February 2012
Incompetent People Too Ignorant to Know It →
youmightfindyourself:
A growing body of psychology research shows that incompetence deprives people of the ability to recognize their own incompetence. To put it bluntly, dumb people are too dumb to know it. Similarly, unfunny people don’t have a good enough sense of humor to tell.
This disconnect may be responsible for many of society’s problems.
With more than a decade’s worth of...
The causes of the protests in Afghanistan | Glenn... →
theamericanbear:
Whatever. They hate us for our freedom:
The U.S. has violently occupied their country for more than a decade. It has, as Gen. Stanley McChrystal himself explained, killed what he called an “amazing number” of innocent Afghans in checkpoint shootings. It has repeatedly — as in, over and over — killed young Afghan children in air strikes. It continues to imprison their citizens...
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“The anarchists are not promising anything to anyone. The anarchists only want...”
– Maria Nikiforova (via bootdownthedoor)
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Brutal Bahraini State Terror →
‘For over a year, Saudi and Al-Khalifa monarchy security forces terrorized nonviolent protesters. Thousands braved tear gas, beatings, rubber bullets, live fire, arrests, torture and disappearances.
Washington’s very much involved. Bahrain’s the home of America’s Fifth Fleet. Millions of dollars in aid’s provided. So are weapons, including armored vehicles, bunker buster missiles,...
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Unmanned Drones to Patrol U.S. Skies in Near... →
‘Already used by the US Army in war-zones such as Afghanistan, unmanned drones are about to be used by police departments, border patrols and even power companies. These remote-controlled planes can be equipped with high powered cameras, heat sensors and even weapons (they have been used to kill “terrorists” in the Middle-East) to track, monitor and potentially wreck havoc on groups...
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To predict the future, just trust in your feelings →
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The WikiLeaks GiFiles: Stratfor Says Attack on... →
‘A man called Benjamin Preisler responded to the email saying a source working as an Israeli intelligence agent had confirmed it was a diversion.
“Source was asked what he thought of reports that the Israelis were preparing a military offensive against Iran.
“Response from Source: ‘I think this is a diversion. The Israelis already destroyed all the Iranian nuclear...
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UK Gov Ignore Pro-Assad Civilians; But Al Qaeda... →
‘UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced today at the fluffily named “Friends of Syria” conference, that Britain will only recognise the anti-Assad side of the conflict, as “legitimate representatives” of the country’s people [1]; meaning hundreds of thousands of citizens loyal to the Assad Government will now be ignored and effectively treated as enemy combatants – typical of...
Tantra Says, First Purify the Body →
lucifelle:
Tantra says, first purify the body – purify it of all repressions. Allow the body energy to flow, remove the blocks. It is very difficult to come across a person who has no blocks, it is very difficult to come across a person whose body is not tight. Loosen this tightness; this tension is blocking your energy, the flow cannot be possible with this tension. Why is everybody so...
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BP Ignored Well Test Warning Before Blast,... →
BP Plc (BP) officials overseeing the Macondo well that spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico ignored questions about whether safety tests done hours before a fatal blast on the drilling rig were flawed, lawyers for Transocean Ltd. (RIG) said in a court filing.
Donald Vidrine, the senior BP manager on the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20, 2010, talked with an engineer about...
“Government is good at one thing: It knows how to break your legs, hand you a...”
– Harry Browne (via baseballlibertarian)
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Iran Crisis: 10 Questions Hague Won’t Answer →
‘(1) Have we so easily forgotten the cruel and devastating effect of economic sanctions on civil society, especially children?
(2) Would the Foreign Secretary kindly explain the reasons for his hostility towards Iran?
(3) What concrete proof is there of Iran’s military application of nuclear technology?
(4) Why is he not more concerned about Israel’s nuclear arsenal, the threat it poses...
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Stratforgate: WikiLeaks releases ‘shadow CIA’ mail →
‘Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has exposed more than 5 million emails apparently obtained by the hacking of Stratfor, the private intelligence company dubbed the “shadow CIA”. The leak may be as high-profile as that of the State Department cables.
The emails, dated between July 2004 and late December 2011, give a glimpse on the inner workings of the company. They show how...
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Chemtrails, Geo-engineering - Profitable “Little... →
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Thousands of Western mercenaries invade Syria. →
‘The US,UK and Israel are sending their mercenaries across to their next target.
Over 10,000 Libyans are reportedly being trained in a closed-off zone in Jordan, before being snuck into Syria to fight for the opposition. These men are allegedly paid around US$1,000 a month, funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Jordan-based AlBawaba news website says most of the gunmen who are being...
“First realize that your world is only a reflection of yourself and then stop...”
– Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (via terramantra)
There is currently an ethnic cleansing of black...
dreams-from-my-father:
Will black people be wiped out for the second time on African soil by Arabs while the international community - that armed and supported the rebels - says NOTHING??
The Tawerghas, a tribe of black Libyans in the South of the country, are being systematically targeted and killed by the new regime of Tripoli!!
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The jobcentre only hinders my search for work →
ilessthanthreetea:
Sorry affair of graduate life
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