In 2004, Donald Rumsfeld directed a Task Force to determine the causes of radicalism & terrorism. Its conclusions: pic.twitter.com/4eRmvXtI01 — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 16, 2015 Paul Waldman, at the Washington Post, “Get ready for the return of the Global War On Terror“: … To date, ISIS has killed four Americans, a horrible tragedy for …
Monday Shattered Dreams Open Thread
SON OF A… RT @damienics: hey, @wormholecoffee, today is THAT future, but still no hover boards pic.twitter.com/GbfDVUaov8 — Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner) February 16, 2015 . I’ve forgotten exactly what that giant gas ball in the sky is called, but it’s quite uncharacteristically bright out there right now, with the light bouncing off the wind-driven snowbanks. …
Sub-Zero Monday Morning Open Thread
Did I miss anything?… !!! pic.twitter.com/D0c8u6Jfla — Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) February 16, 2015 There haven't been this many Americans not laughing at a live TV broadcast since Bush's declaration of war on Iraq. — daveweigel (@daveweigel) February 16, 2015 Everything cool will one day be sad. — Erin Gloria Ryan (@morninggloria) February 16, 2015 Dear …
Sunday Evening Open Thread: Learn from Others’ Experience
Don't let one stupid tweet ruin your life. Do what I do: Tweet so many stupid things that they can't focus on just one! — Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) February 12, 2015 With any luck, this’ll inspire a bigfooting pupdate from the Blogmaster. Until then: What’s on the agenda as we (those of us who don’t …
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Long Read: No Good Deed…
Everything is interconnected. From the NYTimes, “Meant to Keep Malaria Out, Mosquito Nets Are Used to Haul Fish In“: BANGWEULU WETLANDS, Zambia — Out here on the endless swamps, a harsh truth has been passed down from generation to generation: There is no fear but the fear of hunger. With that always weighing on his …
Sunday Morning Garden Chat: “Asking More of the Landscape”
I defy the blizzard outside my windows to affirm: Someday, Spring will come. Until then, there is garden planning. From the NYTimes, “At Plant-O-Rama in Brooklyn, the Message Was That Beauty Is No Longer Enough“: … Plant-O-Rama has been a bellwether for trends in the garden world since its founding in 1997, by Mr. Hyland …
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Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: “Fifty Shades of [Sigh]”
Didn’t read the books, won’t watch the movie (I was in the wave that invented fanfic, back in the mid-1970s, which pretty well got that out of my system), but I’m loving some of the 50 Shades critiques. Such as Kelly Conaboy, at Defamer, on “The Disastrous 50 Shades of Grey Press Tour“: According to …
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