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Tue Sep 7

“ In every recent conflict, the United States has been right about the evil intentions of its adversaries but massively exaggerated their strength. In the 1980s, we thought the Soviet Union was expanding its power and influence when it was on the verge of economic and political bankruptcy. In the 1990s, we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap. The error this time is more damaging. September 11 was a shock to the American psyche and the American system. As a result, we overreacted. — Fareed Zakaria, on “What America Lost.” (via newsweek)

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Thu Aug 26

“ People who volunteered in the cleanup, or volunteered in the rescue, I don’t care if they’re martians. I’d give them the money. —

NY Senate candidate Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, on whether illegal immigrants should be eligible for benefits under a bill that would fund health care for 9/11 responders.

(Submitted by rubenfeld)

(via officialssay)

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Mon Aug 23

“ The planned “ultra-mosque” will be a staggering 5,600ft tall – more than five times higher than the tallest building on Earth – and will be capped with an immense dome of highly-polished solid gold, carefully positioned to bounce sunlight directly toward the pavement, where it will blind pedestrians and fry small dogs. The main structure will be delimited by 600 minarets, each shaped like an upraised middle finger, and housing a powerful amplifier: when synchronised, their combined sonic might will be capable of relaying the muezzin’s call to prayer at such deafening volume, it will be clearly audible in the Afghan mountains, where thousands of terrorists are poised to celebrate by running around with scarves over their faces, firing AK-47s into the sky and yelling whatever the foreign word for “victory” is. — Charlie Brooker | ‘Ground Zero mosque’? The reality is less provocative | Comment is free | The Guardian

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Thu Aug 19

plzfollow:

are you fucking kidding me?

Best. ReCaptcha. EVER.

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Mon Aug 16

“ Why is it that, for so many people, seeing a man caring for his child is still a surprise. Why is it treated like a game, as though I’m just “playing house?” And why is it that people can only understand a father nurturing his son through the frame of “Mr. Mom. — Playing Mr. Mom Versus Being a Dad

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“ Look at the photos. This neighborhood is not hallowed. The people who live and work here are not obsessed with 9/11. The blocks around Ground Zero are like every other hard-working neighborhood in New York, where Muslims are just another thread of the city fabric. — “Hallowed Ground”

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Sat Aug 14

newsweek:

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mabelmoments:

Annwyne Stanish walks ‘Hop Along’, the little blue penguin, along Rothesay Bay beach, near Auckland, New Zealand. The penguin was washed up on Muriwai Beach suffering from head and leg injuries and was nursed back to health by a bird rescue volunteer Sylvia Durrant and Annwyne Stanish. Picture: AP. Telegraph UK

Immediately calling HR to see if they’ll let us bring penguins to work…

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Thu Aug 12

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and i am perpetually waiting “why are my eyelids so open and wild?” since its advent: the eternal hell revives. and lo! swedenborg is my face turns green and pale.

art thou a worm? image of weakness. art thou but a worm? i sit in the sad old house to-night,—

— An unintentionally poetic spam e-mail

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Wed Aug 11

“ I think there’s actually a very good reason why we should, in fact, embrace the term “HTML5” as an overarching buzzword for this latest round of web standards and specifications. Our industry has proven on several occasions that we don’t get excited about new, interesting, and useful technologies and concepts until such a buzzword is in place. — Jeff Croft, On the term “HTML5” (via 9-bits)

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“ During a Tea Party rally this spring, a speaker said [Lindsey] Graham was working with Democrats out of fear that they would out the lifelong bachelor as a homosexual. Graham smirked at the mention of this incident, the Times reports. “Like maybe I’m having a clandestine affair with Ricky Martin,” he said. “I know it’s really gonna upset a lot of gay men — I’m sure hundreds of ‘em are gonna be jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge — but I ain’t available. I ain’t gay. Sorry. — Lindsey Graham: Tea Party will “Die Out” - Political Hotsheet - CBS News