Obama Is Not Stalin

The only thing our 44th President and Iosif Vissarionovich Djugashvili have in common is that they’ve both had their faces on posters.

That’s certainly no reason to believe he wants to send your grampa to the crematorium.

Hey, Hipster Bitches!

Bodycon is back, right?

Well, it’s only fair–if you want to wear this:

You ought to pay your dues, and respect this:

Lycra sausage casings and high-rise jeans have a long and storied heritage that must be paid tribute. Back before you were born, nobody gave a fuck about irony—they were too busy having fun. You’ve heard of fun, right? It was really neat. People got drunk, turned the music up, sang along, and had sex with each other…all without a trace of self-mockery. Bet you wish you could.

Hope’s not lost. Innocent fun could be the latest silly retro trend. You don’t care if people laugh at your dippy plastic sunglasses or uneven beard, do you? So why should you care what they think of your new studied optimism?

Remember, kids: Spandex isn’t a toy, it’s a tool.

Iran Protests This Week…

STRASBOURG Iran demo: Mardi 4/8, 18:00, Place Kléber http://whereismyvote67.blog…

ATLANTA Iran protest: Tues. August 4, 6-9pm, Lenox Mall, Lenox & Peachtree http://tinyurl.com/ndvxhp

MONTREAL Iran demo: 8/5/09, 4:30-7pm, Phillips Sq, Sainte Catherine O. & Union http://tinyurl.com/kqjujr

IRVINE (CA) Iran press conference: Fri. August 7, 5:45-9pm, City Hall, http://tinyurl.com/m6rd54

TORONTO Iran flash mob: Sat. Aug 8, 11:45am-12:00pm Dundas Sq. Yonge & Dundas http://tinyurl.com/ms3geq

Developments in Iran

Despite police threats, protesters and mourners gathered Thursday in Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery in Tehran, the resting place of Neda Agha-Soltan, to commemorate her and others killed in the post-election violence:

Zahra Rahnavard, wife of Mir Hussein Moussavi, at the cemetery:

This is an excellent YouTube channel by peive17, containing many videos of the latest protests in Iran.

Today, the AP reports that 100 Iranian protesters have been put on trial:

“More than 100 opposition political activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and conspiring to topple the ruling system.”

Stalin put on show trials, too.