Posts Tagged ‘war’
Sep
Morning Link Dump
by Nicholas Pell in Link Dumps
DNC
Elizabeth Warren’s Wall Street Money
Elizabeth Warren receives beaucoup bucks from Wall Street lawyers and the DSCC, the latter a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wall Street banksters.
Native American Democrats Not Keen On Elizabeth Warren
It’s curious to ponder how Dems would react to a Republican lying about her ethnic heritage for personal gain. Elizabeth Warren is a charlatan and demagogue of the worst kind, exactly the type of vile creature that the Democratic Party’s increasing reliance upon identity politics creates.
World Socialist Web Site on the DNC
Always worth a read, the WSWS cuts through the BS to the heart of issues, particularly with regard to the Democratic Party and “the left.” This article is no exception and a welcome breath of reality.
Animals
Vietnamese Elephants Almost Completely Exterminated
As a vegan, I obviously find this very troubling and sad. Without any intention of diminishing any person or group’s experience, I don’t understand why the world reacts to this differently than it would genocide.
War
U.S. To Retain Role As Afghan Jailer
The American government will continue to oversee prisons in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future. The atrocity stories should start trickling in any second now.
Libyan Alleges C.I.A. Waterboarding
Remember when Barack Obama started an illegal war and liberals didn’t care? Well, it wasn’t as clean and surgical as the self-appointed PR men claimed, surprise of surprises.
The names of the war dead aren’t something I seek out, but I will always repost when I see them. My position isn’t some nationalist “respect for their service,” but a desire to humanize the perverse waste of this deeply unpopular 10-year war.
Secularism
Circumcision Limited But Not Banned in Berlin
Proof that if you say “God commands it” you can get away with anything.
Russian Social Conservatives Emboldened By Pussy Riot Verdict
Pussy Riot’s conviction have emboldened the Russian ultra-right, who are now behaving in a decidedly fascistic manner.
Police State
Police Work With Apple To Block Transmission of “Sensitive Data”
Apple, America’s favorite toy maker, are working hand in glove with police departments on a device that would disable cameras during protests, etc., in any attempt to curtail police brutality footage.
Literature
Bret Easton Ellis Attacks David Foster Wallace
The thousand monkeys in a room known as Bret Easton Ellis projects hard, calling David Foster Wallace “the most tedious, overrated, tortured, pretentious writer of my generation.” Harsh words about the dead from a man who wrote one good book almost 30 years ago.
Odds and Ends
Stanford Study On Organic Food
Organic food is a marketing gimmick. Get over it, hippies.
Are Attacks On Clint Eastwood “Ageist?”
Mostly wanted to post this to point out the absurdity of using -ist / -ism to explain and analyze everything. This is a paradigm that can literally be applied to everything from hair color to what kind of car you drive.
Add this to the long list of “toldyasos” I have clocked.
Sep
Afternoon Link Dump
by Nicholas Pell in Link Dumps
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Brilliant analysis of the Democratic Party’s role in broader American politics. Necessary reading for progressive-minded people.
They’re hoping you’re not smart enough to notice.
Six-Day Work Week Coming To Greece
The face of austerity in Greece, coming soon to a country near you.
Iran To Deploy Warships Off US Coast
The sabre rattling over Iran goes up another couple degrees.
If you’re like me, you can’t get enough of either half of this mashup.
More On Tom Cruise’s Wife Auditions
No comment needed here, really.