December 2010
22 posts
Dec 24th
“Assange had a lot of help making Sweden look like the last place on Earth that...”
– Scott Adams (via azspot)   Look, I like Scott Adams and azspot, but this is really, really not cool.  Adams says: “The unintended consequence of his [Assange’s] actions is that he managed to make Sweden look like a country that’s governed by congenital idiots and populated with...
Dec 20th
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Dec 18th
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Politics →
Turning and turning in the widening gyre  The falcon cannot hear the falconer;  Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;  Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,  The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere  The ceremony of innocence is drowned;  The best lack all conviction, while the worst  Are full of passionate intensity. 
Dec 16th
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Phone-Wielding Shoppers Strike Fear Into Retailers →
I always check the reviews on http://www.makeupalley.com on my iPhone before buying something new from Sephora, and seeing me do so inevitably makes the employees visibly uncomfortable. Power of the phone, indeed!
Dec 16th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Prediction:in 2040, future Glenn Beck takes credit...
With Glenn Beck identifying himself with Dr. MLK jr. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-greenwald/glenn-beck-is-not-martin_b_695027.html) and Sarah Palin comparing herself to Elizabeth Cady Stanton (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Jeannette_Lacey/reflections-on-faith-and-_b_788344_69135149.html) I’m making a prediction here and now that in 2030 or 2040, conservative talking...
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Dec 3rd
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“Alaska, home to Sarah Palin, and where two fiscally conservative Republican...”
– Smart Republicans, Stupid Democrats If Democrats are the big spenders, why do Republican states get the money? By Shankar Vedantam
Dec 3rd
Mike Hudack: Why Obama Should Extend the Bush Tax... →
robertreich: The President should propose that the Bush tax cuts be extended for EVERYONE — but only on their first $250,000 of income. Hey, wait a minute. That’s exactly what he is proposing. EVERYONE gets a continuation of the Bush tax cuts on the first $250,000 of their incomes. If your…  THANK you.  Please everyone, keep repeating this- it’s a really basic and...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd
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“Boston Sunday Globe November 11, 2001 The Observer-Sam Allis The Hard...”
– Sorry for the dense block of text, but I think this essay sums up exactly how I feel today.
Dec 1st