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Tables of Justice: Naomi Klein: The Worst Is Yet to Come

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A quick reference chart on how to prepare for GOP shock and awe.

xkcd: Emoji Movie

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xkcd: Emoji Movie

The Real freeloaders

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xkcd does it again: Existence Proof

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Existence Proof by xkcd:

Scrolling through these: "Wow, she really nailed it!" [repeat]

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Amazing cosplay by Alyson Tabbitha . My favorite: Vincent Valentine from Final Fantasy VII:

Shaving porcelain greenware for texturing

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Does the potter make his own tools? (I suspect so?) From Colossal

Who you gonna suck up to?

Ophelia Benson's sharp eyes spotted this gem of information : ProPublica: A trove of internal documents reviewed by ProPublica sheds new light on the secret guidelines that Facebook’s censors use to distinguish between hate speech and legitimate political expression. The documents reveal the rationale behind seemingly inconsistent decisions. For instance, Higgins’ incitement to violence passed muster because it targeted a specific sub-group of Muslims — those that are “radicalized” — while Delgado’s post was deleted for attacking whites in general. Ophelia: "Who ya gonna suck up to? Established power, or rebels? The question answers itself, doesn’t it." A trove of internal documents reviewed by ProPublica sheds new light on the secret guidelines that Facebook’s censors use to distinguish between hate speech and legitimate political expression. The documents reveal the rationale behind seemingly inconsistent decisions. For instance, Higgins’ incitemen...