February 2011
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After multiple phone calls, desk inquiries, and waiting around in Tulsa for my 3-hour delayed plane,
I have made it to Atlanta ahead of the blizzard.
TAKE THAT, MOTHER NATURE.
… Now excuse me while I blog(spot) my feelings and crash in a restaurant booth in the airport.
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“Many families in Egypt are fast running out of staples such as bread, beans and...”
– Okay so this is pretty bleak. Egypt imports a whole lot of its food supply, and people living in urban areas acquire basically all their food through shopping, so there’s a whole complicated supply chain upon which everyone is relying, and that’s breaking down. This probably puts a time limit of...
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That moment when you see a cute couple.
imacalifornian:
You’re in awe of how cute they are… .
Then you realize you’re alone …
FML
FU
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UPDATE: Al Jazeera Correspondents in Egypt... →
newsflick:
Nick Nolan AJE Tweets: We’re okay, they held us for 3 hours, we’ve been released, took cameras, laptops and phones.
(updated)
@Alanfisher AJE and @nolanjazeera
Revolution and diplomacy in the 21st century.
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Damnit, America! Offer Al Jazeera! The last good...
(Yes, I’ve already filled out the AJE demand.)
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Egyptian State TV finally shows protesters in...
soupsoup:
readjustingexpectations:
Al Jazeera is showing the Egyptian State TV feed:
They then went back to airing cooking shows, as Al-Jazeera continues to cover the actual events of the day.
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“Egypt doesn’t have control of its people the way we do here.”
– Joe Biden, today on MSNBC
This wasn’t the thing to say.
(via thecookieateu)
O so here you do have the way to do the huh on hah huh?
:| (scary)
^^^
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The African Union: Short of cash and teeth... →
“The AU’s instinct is still to wring hands, as it has done over Tunisia, rather than resolve issues.”
Pretty much.
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This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb...
shortformblog:
who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn, Michigan, near one of the largest Islamic centers in the entire country. 30 percent...
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“Why are Americans such wusses? Threaten the Greeks with job losses and benefit...”
– Barbara Ehrenreich (via azspot)
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There's a blizzard headed to Oklahoma for Monday...
I’M FUCKING SUPPOSED TO LEAVE FOR ISTANBUL TUESDAY MORNING.
FUCK THIS FUCKING BLIZZARD, I WANT TO GO TO ISTANBUL.
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OMIGOD I SWEAR DRYERS EAT SOCKS.
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Four for you, Egypt! You go Egypt!
And none for Hosni Mubarak. Bye.
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Well, that movie seemed nice and Hollywoody.
I’m sure it was based on truths and it made for good entertainment.
Idk. Good but nothing to rave about. I can see why people do though.
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Watching The Social Network
Because apparently it’s the best thing since [insert witty cultural reference here].
And yeah, I know I’m behind.
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I wish everyone's foreign policy were as simple as...
thejuthikakid:
carpe-cerevisi:
This is how we view everyone.
India: I h8 u. Faq yoo for errythang.
USA: U cocksucker… oooo, is that a new checkbook?
China: U’s mah bro, even tho u don’t do shit for me.
Bangladesh: LOL just gonna pretend u don’t exist.
Afghanistan: I rly rly don’t laike u but I hav 2 play naice. :(
Israel: U r da cause of all mah probz after India!!11
Iran: We r...
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AJE reporting curfew being pushed back another...
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An observation:
I don’t think our most of our generation realizes that the revolutions occurring in the Arab world right now are a BFD.
I have a small handful of friends I can talk to and freak out with about this stuff. Everyone else I observe on various social networking sites and people I talk to continue life as usual. Meanwhile, I spend all my time online absorbing all the information I can and...
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The Worst of Both Worlds (Foreign Policy) →
This is an extremely good article a friend sent me about US foreign policy toward the Middle East and Egypt specifically over the past 40 years. It provides explanations for our policies, including regional security specifically.
It also details how taking a side, either with the current regime or the revolutionaries to any degree, could end badly no matter what the outcome.
If you have any...
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