December 2011
312 posts
Revolutionary Chaos →
sunrec:
The world is getting more troublesome and increasingly challenging right before our eyes.
An unscientific name for the current – and future – state of the world is “jolly dismay.” It is jolly for the people and countries that will prove capable of adjusting themselves to and taking the lead amidst swift changes, as well as making gains on the incessant transformation of the world....
“Atheism is more than just the knowledge that gods do not exist, and that...”
– — Carl Sagan
(via fib)
RIP Anna Monster.
sleepy-stefani:
She was another victim of bullying. She committed suicide earlier today. She died in the hospital. She was beautiful. It seems like the human race can’t put aside their differences for two seconds to see that the person their hurting is human too.
“The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object...”
– George Orwell, 1984 (via deerlyawake)
WonderLand is a beautiful series of macro photos...
bitshare:
Nadav Bagim aka Aimish Boy is a photographer in Israel that has been able to create a virtual Wonderland in his macro photos using small models (bugs and insects), household objects and elegant artificial lighting. The end result are magnificent photos that appear to be out of this world. The photos are shot using a Canon EOS 60D Camera, a Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens and Flashes,...
“In sum: the President can kill whomever he wants anywhere in the world...”
– Glenn Greenwald (via cultureofresistance)
uniquefantasy:
When you read those novels that leave you breathless and a tight ache in your chest. When your heart seems to cling to every word. And when it’s over, reality seems dull in comparison. You sit down and let the story flow through you again, recapping every perfect moment that sped your heart up or made it stop completely. It’s painful and envious, but a beautiful feeling.
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Infinite Stupidity - Mark Pagel via Edge →
stoweboyd:
Mark Pagel is Fellow of the Royal Society and Professor of Evolutionary Biology; Head of the Evolution Laboratory at the University of Reading; Author Oxford Encyclopaedia of Evolution; co-author of The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Biology. His forthcoming book is Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind.
I want this book.
Mark Pagel via Edge
One of the first...
Culture Of Resistance: Deep Green Resistance... →
cultureofresistance:
Our planet is under serious threat from industrial civilization, with its consumption of biotic communities, production of greenhouse gases and environmental toxins, and destruction of human rights and human-scale cultures around the globe. This system will not stop voluntarily, and it can not be…
No longer just theories: The top 10 conspiracy... →
anonymissexpress:
By Mike Adams via @Wildey2
2011 was the year in which many conspiracy “theories” became conspiracy FACTS. Articles that used to earn you a tinfoil hat designation suddenly were front-page news stories across the country. The world is stranger than we can imagine, it seems, and 2011 proved it yet again.
Here are the top ten conspiracy facts that emerged over the last year:...
“Rising GDP numbers became our main measure for success. More bigger faster meant...”
– Richard Heinberg (via cultureofresistance)
The wealth of Congress has TRIPLED in 25 years and... →
underthemountainbunker:
Let the GOP / Teaparty continue to argue that federal workers are the enemy — it’s complete fiction but it’s essential to the Republican Strategy. Here are some facts you’ll never see reported on Fox “News”:
The wealth of members of Congress has TRIPLED in 25 years while the average U.S. family has suffered a DROP in their worth
The wealth gap between those governing...
