February 2011
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This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb...
shortformblog:
who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn, Michigan, near one of the largest Islamic centers in the entire country. 30 percent...
“FLASH: Google says has launched service for people in Egypt to send Twitter...”
– @Reuters (via brooklynmutt)
January 2011
“Typically what happens in countries like Tunisia or Iran or China is people...”
– Jim Cowie, Renesys Chief Technology Officer in How Was Egypt’s Internet Access Shut Off?
The rest is pretty interesting too. The internet, man. It’s a crazy place.
(via notthatkindagay)
Egypt viewed US military aid as reward for keeping... →
mohandasgandhi:
Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak and his generals have viewed generous US military aid as an “untouchable” reward for keeping peace with Israel, according to leaked US documents posted by WikiLeaks.
The secret diplomatic cable from 2009 underscored the deep ties between the two countries and Washington’s difficult position as a week of massive street protests threatened to...
America's narcissism taints Egypt coverage →
soupsoup:
by Alex Pareene at Salon
America doesn’t really understand how to respond to a revolution. The demonstrations in Egypt have nothing to do with Tea Parties or Neo-Conservatives or Twitter or Facebook or Fox News. But don’t tell Americans!
The media is biased in favor of American action. People on CNN and people on Twitter both demand that Barack Obama and the State Department “do...
Egypt may risk bank run as uprising against... →
jakke:
Egypt’s banks may risk a surge in customer withdrawals when they open for business, placing them among companies worst hit by the nationwide uprising against President Hosni Mubarak.
[…]
Asked about the risk of a bank run, Mohamed Barakat, chairman of state-run Banque Misr and head of the country’s banking association, said in a telephone interview that Egyptian lenders are “very...
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lawofficesofbobloblaw:
Jesus Bale cut his hair.
“Why is it that CBS needs Assange to explain the basics of journalism to them?”
– Dave Winer (via soupsoup)
Watchsoupsoup:
Behind the scenes of the 60 Minutes interview of Julian Assange.
When was the last time you let a genuine smile...
Soup: mohandasgandhi: thenoobyorker:... →
mohandasgandhi:
thenoobyorker:
evanfleischer:
Here’s a question — during ‘09, a lot of anger went CNN’s way for their alarmingly lax attentiveness to what was happening in Iran. That hasn’t really happened with Egypt — thanks in no small part to Al Jazeera’s efforts, but also —…
On Valentine's Day:
valariesue:
What my friends will be doing:
What I’ll be doing:
Bring on the Tumblr.
“We now know a thousand ways not to build a light bulb.”
– Thomas Edison (via simko)
Kids Reenacting Oscar Nominated Movies →
thebroph:
pretty-ood:
This might be the cutest thing of all time. Really.
Well who needs to see the originals NOW? Also, these kids should get free tickets to the Oscars.
Kids Reenacting Oscar Nominated Movies →
thebroph:
pretty-ood:
This might be the cutest thing of all time. Really.
Well who needs to see the originals NOW? Also, these kids should get free tickets to the Oscars.
Using Tor To Bring Internet To A Censored Egypt →
soupsoup:
via streamsofwikileaks
finally caught up on How I Met Your Mother
milkchugger:
watched six seasons in two months
