January 2011
Top 10 Fox Fails of 2010 →
Fox News Outs Themselves as Evil Terrorist Mosque Supporters
Atheist Owns Fox News Correspondent on His Own Show
Fox Tweets Softcore Porn Site
Fox News Headline Promotes Obama’s Cock
Fox Relocates Sydney
Fox News Does Not Blame Republicans Who Voted Against Health Care for 9/11 Responders
Fox Mocks NASA and Reagan
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December 2010
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15 Lies Glenn Beck Didn't Get Fired For →
In 2010, Glenn Beck repeatedly made up facts on Fox News show — a barrage of lies that would force any credible news outlet to fire him. Media Matters counts down 15 of the most notable fibs that Beck told this year on Fox News, culminating with the biggest lie of all:
No. 15 The Fed Hoards Its Profits
No. 14 Tax Dollars Funded An Art Exhibit Actually Paid For By Private Donors
No. 13...
“We now live in a country in which the bottom 40 percent (120 million people)...”
– Sam Harris from A New Year’s Resolution For The Rich (via therecipe)
The Dark Side of Chocolate →
The truth behind the chocolate is anything but sweet. On the Ivory Coast of Africa, the origin of nearly half of the world’s cocoa, hundreds of thousands of children work or are enslaved on cocoa farms. With poverty running rampant and average cocoa revenues ranging from $30-$108 per household member per year, producers have no choice but to utilize child labor for dangerous farming...
Just saw the Adderall post.
theangrylittleswan:
Do you think Adderall can be used as a Study Aid, or is a non ADHD person using Adderall just cheating?
Other opinions?
I’m interested.
I don’t. Academia shouldn’t be a competition: the goal is education. If a tool like Adderall can be used to help you concentrate and absorb information, it’s a good thing (so long as the user is aware of the potential...
“There are many accusations flying between Greenwald and Wired magazine over...”
– Wiki, Wired and Glenzilla (via ryking)
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If you want a world without taxation...
cognitivedissonance:
If you think the income tax is illegal, that we’re sliding towards socialism, and that the 10th Amendment is the solution to all life’s problems…here’s an examination of what your tax dollars pay for at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels. - Don’t drive on paved streets or highways. - Don’t call 911. - Don’t flush your toilet. - Don’t bring your garbage to the...
Palestinian “state” gaining recognition →
uzairm:
Taking a cue from its European neighbours, Britain was on Wednesday reported to be considering upgrading the status of the Palestinian representative’s office in London to that of a diplomatic “mission” to put pressure on Israel to allow resumption of peace talks stalled because of its refusal to halt illegal construction of Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian lands.
France,...
Army edits its history of deadly battle of Wanat →
nwbtcw:
History is written by the winners - and revisionism is an important part of letting us know how “good” those winners were. It’s rare to catch a glimpse of it in progress, but that’s exactly what Greg Jaffe has done for us in this Washington Post piece from today.
The Army’s official history of the battle of Wanat - one of the most intensely scrutinized engagements of the Afghan war -...
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Rape rampant in US military →
abcsoupdot:
via omarha-redeye
From Al Jazeera:
A Command Sergeant Major told Catherine Jayne West of the Mississippi National Guard, “There aren’t but two places for women - in the kitchen or in the bedroom. Women have no place in the military.”
She was raped by fellow soldier Private First Class Kevin Lemeiux, at the sprawling Camp Anaconda, north of Baghdad. The defense lawyer in court...
Assange Alerts His Hostages →
Top officials in several Arab countries have close links with the CIA, and many officials keep visiting US embassies in their respective countries voluntarily to establish links with this key US intelligence agency, says Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website, WikiLeaks.“These officials are spies for the US in their countries,” Assange told Al Jazeera Arabic channel in an interview...
Wired (Poulsen, specifically) admits Lamo is full... →
Should I act surprised? Or maybe just depressed that it took Greenwald’s hounding and explicit and repeated exposition of Lamo’s lies just to get the admission, and people STILL defend Wired and attack Greenwald? Why are they still refusing to publish the full chat logs, which would help verify or refute the several inconsistencies in Lamo’s story about how he got information...
Greenwald's breakdown of the Wired rebuttal →
Hansen
Tellingly, Greenwald never misses a chance to mention Poulsen’s history as a hacker, events that transpired nearly two decades ago and have absolutely no bearing on the current case. This is nothing more than a despicable smear campaign based on the oldest misdirection in the book: Shoot the messenger.
This is all false. I’ve actually mentioned Poulsen’s hacker past...
felonious-punk asked: I found out about Eyedea & Abilities through Tony Hawk 4. Eyedea was amazing. Just found out he passed. :(
felonious-punk asked: I found out about Eyedea & Abilities through Tony Hawk 4. Eyedea was amazing. Just found out he passed. :(
rickwebb:
“That’s what so much “journalism” now is: a means of shielding secrets from the public — usually to protect friends and the agendas of “sources” to ensure further access. Ironically, it is that very mentality — the Cult of Secrecy that American journalism has become — that gave rise to the need for WikiLeaks in the first place. We’re a society in which media and political elites keep...
“That’s what so much “journalism” now is: a means of shielding...”
– Glenn Greenwald on Wired’s lies about Adrian Lamo. Read the archives before this article if you want the full context, which does not paint a flattering picture of Wired.
Fox News Comments →
A website devoted to finding absurd and offensive comments on Fox News’ website. Click into the “Worst” section if you want to ruin your own day.
“Early in life I have noticed that no event is ever correctly
reported in a...”
– George Orwell - Looking Back On The Spanish War (via puretheory)
I can’t help but laugh when conservatives use George Orwell and his ideas in arguments attacking socialism. Orwell himself was a socialist, and his work decries perpetual war, dehumanization, and nationalism- all staples of the...
FAST FACTS
ecochick226:
-One bus carries as many people as 40 cars
-Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than making paper from virgin wood pulp, and can save many trees
-Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees
-84 percent of all household waste can be recycled.
-It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones
Recycling appeals to me much more as a sociological...
Dehumanization
Dehumanization is the process by which members of a group of people assert the “inferiority” of another group through subtle or overt acts or statements.[citation needed] Dehumanization may be directed by an organization (such as a state) or may be the composite of individual sentiments and actions, as with some types of de facto racism. State-organized dehumanization has been directed against...
awkwardjerk asked: Ok well, some of those people I mentioned taught "abroad" (relative concept lol) without having a TEFL diploma, let alone a degree in whatever. My housemate got a job teaching businesspeople English in Milan for a year purely on the basis of being a native speaker. That's the main thing a lot of international language centres & colleges are looking for. Native speakers ie....
awkwardjerk asked: Ok well, some of those people I mentioned taught "abroad" (relative concept lol) without having a TEFL diploma, let alone a degree in whatever. My housemate got a job teaching businesspeople English in Milan for a year purely on the basis of being a native speaker. That's the main thing a lot of international language centres & colleges are looking for. Native speakers ie....
awkwardjerk asked: Oh right! Well I'm sure there's scam websites promising a good course or worthwhile diploma, but if you go through a reputable language centre and do a recognized program (like Cambridge or IELTS), you should be sorted. I did the 120 hour/4 week course at a language school in Ireland (it was INTENSE) but the online 2 month course is pretty much the same thing. The "only"...
awkwardjerk asked: Oh right! Well I'm sure there's scam websites promising a good course or worthwhile diploma, but if you go through a reputable language centre and do a recognized program (like Cambridge or IELTS), you should be sorted. I did the 120 hour/4 week course at a language school in Ireland (it was INTENSE) but the online 2 month course is pretty much the same thing. The "only"...
mariatatuada asked: If it makes you feel any better, I see a lot of that, too, being the in-the-closet token liberals in the military. I feel like my husband and I are the only ones just doing a damned job that pays well (radiation safety at the hospital) and who don't think the world just needs more guns and more bootstraps. It's why I don't make friends with Navy wives, hahaha.
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mariatatuada asked: If it makes you feel any better, I see a lot of that, too, being the in-the-closet token liberals in the military. I feel like my husband and I are the only ones just doing a damned job that pays well (radiation safety at the hospital) and who don't think the world just needs more guns and more bootstraps. It's why I don't make friends with Navy wives, hahaha.
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mariatatuada asked: What is the most outrageously ridiculous thing you have had said to you in the midst of a political discussion/argument, or you've seen while you read through the articles you find relevant/interesting?
(Something that goes right past someone being a lulzy jackanape you'll tell your friends about later, straight to MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT WRONG IN THE HEAD?! and...
(Something that goes right past someone being a lulzy jackanape you'll tell your friends about later, straight to MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT WRONG IN THE HEAD?! and...
awkwardjerk asked: Don't know if you got my reply... I've a CELT (Cambridge English Language Teaching) diploma & I taught for a few months this past year in Ireland. Now looking for work in Australia. What are you looking to find out?
mariatatuada asked: What is the most outrageously ridiculous thing you have had said to you in the midst of a political discussion/argument, or you've seen while you read through the articles you find relevant/interesting?
(Something that goes right past someone being a lulzy jackanape you'll tell your friends about later, straight to MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT WRONG IN THE HEAD?! and...
(Something that goes right past someone being a lulzy jackanape you'll tell your friends about later, straight to MY GOD, ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT WRONG IN THE HEAD?! and...
awkwardjerk asked: Don't know if you got my reply... I've a CELT (Cambridge English Language Teaching) diploma & I taught for a few months this past year in Ireland. Now looking for work in Australia. What are you looking to find out?
Let's Hear It for the Unappreciated Heroes of 2010 →
Under-Appreciated Person One: Bradley Manning. While we were all fixated on Julian Assange, the story of the young American soldier who actually leaked the classified documents passed almost unnoticed. If Manning was mentioned at all, it was as to be described an impetuous, angry kid who downloaded the documents onto a CD and leaked them as a result of a “grudge” or “tantrum.”
Here’s what...
Thinking about getting certified and teaching... →
Does anyone have experience with the TEFL program?
Anonymous asked: I like your beard.
Anonymous asked: I like your beard.
“You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the...”
– Abraham Lincoln (via pantslessprogressive)
Anonymous asked: How old are you? 25?
Anonymous asked: How old are you? 25?
“What always strikes me is how indistinguishable — identical — are...”
– Glenn Greenwald on the merging of journalism and government press releases
“For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to...”
– Noam Chomsky (via mohandasgandhi)
“For those who stubbornly seek freedom, there can be no more urgent task than to...”
– Noam Chomsky (via mohandasgandhi)
“It’s important to note that no country in the European Union uses food stamps in...”
– America in Decline: Why Germans Think We’re Insane (via mohandasgandhi)
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in...”
– Kalama Sutta, The Buddha (via saaraeliisavaris)
“There’s always tension between freedom and fairness. We want less government...”
– Do We Want to Live in the Libertarians’ World? (via azspot)
My short answer: no.
(via shorterexcerpts)