- Bull’s-Eyes and Crosshairs – "She’s not responsible for what happened. Jared Loughner is. But she is responsible for her own words and campaign material."
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My delicious.com bookmarks for January 4th through January 5th
- Republicans: good at theatre, dreadful at governing – as we’ll see tomorrow – "In that time Republicans have been screaming about the budget deficit. So what did they actually do to fix it? … On the whole, Reagan lost America $81bn. Think that's a lot? George HW Bush cost the country $135bn. Think that's a lot? His son cost us – get ready – $632bn. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, made us $526bn."
- The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning’s detention – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com – "But ultimately, what one thinks of Manning’s alleged acts is irrelevant to the issue here. The U.S. ought at least to abide by minimal standards of humane treatment in how it detains him."
My delicious.com bookmarks for December 6th through December 7th
- This case must not obscure what WikiLeaks has told us – Another good piece about WikiLeaks. The news about Assange is starting to obscure the real news.
- Live with the WikiLeakable world or shut down the net. It’s your choice. – "What WikiLeaks is really exposing is the extent to which the western democratic system has been hollowed out. In the last decade its political elites have been shown to be incompetent; corrupt; or recklessly militaristic. And yet nowhere have they been called to account in any effective way. Instead they have obfuscated, lied or blustered their way through. And when, finally, the veil of secrecy is lifted, their reflex reaction is to kill the messenger."
My delicious.com bookmarks for November 18th through November 19th
- The religious excuse for barbarity – "No, we don’t respect your desire to needlessly torment animals because some hallucinating desert nomads did it centuries ago. We don’t respect it at all. You can cry that we are “persecuting” you if we stop you committing acts of cruelty if you want."
- Penn & Teller – Penn (of Penn and Teller fame) protests the new TSA rules.
My delicious.com bookmarks for October 25th through October 31st
- Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity draws marchers from across America – Good to see that there is some sense in American politics!
- Some physics to live by… – "Whether we like it or not, human life is subject to the universal laws of physics."
Architecture
My first ideas when I first heard that this weeks PhotoFriday theme was “Architecture” was New York. I flirted with other places and ideas — such as the Eiffel Tower and a couple of shots from Vienna — but I kept coming back to the sky-scrapers and bridges of Manhattan. In the end I picked this one because it has Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building.
No need to feel guilty for not voting for my entry last week as I skipped the last couple of challenges.