May 2013
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Why aren't more people freaking out about the new...
captain-communism:
monetizeyourcat:
dancepunksnotdead:
You know, the one that gives housewives/full-time mothers a pension— wages for housework?
It’s ONLY A HUGE VICTORY FOR FEMINISM, SOCIALISM, AND WOMEN OF COLOR. Not a big deal or anything. Tumblr is mysteriously silent about this.
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2013/05/venezuelas-new-labour-law-best-mothers-day-gift
holy shit!
WAIT...
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“Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five...”
– Edward Abbey, A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, 1989 (via earthisalie)
Western Sahara: The UN remains 'blind, deaf and... →
amodernmanifesto:
After 40 years of struggle, in the place known as “Africa’s last colony”, human rights abusers continue to be given a free hand by the international community.
As Western Sahara’s independence movement, the Polisario Front, commemorated four decades of struggle on May 10, news broke of a Sahrawi activist who died in a Moroccan prison three days earlier.
Mohamed Bourhim was...
Richard Seymour on the rise of a new left in... →
Speech presented at the Subversive Festival in Zagreb.
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I think the title of this talk, “The rise of a new left”, is clearly to some extent projection of a desired outcome; of course, there are elements of a new left visible. Not just the indignados and occupiers, but also the radical left challengers: Syriza, the Portugese Left Bloc, Die Linke, the Scandinavian red-green alliances, Front...
“In the scene where Kirk gets his ship back and the admiral is having a meeting...”
– Felicia Day on Star Trek Into Darkness (via enigmatic-doctor-scully)
There is a woman, she gets knocked over in Khan’s attack seconds later and is seen covering up her butt when her dress rides up.
(via bittersuites)
List of sandwiches →
ambihelical-hexnut:
NEW FAVORITE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY
What’s your favorite sandwich?
Chu On Climate: ‘If We Don’t Change What We’re...
holygoddamnshitballs:
Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the new Energy Secretary this week. Last week, the previous Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, gave an interview to Stanford where he is returning as a physics professor.
The Nobel laureate was asked “What’s the No. 1 problem on your list?” His answer:
Climate change. We’re heading into an era where if we don’t change what we’re doing, we’re...
“I believe there is evidence that the strongest tornadoes are getting stronger....”
– -11:41 a.m. | James B. Elsner, an atmospheric scientist at Florida State University studying extreme storms, sent this thought by e-mail to @revkin for inclusion in his article supposedly “debunking” any link between Climate Change and the OK EF5 tornado. I also will point out that this quote now...
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goatinahat:
Plot twist: Yes, people are really that stupid.
Gut gemacht, FDP - der Ton wird härter →
netrhetoric:
Der Wahlkampf beginnt und die Parteien basteln eifrig an ihren letzten Plakten. Pappaufsteller für den Landkreis, den man eher selten besucht - wenn man z.B. in Berlin wohnt. Eine Werbung für die uninformierten Provinzen, dort aber ein Muss für den Wahlerfolg. Der Begriff “Campagne” (franz. für ländliche Gebiete) beschreibt solche Maßnahmen erstaunlich treffend.
Auch das Konzept...