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Today, the news is scandals, that is news, but the many children who don’t...
– Pope Francis
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April 2013
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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.
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Of Planes, Drones and Aswangs...
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“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...
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Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and...
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via crookedindifference)
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"Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he...
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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...
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The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is...
– Oscar Wilde (via indizombie)
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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)
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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
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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
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Remembering the Six Million
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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...
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Thanks @superboink!
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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...
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March 2013
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February 2013
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The Global Commodification of Che Guevara
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“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...
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ins2nesens asked: I hope all is well! :)
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
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.
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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be...
– Bell Hooks (via ciciross)
January 2013
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