Mirrors on the ceilings, and blogwatch on ice…

The Agitator: A reader asks, “Is there an organization advocating against paramilitary raids as a specialty? More generally, who [ACLU?] can one support that in some way is fighting against these daily raids?”

Church of the Masses: Pictures from Gethsemane.

Grylliade: More horror songs! (And yes, the title of this post is also a suggestion.)

Hit & Run: “When I went into [Stasi chief Erich] Mielke’s office, I saw it had the number 101, which in 1984 is the number of the torture chamber. 1984 was banned in the G.D.R. but of course, Mielke and Honecker had access to banned material. The guide told me that Mielke wanted this number so much that even though his office was on the 2nd floor, he had the entire first floor renamed the Mezzanine so that he could call his room 101.”

Julian Sanchez: Interesting post on negative vs positive liberty, though I’m pretty sure the last sentence only makes sense if you substitute “rights” for “the right.” (Insert “a lot of things make sense if you do that!” joke here….)

The Rat: RD Laing on the stranger with my face.