January 2009
134 posts
theyoungmachine:
“Postcards From Italy” - Beirut
Fashion is boring
I swear if I see another blog dedicated to skinny hipsters posing in alleyways or fields looking ‘quirky’ I will quit the internet. IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME.
charles wright.
vanityfactory:
you still love the ones you loved
back when you loved them - books,
records, and people.
nothing much changes in the glittering rooms of the heart.
only the dark spaces half-reclaimed.
and then not much,
an image, a line. sometimes a song.
“The Justice Department is investigating the CIA station chief in Algeria for...”
– AMERICA KICKS ASS. and makes me feel like throwing up. (daily beast) (via abbyjean)
IMF: UK economy will be hardest hit in worst... →
(via unburyingthelead)
Great.
Minister asserts that Gaza will fuel UK extremism... →
Gee, you think?
State Department employees ask Hillary to end... →
robot-heart-politics:
From the letter submitted to Clinton’s office:
We, the undersigned and representing the diversity of the foreign affairs agencies, would like to bring to your attention a matter that concerns us all. All of us are troubled that our families are not all treated equally and with the same respect. We are concerned that access to the federal health care insurance program is...
retropolitics:
Gary Jules: Mad World
You have to tell people you appreciate them.
(via thresca)
“This recession is kicking my ass. Hard.”
Continuing Bush policies in Israel and Afghanistan →
unburyingthelead:
There were several aspects of the Israeli attack on Gaza that made it even more horrifying than the standard atrocities of war: (1) the civilian population was trapped — imprisoned — in a tiny densely-populated strip and were unable to escape the brutal attacks; and (2) it was a completely one-sided war, because one side (Israel) is armed to teeth with the world’s most...
“The absolute impartiality of our output is fundamental to Sky News and its...”
– John Ryley, Head of Sky News
Quite apart from Sky News’ risible new attachment to impartiality, what these protestations from Sky and the BBC fail to acknowledge is that the DEC appeal has nothing to do with their news reporting. It is produced by an outside organisation, and clearly distinguished...
“…. hopeless romantics groping for a sense of self - which, paradoxically,...”
“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”
– -Erich Fromm, ABC TV (25 May 1958) (via retropolitics)
“Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It’s a lot easier to be angry at...”
– Tom Gates (via hiiamblair) (via tylercoates)
“Fearful that Israeli commanders could be targeted for arrest while traveling...”
– Could Israelis Face War Crimes Charges Over Gaza? - TIME (via robot-heart-politics)
“She wasn’t prepared for the loneliness. It was constant, like a shortness of...”
– Barack Obama, Dreams from My Father (via robot-heart)
“It made me wonder how many times we forgive just because we don’t want to lose...”
– Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
(via earthquakesandheartache)(via unexcitable) (via robot-heart)
“I believe that we are put here in human form to decipher the hieroglyphs of love...”
– Allen Ginsberg (via robot-heart)
“We ought to be ashamed of ourselves for forcing the Palestinians into this...”
– The Smart Set: A Second Opinion - January 20, 2009 (via curate) (via jhnbrssndn)
Obama signs executive order to close Guantanamo... →
squashed:
Also, he banned torture. Happy January 22. As I understand, cancer should be cured by the end of the week so the unicorns can ship on schedule.
“This administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold...”
– –President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009, as he overturned Bush’s order restricting access to White House records (via Way of the Mind) (via retropolitics)
“The government of the United States is required to take all necessary steps to...”
– Professor Manfred Nowak, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (via unburyingthelead)
“BREAKING: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel stops Bush’s last-minute regs....”
– POLITICO 44: The Obama Presidency. Minute by Minute
(via midnight-radio:babydeer)(via vruz)(via unburyingthelead)
hardcore.
“This is my first phone call to a foreign leader and I’m making it only hours...”
– Barack Obama, speaking to Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (via ericmortensen)
I’m baffled by the idea that a country which supplies billions of dollars worth of weapons every year to one of the parties to a conflict can also claim to act as the broker of peace in that same conflict. (via...
“I hear that shortly after taking office, President Obama will restore American...”
– Nicholas D. Kristof (Obama and UNFPA - NYTimes.com) (via buyhercandy) (via switchbladesusie) (via vaughnshirley) (via robot-heart-politics)
“As the world grows smaller, our common humanity will reveal itself.”
– Barack Obama (via asakite) (via inauguration)
Dude I cant believe that Jon Favreau is 27.
“Around the globe, from Hong Kong to London, Barack Obama’s inauguration became a...”
– NY Times: Europe Set to Party for Inauguration (via kimberleecline) (via inauguration)