October 2011
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scoldylox:
Look what’s mostly healed now and internet-ready!
I took about five thousand pictures trying to move my muscles such that the lines would be perfectly straight, but it got exhausting, so I just picked this one. There’s still some scaley skin on the red part, but in another week or so, it should be gone.
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Another missive to #OWS: We know what the problem...
You are, as best as I can tell, upset about these things:
1. High unemployment despite rising corporate profits
2. High income disparity between the top percentile of earners and everyone else
3. Lack of ethical standards for the financial sector
One, not both, of the (viable) American political parties is working to make these problems worse. This is a fact, and it was identified a long time...
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Why #OccupyWallStreet does not, and will not, have...
I’ve gone back and forth on this for the last week or so. When the now-worldwide phenomenon known as #OccupyWallStreet movement began making sounds about a manifesto of sorts several days ago, I was encouraged — and further encouraged when several workers’ unions started showing up in support.
But every time a list of demands or goals emerged from one quarter of the movement,...
