synecdoche: Archive

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Nov 1st

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Nov 1st

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THE SECOND COMING

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; ...

Oct 27th

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Oakland Mayor Recognizes the "Peaceful Resolution"... →

tinypizza: hendiadys: This statement was released while Iraq veteran Scott Olsen remains in a medically-induced coma following brain fracturing by a police projectile. How can police prepare for and execute a “peaceful resolution” with a gas mask over their faces, batons in their hands, and grenades strapped to their hips? The City of Oakland Police Department promises on its website that it...

Oct 27th

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Oakland Mayor Recognizes the "Peaceful Resolution"... →

This statement was released while Iraq veteran Scott Olsen remains in a medically-induced coma following brain fracturing by a police projectile. How can police prepare for and execute a “peaceful resolution” with a gas mask over their faces, batons in their hands, and grenades strapped to their hips? The City of Oakland Police Department promises on its website that it...

Oct 27th

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Oct 26th

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Police Brutality at Occupy Oakland →

This is disgusting. A woman is shot with a concussion grenade amidst a fog of tear gas and is knocked unconscious; when protesters gather to help her, they’re shot with bean bags. EDIT: The person on the ground was actually Scott Olsen, a two-time, 24-year-old Iraq War veteran. He sustained a fractured skull and brain swelling. He is currently on a respirator and sedated “in stable...

Oct 26th

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