May 2012
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“…in a metaphysics of transcendence, in the classical sense of the term, evil is...”
– Simone de Beauvoir - The Ethics of Ambiguity (via itslef)
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highwaydandy replied to your photo: Wat
It’s a really trashy, un-scholarly, anti-Russian tourist trap. Don’t waste your money unless you like kitsch
I wasn’t planning on going…I mean, the picture itself is pretty reveling as being very biased and ethnically offensive. Hence the “wat”” =] However, I do love kitsch, but still, I ain’t spending my hard earned cash...
Honour student who works two jobs to support her... →
paach:
Diane Tran, 17, thrown in jail for one night because of repeated absences from school
Honours student has been working two jobs to keep family afloat since parents’ divorce
Has been taking advanced placement and college courses in addition to jobs and missed school due to exhaustion
Spent the night in jail for truancy
Petition for the decision to be overturned here
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“Surely we would be better off if we put an end to our obsession with endings....”
– From A Point of View: The endless obsession with what might be by John Gray. (via bookoflead)
“Kids play T-ball, then baseball; they play games and have practice every week...”
– Meira Levinson talking about her new book No Citizen Left Behind. (via bostonreview)
Wow. Just, wow. Quote of the week.
(via motherjones)
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Indigenous Brazilians occupy for their healthcare →
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Former anti-abortion advocate now one of the... →
Presidential Panel Urges More Flexible Use of... →
infoneer-pulse:
A just-completed report from a presidential advisory committee urges President Obama to adopt new computer technologies to make better use of a huge swath of the radio spectrum now controlled by federal agencies.
The shift, which could be accomplished by presidential signature — and without Congressional involvement — would relieve spectrum congestion caused by the popularity...
“Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they...”
– Dostoevsky (via claerwen)
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Uh Oh: Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Appear on the... →
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“I am “waiting” for the nation to have a frank discussion about food production,...”
– Sharfia Rhodes-Pitts of Crunk Feminist Collective
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Cornel West's Obsession With Obama →
Is Cornel West being petty, or does he really think that black Americans will be better off if President Obama loses his bid for the White House in November? author Michael H. Cottman asks in an analysis of the professor’s comments at BlackAmericaWeb.
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Conquering Nature Despite the Cost: Hidden Motives... →
On a recent, dangerous pest-control experiment in Maryland, and the inherent dangers in the scientific rationalism’s demand to control nature.
Comin’ atch from Fist-Swinging Feminist.
The People's Record: This Memorial Day, remember... →
thepeoplesrecord:
I saw your Memorial Day Dedication and would like to submit the following link regarding a great injustice most non-Filipinos are unaware of.
http://manilaryce.tumblr.com/post/23947297203/this-memorial-day-remember-that-filipino-world
In World War II, the Philippines was a commonwealth of the…
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foucaultscat said: too wide for my narrow mind I guess
No, but seriously, why? I honestly respect a lot of that you post on tumblr, and I would appreciate you telling me where the problem begins for you in regards to this post.
