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Russia visit you!

September 8, 2014 No Comments

Two Odessa girls are sitting in a café. One says “Sara, can you believe it? Abraham absolutely refuses to speak Russian.” “Why?” “He’s afraid the Russians will come to Odessa to defend him.” via Russia Is Pregnant with Ukraine by Vladimir Sorokin | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books.

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Europe Jesus Wept

Daily Mail – Rage against the EU!

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 No Comments

EU Ban! Outlawed! Never mind that Sir James Dyson, a great British inventor if there ever was one, is pro-ban, claiming that “It’s a myth that bigger is better. Dyson has never made a vacuum cleaner of more than 1,400 watts because it is intelligent engineering that leads to high cleaning performance, not energy-thirsty motors. […]

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Bits & Bobs Privacy Society

Privacy vs Prudery

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 No Comments

A very visual representation of what two different societies value. Both newspapers are tabloids (although Blick now pusblishes in a broadsheet format), the Swiss Blick has preserved the privacy of the woman in question, while the NY Daily News has preserved her modesty instead. The difference between the swiss and american press. quite striking. pic.twitter.com/FJCb82IH5o […]

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Life People Politics

Jason ‘Political Blogger’ O’Mahony on the Inspireland Podcast

September 2, 2014 No Comments

This is a very listen-able interview with Jason O’Mahoney. Sample: The thing that attracted me to the PDs [Progressive Democrats] was that they were the first non-socialist party to talk about a secular Ireland, the idea that you didn’t have to be Catholic to be Irish. I’m old enough to remember the Guards raiding the […]

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Cycling Environment Films Science!

London air pollution: which mode of transport has the highest exposure? – video | Environment | The Guardian

September 2, 2014March 25, 2015 No Comments

The answer surprised me, anyway. Worth a look – London air pollution: which mode of transport has the highest exposure? – video | Environment | The Guardian.

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Music Sounds

Music Monday (Delayed): Zeptember!

September 2, 2014March 25, 2015 No Comments

So, it’s September again, and that’s Led Zeppelin month in my calendar. Here’s ‘Bring it on home’ from Led Zeppelin II, Live at the Albert Hall, 1970.

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Environment

Lead: Environmental Racism

September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 No Comments

I’d heard about the correlation between lead and violent crime before, but George Monbiot adds an interesting point: There is only one remaining manufacturer of tetraethyl lead on earth. It’s based in Ellesmere Port in Britain, and it’s called Innospec. The product has long been banned from general sale in the UK, but the company […]

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Fuck the patriarchy Society

This is how bad it gets

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 No Comments

For women online. Or offline, it’s harder to see it offline when there’s no digital record. Anita Sarkeesian posted this: I usually don’t share the really scary stuff. But it’s important for folks to know how bad it gets [TRIGGER WARNING] pic.twitter.com/u6b3i0fysI — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014

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Society

“…no further action was taken.”

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 No Comments

Once again, society has failed the vulnerable. Via @mazzyk: Child B’s situation deteriorated rapidly – within a few months she and her family were living in fear of their lives. They were bombarded with threats, the windows of their house were put in. At the command of the groomer, child B was beaten up by […]

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Arts

The wild light shines on beautiful people.

August 27, 2014August 27, 2014 No Comments

This is an eye-catching series from David Jazay: The Wild Light.

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Who?

Russia visit you!

Daily Mail – Rage against the EU!

Privacy vs Prudery

Jason ‘Political Blogger’ O’Mahony on the Inspireland Podcast

London air pollution: which mode of transport has the highest exposure? – video | Environment | The Guardian

Music Monday (Delayed): Zeptember!

Lead: Environmental Racism

This is how bad it gets

“…no further action was taken.”

The wild light shines on beautiful people.

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