February 2012
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“It is my firm faith… that we can conquer the world world by truth and...”
– Mahatma Gandhi
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“I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the...”
– Mahatma Gandhi
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U.S. service members wounded in protest over... →
ernestsewell:
The ridiculous part is that 99% of U.S. citizens think it’s their (the Afghans) fault that U.S. soldiers are being killed or wounded. Hell, aren’t the Afghans just supposed to understand that burning the Quran is just status quo? It’s evil, right, so what’s the big deal? The U.S. is the country where all the events in the Bible happens, and God shines his mighty light down on us...
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“They are forever free who renounce all selfish desires and break away from the...”
– Bhagavad Gita 2:71-72.
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“Death is inevitable for the living; birth is inevitable for the dead.”
– Bhagavad Gita 2:27
Finally got my sidebar all figured out.
Pain in the ass but I think half of it was my editor not working properly.
So.
Yeah.
Fixed.
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In the Beginning of Beginnings was Void of Void, the Nameless.
And in the Nameless was the One, without body, without form.
This One - this Being in whom all find power to exist-
Is the Living.
From the Living, comes the Formless, the Undivided.
From the act of this Formless, come the Existents, each according
To its inner principle. This is Form. Here body embraces and cherishes spirit.
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I think I’m going to dye my hair back to its original color soon. I miss it :(
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tranzcontinental replied to your post: “Now We Are Free” has to be one of the best songs…
Hans Zimmer is a freakin’ genius. He also did some of the music for The Lion King, and Thelma & Louise. He is one of my heroes.
I adore pretty much everything he’s composed, at least the ones I’ve heard because I’m pretty sure I’m missing a few.
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“Now We Are Free” has to be one of the best songs I’ve ever heard. Ever.
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“The problem is we don’t make the connections and everyday I grow more tired of...”
– The Other Side of Immigration (via kileyrae)
This is an amazing, amazing documentary (and it’s on Netflix and really not that long). Do your mind a favor and watch it.
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Stop Spike TV from Looting our Collective Past! →
fuckyeahanthropologymajorfox:
jangojips:
This show, as advertised by Spike TV (http://aroundthenetworks.com/spike-tv-announces-unscripted-show-american-digger/), will follow a team “led by former professional wrestler-turned-modern- day relic hunter Ric Savage as they scour … battlefields and historic sites, in hopes of striking it rich by unearthing and selling rare pieces of American...
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Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir gives voice to...
univisionnews:
Mexican actor Demián Bichir’s Oscar worthy performance in A Better Life speaks to the struggles of millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (Summit Entertainment)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration, Entertainment
“One always hopes that his/her performance transcends the typical role,” A Better Life’s Demián Bichir tells me during a recent phone call from Mexico, in...
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Mexico: Foreign Minister is "willing to debate"...
univisionnews:
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said on Wednesday that Mexico is willing to debate the legalization of drugs. Although she argued that this was not the best way forward. (photo: flickr SREMexico)
By Manuel Rueda Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexico’s Foreign Minister told a group of Latin American and European lawmakers that her country is willing to discuss the...
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer turns down congressional hearing...
univisionnews:
Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer declined an invitation to defend the state’s immigration law before Congress. (Gage Sikemore)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
A spokesman for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday said the governor is unlikely to attend a congressional hearing on the state’s immigration law in April, according to the Washington Times.
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Anonymous asked: I'm a mexican living in Mexico. I'm from a middle upper class family. But, I'm not okay in how aboriginal people or poor people in general is treated in this country. In my opinion they have a reason to be. I support their choice to stand up and fight for what they think they deserve. I support that they take over the government buildings and start doing the job themselves, and they...
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My dear fellow activists, researchers, etc-
I’m compiling information on the Zapatista movement, Sub Marcos, etc for a book project I’m working on and I would like to hear your views on the subject. Do you support the EZLN? Why, or why not? What I’m really looking for are solid opinions with backup support.
Please either drop your response in my ask box or if you’re response is short, leave it as a reply to this...
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it's interesting how blame always lands at the...
of-praxis:
litemagic:
fistycuff:
also how unemployment is worse when it happens to white people
capitalism!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the bourgeoisie are NEVER to blame
at a libertarian meeting on campus, someone was telling me this politician stopped by and was talking about how we should eliminate the minimum wage because illegals steal jobs from black people, and then at least black people could...
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René Pérez Joglar, feliz cumpleaños y gracias para...
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I don't know which is worse: governments the world...
The United States: Hey you better not get nuclear weapons because you're a dangerous country that might attack others for no good reason and you'll probably drop those weapons on innocent civilians.
Iran:
North Korea:
The United States:
Iran:
North Korea: Hirosh-
The United States: SHUT UP.