February 2011
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Walgreens' 50-cent beer →
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“Uncloak the Kochs” Palm Springs protest drew... →
“Koch” is pronounced “Coke,” for those of you with dirty minds. Just sayin’.
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“Religions are like pills, which must be swallowed whole without chewing. And...”
– Anonymous
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“FLASH: Google says has launched service for people in Egypt to send Twitter...”
– @Reuters (via brooklynmutt)
More on the story on Google’s blog here. — Ryking
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Egypt army vows not to use force →
The Egyptian army has said it would not use force against citizens staging protests to force President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
In a statement on Monday it said “freedom of expression” was guaranteed to all citizens using peaceful means.
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“Who’s behind the Egyptian revolution?
It’s spontaneous, yes, triggered by the...”
– Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolt?
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Egypt shutting off cell networks again →
The Egyptian Information Ministry tells CNN it’s shutting down mobile phone networks ahead of tomorrow’s “March of the Millions” demonstrations.
While it hasn’t been established that the government is behind the failure of Egypt’s last public Internet service provider, the report confirms widespread predictions that it would seek to cut off communications...
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“First came the rumors that President Obama’s Ambassador to China, former...”
– Huntsman Resigns, Officially: Stage Now Set For 2012 Run
Maybe he can run as Mitt Romney’s VP? They can go door to door together, campaigning as if they were on a mission! — Ryking
January 2011
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“[Apple] is reportedly planning on adding so-called near-field communication...”
– Will the iPhone replace credit cards?
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112th Congress: 28 Bills to Repeal Patient... →
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“Why are Americans such wusses? Threaten the Greeks with job losses and benefit...”
– Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
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“…American [right-wingers] have long had their own private Europe of the...”
– Paul Krugman, “Their Own Private Europe”
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“When Fox Nation and Andrew Breitbart team up for an attack, you can start...”
– Breitbart, Fox Nation defend Bachmann and blame CNN for something Fox News did
See, CNN? This is what you get for trying to kiss right-wing ass. — Ryking
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“U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, a Reagan appointee who sits with senior status...”
– Why Everyone Will Overreact to Monday’s Ruling on Health Care Reform
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“So our liberal Tumblr users feel self-satisfied because they are keeping up with...”
– Ohai, Pareene! (via peterfeld)
vruz: pareene, of course -being a sample of one- believes it’s accurate to extrapolate his americanness, and his very personal navel gazing to people all over the world. nevermind the right, pleasure or intellectual responsibility of people to know and learn more,...
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“Cairo’s international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as...”
– A ‘zoo’: Cairo airport in chaos as foreigners flee
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“Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street giants that played roles in...”
– Wall Street firms earn high profits with Uncle Sam’s backing
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When the politically fueled murder of a 9-year-old... →
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“On Saturday, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked a guest on his show how al Qa’eda fitted...”
– This has little to do with Islamists, or with Washington - The National (via ronmarks)
Also from the article:
The unrest is a product of economic, demographic and technological changes: Egypt’s GDP might be growing at 5 per cent per annum, but that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a...
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20 Ways to Circumvent the Egyptian Government's... →
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“In the second day of defiance of a military curfew, more than 150,000 protesters...”
– Live From Egypt: The Rebellion Grows Stronger
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American Media FAIL
I don’t usually watch the morning “news” shows from the Big Three networks, but I figured the situation in Egypt would be a top story so today might be a good day to tune in.
I was wrong.
At 7:30, CBS interviewed a woman who survived an acid attack, NBC interviewed a vacant-eyed surfer who survived being hit by two “monster waves,” and ABC interviewed one of the...
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60 Minutes: "Julian Assange, The Man Behind... →
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4 Reasons Why Egypt's Revolution Is Not Islamic -... →
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“One in seven homeowners with loans over $1 million are seriously delinquent...”
– Even More Millionaires Defaulting on Mortgages
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“A 63-year-old man arrested with illegal fireworks outside a Detroit-area mosque...”
– Man busted with explosives outside Michigan mosque
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Egypt: The Moment of Transition Is Now →
…Hosni Mubarak’s every move reveals his true colors. His appointments yesterday—of army general and spy chief Omar Suleiman to vice president, and former air force commander Ahmed Shafik to prime minister—seem designed only to secure the support of the military rather than to address public demands for political and economic reform. Jets and tanks have adopted a more aggressive stance in...
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My battles with Rupert Murdoch →
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HENRY CAVILL TO PLAY SUPERMAN! →
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! I’m “squeeing” like a fan girl right now. And I don’t care how undignified I look. This is really good fucking news.
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@sharifkouddous: People saying Baradei fainted or... →
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@sharifkouddous: Chanting against Omar Suleiman... →
D’oh!
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“You have taken back your rights and what we have begun cannot go back…We have...”
– ElBaradei is addressing the protesters with bold remarks (via newsflick)
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@sharifkouddous: Big part of crowd sitting down to... →
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@Dima_Khatib: What is Mubarak up to? Sending... →
Uh-oh.
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Fear Extreme Islamists in the Arab World? Blame... →
steampunkanachronism:
Saturday 29 January 2011
by: Jeff Cohen, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. questioned US military interventions against progressive movements in the Third World by invoking a JFK quote: “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
Were he alive to witness the last three decades of US...
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@sharifkouddous: Some want Baradei to be in type... →
1 of 2 tweets.
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@sharifkouddous: Baradei seen as non-corrupt, is... →
2 of 2 tweets.
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“The likely winner of a genuinely free Egyptian election, according to most...”
– The Egyptian revolution? (via turkeyjaws)
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DIRECT TV viewers: You can watch Al Jazeera...
…and everyone else can watch it online here.