02 Sunday Jun 2013
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The DHS has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor various social networking sites. The list provides a glimpse into what DHS describes as “signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S … read more …
Revealed: Hundreds of Words to Avoid Using Online if You Don’t Want the Government Spying on You
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means the least popular books are judged by people who have the highest standards, while the most popular are judged by people who literally do not know any better.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Turkish police use the forbidden orange gas in Taksim, İstiklal street.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Protestors offer börek to police, they return the favor by offering water – lots of it.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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The Decline and Fall of Canada. Prepare Yourself Accordingly.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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This could come in quite handy considering recent events involving pepper spray.To make your own $5 gas mask for surviving your local occupation you’ll need a few simple items:
Two liter soda bottle
N95 rated face mask (Tear gas is a dust, not a gas so this will be perfect)
Duct tapeStapler
Follow the instructions here.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Can email
U.S.: ambassador@turkishembassy.org
Canada: embassy.ottawa@mfa.gov.tr
UK: embassy.london@mfa.gov.tr
US Embassy in Ankara
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Saudi Arabia has reported that three more people have died from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 24. The Ministry of Health said Sunday the three deceased were among 38 infected in the kingdom with the respiratory virus called MERS.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Erdogan, Turkish PM, threatens to hang the protestors from the trees they are defending! These words are being used by the same PM who said “If they bring 100.000, I will bring 1 Million”. This is happening in a country where the death sentence is non existent.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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The shift from mutual aid and self-help to the welfare state has involved more than a simple bookkeeping transfer of service provision from one set of institutions to another. As many of the leaders of fraternal societies had feared, much was lost in an exchange that transcended monetary calculations. The old relationships of voluntary reciprocity and autonomy have slowly given way to paternalistic dependency. Instead of mutual aid, the dominant social welfare arrangements of Americans have increasingly become characterized by impersonal bureaucracies controlled by outsiders.
David Beito, From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967 (via laliberty)
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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libertarian-dharma-initiative:
Why do liberals complain about how corrupt the government is, when they only want to add more on to it…?
“Man, I really hate hot dogs. But maybe if I eat a few more, they’ll taste better!”
Republicans do the same thing. Corporations cannot lobby that much money, without wanting a piece of the pie, it’s called ROI, Return on Investment.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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The police forces have started to withdraw from Taksim on June 1, after a brutal crackdown.
Police withdraw from Taksim after violent crackdown as protesters remain defiant on 5th day
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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At that rate, it would pass 70 percent in early 2014.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
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Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
Epictetus (via allaboutlifeloveandsoul)
