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Omar Khayyam (103) The sword of fate is sharp
Take care, for the age is in an uproar. Don’t be assured, since the sword of fate is sharp. If destiny puts candy in your […]
On the Consequences of Oppression (Simone de Beauvoir Poster)
Military-Salafi Clashes in Egypt Injured hundreds, Kill 1 Soldier
The Egyptian military pushed back Friday against largely Salafi protesters, who insisted on attempting to get near to the Ministry of Defense in the al-Abbasiya […]
“Democracy becomes a government of bullies . . .” (Ralph Waldo Emerson Poster)
Romney v. Carter (Jamiol Cartoon)
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No, Virginia, Iran isn’t in Bed with Al-Qaeda (Abbotabad Trove)
The al-Qaeda documents released by West Point’s Center for Combatting Terrorism (which needs to be better funded by Congress) show that the whole warmonger meme […]
Omar Khayyam (128): Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell
Seekers of the truth look at the lovely and the ugly as the same. Lovers are at home in heaven and in hell. Those who’ve […]
Raging Weather & Climate Change (McKibben)
Bill McKibben writes at Tomdispatch.com Too Hot Not to Notice? A Planet Connected by Wild Weather By Bill McKibben The Williams River was so languid […]
Ashton Kutcher ad in Indian ‘Brownface’ Pulled for Racism
Ashton Kutcher’s ad for Popchips, playing an Indian character in brown make-up, has had to be pulled over charges of stereotyping and racism, reports ITN: […]
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