January 2012
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Activists Talk to POGO about Human Trafficking and... →
govtoversight:
Today is National Human Trafficking Day, so spend some time learning about this important issue, which may seem distant, but is actually closely related to your paycheck. Recently, POGO had the opportunity to talk with two documentary filmmakers working on a project about human labor trafficking on U.S. military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. This wide-spread practice is supported...
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December 2011
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M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All →
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A Tiny Apartment Transforms Into 24 Rooms →
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MSF Shocked And Deeply Saddened By The Killing Of... →
doctorswithoutborders:
It is with great sadness that the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) confirms that two of its staff members were killed Thursday morning as a result of a shooting at the MSF compound in Mogadishu, Somalia.
While one of the aid workers died during the shooting, the other was transferred to a hospital and...
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Climate Activists All Agree: The COP17 Durban... →
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Mohandas Gandhi: Primatologist Jane Goodall on... →
therecipe:
“I think if I had been male, I wouldn’t have been pushing these anthropomorphic ideas. I was told I shouldn’t have given the chimps names, that it is more scientific to number them, and that you shouldn’t talk about their personalities, their minds, or their feelings because those…
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“I love Los Angeles. I know a lot of people go there and they see just a huge...”
– David Lynch, Catching The Big Fish (via mlee525)
having just spent the afternoon lying around in the light, this is hard to argue with.
(via abbyjean)
True facts. I enjoy coming back to Los Angeles for the holidays because of this, among other things.
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The NYC Nomad: A week on the northern tip of... →
thenycnomad:
Inwood is another one of those neighborhoods I felt like I just had to get to on the road to 52. The very northern tip of the island always fascinated me and I only ever made it up to the Cloisters on bike rides in the past. After spending a week with Bronwyn and Matt, my instinct…
Ed was a great guest to have, and I’m glad my roommate and I could show him around...
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“In a cosmic perspective, most human concerns seem insignificant, even petty. And...”
– Carl Sagan (via crookedindifference)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
M83 (8)
Kavinsky & Lovefoxxx (8)
Mc Solaar (5)
M.I.A. (5)
Death Cab for Cutie (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“Do the Hippogriff” // The Weird...
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“All in all, the process should leave you frightened for our country. This was...”
– SOPA Markup Day 1: We Don’t Understand This Bill, It Might Do Terrible Things, But Dammit, We’re Passing It Now (via azspot)
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“But whether Manning is ultimately found guilty or not is beside the point: All...”
– No justice for Bradley Manning - Opinion - Al Jazeera (via stfupenguins)
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A Few Notes on Those New Sexual Assault Statistics... →
Chances are, this morning, that you’ve seen the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control statistics on sexual violence and domestic violence. Most notably, you’ve probably seen the new statistic that almost 1 in 5 women have experienced rape in their lifetimes.
That’s a terrifying statistic, though not a surprising one to those of...