June 2011
why i dont care about sweatshops
weexist-weresist:
someone once asked me why i can, for all my liberal leftism, support stores that employ sweatshop labor without batting an eyelash. its pretty simple: while the existence of sweatshops is sad and unfair, i really dont care about them or boycotts.
i go to the univ of texas, a school with one of the best overall sports programs in the nation. there is more UT...
U.S. Threatens to Cut Funds if UN Supports... →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
WASHINGTON, June 26 — US ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice warned that there would be no major affront to the US contribution and funds to the UN than the support by its member states of a Palestinian State, The Telegraph reported.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, will present a proposal to the 192-member strong General Assembly recognizing a Palestinian...
seanbamforth:
From here:
I chose to remain a domiciled taxpayer for a couple of reasons. The main one was that I wanted my children to grow up where I grew up, to have proper roots in a culture as old and magnificent as Britain’s; to be citizens, with everything that implies, of a real country, not free-floating ex-pats, living in the limbo of some tax haven and associating only with the...
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War dead to be driven down side streets to avoid... →
For several years, the flag-draped coffins of fallen servicemen and women have been met by large crowds who line the streets to pay their respects as they return to British soil.
But repatriation flights are to be diverted and will no longer be flown back to RAF Lyneham and through the small Wiltshire town of Royal Wootton Bassett, where they were saluted come rain or shine.
Instead, they will...
Hillary Clinton gives green light for Israeli... →
theinspirationtree:
In comments yesterday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seemed to lay the ground – indeed almost provide a green light – for an Israeli military attack on the upcoming Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which will include the US Boat to Gaza.
Among the passengers aboard the American boat will be 87-year old Kindertransport survivor Hedy Epstein, and author and poet Alice Walker....
I had to do a shitty thing to someone.
"And then we have Bilderberg. A massive great,... →
hungryghoast:
hahaha. These are the assholes who will attempt to decide our fates for us. Including just how “free” the internet should be. Which is a good sign considering:
The Bilderberg summit is a gathering of the richest, most powerful people in the western world. They can afford helicopters, hundreds of police, security personnel, secret servicemen, floodlights, fencing, portacabins,...
“At the moment I’m on a plane to Guam with my family. I brought a small backpack...”
– mnmlist
WHATEVS
Democracy vs Mythology: The Battle in Syntagma... →
“The ‘orderly default’ plan is to keep Greece out of bankruptcy protection, keep...”
– Golem XIV - Thoughts: “Orderly Default” - Liars lexicon
Murder as community service
Me: So what about those people trying to murder irritating white soulstress Joss Stone?
Trophy Wife: I don't understand who would want to murder her. Apart from everybody.
Twenty reasons why it’s kicking off in cyberspace... →
There's free wi-fi in this town square...
criticalculture:
The rioting is in Athens, but I’m nowhere near Athens. I’m in the North, near Thessaloniki, mostly talking to workers about how they’ve been affected. I went to a general strike rally yesterday and only about fifty people showed up. People are opposed to the austerity measures, but most are under the impression that re-electing the New Democracy conservatives, the government...
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“The Greek example should tell us a lot. Greece is much further down the road of...”
– Richard Seymour
R: I've meditated a hundred hours since September, easy.
J: It doesn't seem very Zen to keep count.
What will it take to stop Permanent Six quitting... →
Labor-Funded Progressive Leaders Cross Huffington...
ziatroyano:
The Times’ newsroom staff is entirely unionized, while the AOL-Huffington Post staff is entirely nonunionized. Also unlike the Times, which insists on paying every professional writer (even op-ed contributors), the Huffington Post has relied on a network of over 8,000 unpaid bloggers to establish itself and drive traffic to its site. In a Forbes magazine article, AOL executives were...
Sorry, am I boring you?
As I write this, activists protesting an appearance by the universities’ minister David Willetts (architect of the Coalition regime’s dismantling of publicly-funded higher education) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), are being roughed up by police. At the same time, Martin Lewis, a household finance expert normally given to promoting supermarket loyalty schemes on...
A quick plug for my blog →
Fanboi, interrupted is dead. Long Live Fanboy, interrupted
This week I break the shocking news that Dropbox isn’t free, and that MobileMe iDisk actually represents better value for money
Turns out I’m not the only one who’s raising eyebrows about Dropbox pricing
“Eventually schools will sort themselves out just like fast food franchises and...”
– Education Is Not a Consumer Product (via azspot)
All that remains of your house is a slab of...
littleorphanammo:
NOT DAMAGED ENOUGH! SORRY!
Based on your FEMA inspection, we have determined that the disaster has not caused your home to be unsafe to live in,’ the letter read.
Although the disaster may have caused some minor damage,” both letters stated, “it is reasonable to expect you or your landlord to make these repairs. At this time you are not eligible for FEMA housing...
RIP house music singer Darryl Pandy →
That is fucking shitty news.
Moonpie was taken: Bradley Manning can now receive... →
anticapitalist:
leftish:
Write to him here:
Bradley Manning 89289
830 Sabalu Road Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
I’m sure any words of encouragement would be appreciated.
David House, Manning’s friend had his computer seized at Chicago’s O’Hare last January, with no probable cause…
