February 2012
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KUOW: Refugees in Puget Sound. →
A good series, this.
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FYI:
Julia Gillard is going to be staying Prime Minister of Australia, successfully fending of Kevin Rudd’s leadership challenge.
A nice note on Staatsbibliotek, which was featured... →
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Rudd will tear us apart - #respillsongs
— Lawrie Zion (@lzion) February 26, 2012
In Which The Australian Labor Leadership Contest Picks Up A Twitter Meme.
“Cupid!! I’ll give you a dollar if you come shoot my mom and dad!”
– some guy (via nolanews) Guess which tumblr is live-blogging Mardi Gras? (Don’t forget to check in with WWOZ, too!)
Three job interviews Wednesday and Thursday. Awfully excited.
RT@SkyNewsBreak AFP: Dutch demand ‘permanent’ EU-IMF control in Greece
— Christopher Adams (@ChrisAdamsMKTS) February 20, 2012
As The Guardian Comment tumblr just noted: the bailout decision is due today. (Fickle nature of decision-making during this process notwithstanding.) Follow this twitter list to keep abreast of the latest developments. Oh, and the FT live-blog, too.
Reuters, NBC, Fox, CBS Renting Tel Aviv Rooftops... →
journalofajournalist:
Interesting link from Globes, Israel’s main business program. News outlets such as Reuters have been renting rooftops in Tel Aviv; television news producers have also been making arrangements for Iran-Israel war coverage. Article’s Hebrew-only, but Google Translate gives the gist.
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New York Tumblr Users:
I might be in your fair city come the week of the 19th. Any chance I might get to meet any of you?
Florence Green Dies. →
Schools chief announces entire Miramonte staff to... →
latimes:
L.A. Unified Supt. John Deasy has announced that the entire staff at Miramonte Elementary School will be replaced to help restore confidence in the South L.A. campus where two teachers were recently arrested on lewd conduct charges.
Best news headline of the day: “What drives Iranian women to become ninjas.”
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More info on pepperballs from Josh. →
(See below.)
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6 Arrests at UMass Amherst. →
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According to this tumblr user, the SWAT team’s leaving UMass Amherst and one student has been arrested, though I’ve yet to confirm that. And there’s another UMass tumblr student — this one — who says that things are pretty quiet now.
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“I’m actually not there right now. I went home because I knew that the riot was...”
– Tumblr user/UMass Amherst student allymickey, answering a query from me.
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A Year in the Life of Egyptian Media: 2011.... →
ghostorballoon:
evanfleischer:
I have this on mute, so I’m just assuming Madonna’s reciting Plautus and Terrence.
You’re missing out, she discovered a cache of never before seen Caecilius fragments and she’s reading all the funniest parts.
I have this on mute, so I’m just assuming Madonna’s reciting Plautus and Terrence.
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Livestream of Occupy Austin being cleared by... →
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charismaticæ: Big Star →
charismaticae:
Big Star’s “Thirteen” is one of those songs that compels me to throw my head down on the nearest available piece of furniture. The effect it has on me is visceral and a little bit debilitating. When the lilting guitars of the opening sneak forward unannounced, I’m done for. Eyes…
My friend Charis has made a ‘long form’ blog. Just, y’know, FYI.
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“A new report now makes it clearer than ever that Matty Moroun, the billionaire...”
– Jack Lessenberry in Michigan.
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I have to say: the transition from ratsliveonnoevilstar to “Marry Me” is remarkable and wonderful.
“In the new proposal for the curriculum, which would affect children as young as...”
– Chile.
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