politique
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Mauvaise conscience
Google, Yahoo et Microsoft pataugent dans les droits de l’homme. Traduction de l’initiative en français : ça la fout mal de faire du bizness avec des salauds, mais on peut pas dire non, alors on va collaborer, mais sans leur donner plus que ce qu’ils demandent. C’est un grand jour pour les droits de la…
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Robo-Call
McCain’s Rejected Robo-Call Scripts: Hello. I’m calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama has not accepted Joe the Plumber’s friend request on Facebook.
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Chills
Activists favor Obama over McCain on HIV/AIDS issues. No shit : Strub (founder of Poz Magazin) said McCain’s « continued referencing » of Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) as his go-to guy on AIDS should send chills down the spine of everyone with HIV as well as those who care about us. » (…) « Coburn has often pursued a…
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Wazzzaaa
Smart and funny and moving : Wassup 2008.
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Pomme
And here is another good reason to buy a mac : Apple says No on Prop 8, the proposition to eliminate right to same-sex couples to marry in the US.
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Dudes
Dudes for Sarah, by Dan Savage, on Palin’s male following: A lot of the guys turning up at Palin rallies are there to cheer on a powerful woman who wants to use her power to make sure that their woman don’t get too powerful.
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Tumbling Down
Not a good moment to sell your house in T.O. : Resale home prices tumble in Toronto. Add that to the strong euro and yes, I might be able on day to actually own a house. Scary.
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OSC
Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights? Orson Scott Card, who’s Democrat, on the actual crisis, the responsability of the Democrats and bad journalism.
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Le nid d’un autre oiseau
Nobel d’économie : coup de maître : Sa création en 1969 a constitué de la part des économistes néoclassiques le coup de maître d’une entreprise collective visant à transformer leur discipline en science. L’économie, par essence politique, de Karl Marx ou d’Adam Smith est morte ce jour-là. Il n’est pas certain que l’on ait gagné…
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Security Theater
Airport security in America is a sham – « security theater » designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists: The Things He Carried, in The Atlantic.