May 2010
Reasons I'm high on life right now, despite all...
One of my daughters came down for a few weeks today after finishing her second year at university
The Boy and his GF are coming over for a couple of days midweek
I keep finding awesome music that I’d forgotten about
You guys
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nakedskeleton:
Digital - Joy Division
I...
“So just to summarize here: the deficit is caused by tax cuts for the rich, an...”
– A Question That Needs Answering: Who Will Be Hurt By Deficit Reductions? (via ryking)
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Americans: this is why we hate you
Because you’ve got nice hot weather, while here in The Land of Disappointment it’s another mild, cloudy day.
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The Normal - Warm Leatherette
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A strange, lonely and troubling resignation
The news of David Laws’ resignation was deeply shocking. It was not just that another young star had left the cabinet pointlessly.
Through the recent travails and sad ends of Shahid Malik, Jacqui Smith and many others, fans know to expect the unexpected of their heroes - particularly if those idols live a life that is shadowed by dark greed or fractured by private fortunes.
There are...
“There’s one way of doing that. Everyday people organizing, mobilizing, trying to...”
– Cornel West, on how to decrease corporate influence in American politics (via caraobrien) (via asprettyasasong)
“Beneath the social facade of this story of sexual privacy (however valid) is one...”
– Dan Poulton
The War is Making You Poor →
azspot:
The occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are making us poor. Right now, America spends $159 billion on contingency operations for the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. That’s enough money to eliminate taxes for everyone who makes under $35,000 a year, while cutting the deficit.
Progressive hero, Congressman Alan Grayson, is once again leading the charge to put an end to this...
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“…[H]ow is it possible for anyone with any reasonable awareness of the nonstop...”
– An Unnatural Disaster (via ryking)
Mathew Parkin just crashed my browser with his...
*Not Safe For Work, Or Anywhere Else For That Matter
'Hurt Locker' producer files massive antipiracy... →
infoneer-pulse:
The plaintiff will soon subpoena ISPs to identify the individuals behind the alleged IP addresses used for copyright infringement. Once people have been identified as targets, demand letters will go out. According to a settlement website in one of the earlier, related lawsuits, the plaintiffs are demanding $1500 to release each alleged pirate from liability. The penalties go up...
OK, I'll say it: nudawn and "Susan" are clearly a...
Susan: WTF is going on with this oil spill
Susan: its still spilling? hasnt it been over a week?
Me: The end is neigh
Susan: yeah for the south
Me: we need to move to alaska
Susan: closer to sarah palin??
Me: Thats where the fresh water is
Susan: I'll tell you what the problem is. People need to stop having babies. People are like 70% water. That's why there's no water left. Get rid of the babies.
“Hitchens’s pugilistic posture, with all its assumptions about an enlightened,...”
– irredenta: On Christopher Hitchens, Part II
“This world is a strange madhouse. Currently, every coachman and every waiter is...”
– Albert Einstein, 1920
Joss Garman has an excellent post comparing the campaign against relativity a century ago with the campaign against the science of climate change today:
At a time when The Guardian just reported another poll showing a drop in concern about climate change, and a New York...
Republican's new website is not exactly what they...
proustianmemory:
I’m not shortening this because, this, is breathtaking. I’ll bold the good stuff.
So on Tuesday, they set out to resolve that shortcoming. They announced that they would solicit suggestions on the Internet, then have members of the public give the ideas a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down. Call it the “Dancing With the Stars” model of public policy.
Republicans were very pleased...
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“Not saying that our workers in China are slaves, or that they feel as if they...”
– Fake Steve
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“Katie says if you get to the point where you’re putting safety nets on your...”
– Fake Steve
Spkn wrd: I am now Spkn wrd on Tumblr →
Faced with abandoning my Tumblr account or leaving it to wonder forever about where the heck I’d gone, I decided to turn it into something new. And this is it. A primarily video-based blog featuring writing advice, live performance and super stories.
So sorry if you followed me for, well, me. I…
Thr’s somthng rlly gd abt yr nw ttl, bt fr th lf f m cn’t wrk t wht t s
