Ethnic Plurality In The Caucasus

The hunter by BEOMHEE LEE

Change in water availability by 2100

Labeling the violent acts of those Muslim Others as “terrorism” - but never our own - is a key weapon used to propagate this worldview. The same is true of the tactic that depicts their violence against us as senseless, primitive, savage and without rational cause, while glorifying our own violence against them as noble, high-minded, benevolent and civilized (we slaughter them with shiny, high-tech drones, cluster bombs, jet fighters and cruise missiles, while they use meat cleavers and razor blades). These are the core propagandistic premises used to sustain the central narrative on which the War on Terror has depended from the start (and, by the way, have been the core premises of imperialism for centuries). That is why those most invested in defending and glorifying this War on Terror become so enraged when those premises are challenged, and it’s why they feel a need to use any smears and distortions (he’s justifying terrorism!) to discredit those who do.

Glenn Greenwald (via soupsoup)

Areas where Buddhism is a major religion and the predominant traditions

World Map showing the full extent of the European Union , its Overseas Countries and Territories, Exclusive Economic Zones, and Antarctic Claims.

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Overseas territories of the US

British Overseas Territories

London size compared to other European cities

Maps taken from mapy.sk, put together in paint.net.

Egypt issues stamps to mark new Suez Canal - but uses pictures of Panama Canal

Urban Sprawl: Two Orlando houses with adjacent backyards are separated by 7 miles of roads