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22
Nov
2009
How to Obfuscate Debate

13 hours ago by jackjward

I was talking with my good friend Jesse and his buddy last night to ungodly hours and we had some great discussions about information and responsibility. Jesse sort of let it be known that in no uncertain terms he doesn’t believe that any information is in any way “age appropriate”. He described tha ...

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The New Louisiana Purchase

19 hours ago by indyfromaz

The Great Bribe of the 21st Century. Washington Post: And so it came to pass that Landrieu walked onto the Senate floor midafternoon Saturday to announce her aye vote — and to trumpet the financial “fix” she had arranged for Louisiana. “I am not going to be defensive,” she declared. “And it’s not a ...

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Über Kndigungsschutz und Ethik (nebst dem Neusprech zweier Sozialisten)

1 day ago by Benjamin B.

Der Kanton bringt auf der Website seiner Standortförderung die Vorteile des Schweizer Bezers so auf den Punkt: «Die Kndigung eines Mitarbeiters, sei es wegen ungengender Leistung oder wegen Kapazitätsabbau, ist ohne grosse Formalitäten möglich.» [...] «Das ist nur noch zynisch und dumm», sagt Paul R ...

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The George Orwell MiniTrue Award

1 day ago by te2ataria

sent by a reader in Blenheim The Northern Advocate: This Week’s Winner of The Big Brother Honest Journalism Award The George Orwell MiniTrue Award (aka the ‘Big Brother Honest Journalism Award’) for this week goes to New Zealand’s The Northern Advocate for the following: Story Title: Gold-toothed sk ...

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20
Nov
2009
Robert Fisk on Stones and Semantics in the Occupied Territories (Video)

2 days ago by Little Alex

Today, at Strike the Root, I posted an article by Jonathan Cook at The Electronic Intifada of an Israeli judge’s “historic ruling… when he decided that an Arab teenager needed ‘protection’ from the justice system and ordered that he not be convicted despite being found guilty of throwing stones at a ...

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Kiezen tegen kanker II

2 days ago by Spaink

In mijn vorige Praktijk-column fileerde ik de cKWF-campagne ‘6x sterker tegen kanker’. Dat kwam me op een pissige reactie van het KWF te staan: ‘Waarop baseert u dat wij suggereren dat de helft van de mensen die kanker hebben, dat aan hun eigen leefstijl te wijten hebben? Argumenten graag, geen vage ...

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19
Nov
2009
Hundreds of Millions From C.I.A. to Pak Intel Since 9/11

3 days ago by Editors

Greg Miller at The Los Angeles Times reports the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) has “funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to Pakistan’s intelligence service since the Sept. 11 attacks” to pay “for the capture or killing of wanted militants”, despite the known fact Inter-Services Intelligen ...

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And So It Begins…

3 days ago by indyfromaz

I saw this on MSNBC.com and had a cynical laugh. Race-Baiter Extraordinaire Rev. Jesse Jackson: “The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill. ‘We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill,’ Jacks ...

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Empires of the word

3 days ago by IP

Reading the book Empires of the Word – A Language History of the World, by Nicholas Ostler, is a great reminder that learning languages is a relevant part of the process that Charlie Munger defines as “make sure you go to bed at night a little wiser than you were when you woke up”. From the book, in ...

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18
Nov
2009
UK Labours bill of open racism.

4 days ago by csprucefield

I never thought i would ever read an “Equality bill” that proposes racism. I am stunned. In a new bill proposed for 2010 by the UK labour party and Gordon Brown, they propose: Equality Bill Companies with more than 250 employees will be given ‘gender pay audits’. Firms will be able to favour equally ...

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