Month: August 2014

Israel steals more land …

If my neighbors stole my land, I would launch rockets at their house and would support the destruction of their property … Yes I would …

“Israel’s Civil Administration in the West Bank yesterday announced the takeover of 988 acres (3,799 dunams) belonging to five Palestinian villages between the Etzion settlement bloc and Jerusalem. The move clears the way for construction of a new settlement named Gvaot.”

Israel appropriates massive tract of West Bank land – Diplomacy and Defense

Move comes in wake of kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens; intention is to build a large settlement, Gvaot, between the Etzion settlement bloc and Jerusalem.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.613319

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come on facebook, get with the animated gifs … googleplus does it

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http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/snxssmw4oor3phab01nk.gif

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A tan suit ….

His policies sucked from the day he gave up on Guantanamo, but at least he used to be cool ….

In Defense of President Obama’s Tan Suit

Just because he wore a suit that wasn’t a shade of gray or blue doesn’t mean you should have a problem with it

http://time.com/3214633/barack-obama-tan-suit/

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“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

How very counter-intuitive …

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https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/winston_churchill.html

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If ISIS is smart, they’ll release the man … It’ll demonstrate that they can be reasoned with … I was going to say that humans that can’t be reasoned with are just animals, but I have more respect than that for animals …

Plea to Islamic State for Release of Steven Sotloff

The mother of Steven Sotloff, a freelance journalist being held by ISIS, broke her silence to appeal directly to the group’s leader in a video obtained by The New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/world/middleeast/steven-sotloff-isis-hostage.html?smid=gp-nytimes

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Now that Robin Williams has been dead for a while, and people finally got over the shock … My thoughts …

You’re not depressed. You’re selfish. – TomaHaiku

“Why do you stay in prison when the door is wide open? ” — Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Persian poet and mystic Depression is not real. It is something that exists in people’s minds. It can not be seen or touched or identified by sight or spirit in the real word. It’s all in people’s heads. …

http://tomahaiku.com/youre-not-depressed-youre-selfish/

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The irony is just delicious on this one .. So the american fighting for ISIS, Douglas McAuthur, shares a name with 5 star general Douglas MacArthur of World War 2 pacific theater fame …

And the best part, whoever in his family came up with that family name didn’t spell it correctly …

American Douglas McAuthur McCain Dies Fighting for ISIS in Syria – NBC News

The battle in itself seemed tragically normal. Two Syrian opposition groups fought and there were heavy casualties on both sides. Then victorious rebels rifl…

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-douglas-mcauthur-mccain-dies-fighting-isis-syria-n189081

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Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives

How to fine-tune the internal monologue that scores every aspect of our lives, from leadership to love.

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/01/29/carol-dweck-mindset/

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