August 2011
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“The objectives underlying the foreign policies of now liberal democratic states...”
– Ruth Blakeley, State Terrorism and Neoliberalism: The North in the South (2009)
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Bellend
(Noun): Fool, oaf, person acting stupidly.
(Adjective): Of poor quality, e.g. “That pizza place was pretty bellend, come to think of it”.
(Verb): To act foolishly or stupidly, e.g. “Piers Morgan was bellending for Britain on Celebrity Apprentice”.
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I Delete Me: If you are planning on filing for... →
ideleteme:
If you are planning on filing for bankruptcy and splitting up, and you know this, and you’re all friendly and shit (and maybe too poor to split up!) so these thoughts don’t even occur to you, you should probably open up separate bank accounts, before filing for bankruptcy. That will save you a…
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“Probably one of the most disastrous side-effects for the long-term unemployed is...”
– What You Don’t Know About the Job Search: Responses From the Jobless
Want to share your joblessness story? Send us a note at aboutmyjob1@gmail.com, tweet us @TheAtlantic with the tag #AboutMyJob, or submit a post.
(via theatlantic)
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Tempted to change my name to Cracker von...
weexist-weresist:
strugglingtobeheard:
karnythia:
sourcedumal:
squeetothegee:
noirnoire:
chasingkismet:
She dated Jay
Got engaged
Got married
THEN got pregnant
And she kept her and jay relationship on the low
Gotta give it to her.
whut. what way is the right way for who?
Slut-shaming. Great.
*sigh* Because if you ain’t doing it like a celebrity with pristine privilege,...
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@jeanthesecond
I knew it was you.
x
a ajouté ce billet à ses coups de cœur
…or, as we say in English, “liked”.
You know, I fucking love Tumblr, but I wish it had...
OH. My god.
So my pizza dough finally rose, and I made a calzone, and now it’s inside me.
*lies down and blows smoke rings*
You think you got problems
My pizza dough won’t rise
Trophy Wife has started watching that Meryl Streep film about cooking without me
I forgot to record Page Eight, and will have to watch it on shitty iPlayer instead
I’m so behind with my reading I could weep
I mean, really, could my weekend get any worse?
So I watched Shutter Island last night, and loved...
Bite me.
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The Neoliberal University
andrewfm:
Bloomberg recently published a scathing report on Rutgers’ spending on its athletic program and its effect on academic departments. The administration has consistently increased the size and scope of these programs, despite its claims about budget crises that they have used to justify wage freezes for faculty and staff.
It’s common among contemporary political economists to discuss...
“Once it is no longer bought, the commodity lies open to criticism and...”
– The Decline and Fall of the Spectacle-Commodity Economy by Situationist International
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“It is always the poor who liberals berate for being self-destructive even as...”
– Hatred of the Poor is the True Cause of the UK Riots « Anthony Paul Smith
“If, after Debord, we understand the riot as an attack on “oppressive rationality...”
– Sam Jacob
Plausible deniability: PR and the political... →
New by me at New Left Project:
PR is the recurrent theme that runs through the phone hacking saga, linking many of the key figures in the scandal, and situating itself within the complex web of elite power structures.
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The Youth Unemployment Bomb →
In Tunisia, the young people who helped bring down a dictator are called hittistes—French-Arabic slang for those who lean against the wall. Their counterparts in Egypt, who on Feb. 1 forced President Hosni Mubarak to say he won’t seek reelection, are the shabab atileen, unemployed youths. The hittistes and shabab have brothers and sisters across the globe. In Britain, they are NEETs—”not in...
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This ain't no disco
NB: Lack of internet access for the past week means that, among other things, I’ve not see much of Tumblr. So forgive me if much of what you read below is old news. Also, none of this will be news to anyone living in the UK. It’s really for overseas readers.
So. The riots. You will know that rioting started in London last Saturday, following a peaceful protest in Tottenham, north...
Day 3/7 of no internet
A 50-year old man is reduced to stealing neighbours’ wifi.
DAY 2/7 WITH NO INTERNET.
If you can't do the time...
So self-styled “comedian” Jonathan May-Bowles will serve three weeks in jail for his pie-throwing stunt during Rupert Murdoch’s testimony before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing last month. Many of his supporters are bemoaning the custodial sentence on Twitter, partly because of the innocence of the act, partly because of his comedic intent, and partly...