Dr. Faheem Younus: Muslims Serve Their Communities “Because Of” Their Faith “Not In Spite Of” It[...]
Archive for March, 2014
March 26th, 2014 - 9:18 am § in Hypocrisy, Israel/Palestine
Arab League: Arab, Muslim Bigots Reject Israel’s Right to Be a Jewish Homeland
Kuwait City – Arab leaders meeting in Kuwait may have ended any prospect for peace. Last week, the Arab League said they will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state, blaming it for a lack of progress in the Mideast peace process. “We hold Israel entirely responsible for the lack of pr[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 12:06 am § in China
CHINA: Leaks from the State Censors
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by Chinese government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. State Council Information Office: Immediately remove the following from all websites: (1) information related to “supporting and rescuing Tang Jitian and other[...]
March 25th, 2014 - 8:13 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
A Defense of the Huskies
I feel sad that Ana Mari Cauce, a Provost who is “very much one of the faculty” has to be defensive over the UW’s athletic program. I wrote this last November after seeing several emails on the AAUP listserv reacting to a huge salary for our football coach. The original post[...]
March 25th, 2014 - 4:33 pm § in Hypocrisy
Bill O’Reilly Criticizes Media for Faux Facts
The self righteous Faux Truth Teller Disses CNN for Making Money off of Malaysian Air 370. Bill’s outrage is awesome, especially given Murdoch’s own devotion to making up scandals to sell adverts.[...]
March 25th, 2014 - 2:19 pm § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Why does ANYONE want to live there? The Maps Part II
A few days ago, on the anniversary of Charleston’s celebrations of its resistance to the War of Northern Aggression (aka the Civil War) TA published a list of maps showing that South Carlina may be the worst of place to live in the US. These maps showed the Palmetto State as having the worst[...]
March 25th, 2014 - 2:02 pm § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Is Snohomish County Effectively Bankrupt?
It would seem so, because by all appearances, the county was negligent in issuing building permits for the now-buried houses below Slide Hill. The risk of this hill collapsing has been known for years, and the county apparently was warned, but seems to have ignored the danger. Now, dozens are dead, [...]
CHINA: Support free speech
Set of 8 Magnets – Study of Perspective Series This very cool set of 8 magnets features 6 works from Weiwei’s series “A Study In Perspective”, as well as a portrait of the artist and a quote. The magnets are resin coated and come in a plastic storage container. Each… fr[...]
Is Scrooge Driving Companies Out of Seattle?
The Seattle Times is kvetching* that our area may lose the corporate headquarters of T-mobile. The extremely creative T-Mobile, after its failed take over by AT&T came back fighting with new consumer friendly plans. These have meant that the Seattle based company is growing. Meanwhile Spr[...]