August 2011
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Rebels give ultimatum: surrender by Saturday →
abodyofthoughtandmedia:
As they close in on Sirte from the east and west, Libyan rebels have given those loyal to Muammar Gaddafi an ultimatum: surrender to the National Transitional Council or face an all-out military assault.
Military spokesman, Col Ahmed Omar Bani, announced the following:
Zero hour is quickly approaching. We would like everyone to know that we are ready for a final...
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“The Show” - Cruz Angeles
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Seriously, these nonviolent protests for keeping...
You take it there, but what really will that accomplish? I agree we have to organize in an overwhelming massive way. The threat of violence will always be there - but we are currently trapped in a Police State. Every move has to be made carefully.
anticapitalist:
I’m quite ticked off.
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The Atlantic: What You Don’t Know About the Job... →
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liblyx writes:
My Mom told me to look for a job. That was back in the summer of 2008. At first I didn’t take too seriously to it. Applied for a position at a fairground, and didn’t get it because I applied too late. Then, whenever I was prodded, i’d look for work again, and apply anywhere…
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than...
– Samuel Adams (via hipsterlibertarian)
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What Killed the War on Terror? →
theatlantic:
The War on Terror lives on today only as political theater. Policymakers, from President Obama to Members of Congress, continue to fear the accusation of being “soft on terror,” and hence continue to describe contemporary counterterrorism efforts in martial terms. Congress continues to legislate War on Terror approaches that the security establishment, for the most part, hasn’t...
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As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will...
– Henry David Thoreau (via elige)
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Bernanke offers no new steps but leans on Congress... →
fertilizermarkets:
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a message for Congress: Do more to stimulate hiring and growth — or risk delaying the economy’s return to full health.
Bernanke held out the prospect Friday that the Fed may take further steps later to help the economy. But he offered no new plans for now.
At a time when Congress has focused on shrinking...
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Twin Cities activists to attend Chicago planning... →
fuckyeahmarxismleninism:
Minneapolis, MN - Organizers from across the country are meeting in Chicago, August 28, to plan major protests at the joint G8/NATO summit in May. Fourteen Twin Cities activists from the Anti-War…
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