What in the World?: 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

U.S. Capitalism Explained in Simple English by Michael Hudson and Why...

...it's bad for you.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Rap News 5: Wikileaks & the war on journalism: Must See!

Julian Assange

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Saturday, September 25, 2010

DOT; WORLD'S SMALLEST STOP-MOTION ANIMATION CHARACTER

Pretty amazing really...

Monday, August 30, 2010

Time-Lapse Shows Every Asteroid Discovered Since 1980 (VIDEO)

Interesting video; things appear a bit crowded around here;

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Time Lapse Growth of Unemployment; Disturbing

Friday, July 9, 2010

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Very Little North Korean Girl; virtuoso guitar player...

This will brighten your day;

Friday, July 2, 2010

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

Happy Birthday Aung San Suu Kyi; June 19, 2010

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Guillaume Nery; Base Jumping at Dean's Blue Hole

Dean's Blue Hole is the world's largest underwater sinkhole, plunging 663 feet to the ocean floor in a bay west of the Bahamas.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Monday, June 7, 2010

Al Jazeera; Fault Lines; Dying Inside...

...The Aging Prison Population in the U.S.

Part II;

Friday, May 28, 2010

Muntadhar Al-Zaidi; the Iraqi who threw his shoes at Bush...

The Iraqi shoe thrower is interviewed by Paul Jay of "The Real News Network", part 1;

Part 2;

Part 3;

http://tinyurl.com/35q7rc8

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Example of Two stupid westerners in Thailand...

Just as the protests started the government of Thailand warned foreigners "NOT" to get involved in any way because it violates Thai law and violators will be arrested.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Iceland Volcano Time-Lapse VIDEO

The accompanying music is beautiful;

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.

Chris Hedges; America: The Silence of a Nation

Powerful and right to the heart...

Friday, May 14, 2010

There is a very enlightening article for those interested in the intricacies...

...of Thai politics. The article is in Asia Times @; http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/LE13Ae01.html

Most westerners look at the situation here and do one of two things; they form immediate judgments based on an emotional response to news reports or; turn the whole thing off saying it's beyond their understanding.
In fact, with a little perseverance and good resources it can be mostly understood.

The Bangkok Post & The Nation are worthless for news of the protests.

For the latest updates one is far better off following BBC or The Guardian out of England. Thai news (at least English language version) is pathetic at best.
As of 2:30 pm Friday there has been no real progress in ending the protests.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thailand; another embassy closed (Dutch)...

...and the Finnish embassy moved a month ago because of the red shirt activity.
It doesn't appear there is going to be any definitive action taken anytime soon against the protesters. The violence continues...

It's Friday morning here (10 am).

Anarchy

Bangkok is in a state of anarchy. The U.S. and U.K embassies are closed.
The Thai government has lost all meaningful control of the country. The military and police refuse to act and by default are now creating a situation that is becoming ripe for another coup.

Do not come to Thailand for any reason. Bangkok is a powder keg and there is nowhere that can be considered safe. There are some areas in the north that should also be avoided; Khon Khaen being the primary worry.

Curiouser and curiouser; Seh Daeng taken down by a shot to the head...

...during an interview by a New York Times reporter. The situation here is degraded and not getting better. I would personally advise anyone coming to Thailand to avoid Bangkok at all costs because the situation is deteriorating. There are other S.E.Asian locals offering as much or more than Thailand at this time.