February 2011
Health Care in Sweden →
I know that many people in the US are scared out of their wits that the US is “going the way of Sweden” and turning into a socialist society. I almost laugh out loud every time I hear that. For starters…the US is so FAAAAARRRR from being a socialist nation it’s not even possible. Secondly, going the way of Sweden wouldn’t really be so bad if you consider some of the facts.
We have finalized...
January 2011
Glenn Greenwald | Government-Created Climate of... →
…But more significant than the legal soundness of this fear was what the fear itself signified. Most of those expressing these concerns were perfectly rational, smart, well-informed American citizens. And yet they were petrified that merely donating money to a non-violent political and journalistic group whose goals they supported would subject them to invasive government scrutiny or, worse,...
and another thing ...: The U.S' hypocrisy: Foreign... →
farhaaan:
More than 100 people have been killed during anti-government protests that have swept Egypt, according to a Reuters tally of reports from medical sources, hospitals and witnesses. [Reuters]
One of those killed was Mohamed Atef, shot in the head while demonstrating in…
Al Jazeera English Blacked Out Across Most Of U.S. →
hitrecordjoe:
We Americans are giving the Egyptian government shit for trying to block information. Meanwhile, American cable companies refuse to offer this world-renowned news source, which would be the best place on TV for us to see what’s going on over there.
Washington Post - In the streets of Cairo, many... →
and another thing ...: greenstate: if you need me... →
greenstate:
if you need me to use the word ‘insurance’ so as not to confuse you, i suppose i can do that. but when i talk about healthcare, i am referring to our access to medical attention.
no one should go bankrupt to be alive.
i’m sorry if this ‘emotional’ response is not good…
The trouble is, no matter how many facts one provides, the insurance lobby will fight to the death to...
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...
“Mubarak has been in power, as a virtual dictator, since 1981. And he has been...”
– The Egyptian Meltdown (via azspot)
Just like the Iranian Revolution.
But there’s a difference between Islamic and “Islamist”
Experts are downplaying the significance of Islamist groups in Egypt and the role they are playing in the revolt.
(via janedoe225)
“Egyptian TV denies the flight of President Mubarak’s sons to London. “There is...”
– LIVE: Egypt unrest day five
Meanwhile, there’s an unconfirmed report that Hosni Mubarak’s wife Suzanne is also in London. — Ryking (via ryking)
“The idea that we ought to reserve judgement because there might be something...”
– Caution v. Celebration (via azspot)
“Army vehicles have been deployed to protect residents in wealthy compounds in...”
– U.K. Guardian (via ryking)
CNN reporting gunfire at Egypt's Interior...
Is this a case of Mubarak fiddles while Cairo burns…?
“With this legislation, which was introduced last week by Rep. Chris Smith...”
– The House GOP’s Plan to Redefine Rape | Mother Jones
All rape is fucking forcible, you assholes. I hate you all, Republicans. Seriously. Every last one of you. I don’t think I will ever feel safe in this country as a woman, and I am terrified for my daughter’s future.
(via greaterthanlapsed)
So,...
According to the California Academy of Sciences,... →
savagemike:
onenounverbing:
coldclearlight:
oh god.
And in other news, 20% of high school seniors are proficient in science, so is this surprising?
‘Murrica, we have work to do.
I am simultaneously laughing and crying at this.
We are so doomed…
“In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value...”
– J. William Fulbright (via savagemike)
“You’ve heard all about Christina Green, but do you know about Brisenia Flores?...”
– When the politically fueled murder of a 9-year-old girl in Arizona is NOT national news | Media Matters for America
The trial details are frightening and disgusting.
(via shorterexcerpts)
The United States Constitution →
savagemike:
For all you Libertarians & conservatives out there.
(edit: here’s a choice excerpt that should make any real Libertarian’s head explode)
Section 8 - Powers of Congress
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and...
Titus and the Raindrops: A Reservist in a New War,... →
titusandtheraindrops:
January 26, 2011
By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
While Sgt. James B. Hurley was away at war, he lost a heartbreaking battle at home.
In violation of a law intended to protect active military personnel from creditors, agents of Deutsche Bank foreclosed on his small Michigan house, forcing Sergeant…
PM go and 'let the Muslims take over' | The... →
dougstumblr:
ih8religion:
ISLAMIC preacher Ibrahim Siddiq-Conlon points heavenwards to emphasise his message for the governments of Australia — there is no God but Allah and only his laws should be obeyed.
“My attack is on the Prime Minister of Australia,” he said yesterday. “I hate the parliament in Canberra. I want to go straight for the jugular vein and advise the parliament that they...
Watchbrooklynmutt:
David Shuster: “There Is A False Equivalency” Between Olbermann And Fox Rhetoric — Beck Has “Inspired” Acts Of Violence
Media Matters for America
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Spot On - Lisa Falkenberg: Perry's priorities tell... →
“But we also know that the very founders that wrote those documents worked...”
– Michelle Bachmann - (R) MN
I see this and my mouth foams because of endless... →
lickystickypickyme:
A ‘cruel and callous’ teenage mother who hurled a kitten to its death from the 11th floor of a tower block has been spared jail.
Stacey Ravenall, 19, hit the four-month-old animal before throwing it out of the window and telling its owner: ‘You didn’t want it anyway.’
After hitting the ground, the kitten, named Cuwella, continued to suffer for about 15 minutes before it...
“…the “war on science” is only the most blatant, surface manifestation of a...”
– David Brin (via azspot)
Republican Party: "Obama is a Kenyan Marxist... →
Titus and the Raindrops: GOP Congressman Paul... →
corruptpolitics:
While no Joe Wilson-like interruption came from the joint session of Congress that sat before President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, one congressman heckled more quietly, countering the president online throughout the speech and even…
Slightly related: why do we have to believe in the Consitution anyway? That whole frame of reference...
“Personally I’m in favor of democracy, which means that the central institutions...”
– Noam Chomky (via cerebralthoughts)
“We are asking that they stop saying that they are selling beef.”
– Attorney Dee Miles, speaking on behalf of an Alabama law firm which has filed a class-action lawsuit against Taco Bell alleging that their “meat mixture” contains less than 35% actual beef. Among the other ingredients: An anti-dusting agent.
A Taco Bell spokesman responded to the charge, saying...
An Idea
Admittedly, this may be a rather simplistic approach, but with Republicans calling for massive spending cuts as the answer to all the country’s problems, why not start with ending the “war”, bringing the troops home and taking the hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure and boondoggles in Iraq and Afghanistan and invest in America? It’s just an...
'liberal' and 'left' are not insults
