February 2011
“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent...”
– Robert Fulghum (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten)
The Democrats Who Support HR3 →
sadydoyle:
So, yeah: That “let’s redefine rape, and pass the Hyde Amendment into law, and also your insurance won’t cover abortion any more, and also, REDEFINE RAPE” act? The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Even Though There Basically Wasn’t Any Already, But At Least We Can Save $50K on Rape Survivors…
January 2011
“From that moment on, I was no longer a liberal, a believer in the...”
– Howard Zinn, from You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train (via spicenotes)
The age of consent in Vatican City is 12 →
theniftyfifties:
Buddy Holly — Blue Days, Black...
How Egypt Turned Off the Internet | Gizmodo →
mudwerks:
Yesterday, something unprecedented happened: Egypt turned off the internet. A nation of 80,000,000, instantly disconnected. So how’d they do it?
Kill Switch
There was no giant lever or big red button involved, but in reality it was almost as easy: the Egyptian Government simply issued an order for ISPs to shut down service.
“Under Egyptian legislation the authorities have the right...
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Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, 1791
“I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent,...”
– Quote Details: Mark Twain, “Is Shakespeare Dead?” US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) - The Quotations Page (via mudwerks)
RT #Egypt:To bypass blocked website names, use numerical IP addresses: twitter:”128.242.240.52” facebook:”69.63.189.34”.google:”72.14.204.99”
According to Al Jazeera, the protesters are...
dancingonembers:
oh my gods and goddesses and non-binary deities, all of my heart (except what’s necessary to maintain my vital signs) goes out to the people of Egypt right now
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The human drama of abortion counselling →
“They always throw around this term ‘the liberal elite.’ And I kept thinking to...”
– Jon Stewart (via quotesandgeneralfunniness)
“New Rule: The problem isn’t that there’s too little civility in government, it’s...”
– Bill Maher (via savagemike)
I love Bill Maher.
(via corruptpolitics)
“I will agree with the Republicans that we stop “investing” in America when...”
– @SamGrittner (via samgrittner)
“What you do speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you are saying.”
– Henry Adams (via chasingsunsetsandjustice)
