August 2011
3 posts
On Irene's appearance
Mom: You know, I'm starting to think this storm really is a big deal.
Me: Just now? Are you serious? Have you SEEN what the storm looks like?
Mom: No.
--is shown radar screen with large blots of red and green--
Mom: Wow! Pretty!
Me: No, Mom, HUGE. The word we're looking for is HUGE.
Oh, no, that is NOT a fair comparison. RIGHT?
“This is the uprising of the working class. We’re redistributing the wealth,” said Bryn Phillips, a 28-year-old self-described anarchist, as young people emerged from the store with chocolate bars and ice cream cones.
Phillips claimed rioters were motivated by distrust of the police, and drew a link between the rage on London’s street and insurgent right-wing politics...
