August 2011
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this that & the other: stfuconservatives: As Irene... →
stfuconservatives:
As Irene bears down on the East Coast, Fox calls for the abolition of the National Weather Service
Whoa, this shit is perfect:
The weather might be the subject people care most about on a daily basis. There is a very successful private TV channel dedicated to it, 24…
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Obama Threatens Aid Cut-Off If PA Goes to UN
The Obama administration is one of the few I can remember which actually will vote at least twice in the UN against policies it specifically supports. Earlier, it vetoed a resolution criticizing Israeli settlements, which it opposes. Next month, it will veto a resolution endorsing Palestinian statehood, which the U.S. supports…supposedly.
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“That the FBI is engaged in a campaign of defamation and intimidation aimed at...”
– Justin Raimondo discovers that the FBI targeted Antiwar.com, compiled a dossier on Raimondo, and deems the website and its activists a threat to “national security.” (via aheram)
Everyone should take a few minutes to read this article. “Disturbing” doesn’t even begin to describe what is going on in...
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Hundreds arrested as Chileans strike against... →
SANTIAGO — Protesters battled police in Chile’s capital on Thursday, the second day of a two-day strike against unpopular President Sebastian Pinera that was marked by sporadic looting but had no impact on the vital mining sector.
Youths blocked roads, threw rocks and set fire to piles of trash at some intersections in Santiago and other cities to block traffic. Police used water cannon and...
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O grupo dos cem capitalistas mais ricos de Portugal, apanhado pela crise iniciada em 2007, teve em dois anos sucessivos uma quebra de riqueza global. As suas fortunas (superiores a 30 mil milhões de euros) representavam, mesmo assim, cerca de 20% da riqueza nacional. Mas em 2010 o incremento dessas mesmas cem fortunas foi superior a 30%, representando hoje uns 25% da riqueza nacional. ...
That is the ultimate myopia of white privilege and Whiteness. The former tells white folks that they are always the best and are de facto qualified for any task or responsibility; the latter protects them from having to confront that the reality is otherwise.
By Chauncey DeVega
r-i-o-t:
I dont know why people expect Ron Paul to live up to his claims any more than Barack Obama did.
Britain may be broke, but the government’s desperation to cut the deficit seems to have its limits. This morning (20 August), Eric Pickles has ruled out an increase in council tax for houses valued at more than a million pounds.
This is the so-called “mansion tax” proposed by the Liberal Democrats when they were in opposition.
As Communities Secretary, Pickles is...
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“It’s like naming our murder weapons after victims of our crimes: Apache,...”
– Noam Chomsky
Huge cache of looted goods found in London ...
socialismartnature:
“They found a building in London full of looted goods. It’s called the British Museum.”
Cheering for the troops, in effect, provides a convenient mechanism for voiding obligation and easing guilty consciences.
by Andrew J. Bacevich
Government announces new ‘looting zones’ to boost economic colapse.
The British government is poised to announce locations for new ‘looting zones’ throughout England to appease towns and villages which missed out on having their high streets and shopping malls wantonly trashed in last week’s riots.
The number of millionaires in North America went from 2.7 to 3.4 million from 2008 to 2010 and, in Europe, from 2.6 to 3.1 million during the same time period. Italy was the only EU country that saw a slight drop in the number of millionaires: 179 to 170. The countries with the largest number of millionaires are, in decreasing order, the U.S., Japan, Germany, China and Britain.
Capital is...
Two men have been jailed for four years for using Facebook to incite disorder.
Jordan Blackshaw, 20, from Marston near Northwich, and Perry Sutcliffe-Keenan, 22, from Warrington, appeared at Chester crown court on Tuesday. They were arrested last week following incidents of violent disorder in London and other cities across the UK.
Neither of their Facebook posts resulted in a riot-related...
