July 2011
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“Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is...”
– Mark Twain (via robcayman)
A useful definition. He has more relevant thoughts on “patriotism” in this essay.
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15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent →
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1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage.
2. Yuputka (Ulwa)
A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin.
3. Slampadato (Italian)
Addicted to the infra-red glow of tanning salons? This word describes you.
4. Luftmensch (Yiddish)
The Yiddish have scores of words to describe...
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New study proves falsity of John Brennan's drone... →
In late June, President Obama’s chief Terrorism adviser, John Brennan, made an extraordinary claim about drone attacks in Pakistan: “in the last year, ‘there hasn’t been a single collateral death because of the exceptional proficiency, precision of the capabilities that we’ve been able to develop.” He added: “if there are terrorists who are within an area where there are women and children or...
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