macrology

1704 pts · August 25, 2014


Learning to See: A collection of photographs gathered over the course of a year in an effort to better understand the art of photography.

Pretty sure it's from the movie Red Dragon. One of the Hannibal Lecter movies.

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In a country (USSR) of 200,000,000 rather than 330,000,000. The meme wants to make a valid point, but draws the worst possible comparison.

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Penetration with fingers.

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Someone downvoted you and I restored the balance. This is absolutely true. Though response failures were also a major issue there too.

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It was also a dismal emergency response failure on just about every front.

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Katrina was not a natural disaster. It was a failure of flawed and outdated flood protection systems and unabated man-made coastal erosion.

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and existed in some form until 1898 when Jim Crow reared its ugly head. It's an oft-overlooked segment of LA history and merits recognition.

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rather successful in spite of persistent white supremacist opposition to their existence. These schools flourished for nearly a decade /3

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an integrated school in Louisiana. New Orleans had desegregated schools during the Reconstruction period that were, for a period of time, /2

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I approve of this post and the sentiment behind it, but as a matter of historical fact, Ruby Bridges was not the first black student in /1

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(Sorry, couldn't include more text than the link. That ukiyo-e print is probably what inspired that moment in the film.)

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But. . . that's a Louis Malle film.

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Americans are so egocentric and oblivious to global political trends that they have to be the best at everything, even at being the worst.

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Over 30% of Asian voters voted for Trump. He did especially well with Filipino and Vietnamese people.

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knowledge of the current political climate in Serbia and the surrounding areas is scant. But to say that they went unpunished is a stretch.

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who evaded capture or got acquitted and retained some power - the guy's statements are too vague to really draw any conclusions, and my /5

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ranged from soldiers and generals to prime ministers, presidents, and other major political players. Now, there could very well be others /4

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does not include a few dozen cases that were acquitted or transferred to national courts - only those who were convicted or died. These /3

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and served anywhere from 10 years to life in prison (assuming they didn't die before their trial ended, like Slobodan Milošević). That /2

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I support the sentiment, but for the sake of accuracy, it's not entirely true. Over 75 Serbs were convicted in an international tribunal /1

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It is, but reports have been kind of vague. Sounds like they're either heart attacks or strokes.

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One was shot in the neck, three more died of medical emergencies. All Trumpers. Though I believe a cop also succumbed to head trauma today.

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For real. (Though I have to admit, it does pain me a little to see store-bought broth poured into a perfectly good roux.)

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Cajun and Creole versions of both exist. One of the major distinctions: Creoles use tomatoes in a lot of their cooking and Cajuns don't.

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