February 2012
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My Blu Tinted Glasses: There is currently an... →
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Will black people be wiped out for the second time on African soil by Arabs while the international community - that armed and supported the rebels - says NOTHING??
The Tawerghas, a tribe of black Libyans in the South of the country, are being systematically targeted…
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What I See On My Google Reader Almost Every Day
New Study: Oral bacteria linked to heart disease and menigitis, sterility, cancer, hair loss, Alzheimers, poor SAT scores, your lack of a date tonight, your child’s ugliness, stupidity, psychopathic behavioural tendencies and the desire to rise up, form a fascist nation and invade a neighbouring country.
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Bridge exposes DPP Achilles heel →
The One In Which Julian Kuo Fails To See How Chimei Could Also Be Saved By Foreign Investment From Countries Other Than China And Uses The Kinmen Bridge Project To Argue The DPP Should Put Its Economic Eggs In China’s Basket.
HT to Mike Turton for the link.
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Farmers protest pressure for Free Range egg... →
Typical excuses from Taiwanese farmers. It’s a good idea BUT:
But no-one will buy more expensive eggs
Best way is to encourage consumers to determine the market
Only rich people will be able to afford eggs
Other egg intensive businesses claim eggs are produced with humane standards already
Why bother trying to improve your products and production methods when that will price you out of...
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200 Pinoy Workers in Taiwan File Class Suit vs... →
This is the tip of the iceberg. Labour agencies in Taiwan are essential human traffickers and slave traders and many of the clients they serve compound the problem by treating their workers in a similar, and worse, fashion than Former Taiwan ‘ambassador’ to the US Liu (who was arrested and deported for her crimes which she first admitted in the US and then promptly denied once back on...
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“It is increasingly clear that China is the most powerful, mature and...”
– Roland Farris, Truthout | News Analysis
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This just in from the YESMEN via Anonymous and...
Feb. 27, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MASSIVE LEAK REVEALS CRIMINALITY, PARANOIA AMONG CORPORATE TITANS Dow pays “strategic intelligence” firm to spy on Yes Men and grassroots activists. Takeaway: movement is on the right track!
WikiLeaks begins to publish today over five million e-mails obtained by Anonymous from “global intelligence” company Stratfor. The emails,...
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“As a Syrian, do I want to be fed and fed until I am fat enough so they can...”
– Homsi activist Danny Abdul Dayem speaking to The Telegraph (via leaveobashar)
(Note that ‘us’ there? They don’t want more foreign made missiles raining down on them. They do, I suspect, want a little more the means to fight back and probably some medical aid and food might help...
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I Guess Some Folks Keep It Simple! :)
Bon Iver: And I told you to be patient, and I told you to be fine. I told you to be balanced, and I told you to be kind, but now all your love is wasted. And then who the hell was I?
Death Cab: So one last touch and then you'll go and we'll pretend that it meant something so much more. But it was vile, and it was cheap and you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me. Yeah, you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me
Radiohead: But I can't help the feeling I could blow through the ceiling if I just turn and run. And it wears me out... It wears me out. If I could be who you wanted, if I could be who you wanted all the time... all the time.
Brand New: You are calm and reposed, let your beauty unfold. Pale white like the skin stretched over your bones, spring keeps you ever close. You are secondhand smoke, you are so fragile and thin standing trial for your sins. Holding onto yourself the best you can. You are the smell before rain, you are the blood in my veins.
Nicki Minaj: You a stupid hoe, you a you a stupid hoe. You a stupid hoe, you a you a stupid hoe. You a stupid hoe, you a you a stupid hoe. You a stupid hoe, you a you a stupid hoe. You a stupid hoe, yeah you a you a stupid hoe.You a stupid hoe you a you a stupid hoe. You stupid stupid, you a stupid hoe
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alectointhunderland replied to your link: Call To Rid NT$10 and NT$5 Coins of CKS Image
Jesus, I know a lot of the profs at NCCU are KMT lovers, but that’s absolutely nuts.
Then again, what can one expect from the KMT’s self named ‘Political University’ ? - it was, and to some extent remains, in both China and Taiwan a key educational facility for producing the next...
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Call To Rid NT$10 and NT$5 Coins of CKS Image →
I wrote up on this idea in a post (and in a letter to the TT) a long time ago. I suggested all images of persons on coins and notes should be changed to animal species only found in Taiwan such as the Pink Humpback Dolphin. Unfortunately, there are a large number of people who still think of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-guo and Sun Yat-sen as some kind of heroes, not to mention President Ma...
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Taiwan's Ministry of Interior rejects Pirate Party... →
The MOI’s mistake here was to base the rejection on the grounds that the name ‘Pirate Party’ (海盜黨) had bad connotations. Gosh, I imagine that for families of the victims of the 2-28 massacre and White Terror martial law dictatorship the name Chinese Nationalist Party also has bad connotations ….
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“[The Assadist Government wants you to believe] In Syria, a minuscule number of...”
– An excerpt from @AmalHanano ‘s latest piece on Jadaliyya (via leaveobashar)
Probably Assad’s strongest weapon is his control of information and the dissemination of disinformation both to misdirect Syrians who don’t understand the reality of the situation and undermine the morale of his...
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Republican State Shows You How It Cares
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: My boyfriend isn't excited about sex anymore, because I lost my figure due to pregnancy. Will you pay for his erectile dysfunction pills?
Government: Yes.
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Why The Cairo Declaration Did Not and Does Not... →
The Cairo Declaration was not an agreement legal in international law and was based on a basic untruth: Taiwan was not a part of the ROC at the inception of the ROC, a fact made obvious by the 1912 ROC Constitution which clearly states the territory of the ROC and omits Taiwan (Sun Yat-sen was quite clear that he regarded Taiwan as part of Japanese territory at the time). Conclusion: Taiwan cannot...
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Watchleaveobashar:
CHANNEL 4 NEWS ON SYRIA - As the bombardment in the Syrian city of Homs continues, Channel 4 News broadcasts a special report from a photographer who captures with shocking clarity the intense assault on the city.
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The Real Me & the Hypothetical Syrian Revolution... →
leaveobashar:
Another excellent piece of writing from @AmalHanao
The Syrian revolution undeniably belongs to the street. It’s rooted in the public realm where masses of physical bodies occupy the squares and real voices fill the air with defiance against the brutality of a relentless regime. The virtual realm of the revolution is a strong, second line of defense. Communities of online...
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WatchUm … anyone else think this is a little more than very creepy? (Probably just the tip of the marketing iceberg of dubious to slightly unethical practices)
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WatchAnother problem is the political system, post Citizens United ruling, and in the age of the SuperPAC, makes a clear disincentive for any politician seeking reelection to take on policy agendas that can easily be given negative spin to scare voters. The Democrats and moderate Republicans are caught in a hamster’s wheel.
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What Many US Conservatives Hear ...
“I care about the environment” - I am a tree hugging liberal hippy do-gooder who doesn’t understand that trees are a resource we have every right to exploit and it will make no difference to the environment because climate change is a hoax. I am doing this because it makes me feel better about my own hypocrisy even though I know I can’t change anything. In the final...
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“If we wish to preserve a free society, it is essential that we recognize that...”
– (via theyounglibertarian)
Agreed and recognised. So … how do we go about dealing with the coercion caused by human desire for and addiction to these objects: OIL, MONEY, POWER, SOCIAL STATUS, RELIGION, LAND?
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A Libertarian's Story of Creation
On the first day Mises made the Universe, and he declared it to be free from coercion.
On the second day Mises made the Libertarians and he saw that it was natural and eternal that they should be Right.
On the third day, Mises made all of the creatures and plants, the sun and the moon, the oceans and the seasons. And he declared them to be the property of the first capitalist to seize them by...
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“Society has a problem with female nudity when it is not … ”—Badu pauses to get...”
– Erykah Badu: June/July Cover Story [Pg 1] | VIBE (via sexisbeautiful)
Yes, perfect.
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BADU!
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alectointhunderland replied to your link: Taiwanese Government Riding the Linsanity Wave
Might be hard to stop their kid from playing bball though, since ALL the dudes I know in Taiwan play :P
Which is why it blows my mind how the Government and schools consistently fail to take this opportunity. I swear the lack of imagination in this nation literally kills millions of dreams and natural...
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Syrian Freedom: Will Aleppo Rise Up? #Syria →
syrianfreedomls:
BY BSYRIA | FEBRUARY 21, 2012
In the early days of the Syrian revolution, those hoping for the speedy demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime held their breath for Aleppo. Syria’s largest city was one of the epicenters of the revolt against Hafez…
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Taiwanese Government Riding the Linsanity Wave →
1 Year Later:
Taiwanese Child: My hero is Jeremy Lin! He’s a great basketball player!
Taiwanese Parent: Yes, he is! And he went to Harvard! He makes all Taiwanese proud!
Taiwanese Child: When I grow up I want to be a professional basketball player!
Taiwanese Parent: *smack on the side of the head* No! Don’t be stupid! Don’t waste your time dreaming of impossible things! Study...
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Ma Wants China Cargo-Cult Economic Recovery Model...
President Ma is calling for the Ministry of Education to lift some of the restrictions on Chinese students studying in Taiwan to allow more to come. Under the current rules a total of 2000 are permitted to study in Taiwan each year.
Now, if the quota had been met and many Chinese student’s were denied the opportunity I could understand this but then look at this figure from Minister of...
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