March 2012
21 posts
“He has no protection under my law.”
– Former Sen. Durell Peaden, one of the authors of Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” self-defense law, says George Zimmerman should probably be arrested for shooting Trayvon Martin. (via liberalsarecool)
precisely. there’s nothing wrong with ‘stand your ground’ laws,...
“I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we...”
– - Thomas Edison
In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone (1931)
just another commie.) - cbg
“We need to begin by abandoning the fruitless quest for gainful corporate...”
– Douglas Rushkoff (via azspot)
Radley Balko on the Militarization of Police →
According to Eastern Kentucky University criminologist Peter Kraska, the number of SWAT raids carried out each year in America has jumped dramatically over the last generation or so, from just a few thousand in the 1980s to around 50,000 by the mid-2000s, when Kraska stopped his survey. He found that the vast majority of the increase is attributable to the drug war — namely warrant service on...
“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There’s no evidence...”
– Michael Chricton
Word.
(via scottsimock)
“As always, the most important point to note for this entire debate is how...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via azspot)
as thoughtful and diplomatic as the guy has been to this point, I hope the fear of this political over-reach being a significant defining aspect of the obama “legacy,” gets through his brain sooner than later. wake the fuck up mr. president — your...
An open letter to the people who hate Obama more... →
Dear haters, you are the cruel, heartless misinformed assholes who would sell America out to Haliburton in a heartbeat, you would rather pay ZERO taxes than you would see a newly born baby get access to quality health care, you cheer when we discuss denying health care to young people with preventable diseases, and you boo when we discuss the First Ladies plan to cut back on childhood obesity....
“What is being done in Gaza, the world’s largest open-air prison, is a pale...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
I know it sounds conspiracist and paranoid, but facts is facts as AIPAC, too, is just another corporate interest group— we war for profit not defense. shocker, really.
"American officials who have assessed the likely... →
hipsterlibertarian:
Wait…why is this deserving of a news article? Yeah, when nations are attacked, it is generally the case that they respond in kind.
But let’s — for the sake of argument, at least — take this triumph of journalism seriously: If Israel attacks Iran and the U.S. follows her into war, certainly Iran is unlikely to simply submit. This would probably lead to yet another long...
