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ratfink commented on the blog post This & That: Open Thread
Wiener World! It’s too bad it doesn’t include the mural above, of “The two Andys”!!
Also, as the NPR writeup gets correctly (and your mouseover for Wiener world fails), Pittsburgh
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ratfink commented on the diary post Just how dangerous was the JPMorgan Whale trade? by Obey.
“When the houses of the mighty collapse, the pieces fall on the weak.”
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ratfink commented on the diary post Stimulating the Economy 2,717 Big Ass Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles at a Time by Lisa Derrick.
omg, there we have it.
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ratfink commented on the diary post Stimulating the Economy 2,717 Big Ass Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles at a Time by Lisa Derrick.
Ok Lisa, I’ll sidestep having to think about building the hidden room in my cellar by explaining the flag deal: In official merkin flag cult, any time the flag is flown on a vehicle it must precede the vehicle, never hang out the window (a la the zillions of plastic ones on display post 9/12/01); [...]
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ratfink commented on the diary post Embarrassment of Riches: Conflict Diamond Regulation Breaks Down by Michelle Chen.
On the other hand, as Herr Peachum asks,
“Wovon lebt der Mensch?”
For once you must try not to shirk the facts:
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ratfink commented on the diary post It’s Guy Fawkes Day by szielinski.
Mistah Kurtz, he dead.
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ratfink commented on the blog post Occupy Wall Street Occupies the Agenda of Manhattan Community Board
Q: But why is the drummer knocking on your door?
A: He wants to be paid for the pizza.
I’m here all week, folks.
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ratfink commented on the blog post Machinists Say A Vote for Trade Deals Could Trigger Primary Challenges
Not a primary challenge. A general strike. That, now, would get Obama’s attention.
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ratfink commented on the blog post Consumption – To Repeat the Obvious – Is the Sole End and Object of All Economic Activity
Or, you could do nothing, in which case we are doomed to be serfs for those people who own the vast majority of the $60 trillion.
If we are lucky, which most of us aren’t. There are only so many serf jobs required to drive the cost of labor down, you know, and there are plenty of people who will do them for less than you.
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ratfink commented on the blog post Late Night: At Least We’re Not the Ones Trashing, You Know, The Planet…
This is dogwhistle talk for brownshirt activity. These jackoffs think they can provoke violence or intimidate us.
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ratfink commented on the blog post Bill Daley, Austan Goolsbee: No Change Is Needed Or Wanted
“The Great Crash was a huge opening for forces outside of
conventional belief structuresthe view of 98% of the public to take advantage of their positions in government and business to reintroduce Americans to the meaning of “class warfare”.How about that?
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ratfink commented on the diary post Holding Our Breath: Sunday Morning in Egypt Brings Rumors, Departures by Rayne.
Dish network carries it, as part of Link tv
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ratfink commented on the diary post Holding Our Breath: Sunday Morning in Egypt Brings Rumors, Departures by Rayne.
Yes, Tor allows anonymous access to the internet and is key in the unofficial reporting for places where people are under threat. You can help by setting up an exit node (connections to the outside) to service the overwhelming need from the world for free access, but there are some risks. This is not something [...]
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ratfink commented on the diary post Holding Our Breath: Sunday Morning in Egypt Brings Rumors, Departures by Rayne.
Just another example of how the experts can only think that tomorrow will be exactly like yesterday, just more so. When there is a true break, it is unpredictable and unforseen by the insiders, and the people who believe in their expertise are left ginning up conspiracy theories to explain why it all happened differently.
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ratfink commented on the diary post Holding Our Breath: Sunday Morning in Egypt Brings Rumors, Departures by Rayne.
Al Jazeera reporting that Israel is offering Mubarak asylum, after Saudi Arabia refused. Would confirm the Sharm el Sheikh rumor.
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ratfink commented on the diary post The Blue Collar Life by wavpeac.
Those tables don’t turn by themselves. Someone has to do the work, and someone has to get the profits; in the USA, those are different groups of people. Under capitalism, those are different groups of people. Most unions seem fine with that, as long as they can get a tiny cut of the take.
