February 2011
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January 2011
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Unrest is spreading →
Thousands beginning to protest in Jordon.
The youth of Cairo have formed a human shield around the National Museum of Cairo to prevent any kind of looting or vandalism.
This is no riot, it’s a revolution.
News Coverage of Egyptian Protests →
If you’re watching anything but Al Jazeera for coverage of Egypt you’re not getting anywhere near the full story.
Fox News is covering some bullshit about Tracy Morgan and Sarah Palin
Al Jazeera has 24/7 commercial-less streaming coverage of protests.
Tanks rolled into Suez, protesters greeted them, shook hands with the soldiers and then they turned around.
Then they lit a fucking liquor store on fire.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
“Our nada who art in nada, nada be thy name. Thy kingdom nada, thy will be nada...”
– Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
Verbophobia: Religious Doctrine →
verbophobiac:
I don’t believe in God.
It’s ok. It doesn’t really bother me. If I thought it helped to believe, I would try. But I’ve found, for me, I cannot pretend. Like I said: it’s ok.
It’s fine by me if you do, though. I don’t even mind hearing about it sometimes.
There is still an awful lot to look…
I don’t actively dislike people who believe in a magic sky wizard or what...
“Ricky will not be invited back to host the show next year, for sure. For sure...”
– A Hollywood Foreign Press Association member, speaking anonymously with AOL’s PopEater.
Dear Hollywood: Get over yourself. Sincerely, Humor.
The HFPA are cute, thinking people care about the Golden Globes.
[popeater.]
(via thedailywhat)
“And thank you to God for making me an atheist.”
– Ricky Gervais. (via thedailywhat)
Phil Plait's Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions:... →
For those unwilling to read the whole article, the TL;DR:
I had a lot to say here! So just to make it easier on you, here are the main points of this page:
There is no force, known or unknown, that could possibly affect us here on Earth the way astrologers claim. Known forces weaken too fast, letting one source utterly dominate (the Moon for gravity, the Sun for electromagnetism). An unknown...
Chill out everyone...
Astrology is a pseudo-science. It’s not real.
3:11 PM ET Giffords’ Father: ‘The Whole Tea Party’ An Enemy Of Giffords
The New York Post:
Her father Spencer Giffords, 75, wept when asked if his 40-year-old daughter had any enemies.
“Yeah,” he told The Post. “The whole tea party.”
