March 2012
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There is currently a post about Viola Davis’ wig featured on the Politics page.
I’m not saying I know who is responsible for featuring this post, but the editor pictured below…
…has another post about Viola Davis on her page. Coincidence? I think not.
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February 2012
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What's it like to rob Paris Hilton? Ask these...
Recent news that Sofia Coppola and Emma Watson are making a film about the “Bling Ring,” a gang of rich kids who robbed Hollywood celebrities, inspired me to read this outrageous Vanity Fair article about the crimes.
Here’s an excerpt from the article where one of the young thieves describes how and why they robbed Paris Hilton. It sounds like it’s torn from the pages...
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“The number of American mosques has nearly doubled over the past decade, jumping...”
– Number of U.S. Mosques Skyrocketing, Study Suggests
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U.S. Department of State: Support for the People... →
In what sense are these “steps” a solution to an uprising/civil war? I’m glad attention is being paid to Assad’s crimes but keeping track of the number of Syrians he’s killed is hardly a preventive measure that will protect future victims.
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Dr. Esther Brimmer serves as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Earlier...
Now that she's not running for reelection to the... →
Interesting possibility but I think it’s unlikely to happen.
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“If Assad falls, Iran is critically weakened. Tehran’s established conduit to...”
– Roger Cohen, Arm Syria’s Rebels
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Squashed: The personal, the political →
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Why are “beauty” related posts about celebrities being featured on the Politics page? Something or someone is screwing up here.
While it’s certainly possible that this was an error (and I have no idea why or how specific posts were promoted), let’s assume it wasn’t.
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That’s a long and sophisticated answer to a very...
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Squashed: The personal, the political →
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Why are “beauty” related posts about celebrities being featured on the Politics page? Something or someone is screwing up here.
While it’s certainly possible that this was an error (and I have no idea why or how specific posts were promoted), let’s assume it wasn’t.
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That’s a long and sophisticated answer to a very simple problem. Posts that are...
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metamorphoseandbodhi:
#Sociology, #Beauty, and #Culture need to be curated so things like this, this, this, this, this, and this don’t end up featured in #Politics.
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Why are “beauty” related posts about celebrities being featured on the Politics page? Something or someone is screwing up here.
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The Dangers of Noninterventionism
It is fashionable, in the wake of ill advised and poorly conceived wars, to be opposed to any intervention by the U.S. military, NATO, or any Western armed forces. This popular belief is, while understandable, reactionary and, in some instances, preventing the safety and happiness of millions of people.
The most common argument in support of noninterventionism usually sounds something like...
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“Everyone has a book inside them, which is exactly where I think it should, in...”
– Christopher Hitchens
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“I’m not a religious person…[I’m] a great respecter of...”
– Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
Gillard is an atheist who has openly admitted her lack of belief in God.
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Why I Will Never Believe in the Fallacy of...
Stockholm, Sweden. The dystopian capital of evil government coercion.
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic created by the United Nations Development Programme that measures a country’s standard of living. It takes into account life expectancy, education, adult literacy, years of schooling, and income. Based on these figures, lists can be created that rank countries...
“The world of finance, while necessary, no longer represents an instrument that...”
– Pope Benedict XVI (via azspot)
Well, I’ll be damned. I agree with the Pope!
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“The American people don’t often pay attention to what’s going on in...”
– John King, CNN anchor
I don’t think this is controversial. Isn’t this obviously true?
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“I don’t believe in life after death.”
– John Key - Prime Minister of New Zealand
Key is an agnostic and has said he doesn’t know if God exists.
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Afghan Soldier Betrays his American Allies Over...
2 American soldiers have been shot and killed by an Afghan soldier who betrayed his allies in anger over the Koran burnings
Two U.S. troops have been shot to death and four more wounded by an Afghan solider who turned his gun on his allies in apparent anger over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, an Afghan official tells CBS News.
A statement from the...
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NYPD Spying on Muslims in Newark, Mayor Cory...
from AP:
In mid-2007, the NYPD’s secretive Demographics Unit fanned out across Newark, photographing every mosque and eavesdropping in Muslim businesses. The findings were cataloged in a 60-page report, obtained by The Associated Press, that served as a police guidebook to Newark’s Muslims. There was no mention of terrorism or any criminal wrongdoing.
“If anyone in my police...
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“The Islamic Republic of Iran wants to prove to the world that possessing nuclear...”
– Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a speech broadcast on state TV, rebuking continued claims — by the United States and other Western countries — that Iran is attempting to build a nuclear weapon(s). (via manicchill)
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6 People Dead, Dozens Injured in Koran Burning...
Demonstrators in Jalalabad chanted anti-American slogans and burned an effigy of President Obama
from BBC:
Protesters in Kabul shouted, “Death to America!” and threw stones at Camp Phoenix, the main US base in the city.
Riot police used water cannon to disperse protesters, some of whom were blocking the road leading to Jalalabad, one of the main trade routes into the capital.
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WatchThis is the terrific 60 Minutes piece on Mikhail Prokhorov that I mentioned in my previous post.
There’s a chance this man could be the next President of Russia.
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Tumble Tuesday
manicchill:
For Politics- WonkLife, LikeAGSwift, PaxAmericana
For News/Current Events- Newsweek, Mother Jones, Source2012
For Global Affairs- FromBaghdadWithLove, PrettayPrettayGood
Other- Jtotheizzoe, FutureJournalismProject
Excellent recommendations…
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Billionaire New Jersey Nets Owner Could Challenge...
from NetsDaily:
The Russian election is 12 days away and according to his own internal polls, Mikhail Prokhorov has between five and nine percent of the vote…Still a long way from challenging Vladimir Putin, but closing in on the 15 percent pundits think he’ll need to get into a runoff March 25.
Under Russian election law, if no candidate gets 50 percent of the vote, the top two...
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“If one decides to get rid of religious literature, the right thing would be to...”
– Muslim scholar Allamah Haskafi
This is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve read in a while. Should we really spend our time obsessing over the details of book-disposing rituals instead of telling the rioters that it’s wrong to threaten violence over a book?
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“I will greatly mutiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring...”
– God, on the topic of women’s rights
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Now a military official says that the Muslim holy... →
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A military official says Muslim holy books that were burned in a pile of garbage at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan had been removed from a library at a nearby detention center because they contained extremist messages or inscriptions.
A military official with knowledge of the incident told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it appeared the Qurans and other Islamic...
metamorphoseandbodhi asked: I noticed more of your posts are being featured lately. Congratulations! :D
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75% of Donations to Ron Paul's Super PAC Come from... →
His name is Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook. According to CNN, Thiel has donated millions in support of the Paul campaign.
Niall Ferguson recently wrote a piece on Thiel in Newsweek.
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Eliot Spitzer: "Citizens United was correct." →
jeffmiller:
Spitzer explained:
“I am with the ACLU [American Civil Liberties Union] on this one. I think as a First Amendment principle, Citizens United was correct.”
He told Maher that there is no distinction between some shows on the airwaves — all owned by corporations — and a company’s participation in politics through paid advertising. “Your show is owned by a corporation,” Spitzer said to...
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What Can We Do About Syria?
Everyone seems to agree that the uprising/civil war in Syria is a crisis that will only get much worse before it gets better. This week’s Economist describes the dire situation:
With up to several hundred projectiles raining into Homs every hour, the nationwide casualty toll has surged from around 20 a day to more than 50. Transport and telephone links, along with power, water and fuel...
