September 2010
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Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European...
Article 19
Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
1. Collective expulsions are prohibited.
2. No one may be removed, expelled or extradited to a State where there is a serious risk that he or
she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Via the Preamble:
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,
“The theory of natural law is closely related to the theory of natural rights....”
– Via Wikipedia, I am researching natural rights, human rights and natural law.
Album: Adolescent Funk
Song: Big Azz Girl...
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Album: Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz
Song: ...
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Interview with Giorgio Agamben – Life, A Work of...
From : The German Law Journal
SPECIAL ISSUE
An Interview with Giorgio Agamben
By Ulrich Raulff* (excerpt)
Agamben: The first is a historical matter: the state of exception or state of emergency has become a paradigm of government today. Originally understood as something extraordinary, an exception, which should have validity only for a limited period of time, but a historical...
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Song: Ballad for a Child
Album: Attica Blues...
“Each man among you, individually, walks like a fox, but collectively you are a...”
– Solon (via superfluidity)
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WatchStephen Colbert explains why he wanted to testify before congress about the plight Migrant workers.
I have a lot of respect for this guy.
WatchInteresting article on Tea Party Movement:
How Tea Party Organizes Without Leaders
by Jonathan Rauch
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010
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The Dark Side of the Free and Open–Interview with... →
Media Critic and Social Philosopher interviewed By Mateja Rot (Artwords Magazine, Slovenia)
Here is a short excerpt where he discusses real time internet messaging and applications (Twitter etc.):
Slow communication is a response to the development on the level of real-time internet exchange. It is a paradigm shift that we see happening with Twitter and the availability of internet on mobile...
Inspiration from Cairo -- Imagine A World with no ... →
mria:
This post & mix are inspired by a recent trip to Cairo, where a tip from Hicham Chadly — who curated the Algerian Proto-Rai compilation for Sublime Frequencies — led me to the Mazzika…
Excellent
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“Life is an experimental journey undertaken involuntarily. It is a journey of the...”
– Fernando Pessoa - The Book of Disquietude
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twtrax:
Trentemøller - XLR8R Mixtape*
A...
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“The city’s richness cannot be gleaned from any critical distance, but needs a...”
– Matthew Stadler
It’s Last Call for the Buckaroo →
The Buckaroo Tavern has been my neighborhood bar for a long - long time. It closes its doors forever tomorrow. This is a video piece by a local TV station, commemorating it’s passing. It has been open for 72 years.
Forgive them the short commercial at the beginning.
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Pilot Study of Psilocybin Treatment for Anxiety in...
From The Archived of General Psychiatry
September 6, 2010
Context Researchers conducted extensive investigations of hallucinogens in the 1950s and 1960s. By the early 1970s, however, political and cultural pressures forced the cessation of all projects. This investigation reexamines a potentially promising clinical application of hallucinogens in the treatment of anxiety reactive to...
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twtrax:
Burial & Kode 9 - Mary Anne Hobbs...
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John T. Williams NW Native Artist Shot by Police
Photo by David Entrikin
A well know and well loved NW Indian artist was shot in the street last week by a 27 year old police officer. Below are two articles telling the story the first is from the Seattle Stranger a “alt culture” weekly; the second from Real Change a paper sold by low income and homeless people. Who watches the watchers? Who polices the police, the answer is in...
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“There is no such thing as a neutral education process. Education either...”
– Jane Thompson, drawing on Paulo Freire (source)
"Iraq has quietly agreed to pay $400 million in... →
American Justice is like “Spaghetti-Western Justice”, the one with the most fire power imposes their fantasy’s on the weaker parties. Read this article
