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Why Orwell Hated the Cliche →
futurejournalismproject: For what would have been George Orwell’s 99th birthday, here are reflections on his relationship to writing and language from Lawrence Wright: Orwell’s proposition is that modern English, especially written English, is so corrupted by bad habits that it has become impossible to think clearly. The main enemy, he believed, was insincerity, which hides behind the long...
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Medicaid expansion violates Constitution: Chief...
http://live.reuters.com/Event/Supreme_Court_Decisions
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“A Russian mother told witnesses she threw her two young sons to their deaths...”
– ‘Fed up’ mom allegedly throws 2 sons off 15th floor balcony | Fox News “I was standing near the window and heard a loud smack,” resident Tatiana Gumanyova told Life News. “I did not pay attention, [and] thought that the child just stumbled and fell. But then I heard...
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A Montana case gave the Supreme Court a chance to... →
motherjones: SCOTUS didn’t weigh in on health care reform today. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t news. scotus ain’t got use for scrotum
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All You Need Is Love: 20 Things I Should Have... →
spiritualconnections: theburiedlife: 1. The world is trying to keep you stupid. From bank fees to interest rates to miracle diets, people who are not educated are easier to get money from and easier to lead. Educate yourself as much as possible for wealth, independence, and happiness. 2. Do not have faith in institutions to educate you. By the time they build the curriculum, it’s likely that...
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“While the first claim (Warman’s article) was dismissed on the basis that...”
– Michael Geist - Cdn Fed Court Says No Copyright Infringement For Linking, Posting Several Paragraphs from Article, important decision, FreeDominion website
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“Of course it was unpleasant, but I am not a person who makes a fuss,” Lena...”
– Swede nets refund after flying with dead man - The Local Pettersson works as a reporter for Sveriges Radio (SR), the state broadcaster which first broke the story of her macabre holiday flight to east Africa. When Pettersson boarded her Dar es Salaam-bound flight at Amsterdam’s Schiphol...
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“There is a boredom known to the most refined and cultivated heads to whom the...”
– Daily Nietzsche:  —Human, All Too Human, “Assorted Opinions and Maxims,” §369 (edited).
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