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iwriteaboutfeminism: A sample of tweets on #Ferguson tonight, 8/13/14
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kohenari: The photos and information coming out of Ferguson, MO this evening are shocking. SWAT teams clearing out fast food restaurants, journalists arrested, full-scale police-as-military response to non-violent protest. And yet perhaps the most amazing thing is that there seem not to be any elected officials willing to tell this police force to stand down.
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The fundamental truth: a baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day. Michael Chabon (via xtianw)
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The drug war has long functioned as a full-employment act for arms dealers looking to sell every town and village in the country on the need for military-grade hardware, and 9/11 made things vastly worse, with local police departments throughout America grabbing for cash to better defend against any and all terrorist threats. America Is…
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reluctantconquistador: A picture comic about a balloon and the hardships of staying afloat.
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explore-blog: The Navy names a ship after Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. Pictured above, the ship being christened by Dr. Tam O’Shaughnessy, Ride’s widow, (U.S. Navy Photo by John F. Williams)
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nevver: Edible Chocolate Legos
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Watch Charles Schulz draw Charlie Brown
jkottke: Watch Peanuts creator Charles Schulz draw Charlie Brown. It only takes him around 35 seconds. (via @fchimero)
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reluctantconquistador: Day 7: Today is International Left-Handed day so I drew something with my left hand. It turned out *great*. Depending on your definition of great.
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nprfreshair: David Suchet has been playing Belgian detective Hercule Poirot since 1989. After a 13-season run, Poirot, the mystery series based on Agatha Christie’s novels, has come to an end. The series is now on Acorn TV, streaming online. David Bianculli reflects on the long-running show: But since these are, absolutely, the last TV episodes…