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A run-on sentence on Orwell’s Birthday

Posted: June 25, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: just because | Tags: |71 Comments

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Fitting that the Supreme Court would overturn “the heart” of the Voting Rights Act on George Orwell’s 110th birthday. Meanwhile our national conversation is hyperfocused on the racially disturbing attitudes of an old white Southern woman with a food TV empire brand that she’s already damaged, as if it matters more than what our own Supreme Court is doing… Meanwhile big brother watches while we list out all our easily data-based likes and dislikes to Facebook so that the big business in bed with big brother can force feed us some more disaster capitalism adjusted to our preferences for what flavor we’d like it fed to us… Meanwhile Chris Brown defends his first amendment rights to be above the law and graffiti his house with ugly stuff that does infringe on the property rights of his neighbors, making a mockery of the principles of free speech…meanwhile a battered woman tattooed on his neck stares out at society blankly…meanwhile I wonder why I bother ranting. Oh that’s right. Racist capitalist patriarchy… while somewhere else Nelson Mandela is dying in a hospital bed…another one of our complicated patriarchal heros…no I’m not depressed or anything 😉

71 Comments on “A run-on sentence on Orwell’s Birthday”

  1. Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)'s avatar Mona (aka Wonk the Vote) says:
    June 25, 2013 at 5:23 pm

    Reblogged this on Let Them Listen.

  2. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Nice sentence. Sounds like you could use some of JJ’s cartoons tonight.

  3. Fannie's avatar Fannie says:
    June 25, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Me too, and not no mint julep crap either.

  4. Beata's avatar Beata says:
    June 25, 2013 at 5:57 pm

    I’m going to buy a new lipstick!!!

  5. roofingbird's avatar roofingbird says:
    June 25, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    I’m going out in the pleasant rain. We never get any around here this time of year. I guess climate change is good for something.

  6. RalphB's avatar RalphB says:
    June 25, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    Damned asshat republican raised a point of order on Wendy Daviss’ filibuster because Sen Ellis helped her put on a back brace during the last point of order discussion. Now the live feed seems to be gone. Fuck!

  7. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 7:26 pm

    Rosie Gray Buzzfeed Exclusive: Documents Illuminate Ecuador’s Spying Practices

  8. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 7:44 pm

    Mass. special election:;

    Gomez leading Markey right now, but Boston and other larger cities haven’t been counted yet. Latest poll had Markey leading by 10 points

  9. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 7:48 pm
  10. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    Holy shit! I missed this before.

    Glenn Greenwald:

    “When I was in Hong Kong, I spoke to my partner in Rio via Skype and told him I would send an electronic encrypted copy of the documents,” Greenwald said. “I did not end up doing it. Two days later his laptop was stolen from our house and nothing else was taken. Nothing like that has happened before. I am not saying it’s connected to this, but obviously the possibility exists.”

    When asked if Greenwald believed his computer was being monitored by the U.S. government. “I would be shocked if the U.S. government were not trying to access the information on my computer. I carry my computers and data with me everywhere I go.”

    What a clusterfuck!!

  11. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    I think it’s pretty much over. Markey’s winning. 53-46 right now. He has an excellent GOTV operation.

  12. bostonboomer's avatar bostonboomer says:
    June 25, 2013 at 8:34 pm

    Rachel talking about Wendy Davis’ filibuster right now.

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