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Obama Is Warning America About Trump’s Presidency. Are You Listening?

onsdag, 16 november, 2016

Detta känns inte så hoppfullt…

“It is an understatement to say that Obama’s departure from the White House is occurring under unusual circumstances. He is managing a transition to the presidency of someone he believes is unfit for that office, who has empowered racist hate groups, wants to undo the Obama presidency, and shouldn’t be entrusted with nuclear weapons.

Despite all that, but also in a sense precisely because of all that, Obama is planning to play something like mentor to Trump over the coming weeks—something that doesn’t normally happen between outgoing presidents and incoming ones when the latter is acceptably disciplined and competent.
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Because of the unique and awkward position he finds himself in, Obama can’t trash the incoming president or sow panic about the country’s coming stewardship. But it isn’t normal for an outgoing president to have to tell the incoming one he should follow the law, and that aspects of his temperament might get him into an economic crisis or a war or a massive corruption scandal. It’s certainly not normal for him to warn the public about it, however subtly, either.”

Obama Is Warning America About Trump’s Presidency. Are You Listening?

His remarks on Monday contained some of the most terrifying words since the election results were announced.

21-Year Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Reveal a Visual Diary of His Experiences

tisdag, 15 november, 2016

Krigsskisser

21-Year Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Reveal a Visual Diary of His Experiences

True artists must find a creative outlet no matter what the circumstance—including times of war. Thanks to the creative passion and steady hand of then 21-year old soldier Victor Lundy, we have a breathtaking visual record of World War II, in the form of documentary sketches. For Lundy, “drawing is…

21-Year Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Reveal a Visual Diary of His Experiences

tisdag, 15 november, 2016

Krigsskisser

21-Year Old WWII Soldier’s Sketchbooks Reveal a Visual Diary of His Experiences

True artists must find a creative outlet no matter what the circumstance—including times of war. Thanks to the creative passion and steady hand of then 21-year old soldier Victor Lundy, we have a breathtaking visual record of World War II, in the form of documentary sketches. For Lundy, “drawing is…

Watch: Hardcore Hardtail Ripping.

tisdag, 15 november, 2016

Hårdrövat stigsmisk.

Watch: Hardcore Hardtail Ripping.

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Guld

måndag, 14 november, 2016

Guld

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io9

måndag, 14 november, 2016

Trevligt folk han samlar kring sig.

io9

This seems bad

io9

måndag, 14 november, 2016

Trevligt folk han samlar kring sig.

io9

This seems bad

Trump and Brexit explained

söndag, 13 november, 2016

Folket, eliten och fördelningen. Och människans inneboende irrationalitet.

Trump and Brexit explained

There were two articles posted recently laying out the almost exact same thoughts. I just wanted to go a bit deeper into that. So here are…

De vita männens oro är viktigare än alla andras

söndag, 13 november, 2016

Oro? Vems oro?

De vita männens oro är viktigare än alla andras

Mantrat smattrar. Som ett sprinklersystem, nästan: ”Deras oro ­måste tas på allvar.” På ledarsidor, Facebook­sidor, alternativa sidor, icke-alternativa sidor. På ena sidan, på andr…

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söndag, 13 november, 2016

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