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Website Wednesday

 

OK, I vote for Obama. 

 

Apologies to the world's people for voting to re-elect a president who very selectively chooses whose fight against oppression is worthy of US support. 

 

Apologies to all who bravely protest economic inequalities and face arrest and police brutality because apparently the swish of a police baton sounds like the soft breeze of spring to him. 

 

Apologies to journalists and whistle blowers who bravely try to decimate "classified" information in the face of the more and more surrealistic punishments (no public trial; indefinite detention) our "democratic" government delights in imposing. 

 

Apologies to all because our plethora of nuclear and non-nuclear weapons has the US straddling the world as an ignorant, greedy giant and with a president whose primary goal is to save capitalism, I don't see much succor for you ahead. 

 

But for all our daughters and for all women whether they understand the consequences or not, if I don't vote I'll have on my conscience that I contributed to the election of a Republican candidate who has promised to establish a constitutional ban on abortion. Some say the Republicans are moving us back to the 1950s; they are moving us back to the 19th century and into Taliban West.

 

In keeping with my existential view of the world ("the world is absurd, but you do the best job you can"), I give you:

 

http://www.disinfo.com/ 

 

which says of itself: Disinfo.com, our web presence, collects the most shocking, unusual and quirkiest news articles, podcasts and videos on the web, most of which are submitted by the site’s visitors. It is our intent that Disinformation becomes news that you did not know you needed … based on the idea that anyone can define what news is today in our hypermediated, cybercultural world. If you would like to join us in this task, just read on....We disagree with any labels such as “progressive” or “conservative,” “left” or “right,” “right” or “wrong” … How can someone truly be well-informed in an ideological box or in the echo chamber of today’s most popular blogs? If you have a difference of opinion, we welcome it.

 

I like this site because you get to read about the Pussy riots I like it because their current first article is headlined: Hitler Was Not a Leftist and then links to articles on Nazism and ideological labeling. I like it because you can read about Nikola Tesla and a proposed museum in his honor on Long Island. And, if you, like me, have only a passing knowledge of Tesla and his scientific contributions there is a link to a wickedly funny, informational site about the guy.

 

There is a biting vitality about this site that's worth a bookmark and repeat visits. Enjoy.