May 2013
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May 20th
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May 20th
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May 20th
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“Today, the news is scandals, that is news, but the many children who don’t...”
– Pope Francis
May 19th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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May 3rd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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April 2013
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Apr 27th
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America'€™s Troubled Drone Policy: Let the Debate... →
Under both the Bush and Obama Administrations, a slippery slope of self-justifications has become too commonplace. Republican and Democratic in-house lawyers have issued Executive Branch orders in convenient but questionable and euphemistic legalese. Enhanced interrogation techniques. Extraordinary rendition. Enemy combatants. Black sites. Imminent. And so on. Words to confuse the conscience. ...
Apr 27th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Of Planes, Drones and Aswangs...
washingtonpoststyle: “Go to sleep or I will call the planes.” — what some Yemeni parents say to their children, according to activist Farea al-Muslimi’s testimony before a Congressional hearing Tuesday on the use of drones. This reminds me of an anti-insurgency campaign conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency in the Philippines during the 1950s which made use of Philippine folklore. To...
Apr 24th
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“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via crookedindifference)
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he...
machistado: kevinless: machistado: If only we could get people to care about the thousands killed in Pakistan, Yemen, Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria like they do about the 3 killed in Boston.  There’d be no more endless wars.  I got screamed at all for hours for saying this the other day, so I’m just gonna shut the fuck up today. I can’t be bothered to care anymore. I know many...
Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 19th
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“The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is...”
– Oscar Wilde (via indizombie)
Apr 19th
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“With a bomb strapped to his chest, one of the Boston Marathon suspects was...”
– One Boston Marathon suspect killed; second suspect, his brother, on loose after firefight (via mohandasgandhi)
Apr 19th
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“A word of advice for what it’s worth. Set out to correct the world’s...”
– Harold Finch, Person of Interest, Season 2, Episode 16
Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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“We, too, shall rise. After we have paid the full price of our redemption, we...”
– Written by Salvador P. Lopez and delivered by Norman Reyes at the Fall of Bataan, April 9, 1942
Apr 9th
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Remembering the Six Million
mohandasgandhi: kohenari: Today is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. As we remember the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, let us also recommit ourselves to fighting intolerance, injustice, and human rights abuses around the world. If you’re looking for something else to read to mark the day, here is my piece on visiting the Buchenwald concentration camp. And here are two short...
Apr 9th
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Apr 9th
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Thanks @superboink!
superboink: ellobofilipino: Been away all this time for a project which has only seen fruition a few days ago. All the while I was battling against egos only bent on satisfying their craving for recognition and control over the project. In the end though, they choked on it. Hello again Tumblr!  CHOKE ON IT ____! Hahahaha  Haha! You @superboink know well who some of those egos are. I...
Apr 9th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 5th
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March 2013
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February 2013
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Feb 26th
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Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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The Global Commodification of Che Guevara
pulitzercenter:   “If you’ve reached a point where Taco Bell can turn you into a caricature and use you in a massive ad campaign, that’s probably not a good sign,” Eric Selbin, a professor of political science and university scholar at Southwestern University, said. “The commodification of Che is surreal.”  Read the full story of just how far the image of Che has pervaded into commercial...
Feb 25th
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Feb 23rd
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ins2nesens asked: I hope all is well! :)
Feb 23rd
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breebest asked: Sigh Kim.. I hate watching Philippine news. :\ It makes me think that Philippine government is soooo useless. Puro holdapan, nakawan, patayan, etc.. I feel like crying talaga everytime I watch the news.. Sigh I hope all is well Kim
Feb 23rd
acwinner asked: Ano pong reaction or opinion nyo sa: Overseas work, its social consequences to the Filipino families and the policies of the government? Sorry po sa pagtatanong, kailangan lang po sa sociology class namin. Thank you po.
Feb 23rd
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“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be...”
– Bell Hooks (via ciciross)
Feb 6th
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January 2013
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