May 2010
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Whats the cutest/funniest message you've ever seen...
Need some ideas please. Want to make some personalized stuff for my niece!
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To Israel: This aggression will not stand man!
… in the immortal words of The Dude.
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“The only weapons taken onto that ship were taken by the Israeli military, who...”
– Israel attacks Gaza flotilla - live coverage | World news | guardian.co.uk (via anjum)
Just absolutely horrifying. What is even scarier is the prospect that this aggression may also go unpunished.
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Gaza Flotilla: The important question now is, who...
Israel has promised an inquiry into today’s events but let’s be honest, their track record is simply terrible at such things. They were to carry out an inquiry into their own actions in Gaza at the start of 2009. Its been a year and a half and they have yet to meet the most basic standards of a full and fair investigation.
Turkey is well within its rights, as per international law, to...
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Let's not forget that without the cooperation of...
Egypt provided direct support to Israel’s illegal blockade by sealing off its border with Gaza for 3 years.
Egyptians must rise up against their government’s actions.They must demand that their own media correctly portray the country’s role in the siege. Egypt must hold itself accountable for today’s deaths of 19 innocent people and the countless other deaths over the past...
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I'm off to an uneasy sleep. What a crazy morning....
watch LIVE coverage of the attack on the gaza... →
afghanipoppy:
I’ve already posted this, but here it is again. The funny thing is, even with physical videotape evidence that was streamed internationally of IDF soldiers dropping onto the boats from helicopters and indiscriminately shooting and attacking the civilians on the boat (which can be all seen on AJE), pro-Israeli media is saying that the flotilla members were “attacking IDF soldiers...
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16 people now reported killed on the Gaza Aid...
This being reported on Sky News and Al Jazeera in this article.
And they are getting their confirmations from Israeli Army Radio.
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Israel's attack of the Gaza Flotilla facing sharp...
Al Jazeera is reporting that protests have broken out in Turkey, with protester clashing police as they tried to breach the Israeli consulate.
The Turkish government has also summoned the Israeli Ambassador to explain Turkey’s actions. This is clearly going to be a huge diplomatic issue too. That is clear to see.
Lastly, Turkish media is reporting much worse casualty figures, but these are...
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Why did Israel use live ammo against humanitarian...
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The fate of 5 of the Gaza Flotilla ships is...
One of the organizers of the flotilla, on live tv just now, claims that she was on the ship (with 20 people) that had mechanical problems and had to hang back.
They have only been in touch with one other ship, a Turkish ship, which has reported in that 10 people are dead and that 50 passengers are wounded.This all happened between 3:30 and 5:30 am local time.
However, in total the six ships were...
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With 10 people killed and 30 injured, Gaza Aid...
The flotilla looked to break a 3 YEAR siege of Gaza.
The prisoners are expected to be taken to the Israeli port town of Ashdod. No word on this side of developments yet. More to come soon.
My updates are coming from Al Jazeera English Channel. No up-to-date web links yet.
10 people are not reported killed on the Gaza Aid...
ilykadamen:
uzairm:
Just moments ago, live on Al Jazeera English news channel, organizers of the flotilla confirmed that 10 people have been killed.
No web link yet. More updates to come.
For bringing aid, supplies, support, love. I can’t even.
There was a glaring typo in my post here. In the title, I posted “NOT” instead of “NOW”
small typo, but big mistake. To...
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10 people are now reported killed in Israel's...
Just moments ago, live on Al Jazeera English news channel, organizers of the flotilla confirmed that 10 people have been killed.
No web link yet. More updates to come.
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Lexicon of most misleading terms in... →
The Israeli media is rife with false terms and misleading statements that distort the public’s perception of the reality, writes Amira Hass in Haaretz, Israel’s leading English daily.
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Al Jazeera: Israel 'attacks' Gaza aid fleet →
At least 2 people are reported dead and about 30 injured as per Al Jazeera English.
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In the past hour, the Israeli army has attacked a...
herzundseele:
ahypertrophiedmemory:
On international waters. Disgusting.
ETA: 30 wounded.
And so it begins. Now they are killing humanitarian ambassadors too. Disgusting.
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I hate conundrums
I don’t like how quotes show up on my tumblr blog template. Its so plain and kinda ugly from a design perspective. But I like everything else about the template.
Am hunting for a new template but to no avail. Nothing hits the spot. Any suggestions?
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kari-shma asked: Thank you for the video link.
I did like it.
I did like it.
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“On space travel
I am writing this in the wake of the announcement —...”
– Wired
I agree with this article so much its not even funny. This man may be taking a comical approach to the topic but his words are poignant and hit home for anyone that dreams of a brighter future both on and off this pale blue dot we live on.
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Just so you know...
kari-shma:
julie911:
Thirteen years later, my heart still skips a beat when you hold me in your arms and kiss me.
I want a love like this. A lover that will make me skip heart beats too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqRqNDJWODM
@ kari-shma, you may enjoy this performance.
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“The scale of the pollution is mind-boggling. The government’s national oil spill...”
– Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it | World news | The Observer (via robot-heart-politics) (via greaterthanlapsed)
This saddens me to no end. I didn’t know it was this bad. That is truly devastating.
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“The world’s most damaging oil spill – now in its 41st continuously gushing...”
– Continue reading Oil spill creates huge underwater “dead zones”
omerm asked: My blog shits on your blog. Punk!
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“Yes, the oil spewing up from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico in staggering...”
– Continue reading this article at TomDispatch.com
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“…The best estimates of independent scientists for the amount of petroleum...”
– Continue reading this article on JuanCole.com
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“Irrespective of their politics, flawed leaders share a common trait. They...”
– Continue reading The American Century is so over
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Am still up 7:20 am. I wanted to go to sleep like two hours ago but then remembered that my 6-month old niece is dropping by this morning. I haven’t seen her all weekend. :(
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Football friendlies + Roland Garrors + home cooked food + unemployment + impending world cup = one satisfied, excited Uzi
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Que Lo Wat: BP's Top Kill Effort Fails to Plug... →
(ROBERT, La.) — BP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it’s preparing yet another method to fight the spill after a series of failures.
BP PLC Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the…
This is going to sound insensitive. So I apologize in advance.
But don’t the people...
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“Ten thousand tons of cargo, 800 passengers, 50 nationalities, nine vessels — one...”
– Al Jazeera (via zuky) (via thingsimreading)
I’m anxious to see what Israel does with this conundrum heading their way. I know that the people who are doing this are brave people, and I know I am not in any position to give them advice since I am not on the ships with them, but I really do...
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“I’ll tell you this — if you do build a mosque, I hope somebody blows it up. …I...”
– Houston talk show host MICHAEL BERRY, remarking on plans to house a mosque in a former department store building just blocks from the World Trade Center site in New York City.
He later “apologized” for the remarks but continued to deny he made them, writing on his blog that “I did NOT advocate...
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“Let me tell you about the Islam I know. Tibet has had an Islamic community for...”
– Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is the author, most recently, of “Toward a True Kinship of Faiths: How the World’s Religions Can Come Together.”
via NYT
(via almas88)
I wish that everyone would understand what the Dalai Lama is saying here. Even a lot of Muslims have forgotten this concept...
