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Those who know me (or read my status updates) know that I periodically get obsessed with new mantras.... http://ur1.ca/55lhx

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Stories of heroism on the front line. These are our true freedom fighters and I salute them. https://occupywallst.org/

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Obama parties with the super rich only hours after giving speech where he pretends he wants to increase their taxes. http://ur1.ca/54qww

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Patent trolls costing innovators 1/2 trillion dollars: yet another major drag on the the economy. http://ur1.ca/54qn3

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Score one for the good guys. Tor successfully out manuevers Iran gov't... for now. http://ur1.ca/53al9

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When learning a new #mantra I let it roll through my consciousness 24-7. In a few days I often glimpse its subtle shift in consciousness.

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Lobbying by big money interests hobbling gov't's ability to adopt common-sense policies to reduce debt. http://ur1.ca/53jms

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If the elections are a staged WWE match, #RickPerry is casting himself as Hulk Hogan only he's even more contrived and absurd.

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Republican voters seem to love blood sacrifice. #RickPerry moves forward with controversial executions. http://ur1.ca/534d0

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Ironic that politicians who call themselves "pro-life" support policies allowing thousands of people to die each year for lack of coverage.

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Allowing uninsured people to die without mercy is similar to allowing the homeless to be harassed. Fearocracy. Scare people into compliance.

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How do I say this positively? If I wanted church music, I'd go to church. I like #kirtan music that sounds both contemporary *and* exotic.

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This mantra has been running through my head ever since I heard it on soundcloud "Heal Mantra" by WIM: http://snd.sc/pOl5L4

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Tea Party members cheer at the prospect of letting an uninsured man die. Which candidates would Let Him Die? - http://www.LetHimDie.com/

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I just learned from the Linux Outlaws podcast how Alan Turing died. A shameful end to one of the great geniuses of the era. Homophobia fail.