February 2011
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“The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world....”
– (via smaller-n-smaller)
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A Banjo on Her Knee—Part I: Appalachian Women... →
readnfight:
Yo Rowan!
buffleheadcabin:
The fact that so many well-known old-time male musicians have been inspired and influenced by a female in the family should force us to rethink the ways in which banjo music in Appalachia has been promulgated and preserved. While this might strike a sour note with some, the evidence suggests that it was women who have historically kept old-time...
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January 2011
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20 ways to circumvent the Egyptian government’s... →
soupsoup:
via Xeni Jardin
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Fiona Apple- I Want You
(Elvis Costello cover)
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Tor is playing a key role in helping Egyptians... →
soupsoup:
Fahrah Stockman at Boston Globe
Over the last three days, 120,000 people — most of them Egyptian — have downloaded Tor software, which helps activists protect their identity from surveillance by repressive regimes and get around blocked sites, according to Andrew Lewman, executive director of Tor, which provides the software for free.
“We saw this huge amount of traffic,’’ said...
“Which is it, is man one of God’s blunders or is God one of man’s?”
– Friedrich Nietzsche
sign the bill to stop gop from changing the... →
meaganmariegoodreau:
A far-reaching anti-choice bill, introduced by Republican Chris Smith and supported by 173 members of the House, includes a provision that could redefine rape and set women’s rights back by decades.
Right now, federal dollars can’t be used for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is in danger. But the Smith bill would narrow that use to...
“House Speaker John Boehner defended his aptness to cry and habit of smoking...”
– John Boehner Defends Crying & Smoking
Funny!
Funny because abortion is a legal medical procedure, and yet John Boehner cannot stop bringing it up! For a vote!
Because I’m sure John Boehner thinks that health insurance should cover him, even though he smokes! And I agree! It should! Smoking is...
Son House “The Pony Blues” (4:09)
(Recorded by...
The Final Countdown →
Within two months of the last touchdown, almost all of Florida’s 9,000 space workers will have lost their jobs. The layoffs have already begun. By the end of last year over 2,000 had been made redundant. Another cull began in January, with between 1,000 to 3,000 jobs at risk. A similar number of jobs will go in another round of cuts planned for the spring. […] In all, 19 per cent of jobs in...
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“I would stare at the grains of light suspended in that silent space, struggling...”
– Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
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So pissed off this morning...
destroyer:
I just spent like 10mins in the car screaming my brains out. Felt good…but I fucked up my throat or something. Now it hurts to talk. Fuck.
I do this too. until my throat is raw and my head is pounding. It really helps, though. Feel better<3
There’s even a whole therapy based on it- primal screaming or something. Did I just make that up?
edit: NO- I did not just make it...
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“Williams-Bolar is a teacher’s assistant in Akron, and was enrolled in college...”
– Over 50,000 Sign Petition for Ohio Mother
FUCKING SHIT. FUCKING SSSSSSHITT FUCKING SHIT FUCKING SHIT. You see that up there? That little sentence thrown in there?????? SHE MAY LOSE HER HOME.
THIS IS WHITE FUCKING SUPREMACY. THIS IS HETEROPATRIARCHY. THIS IS CLASSISM. THIS IS NATIONALISM.
(via...
“We all have our little solipsistic delusions, ghastly intuitions of utter...”
– Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way, David Foster Wallace (via ourcatastrophe)
“Reminiscing all day & listening to my playlist that was the soundtrack of my...”
– Listen to 2007-2008
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BlackBerry Handsets Are Egyptian Protesters'... →
While mobile phone service to much of Egypt was shut off this past weekend, BlackBerry devices quietly continued to work (mostly), offering a crucial tech bridge to the outside world for the connected few.
Soup: All that is necessary for the triumph of... →
shoutabout-it:
Over the past few days I’ve come across some really great resources that have pointed out ways for people around the world to help support the protesters in Egypt and I thought it would be a good idea to make a list so that all of the information could be found in one place….