November 2011
#OccupyLA and #OccupyPhilly being raided
cognitivedissonance:
Over 900 officers in riot gear headed to #OccupyLA now, booking and processing staged at Dodgers Stadium. Video here and here
#OccupyPhilly livestream is down. Police are reported to be staged at the Art Museum.
DUNNING-KRUGERDAR: North Korean Traffic Girls: An... →
heysawbones:
I’ve been intrigued by North Korea for a long time. It’s like an industrial era dystopian novel come to life. What with the
and the
and the
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Don’t forget about the
Never ask me to paintchat with you. This is what happens. No, really; I hate paintchat. Have some…
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I don't understand why journalists are all too...
averagewhitewoman:
my dash sucks right now
i’m gonna go look for pictures
k bye
Dirty Money →
latimes:
The Times has a new series of occasional reports on money laundering practices and the drug war.
Mexico seeks to fill drug war gap with focus on dirty money: The evolving anti-laundering campaign could change the tone of the Mexican government’s battle by striking at the heart of the cartels’ financial empire, analysts say.
International banks have aided Mexican drug gangs: Despite...
“Remember, the public has long been ahead of the media in understanding that news...”
– John Pilger (via azspot)
“You can’t regret your fate, although I do regret my mother didn’t marry a...”
– Lana Peters, Stalin’s daughter, who died Nov. 22 in Wisconsin. (via washingtonpoststyle)
Income Inequality - Anyone have info?
ftm-communist:
The Public Forum debate topic is Resolved: In the United States, current income disparities threaten democratic ideals. Brilliant, I know. Anyway, thought you guys might know of some good websites/essays/articles that talk about income inequality. Either answer, reblog, or send an ask. Thanks!
asian: ur jewy
jew: ur a communist
asian: karl marx was a jew
jew: aw snap
Sebastian: Actually, Karl Marx was Christian. His father was Jewish but converted before Karl was born.
Stand up all victims of oppresion!: In my AP govt... →
anticapitalist:
And today’s topic was “If you could manage the federal budget, what would you spend it on”.
And I had no clue. I didn’t know what to support. I like the idea of the government supporting the working class until the revolution. But government is naturally inefficient….
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Shootin’ Putin and Blast ’em Chapman – online... →
Misplaced Priorities in the War on Drugs -... →
Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news.
"Person of color" = someone discriminated against... →
rosaflora:
(Inspired by the commentary on this post)
For the purposes of anti-racism struggles, that’s all you need to go by.
Yes, the term, “colored” is not normally associated with Asian people these days, but it was definitely used to label people of Asian descent in this country in the past. We have been and still are the targets of White racism:
Believing the fallacy that...
“To believe in personal responsibility would be to destroy the whole special role...”
– Thomas Sowell (via laliberty)
“Remember when Paul belonged to the minority in Congress that opposed the Iraq...”
– On Foreign Policy, Ron Paul is More Mainstream (via evilteabagger)
Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American... →
inside-illusion:
The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The power is so broad that even U.S....
'Occupy' crackdowns coordinated with federal law... →
Over the past ten days, more than a dozen cities have moved to evict “Occupy” protesters from city parks and other public spaces. As was the case in last night’s move in New York City, each of the police actions shares a number of characteristics. And according to one Justice official, each of those actions was coordinated with help from Homeland Security, the FBI and other federal police...
“So, when you connect the dots, properly understood, what happened this week is...”
– Naomi Wolf (via azspot)
“Despite the fact that many bilinguals report being different in each of their...”
– Change of Language, Change of Personality? | Psychology Today (via steph) 