February 2011
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can...”
– Pema Chödrön (via opticaldelusion)
January 2011
Paying Attention: FORGIVE MY OUTRAGE (I'm paying... →
arewepayingattention:
Look at these two happy men. Daniel Kapinski (D-IL), chairman of the House so-called “pro-life” caucus, and the Catholic Archbishop of Chicago… a so-called “moral authority.”
Why are these men happy?
Kapiniski joined Republicans to introduce a new bill redefining what the federal government…
This is the same catholic church that allows CONDOMS FOR MALE...
“One in seven homeowners with loans over $1 million are seriously delinquent...”
– Even More Millionaires Defaulting on Mortgages (via ryking)
It kind of argues against the idea that the problem was caused by the government encouraging banks to loan to poor black folks, doesn’t it? (via other-stuff)
Banks are fully invested in perpetuating class warfare
Steve Goodman's (aka Kode9) book "Sound Warfare:... →
“Steve Goodman explores the power of sound as a tactic of irritation, intimidation, or even permanent harm. Goodman analyzes “environments, or ecologies, in which sound contributes to an immersive atmosphere or ambience of fear and dread—where sound helps produce a bad vibe.”
Red Bull Music Academy Video Archive →
let actual graduate school where I learn all the shit I want from the greatest cultural producers alive today AND NOT WASTE ANY OF MY TIME OR BRAIN ON BULLSHIT PAPERWORK OR SNOREFEST CLASSES…………BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Egyptian... →
other-stuff:
By Zaid Jilani
There is at least one powerful, multinational entity that has continually stood by Mubarak and the Egyptian elite and has continually fought efforts to democratize the country. As ThinkProgress previously reported, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce maintains a network of foreign affiliates known as Amchams, “which are foreign chambers of the Chamber composed of...
Egypt's Next Strongman →
“Meet the two men most likely to succeed Egypt’s aging president: His son, Gamal Mubarak, and his spy chief, Omar Suleiman. But does either one really represent desperately needed change?” -from Foreign Policy magazine, originally posted on August 17, 2009
2009 PEOPLE!This article is a year and a half old. That means that these ideas have been circulating for at least this long. No...
“The current popular unrest in the Arab world has a lot of lessons for...”
– Michael Hirsh for the National Journal: The WikiLeaks Revolt (via kateoplis)
Other Stuff: AMERICA'S SHAME (and mine, too) →
arewepayingattention:
In 1945, Vietnamese nationalists welcomed American troops into Saigon to accept the Japanese surrender. Their colonial masters, Vichy France, had collaborated with the Japanese, so surely, the Vietnamese thought, America would help them become free of France now…
“Could it think, the heart would stop beating.”
– Fernando Pessoa (via hantise)
Radio Aporee →
soundsfromthefield:
Open project about the exploration of public soundscapes.
just played with this…real fun
Sol Sketches by Machinefabriek
gacougnol:
Sol Sketches by Machinefabriek
