Man is Monday dragging… What? You don’t say … Why yes, Brian Williams rapping Straight Outta Compton would make me happy…
Oh nothing, just looking down the barrel at a day full of beautiful weather and craft beer. You know. As you do.
Saturdays rock.
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From the Department of You Can’t Make this SH%T Up comes this succession of tweets.
Nothing out of context here. Simply a group supporting The DREAM Act lobbying a vocal member of congress who differs from their opinion.
My they look vicious.
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Friday is coming at you courtesy of 5 Neat Guys.
Weekend Plans? Why yes, thanks for asking. I am hitting up Great Divides 19th Anniversary Block Party and than a showing of Man of Steel.
You know, As you do.
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“Let Them Listen, I Have Nothing to Hide”
You may have heard something similar the past few weeks. Your family, friends, coworkers. They are coping out. They willingly give away liberty for the myth of safety by the act of compliance. This view is common. It is also myopic.
Try looking at PRISM and the NSA through the eyes of another. Maybe someone living the extreme. This Redditor gives you his view from behind the wall of a dictatorship:
In the country I live in, they also claimed it was for the safety of the people. Same in Soviet Russia. Same in East Germany. In fact, that is always the excuse that is used to surveil everyone. But it has never ONCE proven to be the reality.
Maybe Obama won’t do it. Maybe the next guy won’t, or the one after him. Maybe this story isn’t about you. Maybe it happens 10 or 20 years from now, when a big war is happening, or after another big attack. Maybe it’s about your daughter or your son. We just don’t know yet. But what we do know is that right now, in this moment we have a choice. Are we okay with this, or not? Do we want this power to exist, or not?
You know for me, the reason I’m upset is that I grew up in school saying the pledge of allegiance. I was taught that the United States meant “liberty and justice for all.” You get older, you learn that in this country we define that phrase based on the constitution. That’s what tells us what liberty is and what justice is. Well, the government just violated that ideal. So if they aren’t standing for liberty and justice anymore, what are they standing for? Safety?
Ask yourself a question. In the story I told above, does anyone sound safe?
The rest of the thread describes the way his country uses the same power that the NSA and US Government have to abuse its citizens. To secure its power. Its a riveting thread. One that more people need to read.
The Fury of Mother Nature
Photographer Mike Olbinski captures these HD Time Lapse images of a massive storm rotating across the plains of Texas.
While the video is absolutely breathtaking, the size of the storm is terrifying. Just imagine if you walked out side to see this rotating over your house…
After watching why don’t you head on over to the Red Cross and donate some money to help the victims of these storms ravaging Texas and Oklahoma.
Is anything more perfect than these Mortal Combat/Soccer Flopping GIF Mashups?
I don’t think so. Happy Hump Day! Try and get a good laugh in this morning. It will make your day 25% better.
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