Sunday, 9 June 2013

The benefits of bondage

♪♫ Blondie - A Girl Should Know Better (CBGB's 1975)

(Thanx Scott!)

♪♫ Atoms For Peace - Atoms For Peace (Rehearsal)

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The spy who came in for your soul

Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data

Arturo Vega R.I.P.

Arturo/Tommy/Legs
RIP: ARTURO VEGA: 1948-2013 Sleep gently my dear friend, you were the must optimistic, jubilant and fun pal anyone could wish for. I don't know what the world will be like without, nor do I want to even imagine it... But I know you will find eternal happiness wherever you end up....I love you Arturo. - Legs McNeil


Arturo on The Ramones
I saw them as the ultimate all-American band. To me, they reflected the American character in general — an almost childish innocent aggression… I thought, ‘The Great Seal of the President of the United States’ would be perfect for the Ramones, with the eagle holding arrows — to symbolize strength and the aggression that would be used against whomever dares to attack us — and an olive branch, offered to those who want to be friendly. But we decided to change it a little bit. Instead of the olive branch, we had an apple tree branch, since the Ramones were American as apple pie. And since Johnny was such a baseball fanatic, we had the eagle hold a baseball bat instead of the arrows.
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Saturday, 8 June 2013

Stop Working For Free

Harlan Ellison: Pay the Writer

Should I work For Free?

Stacia from Hawkwind's personal notepaper designed by Barney Bubbles

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No evidence of NSA's 'direct access' to tech companies

Prism and NSA Spying: why I don’t (entirely) believe it

Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program

HA!

The Rise of Settler Terrorism


Shape of The Future (Israel & Palestine)


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Israel: Birth of A Nation (BBC)