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日落结束后，窗外是科幻片的那种冷色调，都泛着蓝光，有不知道什么东西燃烧过的焦躁味道。远处新的图书馆正在进行最后的内部整理，看样子过不了多久就能用上。在楼上往外看的时候，会有点突然地平静下来，40多度的焦躁好像也有了去处。
不知廉耻的又过了个把月，最近这星期没有空调40多度高温的日子浪费起来好像也有了理由。没有长进，也没有在做事，只是空耗着等，跟猪一样吃垃圾食物，睡垃圾觉，看垃圾电影，感觉就像回到了封建农耕时代，连走路的步子都快不起来。
澳洲博士开的书店终于还是熬不下去转让了，到Macquarie大学去教书，人闲了就上网消磨时光，竟然想起八百年没见过的我，嘘寒问暖一番问的我无地自容，也只好强颜欢笑，实际上恨不得在脸谱上找个地缝钻进去，真是无颜见江东父老。不管是怎么对自己失望还是对这个国家失望，最后日子还是要一天天过，咱们中国人最擅长的就凑合着过日子，木办法。
要到南广州国出小半月的私差，听说南方温度要比北方凉快一点，最近稀里糊涂干扰视线的小事情太多，形形色色的人死去活来的瞎扯淡，就容我暂时消停消停吧。
昨天半夜12点的时候还有小朋友在马路中央踢球，真是放假了。早上被热醒的时候才6点多，外面阳光普照，远处飘着一块巴掌大的云，想要跟天气预报一样形成暴雨，还要加以时日吧。
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"In 1972 in Branzburg v. Hayes, this court ruled against the right of reporters to withhold the names of their sources before a grand jury, and it gave the power to the government to imprison those reporters who did. It was a five-four decision. Close. In his dissent in Branzburg, Justice Stewart said, "As the years pass, the power of government becomes more and more pervasive. Those in power" he said, "whatever their politics want only to perpetuate it, and the people are the victims." Well, the years have passed, and that power is pervasive. Ms. Armstrong could have buckled to the demands of the government. She could have abandoned her promise of confidentiality. She could have simply gone home to her family. But to do so would mean that no source would ever speak to her again, and no source would ever speak to her newspaper again and then tomorrow when we lock up journalists from other newspapers, we'll make those publications irrelevant as well, and thus we'll make the First Amendment irrelevant. And then how will we know if a president has covered up crimes? Or if an army officer has condoned torture? We, as a nation, will no longer be able to hold those in power accountable to those whom they have power over. And what then is the nature of government when it has no fear of accountability? We should shudder at the thought. Imprisoning journalists? That's for other countries. That's for countries who fear their citizens, not countries that cherish and protect them. Some time ago, I began to feel the personal human pressure on Rachel Armstrong, and I told her that I was there to represent her and not a principle. And it was not until I met her that I realized that with great people, there's no difference between principle and the person."
除了镜头拉的离人脸近到令人发指，整部电影都还不错。故事比较切合国情。演员还是珍珠港的Kate看头多一点。关于国家机器的反抗和个人理想的坚守，无论在哪个国家，都是如此珍贵。
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the Hours of Time River
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