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Dunhuang2

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:57:38 -0700

Love this. I was in the same place in 1988, and had a great time staying with some local art students who were studying/living in the Dunhuang Institute. They had keys to all the grottoes, even the ones closed to the public, so I really had a great tour of the place.

Widening Gyre | TPM

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:55:12 -0700

"We had a number of emails last night discussing how much of what we're hearing from the right now should be considered incitement. There are numerous instances of anti-reform advocates explicitly comparing President Obama's health care plan to the Holocaust, for instance -- jumping from the hideous and outrageous claim that reform means euthanasia and going from there. We get desensitized to this stuff. But it's worth taking a moment to give that a long think -- comparing the president's reform plan to the Holocaust.

Most significant here is not the right-wing liars and demagogues making this stuff up but the fact that they've convinced a significant number of their followers that this stuff is true. That's a very dangerous situation."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheScapegoat-WilliamHolmanHunt.jpg

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:53:28 -0800

Barack Obama gives Seminary Co-Op a big boost - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:59:59 -0800

Always been one of my favorite bookstores in the whole world.

US supports criminalizing homosexuality // Current

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:53:34 -0800

wtf?!!?

The US refused to sign a UN charter condemning the criminalization of homosexuality in several countries around the world. The US was the only western nation to refuse. Instead they stood with Muslim extremist nations whose laws are so strict that they kill convicted gays and lesbians.

66 nations supported the nonbinding resolution. The US tried to excuse their behavior by claiming, "some parts of the declaration might be problematic in committing the federal government on matters that fall under state jurisdiction. In numerous states, landlords and private employers are allowed to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation; on the federal level, gays are not allowed to serve openly in the military."

Gay rights supporters were angered by the decision. "Also denouncing the U.S. stance was Richard Grenell, who until two months ago had been the chief spokesman for the U.S. mission to the U.N.

"It is ridiculous to suggest that there are legal reasons why we can't support this resolution - common sense says we should be the leader in making sure other governments are granting more freedoms for their people, not less," said Grenell, who described himself as a gay Republican. "The U.S. lack of support on this issue only dims our once bright beacon of hope and freedom for those who are persecuted and oppressed."

Obama: The College Years - Photo Essays - TIME

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:25:17 -0800

Parkour TV - Parkour Videos , Freerun (Freerunning) Videos , Tricking Videos

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:29 -0800

Comprehensive parkour site. With videos.

IMAO & Blog Archive & Mr. President

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:44:26 -0800

Incendiary claptrap.

Wheres the birth certificate?

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:27:56 -0800

Debunked long ago. Learn to use the google, morons.

You ask, "where's the birth certificate?" Here it is.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/jun/27/obamas-birth-certificate-part-ii/

The First Puppy | Video Cafe

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:12:17 -0800

Obama with "Baby," a three-legged dog that lost its fourth limb following years of mistreatment at a California puppy mill. The toy poodle spent much of its life locked in a small wire cage. The breeders cut out Baby's vocal chords so that they would not have to hear her cries. In cages next to her, other dogs literally went insane, spinning repetitively with blank stares. Still others were gravely ill, maimed and had filthy, matted coats. A number was tattooed on the inside of Baby's ear, marking her as just one of many dogs at the mill.