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Renisha McBride, 19yr old, unarmed woman murdered IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE STAY THE COURSE

Tess Powell Out Loud

Renisha McBride, 19yr old, unarmed woman murdered (shot in back of head), early Saturday morning. Image
Police are not releasing the name of shooter and have further stated it appears to be self-defense. Also the police initially lied to family and told them her body was dumped there, rather than killed there.

I know the first question will be, what does this have to do with Boycotting Florida? This is happening all over the country.

However, it is impossible & impractical to boycott the entire country. Florida has had a disproportionate amount of racially profiled deaths of unarmed, innocent minorities. Trayvon Martin’s murder has been a catalyst in a resurgence of minority and decent people of other ethnic groups to fight these “legal lynchings”.
 Boycotts are only effective when you zero in on one target, like Florida, because you can only make an example out of one area…

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Three reasons for the Egypt-Russia rapprochement

Nervana

Initially published in  AL-Monitor

CAIRO — In May 1958, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser started an 18-day state visit to Russia, a visit that officially marked a recalibration of Egyptian foreign policy away from the Western sphere, and toward the Soviet camp. Fifty-five years later, an Egyptian popular diplomatic delegation headed to Moscow in a visit that was described as fruitful and positive. The past is a prologue that can safely be applied to the current Egyptian-Russian relationship. In fact, many members of the delegation are known for their affection toward Russia. Actor Ezzat Al-Alayli spoke in a TV interview about the visit and how it rekindled past memories of his time in Russia in the sixties. Indeed, the sixties were the peak of this partnership, and Nasser’s tenure was marked by strong ties with the Russians —from military dependency to infrastructure projects, such as the Aswan high dam, educational missions…

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*NEW* Japanese Traditional Pictures Added To ATM Photo Archive

AMSTERDAM TATTOO MUSEUM

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The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum is proud to present a small portion of our Japanese Traditional Tattoo photo collection. Most of the pictures represented are from the early 1900s to present day. We will be updating the Photo Archive section periodically. Please click here to see the entire Japanese Traditional section. Thanks for looking and be sure to check back with us for more information and updates in the near future…

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