me was that it was a COLLEGE PROFESSOR who requested it be banned for promoting principles contrary to the Bible. So, I did some research. This asshole is the guy who thinks it is okay for public schools to determine whether or not books conform to the Bible; and if not, whether they should be banned or not. What kind of clown college hired this guy?...
Senate banking panel looks into S&P →
These people need to be investigated. Firedoglake had a pretty good article showing how this decision was made in reaction to increasing regulation of the ratings agencies and represents in no way a good economic prediction (see Nate Silver for more analysis of the accuracy of S&P.)
Also, House Republicans are looking to investigate S&P too. I thought at first this would be good but it...
Again, the Heritage Foundation has no idea what it... →
The majority of the American people strongly oppose the passage of debt and budget deals that harm the middle class, devastate the lives of poor families, and ignore the realities of our still sputtering economy. Yet the conservative majority in the House of Representatives and their like-minded colleagues in the Senate have now forced through cuts to bedrock federal programs that underpin...
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“Pro-life” has chalked a gun on the sidewalk in front of Dr. Carhart’s clinic.”
– Twitter / @erintothemax: “Pro-life” has chalked a g … (via heavenearthandhoratio)
Is This Terrorism?: nomindallthought: hcdragon:... →
nomindallthought:
hcdragon:
transhumanisticpanspermia:
Holocaust: 12,000,000
Stalinism: 23,000,000
Maoism: 78,000,000
Over twice the #2 and #3 combined? Wow.
Go ask a random person what the worst genocide in human history is.
If their answer is “holocaust,” hit them with a…
Genocide is by far one of the most misused words in the context of politics. It has to be limited in...
Helicopter crash kills 31 US special forces troops →
This is why I am so opposed to war. We’re in a decade-long conflict that has produced nothing. We’re not safer and Afghanistan is not freer. When we leave, the Taliban will come back into power. We’re supporting a crazy tyrant who stole the last election. What has it gotten us? Nothing except dead bodies and lost money.
The people who voted for this war will never have to deal...
