December 2010
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Dec 19th
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DADT is repealed!
drwh0: It’s worth clicking through to Tumblr for the animated GIF of Rachel Maddow’s reaction after the bad news we received this week, this is an historic end to an error. maddowphiles:
Dec 19th
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"Bush Sr., James Baker Instrumental in Getting... →
Dec 19th
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From the "LIberal Media My ASS" Department: CNN to... →
Dec 18th
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“Earlier this month we noted discrepancies between an Obama administration...”
– More duplicity from Obama administration on Yemen (via ryking)
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Seven Blunders of the World by Mahatma Gandhi
thefistofartemis: 1. Wealth without work 2. Pleasure without conscience 3. Knowledge without character 4. Commerce without morality 5. Science without humanity 6. Worship without sacrifice 7. Politics without principle
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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anglophonic: Future Serial Killer asked: “Why do you feel bad for sluts who get themselves raped?” - Everybody, please turn off your anonymous ask boxes.  All it’s doing is giving sociopaths, rapists and trolls an open microphone to victimize people.  Words hurt, and I don’t feel comfortable publishing my work in the same forum with this kind of garbage. -E- Agree with the sentiment -...
Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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“I gave them the wrong warning. I should have told them to run, as fast as they...”
– The Doctor to Harriet Jones, Christmas Invasion
Dec 18th
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Medical Marijuana Rip-Offs: Five Reasons to Not... →
Heads up for Arizona medical marijuana patients.
Dec 18th
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I remember this day 30 years ago, and it still is hard to believe what happened to John Lennon. The following night I went to my hangout bar (drinking age was…er…13 in AZ at the time), and it was packed. I started talking about it with some people I knew - you really need to talk with people at times like that - and some asshole I’d never seen before (nor since) viciously...
Dec 9th
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Ron Paul: ‘What we need is more WikiLeaks’ →
“”In a free society, we are supposed to know the truth,” Paul insisted. “In a society where truth becomes treason, we are in big trouble.”“ (via Liam Fox) (Ron Paul?? Yes, I’m agreeing with Ron Paul. ~whyinthehell)
Dec 9th
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"The 9 Weirdest Things About the WikiLeaks Story" →
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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PayPal Busted for Bogus Wikileaks Excuse →
vruz: Facing a booing crowd in Europe, a PayPal executive tried to explain why his company blocked donations to Wikileaks. He cited a letter from the State Department calling the secrets-sharing site illegal. Sadly for him, no such letter exists. vruz: the proof?  Paypal has just reimbursed the amount their retained for the last week unilaterally, proactively, without a warrant order nor...
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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WatchWatch
ryking: Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment destroys Barack Obama’s argument for Bush Tax Cuts We need this kind of truth hammered home on a regular basis. It’s official…Obama is the bitch of the GOP, Wall Street and all things Wealthy. What I don’t understand is why he’s upset that we’re upset - according to him, we’re ignorant whiners incapable of...
Dec 9th
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“Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) is leading the charge to outlaw WikiLeaks. First he...”
– DemandProgress.org: Save Julian Assange: Don’t outlaw WikiLeaks! (via ryking)
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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BREAKING: WikiLeaks supporters take down Visa.com... →
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Sarah Palin's Deadly Bid for Attention →
“Not content with bludgeoning fish to death [with faux-dancer daughter Bristol], Sarah Palin has now gone out and shot herself a caribou on her reality TV show Sarah Palin’s Alaska. PETA V.P. Dan Mathews blasted the trigger-happy Alaskan: “Sarah seems to think that resorting to violence and blood and guts may lure people into watching her boring show,” he said, “But...
Dec 9th
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NASA Grounds Monkey Radiation Experiments →
“…After scores of protests and more than 100,000 letters, phone calls, and e-mails from PETA supporters—including some high-profile allies, such as Sir Paul McCartney,  Bob Barker, Alicia Silverstone, members of Congress, and even a former NASA astronaut and engineer—the space agency has quietly called off plans to conduct cruel radiation experiments on monkeys.    Thanks in large...
Dec 9th
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WikiLeaks: Assange Delivers On Obama’s Promise Of... →
“A bit more than two years ago, America and most of the world were infatuated by the new President-elect. Barack Obama was promising “integrity, transparency and accountability in government, politics and the law”. Pointing out that the Bush administration had been “one of the most secretive in US history”, President-elect Obama vowed to drastically increase government openness to...
Dec 5th
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Arresting Developments Nigeria calling for the arrest of Dick Cheney and others for bribery while at Halliburton.  Obama administration has been pressuring other countries to not follow international law, indicating they will cause trouble if investigation and prosecution for war crimes is pursued.  We’re in violation of our own treaties and strong-arming  other countries to do the...
Dec 5th
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Feds Warrantlessly Tracking Americans’ Credit... →
Federal law enforcement agencies have been tracking Americans in real-time using credit cards, loyalty cards and travel reservations without getting a court order, a new document released under a government sunshine request shows. The document, obtained by security researcher Christopher Soghoian, explains how so-called “Hotwatch” orders allow for real-time tracking of individuals in a...
Dec 5th
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“Actually, Julian Assange didn’t leak anything—he can’t, because he didn’t have...”
– Jim Naureckas, FAIR Blog » Blog Archive » WikiLeaks Hasn’t ‘Leaked’ Anything 12/1/10 No doubt the government’s lawyers already have told them this and that’s the reason for all the bluster and threat. (via drwh0)
Dec 4th
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“Quiz: What’s responsible for the lousy economy most Americans continue to wallow...”
– Robert Reich, “The Big Economic Story, and Why Obama Isn’t Telling It” (via ryking)
Dec 3rd
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CableSearch BETA →
ryking: Embassy Cables Fulltext Search Engine.
Dec 3rd
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Multnomah County (primarily Portland, OR) giving... →
“Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability and Tax Title have partnered to bring our community an innovative program that reflects the county’s commitment to healthy, local food and our natural environment. Through the County Digs and Greenspace Property Donation Program, Multnomah County donates tax-foreclosed properties at no cost to governments and qualified non-profit...
Dec 2nd
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Trees By Bike →
If you live in Portland, OR or downtown Vancouver, WA and you want a christmas tree, you can get one delivered by bike(!).  It’s a green way to get your evergreen.  (Well, except that it will die unless you replant it.) “Trees By Bike is a small business created by Portland folks who are looking to spread some holiday cheer, make a little extra money, and raise some cash for things...
Dec 2nd
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Five-year drilling plan, no new offshore drilling...
From an email I received from Oceana: Today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that in the new five-year drilling plan, no new offshore drilling will be allowed off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts or in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Administration had previously indicated support for exploration in the Atlantic Ocean, as well as in the Eastern Gulf. However, they now proposed a...
Dec 2nd