From Maps of War
Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty
much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians,
Europeans…the list goes on.

This animated map of the Mid-East summarizes 5000 years of Ruling Powers in just 90 seconds.

Open the closets on Capitol Hill | Salon.com
“Silence about gay politicians is a relic of an era when gayness meant secrecy and shame. It’s a disservice to gay people, to voters, and to the politicians themselves.
By Louis Bayard
Photo by
Kelly Owen/Zuma Press

Mark Foley at a Palm Beach County, Fla., fundraiser.
Oct. 7, 2006 | In 1960, when Gore Vidal ran for Congress, his Republican opponent tried to spread word that Vidal was a homosexual. This was not, strictly speaking, news. Vidal had written one of the first explicitly gay novels in American …

Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right within Firefox. Just hit F8 or click the little pencil icon at the bottom right to bring up the
blog editor and easily post to your Wordpress, MovableType or Blogger
blogs.
I love this tool. You can set up and post to multiple blogs, as well as add tags to your del.icio.us account.

I bow to the inevitable and hereby launch my personal blog, Awareness Is Free, dedicated to critical thought and watchful awareness as a way of life.