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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description></description><title>Art of Verse</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @esrevfotra)</generator><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Everyone is a little bit racist...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://apihtawikosisan.tumblr.com/post/47460776577/everyone-is-a-little-bit-racist"&gt;apihtawikosisan&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Is what white people tell themselves so they never have to change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50848194004</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50848194004</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:34:25 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

May 19, 1890: Birthday of Comrade Ho...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/427d8a53889b6d612f93c5f7e3427762/tumblr_mmh7pedMRU1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/50822834053/may-19-1890-birthday-of-comrade-ho-chi-minh"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 19, 1890: Birthday of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Comrade Ho Chi Minh&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, leader of the Vietnamese Revolution and the national liberation struggle against French colonialism and U.S. imperialism.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50847411589</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50847411589</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

May 19, 1925: Birthday of Malcolm X,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b82263e03577ffced833ed08a4f7b82d/tumblr_mmw9xdsIJN1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/50827229708/may-19-1925-birthday-of-malcolm-x-revolutionary"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;May 19, 1925: Birthday of&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Malcolm X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, revolutionary internationalist and fighter for Black liberation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50847341887</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/50847341887</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:24:11 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Kiwi Illafonte: thinking aloud: why i stopped calling myself poly</title><description>&lt;a href="http://kiwizzo.tumblr.com/post/48142583732/thinking-aloud-why-i-stopped-calling-myself-poly"&gt;Kiwi Illafonte: thinking aloud: why i stopped calling myself poly&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fabianromero.tumblr.com/post/43364003643/thinking-aloud-why-i-stopped-calling-myself-poly" target="_blank"&gt;fabianromero&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;i am seeing a lot of my folks talking about polyamory and monogamy and i wanted to use this an opportunity to thank yall for putting out different ideas about polyamory in qpoc and immigrant communities. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;i do not identify as poly. i did at one point in my life, actually for…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/48224422294</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/48224422294</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:23:16 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Obama’s speechwriters need to step up...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a6210ace184f0a1b1750fa5ce4826e13/tumblr_mldhatgm7y1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/48208585936/obamas-speechwriters-need-to-step-up-their-game"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Obama’s speechwriters need to step up their game. If you’re gonna put words in the mouth of such a big hypocrite, you need better skills.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/48223175040</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/48223175040</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:06:52 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Manila, Philippines: Protest against...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdsx57aWEk1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdsx57aWEk1qap9gno2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdsx57aWEk1qap9gno3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/36152567891/manila-philippines-protest-against-israeli-war"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Manila, Philippines: Protest against Israeli war crimes in Gaza, November 20, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36265006201</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36265006201</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:06:19 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

And Somalia. And Afghanistan. And …
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdugsvctlX1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/36212198526/and-somalia-and-afghanistan-and"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;And Somalia. And Afghanistan. And …&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36264547375</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36264547375</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:58:40 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdqeurrQ6y1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36264320846</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/36264320846</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:54:42 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

Basque Federation of United Left /...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md0hkba3bn1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/35077497157/basque-federation-of-united-left-ezker-anitza"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Basque Federation of United Left / Ezker Anitza&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35088810582</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35088810582</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:05:43 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>leeedialove:


I recall it was the 3rd time we met, my heart...</title><description>&lt;iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_35010232448" src="http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010232448/audio_player_iframe/esrevfotra/tumblr_lfbbvdu52h1qapuk9?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fesrevfotra%2F35010232448%2Ftumblr_lfbbvdu52h1qapuk9" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="85"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://leeedialove.tumblr.com/post/2871547847"&gt;leeedialove&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I recall it was the 3rd time we met, my heart recollects&lt;br/&gt;the way I held you close and counted each breath&lt;br/&gt;as we slept, I dreamt about possible outcomes&lt;br/&gt;of this situation, but it’s quite probable that my doubts run&lt;br/&gt;unbound – due to my lack of confidence&lt;br/&gt;but if I chose to do nothing, I would’ve regretted the consequence&lt;br/&gt;of not seizing the moment for affection’s chance&lt;br/&gt;so I basque in the attraction of the connection’s romance&lt;br/&gt;my soul dances to the vibrant rhythms of your heart&lt;br/&gt;I’d like to b-boy in the emotion that has now driven my art&lt;br/&gt;to keep me up late nights, simply reminiscing&lt;br/&gt;perplexed at how a single night can still keep me wishing&lt;br/&gt;that time, could’ve just stopped for the both of us&lt;br/&gt;my hopes adjust that we’re willing to share devoted trust&lt;br/&gt;to &lt;span class=" fbUnderline"&gt;each other&lt;/span&gt;, my &lt;span class=" fbUnderline"&gt;speech stutters&lt;/span&gt; at your mere mention&lt;br/&gt;cause having you wrapped in my arms is beyond comprehension&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I marvel at the stars and feel my heart overflow&lt;br/&gt;there’s a few simple things that I’d like you to know&lt;br/&gt;I find a peace of mind anytime that you are near me&lt;br/&gt;from the language of my heart – I miss you dearly&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;it was the softest blanket in the world covering your bodice&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;wondering how i found myself curled up with this goddess&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;on the couch in the middle of this little apartment&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;thinking that you were an illusion&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;a riddle which my heart sent&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;from a dream but it seems it was actually reality &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;as if we were elevated on top of a starlit canopy&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;closer we shifted&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;bodies beautifully fitted&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;the comfort was abundant&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;fluttering as unity was gifted &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;interest twisted us closer to melanin touch&lt;br/&gt;my lips kissed your nape shaping lovely adrenaline rush&lt;br/&gt;sentiments clutched you closely juxtaposed horizontal&lt;br/&gt;launching me along constellations astronomical&lt;br/&gt;distances, my fingertips passionately paint your curves&lt;br/&gt;cause my heart’s perception is beyond any collection of words&lt;br/&gt;for I held you against me, as I discovered how the stars speak&lt;br/&gt;to whisper sweet nothings along the pulse of your heart&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;as if my heart was giving chase to this sensation&lt;br/&gt;thoughts of you make sleep an impossible destination&lt;br/&gt;racing like unbridled stars and wild comets&lt;br/&gt;for my heart is a shooting star and I certainly wish upon it&lt;br/&gt;dawn hits me like an epiphany, imagery of the mystery&lt;br/&gt;that is you, views I hold true much ado blissfully&lt;br/&gt;as I’m now longing for the warmth of your embrace&lt;br/&gt;will I make it back to planet Earth or drift to Outer Space?&lt;br/&gt;I grace orbits of emotion while tunes of worth are breezing&lt;br/&gt;as the music of affection connects my Universe of Feeling&lt;br/&gt;I float unrestrained through cosmic lanes of passion&lt;br/&gt;you’re the celestial body into which my heart’s meteor is crashing&lt;br/&gt;I’m fastened to this fascination – exhilarated&lt;br/&gt;being intertwined with you finds my soul – liberated&lt;br/&gt;the whole cosmos would fail to bear the love in me&lt;br/&gt;let’s rendezvous at Cassiopeia to share our discoveries… !&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;whooooaaaa! thanks for posting this hahaha. sometimes i feel like i’m a little verbose in my doings. :P&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;new music soon! cheers. :D&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010232448</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010232448</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:09:18 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>eyeownedbyevelyn:

Baby!, this is the song and song lyric I was...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/V4mCa7KP9r8?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://eyeownedbyevelyn.tumblr.com/post/10429259344"&gt;eyeownedbyevelyn&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Baby!&lt;/strong&gt;, this is the song and song lyric I was talking about… &lt;strong&gt;“&lt;/strong&gt;It was the softest blanket in the world covering our bodies wondering how I found myself curled up with this goddess on the couch in the middle of this little apartment thinking that you were an illusion, a riddle which my heart sent from a dream, but it seems it was actually reality as if we were elevated atop of a starlit canopy closer we shifted bodies beautifully fitted the comfort was abundant, fluttering as unity was gifted…&lt;strong&gt;” &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Exactly&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; how it’s going to be♥&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;whoooaaa! thank you for taking note of the lyrics yo. i appreciate the time and effort lol. new music soon.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;cheers!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010098864</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010098864</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:07:36 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>sixcrazydevils:

Art of the Verse - Marvel at the Stars

hey,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvo4t4yHHw1qburoto1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sixcrazydevils.tumblr.com/post/13719236315/art-of-the-verse-marvel-at-the-stars"&gt;sixcrazydevils&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Art of the Verse - Marvel at the Stars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;hey, thats a pretty cool little picture thang-thang. mind if i reuse it? lol. thanks for supporting my music yo. :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010016526</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/35010016526</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 17:06:33 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>solitarysocialist:

Still looks like imperialism to me.
</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdbwjYs671qcd5zho1_500.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdbwjYs671qcd5zho2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcdbwjYs671qcd5zho3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://solitarysocialist.tumblr.com/post/34192151860/still-looks-like-imperialism-to-me"&gt;solitarysocialist&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Still looks like imperialism to me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/34217573515</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/34217573515</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:49:43 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>phatlip:

#HappyAndDetermined are the new co-regional...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9e3kgXE8P1qzotmro1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://phatlip.tumblr.com/post/30283731021/happyanddetermined-are-the-new-co-regional"&gt;phatlip&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;#HappyAndDetermined are the new co-regional coordinators of #BayanUSA #PacificNorthwest @roguepinay @nclrmrz (Taken with &lt;a href="http://instagram.com"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/30322265857</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/30322265857</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:49:56 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9dpmiF1VV1qzajeso1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/30322252251</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/30322252251</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:49:40 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>ethiopienne:

thatneedstogo:

I can never not reblog this. So...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzik4jtEuj1r3e226o1_r1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ethiopienne.tumblr.com/post/29063726532/thatneedstogo-i-can-never-not-reblog-this-so"&gt;ethiopienne&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thatneedstogo.tumblr.com/post/29061001728/i-can-never-not-reblog-this-so-dope"&gt;thatneedstogo&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I can never not reblog this. So dope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jessehimself.tumblr.com/post/17741235967/word-up"&gt;jessehimself&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;word…up!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626487538</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626487538</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:19:45 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckin dope.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6la6qS8XQ1rri4k2o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;fuckin dope.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626473766</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626473766</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:19:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>daaaaaamn.</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5hhuuHIzE1qzib5qo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;daaaaaamn.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626384626</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626384626</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:17:36 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>fuckyeahmarxismleninism:

‘Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8wp78Zuno1qap9gno1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahmarxismleninism.tumblr.com/post/29624972254/paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our"&gt;fuckyeahmarxismleninism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-morello-paul-ryan-is-the-embodiment-of-the-machine-our-music-rages-against-20120816#ixzz23opORXFx" target="_self"&gt;‘Paul Ryan Is the Embodiment of the Machine Our Music Rages Against’&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Tom Morello&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Last week, Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, the Republican architect of Congress’s radical right-wing budget plan, as his running mate. Ryan has previously &lt;span&gt;cited&lt;/span&gt; Rage Against the Machine as one of his favorite bands. Rage guitarist Tom Morello responds in this exclusive op-ed.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Paul Ryan’s love of &lt;span&gt;Rage Against the Machine&lt;/span&gt; is amusing, because he is the embodiment of the machine that our music has been raging against for two decades. Charles Manson loved &lt;span&gt;the Beatles&lt;/span&gt; but didn’t understand them. Governor Chris Christie loves &lt;span&gt;Bruce Springsteen&lt;/span&gt; but doesn’t understand him. And Paul Ryan is clueless about his favorite band, Rage Against the Machine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ryan claims that he likes Rage’s sound, but not the lyrics. Well, I don’t care for Paul Ryan’s sound &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt; his lyrics. He can like whatever bands he wants, but his guiding vision of shifting revenue more radically to the one percent is antithetical to the message of Rage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wonder what Ryan’s favorite Rage song is? Is it the one where we condemn the genocide of Native Americans? The one lambasting American imperialism? Our cover of “Fuck the Police”? Or is it the one where we call on the people to seize the means of production? So many excellent choices to jam out to at Young Republican meetings!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Don’t mistake me, I clearly see that Ryan has a whole lotta “rage” in him: A rage against women, a rage against immigrants, a rage against workers, a rage against gays, a rage against the poor, a rage against the environment. Basically the only thing he’s &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; raging against is the privileged elite he’s groveling in front of for campaign contributions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You see, the super rich must rationalize having more than they could ever spend while millions of children in the U.S. go to bed hungry every night. So, when they look themselves in the mirror, they convince themselves that &lt;em&gt;“Those people are undeserving. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;They’re … lesser.”&lt;/em&gt; Some of these guys on the extreme right are more cynical than Paul Ryan, but he seems to really believe in this stuff. This unbridled rage against those who have the least is a cornerstone of the Romney-Ryan ticket.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But Rage’s music affects people in different ways. Some tune out what the band stands for and concentrate on the moshing and throwing elbows in the pit. For others, Rage has changed their minds and their lives. Many activists around the world, including organizers of the global occupy movement, were radicalized by Rage Against the Machine and work tirelessly for a more humane and just planet. Perhaps Paul Ryan was moshing when he should have been listening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My hope is that maybe Paul Ryan is a mole. Maybe Rage &lt;em&gt;did&lt;/em&gt; plant some sensible ideas in this extreme fringe right wing nut job. Maybe if elected, he’ll pardon Leonard Peltier.  Maybe he’ll throw U.S. military support behind the Zapatistas. Maybe he’ll fill Guantanamo Bay with the corporate criminals that are funding his campaign – and then torture them with Rage music 24/7. That’s one possibility. But I’m not betting on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626346598</link><guid>http://esrevfotra.tumblr.com/post/29626346598</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:16:48 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>mamitah:

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ACTA in a Nutshell –
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youranonnews.tumblr.com/post/16257654698/acta-in-a-nutshell-what-is-acta-acta-is-the"&gt;youranonnews&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ACTA in a Nutshell –&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is ACTA?  ACTA is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. A new intellectual property enforcement treaty being negotiated by the United States, the European Community, Switzerland, and Japan, with Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Mexico, Jordan, Morocco, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Canada recently announcing that they will join in as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Why should you care about ACTA? Initial reports indicate that the treaty will have a &lt;strong&gt;very &lt;/strong&gt;broad scope and will involve new tools targeting “Internet distribution and information technology.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What is the goal of ACTA? Reportedly the goal is to create new legal standards of intellectual property enforcement, as well as increased international cooperation, an example of which would be an increase in information sharing between signatory countries’ law enforcement agencies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Essential ACTA Resources &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;- &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read more about ACTA here: &lt;a href="https://www.eff.org/issues/acta"&gt;&lt;span&gt;ACTA Fact Sheet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Read the authentic version of the ACTA text as of 15 April 2011, as finalized by participating countries here: &lt;a href="http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/fo/acta-acrc.aspx?lang=eng&amp;view=d"&gt;&lt;span&gt;ACTA Finalized Text&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Follow the history of the treaty’s formation here: &lt;a href="http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/fo/intellect_property.aspx?view=d"&gt;&lt;span&gt;ACTA history&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Read letters from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden wherein he challenges the constitutionality of ACTA: &lt;a href="http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=12a5b1cb-ccb8-4e14-bb84-a11b35b4ec53"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Letter 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href="http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Wyden-01052012.pdf"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Letter 2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; | Read the Administration’s Response to Wyden’s First Letter here: &lt;a href="http://infojustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Kirk-12072011.pdf"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Response&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Watch a short informative video on ACTA: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=citzRjwk-sQ"&gt;&lt;span&gt;ACTA Video&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Watch a lulzy video on ACTA: &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-NmUklcbDc"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lulzy Video&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say NO to ACTA. It is essential to spread awareness and get the word out on ACTA.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Reverse the colours on that image and its great for printouts as it is!&lt;br/&gt;I do a lot of pamfletting around town, mostly on the transport system. For buses and metro small ones, to be left on casual empty seats on the go. &lt;br/&gt;We have to educate eachother!&lt;/p&gt;
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