Begin by placing a conch shell to your ear for a few moments Arrange in a circle thirteen cowries Do this on a square glass mirror without frame or backing Pour the phial of anti-sense in the direct center and remember to regard the magnetic chirality of the Earth The glass will shatter Restrain the […]
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Half in and Half out
The edits are made and discarded Policy states that no one may be distinct from any other, except in those cases in which they may, but see disclaimer Sometimes, the moon is simply not fit to purpose And we must all be prepared to take to the sea The wind It comes We must be […]
Nadia Prupis: Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over ‘Kafkaesque’ Harassment
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
Award-winning journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. intelligence agencies for subjecting her to what she called “Kafkaesque” harassment at airports throughout the U.S. and the world on dozens of occasions. Poitras, who won an Academy Award last year for…
Ageing
You drift, and before you know it, a decade Aging creeps up on you Ever unfairly But getting things done Feeling the burn Tired, tired Tired of waste Unable to stop Rubberizing your liver Strengths are manifold Weaknesses are crushing The magic medicine doesn’t work Filtering through the vibes Soldiering to your own beat Coming […]
DRAFT: Natural Numbers
Originally posted on O at the Edges:
Natural Numbers One is the instant, part and parcel of the original. Look, your open hand contains all; close it, and find infinity. God created the natural numbers, patterns within patterns within patterns, shaping order. Look closely and see wheels spinning in sequence, drafting through each other’s space…
Nuggets
Originally posted on Dark Matter:
Originally posted 1/7/2006. 1. i was 15 a man grabbed me from behindi turned and cut himdid not stop to see what happenedran as fast as i could back to the party two friends helped mescrub off the bloodsomeone elselent me a shirt i went home that nightmy parents never knew i have watched…
Marc Jampole: New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
New Kansas law picks the pockets of the poor while humiliating them in the process. When Republicans support or pass a law to address a non-problem, they usually have an ulterior motive. Take the slew of recent state laws making it harder to vote. The stated rationale behind these laws…
James Keye: Wake up to your Myths, America!
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
. I created this list of “American Myths” 25 years ago thinking that some significant part of the people would begin to understand them over time. What seems to be happening is that the country is dividing into those who cling with increasing aggression to these myths as others realize…
Jose Padua: On the Realization that Miracles are the Result of Hard Labor
Originally posted on Vox Populi:
“I’m not having one of those things coming out of me,” my six year old daughter says, meaning babies, “No way!” She pokes her head up from the back seat on our way home from the doctor, her brother next to her but five months away from being born. “I’m…
Give us dirty politicians
Give us dirty politicians – Elizabeth Day for The Guardian I have to say I have been heartily irritated by the puritanical response to Rob Ford’s admission of drug and alcohol use. I don’t live in Toronto, of course, but according to this author the man still has a higher approval rating than the british […]
Lost in Mist 