June 2010
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holy. shit.
Tropical storm leaves more than 115 dead in Central America
The office of Guatemala’s president handed out this aerial view of a crater that opened up after Agatha hit.
If BP Were a Human Being →
The Supreme Court refused to hear Mr. Hanousek’s appeal 7-2. He was sent to jail for criminally, negligently, dumping oil in navigable waters. He didn’t do it himself, it was probably an accident, but he was held responsible.
Since BP is a corporate “person” we may as well blame my Aunt Ellistine for the disaster. Her pension fund owns some BP stock. I’m sick of...
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Facebook Censors 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day'... →
Let me make sure I understand this - Facebook is willing to censor the “Everybody Draw Mohammad Day” page, but has no problem with the group praying for President Obama’s death? Is that right?
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May 2010
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“It hardly seemed possible for Israel — after its brutal devastation of Gaza and...”
– Israel attacks aid ship, kills at least 10 civilians - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com via ryking (via selva) (via itsthemusicpeople) (via notemily)
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“The Israelis don’t seem to grasp that Western militaries don’t get to murder...”
– Videos Of Israel’s Flotilla Raid - Andrew Sullivan (via danielholter)
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Daily Kos: Israel massacres unarmed peace... →
The narrative from Israel has been almost comically predictable, as has the extent to which that narrative has been accepted by news organisations. In the week leading up to the mission Israeli officials repeatedly threatened the ships, with the Foreign Minister going so far as to label the unarmed humanitarian voyage a “violent” threat. The flotilla was smeared as...
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danielholter:
leftyjenkins:
A few months ago, a friend of mine went on an aid mission to Palestine. We met in college, but she’s since returned home to Malaysia. I’m relieved that she wasn’t on the ship that was attacked last night, but I know some of her friends were.
Gaza Flotilla ATTACKED: Israel Storms Aid Ship, At Least 10 Dead
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships...
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A few months ago, a friend of mine went on an aid mission to Palestine. We met in college, but she’s since returned home to Malaysia. I’m relieved that she wasn’t on the ship that was attacked last night, but I know some of her friends were.
Gaza Flotilla ATTACKED: Israel Storms Aid Ship, At Least 10 Dead
Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and...
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http://delicious.com/leftyjenkins →
I now I’m late to the game, but I just set up a delicious account. Anyone have an account I can peruse? I’m looking for anything education or library related. Thanks!
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Just worked out the details; I’m heading off to North Georgia to go camping later this week! I went there last year and this place is great - big campsites, a creek just 10 ft away, place to park right beside the site, and free. Last time, I think Jasper thought he’d died and gone to heaven.
Here’s a few pictures from last summer:
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Clergy Who Don't Believe →
How many of the pastors and ministers in our churches no longer believe in God? That’s the question asked in “Preachers Who Are Not Believers,” a fascinating report by Daniel C. Dennett and Linda LaScola of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. Dennett, of course, is a cognitive scientist and prominent atheist. His book, Breaking the Spell, put him at the...
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NIGHTMARE: U.S. Citizen Arrested, Held For Three... →
Eduardo Caraballo, a U.S. citizen born in the United States, was detained for over three days on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.
Despite presenting identifying documents and even his birth certificate, Caraballo was held by federal immigration authorities over the weekend and threatened with deportation, according to an NBC Chicago report. He was only released when his congressman, Luis...
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Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian
ohheyitschloe:
10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no...
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firin' folks for droppin' the endin' sounds of...
Arizona cracks down on teachers with heavy accents
Nearly half the teachers at Creighton, a K-8 school in a Hispanic neighborhood of Phoenix, are native Spanish speakers. State auditors have reported to the district that some teachers pronounce words such as violet as “biolet,” think as “tink” and swallow the ending sounds of words, as they sometimes do in Spanish.
Drop...
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alphabet evolution →
I wish it’d let me upload this as a photo, but I guess I can’t since it’s animated.
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i must have used a super band-aid, because i can’t get this thing off. and it’s on my chest. and oh my god, it hurts.
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a question for librarians
anyone ever think about moving the 398.2s out of nonfiction?
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“Don’t join the book burners. Don’t think you’re going to conceal faults by...”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower (via libraryland)
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does it bother anyone else that Sayid was like a robot until last week when he suddenly became animated over the bomb?
