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How to Protest Against the Beijing Olympics

Posted on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 | No Comments

David Walleschinsky writes in the Huffington Post some suggestions about how to protest Olympics concerning Tibetan issues.
In addition to Mr Wallechinsky’s excellent points, I’d add a few things:
A) The point of the protests are twofold: 1) allow greater self rule for residents of Tibet AND Xinjiang, two areas where the residents did not [...]

China Orders Tibetans to be ‘Reeducated’ about Dalai Lama

Posted on Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 | No Comments

In an effort to quell unrest, Communist Party officials are ordering Tibetans back to school. Buddhist monks, civil servants and public school students have been instructed to attend special classes in the virtues of Chinese rule and the evils of their exiled leader, the Dalai Lama.
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Tibetan riots spark: Armored vehicle plowed into protesters

Posted on Monday, March 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment

Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun is reporting that the spark that set off the rioting in Lhasa on Friday was caused by a Chinese armored vehicle that ran over a crowd of Tibetans.
The large-scale riots in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday were sparked off when an armored vehicle was driven into the crowd, according to [...]

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Recent Blog Entries

My Review of Therm-a-Rest Hot Bond Repair Kit

Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 | No Comments

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Patch up your punctured Therm-a-Rest® and be ready to go 10 minutes later with this repair kit.

Therm-a-Rest Hot Bond Repair Kit

Awesome for repairing ALL fabric gear
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HOLY SHIT, MAN WALKS ON FUCKING MOON!

Posted on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 | No Comments

The best article I’ve ever seen from The Onion:

Yes we ARE that big…

Posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 | 1 Comment

1/5th the total land mass the the United States is Alaska. You know all those maps that put it in the corner next to Hawaii, and just about as small? Take THIS:

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