February 2011
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December 2010
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August 2010
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America's Runaway Military Spending →
robot-heart-politics: azspot: But why should anyone want to cut the U.S. military budget? One reason is that—with $549 billion requested for basic military expenditures and another $159 billion requested for U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—the record $708 billion military spending called for by the Obama administration for fiscal 2011 will be nearly equivalent to the military spending of...
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March 2010
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February 2010
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Why Colin Gawel Is Rewriting The Book Of Rock →
Great article by Alexandra Kelley on Colin Gawel’s new CD and his “Rock and Roll Stimulus Plan”.
Feb 2nd
January 2010
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WatchWatch
In case anyone hasn’t seen this, it’s “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifinakis.  In this episode he interview Conan O’Brien.  Galfinakis’ timing is perfect.  Having Andy Richter as Zach’s sidekick makes it hysterical.  My favorite line is when Conan asks Richter why he’s on the show and Richter replies, “You don’t own me.”
Jan 19th
On Tweetups
funsizebytes: We were talking about how awesome it is that people from all over get together for these tweetup things. And acknowledged that it’s a little unusual. Ok “weird” — at least to “outsiders”. (I’ve mentioned that my mother came close-but-didn’t ask for an explanation of what we were doing in NYC and Boston last summer — all she cared about was that she had some time with The Boy...
Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
WatchWatch
The Daily Show makes fun of Glenn Beck’s et. al. crying over America’s lost values.  Zing.
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The Onion: VH1 Reality Show Bus Crashes In California Causing Major Slut Spill
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December 2009
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November 2009
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October 2009
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Oct 22nd
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For Immediate Relief: Speaking Like a Human
Merlin rocks: merlin: NewsGator Company Info - Press Archive I will apologize in advance if either Ms. Farrelly or Mr. Marshall (the presumptive authors of this press release) is a friend, relative, or colleague of someone I know. And I say this not to hurt feelings. But, wow. This is just horribly written. I mean, this is why I have no stick for people who whine about whether Strunk &...
Oct 20th
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For Immediate Relief: Speaking Like a Human
Merlin rocks: merlin: NewsGator Company Info - Press Archive I will apologize in advance if either Ms. Farrelly or Mr. Marshall (the presumptive authors of this press release) is a friend, relative, or colleague of someone I know. And I say this not to hurt feelings. But, wow. This is just horribly written. I mean, this is why I have no stick for people who whine about whether Strunk &...
Oct 20th
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Heavy infant in Grand Junction denied health... →
Unbelievable. robot-heart-politics: apsies: By the numbers, Alex is in the 99th percentile for height and weight for babies his age. Insurers don’t take babies above the 95th percentile, no matter how healthy they are otherwise. “I could understand if we could control what he’s eating. But he’s 4 months old. He’s breast-feeding. We can’t put him on the Atkins diet or on a treadmill,” joked...
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September 2009
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Sep 18th
Sep 18th
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This.
inthefade: Excerpts from Obama’s speech to school kids. I snipped a lot. You should read the whole thing. But at the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents, and the best schools in the world and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities. Unless you show up to those schools; pay attention to those teachers; listen to...
Sep 8th
Moving Letter to Obama on Healthcare →
Sep 7th
this entire blog post is pretty awesome.
sokeri: read it thebarmaiden: “President Obama graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. For all my Republican friends out there, magna cum laude is a Latin term meaning “with great praise”. Please turn to your Stepford wives and tell them it’s not something you can order on the all-you-can-eat menu at The Olive Garden. And the last time I checked he was the duly elected President of...
Sep 6th
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Oh no, I just realised a flaw in my thinking.
indefensible: I’m in favour of universal single-payer healthcare, with optional top-up insurance for those people who wish to have private rooms in hospitals etc. Pretty much what we have in Australia, I think is the right thing. The problem is, we need food more than we need healthcare, and I don’t have a problem with the profit motive in the business of food production. What am I thinking...
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August 2009
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