October 2011
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Chapter 9.2
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Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Chapter 9: 9.1
Song: Architects – Rise Against
“Wow, you had a busy day,” said Alice.
“What’s...
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To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
– Abraham Lincoln
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Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years...
– Paul A Samuelson
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Chapter 9.1
Previously
Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Song: Like Ships in the Night – Fireworks
A raucous cacophony of cheers filled the bar; the...
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Cognitive Dissonance: On buying an NYPD rent-a-cop... →
cognitivedissonance:
Rebloggable by request:
cellycelia asked:
Hey, I’m getting conservative skeptics ask for proof of nypd being paid off by banks. I found an article on JP Morgan paying them off. Is that the only incidence, or do you happen to know more?
Meg of Cognitive Dissonance
There’s…
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Chapter 8.4
Previously
Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Song: Welcome to Our New War – Story of the Year
Oliver and Trot looked at each other then turned back...
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Political parties exist to secure responsible government and to execute the will...
– Teddy Roosevelt (via abaldwin360)
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The greatest hoax of the last couple of decades has been the ability of the...
– John Cole (via wilwheaton)
Best summary of the situation I have ever heard! Brilliant.
(via mommapolitico)
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Occupations begin in Lansing, Grand Rapids →
“The Occupy Wall Street movement has arrived in Michigan with encampments in Lansing and Grand Rapids.
Since Friday activists in Lansing have camped out in downtown Reutter Park despite a city ordinance that prohibits use of the park after 10 pm without written permission.”
“Activists also camped out in Grand Rapids over the weekend but were ejected from Ah-Nab-Awen...
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Chapter 8.3
Previously
Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Chapter 8: 8.1, 8.2
Song: Disparity by Design – Rise Against
The elevator doors opened on the top floor revealing a portrait...
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Chapter 8.2
Previously
Chapter 1: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 Chapter 2: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4
Chapter 3: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Chapter 5: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 Chapter 6: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4
Chapter 7: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Chapter 8: 8.1
Song: American Eulogy – Green Day
The young men exited the room and into a stairwell leading to the third floor....
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This month's charity - October 2011 →
Using art to provoke thought, promote discussion, inspire action and heal communities…
The Heidelberg Project is art, energy, and community. It’s an open-air art environment in the heart of an urban community on Detroit’s East Side. Tyree Guyton, founder and artistic director, uses everyday, discarded objects to create a two block area full of color, symbolism, and intrigue. Now in its 25th...
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Book of the Month, October 2011
The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn’s provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne—bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us—is sent to Europe on a...