Orwell's Diaries Go Online Today

Previously unpublished George Orwell diaries are being released online as a daily blog. The first entry, from Aug. 9, 1938, will appear online Saturday, exactly 70 years after Orwell wrote it. The diaries shed light on European history and Orwell’s life.

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saturday morning me//
hempwrap holding up a nappy head/
sneakin' up on the mirror as I get outta bed/
then i hava cuppa cuppa matè/
twista twista twist it for me dante/
missing my captain/i'm missing skye/
nestmaker rejoice/she's not gonna fly/
Sister Morphine, you know what to do/
nightmares are now dreams found new/
so how about you? how about you?/

"Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac." –- George Orwell

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'Mission Accomplished'. Remember that bullshit call and how far off it was? It's not even 'Newsweek Lied; People Died', because we don't know the truth yet. It's just one thing after the other. Isn't it time to get the fuck outta there? Link

Today's Quote
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. --George Orwell