I mean, that would just be the funniest thing. But, to be a bit more serious:



Bhutan: the last Shangri-la

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From Wikipedia:
Benigno Servillano Aquino, Jr.(November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983), popularly known as Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. and by his nickname Ninoy, was a former Philippine senator, governor, vice governor and mayor and a leader of the opposition to the rule of Ferdinand Marcos. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport (now named the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor) upon returning home from exile in the United States. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon Aquino, to the limelight and subsequently to the presidency, replacing the 20-year-old Marcos regime.

Any Filipinos, Filipinos by Blood, or anyone who appreciates freedom, I suggest you check out the entire speech.

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http://sendables.jibjab.com/originals/hes_barack_obama

Okay, this animation is just freak'n crazy good. I didn't care much for JibJab before, but this kicks ass. Check out their making of blog.

Labels: animation, pirates, politics

I got this on my facebook. I thought it was appropriate to post it here since "Speak No Evil" is in the spotlight these days.

Hi Everyone,

Obama just announced this morning his plan for immigration reform in this year 2009! Right now there are a flood of phone calls being made by the anti-immigrant groups in opposition. We need everyone to call in to say how they support his plan to move immigration reform this year. This means that he is feeling the motion of the swelling Humane Immigration Movement! Let's not be out-done by the anti-immigrant haters!

Call 1-866-584-3962! You will hear a quick prompt of what you might say and then it will connect you to the President's office. Press 1 for the comment line. There are a lot of people calling in, so you may be on hold for a minute. Make sure your comment is logged!

If you want automatic updates in the future through text, then text "justice" to 698-66. You'll get a text back to confirm your zipcode. And then you will automatically receive a text next time there is a major event happening with immigration.

--
Aquilina Soriano
Executive Director
Pilipino Workers Center of Southern California
www.pwcsc.org

Labels: politics, Speak No Evil

Labels: found on the floor, politics, video

At CBC's Ideas they have a great show about copyright. The history of it, the original intentions of copyright laws, and how that idea has changed/deteriorated over the years.

Basically, copyright was intended as a temporary incentive for artists to contribute to the culture. Nowadays, artists don't always seem to benefit from it.

Obviously, from the long long title of God™ © 2XX8 *** ***** ****** ******* Incorporated. All rights reserved. God and all related characters, titles, names and documents are trademarks of *** ***** ****** ******* Incorporated. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons and/or institutions in this deity with those of any living or dead person or institutions is intended and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. copyright will be a theme in the comic.


Check it out.

Labels: God(tm), podcast, politics

I could've painter out Amy Poehler, but that's too much effort.

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1. Something a friend sent me. A few obvious truths if you were born with the right color.

For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or those who
are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it,
perhaps this list will help.

White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-sized colleges, and then Governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people don't all die with laughter, while being a black U.S. Senator, two-term state Senator, and constitutional law scholar, means
you're "untested."

White privilege is being able to say that you support the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance because "if it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me," and not be immediately disqualified from holding office--since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the "under God" part wasn't added until the 1950s--while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.

White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/ladaily/election-08/election-08-white-privilege/

Labels: politics, race