Random RecitalsA man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing respect for himself and for others. When he has no respect for anyone, he can no longer love, and in him, he yields to his impulses, indulges in the lowest form of pleasure, and behaves in the end like an animal in satisfying his vices. And it all comes from lying to others and to yourself. Fyodor Dostoevsky Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on April 19th, 2009 at 5:45 pm April 11, 2009–A New Way Forward organized bailout protests around the country. Locals hit Portland's Pioneer Square to protest our tax dollars being given to greedy Banksters. Colleen Lindsay and Mike Ellison at Bank Bailout Protest Photos courtesy of Rich var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/519e4fbe-4dfe-4348-b48e-ccdc1a244345\/"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2Vjb25vbWljLWp1c3RpY2Uvc2Fjay1nb2xkLW1hbnMvPHdwdGI%2BU2FjayBHb2xkTWFuczx3cHRiPmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGVtb2NyYWN5Zm9ydmFuY291dmVyLm9yZzx3cHRiPkRlbW9jcmFjeSBmb3IgVmFuY291dmVy”;
Article by fantasticforrest on April 17th, 2009 at 10:28 pm Mad Hatter: No wonder you’re late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow. Alice: It would be so nice if something made sense for a change. I have been watching the commentaries about the “grassroots, broad-based, spontaneous teabagging” which occurred on April 15th with open-mouthed Unfortunate choice of words? Possibly. You decide. amusement/amazement. Now I want to say a few things. 1. [...]
Article by John on March 30th, 2009 at 3:45 am Portland OR – April 11, 2009 – Click for more info NATIONALIZE: Experts agree on the means — Insolvent banks that are too big to fail must incur a temporary FDIC intervention – no more blank check taxpayer handouts. (see Krugman on nationalization) REORGANIZE: Current CEOs and board members must be removed and bonuses wiped out. The financial elite must share in the cost of what they [...]
Article by John on September 1st, 2008 at 7:53 pm Image by Getty Images via Daylife The police once again lock up some innocents right away as a show of force in order to presumably intimidate the rest into behaving. Different event, same old tactics. Ho-hum. Statement forwarded from Democracy Now!: Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Goodman was arrested while attempting to free two [...]
Article by missy on August 5th, 2008 at 11:13 am Minneapolis in September, perhaps? SEOUL, South Korea – Police fired water cannons at thousands of protesters Tuesday as President Bush got a volatile reception in South Korea at the start of his three-nation Asian trip. Some 18,300 police were on high alert with riot gear and bomb-sniffing dogs to maintain order during Bush’s brief visit, the National Police Agency said.
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As evening approached, an estimated 20,000 anti-Bush protesters [...]
Article by missy on July 7th, 2008 at 5:01 pm I know we are 3 days past the Fourth, but since Patriotism is the cheesy plastic hurdle that gets reset in the mud of every election year, I have to get this off my chest. First, as an illustration of my larger point, it is typical – but nonetheless ridiculous – that so many on the right are lionizing Jesse Helms and expounding on the “appropriateness” [...]
Article by Charlie Stemper on November 16th, 2007 at 4:15 pm NuVoice News For the Overburdened Taxpayers of Vancouver Washington November 16, 2007 I-747 Consequences Part Deux On this coming Monday night the city of Vancouver will be taking further steps to raise everyone’s property tax. This is being done at this time of high fuel prices, inflationary food prices and a shaky economy. They are still [...]
Article by John on November 13th, 2007 at 3:54 pm Thanks to Marion Ward for pointing this video out about some veterans being prevented from marching in the Boston parade and their subsequent arrest: Marion also just pointed out this video of Olympia port protesters stopping another military cargo truck this morning. These videos make me proud to be an American. var wordpress_toolbar_urls = [];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL3BlYWNlL3ZldGVyYW5zLWZvci1wZWFjZS1tYWtlLWEtc3RhbmQtb24tdmV0ZXJhbnMtZGF5Lzx3cHRiPlZldGVyYW5zIGZvciBQZWFjZSBtYWtlIGEgc3RhbmQgb24gVmV0ZXJhbnMgRGF5PHdwdGI%2BaHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnPHdwdGI%2BRGVtb2NyYWN5IGZvciBWYW5jb3V2ZXI%3D”; swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube.com/v/-YnwXHBxD9s&color1=0×5D1719&color2=0xCD311B&border=1&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0″, “vvq-1042-youtube-1″, “370″, “299″, “9″, [...] | |
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