January 2012
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Mitt Romney Quotes Lesbian Poet Concerned About...
Mitt Romney regularly incorporates lyrics from “America the Beautiful” into his stump speeches. Little does he probably realize that the hymn was written by a progressive feminist lesbian who composed it to critique country’s greed, excess, and growing economic inequality. via thinkprogress.org Mitt Romney regularly incorporates lyrics from “America the Beautiful” into his stump...
December 2011
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The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011
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October 2011
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What the Costumes Reveal -- an appalling lack of...
via nytimes.com On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes. Steven J. Baum is, in fact, the largest such firm in New York; it represents...
"How Occupy Wall Street Cost Me My Job" -...
via boingboing.net how you could quickly go from being part of the downtrodden 99% to being part of the “no, really, unemployed and utterly fucked” contingent: your boss could see a photo of you holding up a sign at a protest and fire you the next day.
Keep Wall Street Occupied - "postage paid"
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Herman Cain All you can do is give that woodchuck...
via youtube.com Herman Cain lays it on the line, warning against “big potato moths”. Recommends we “throw out the good guys’ coal.” ol rotten eagle’s next. nachos and hogwash! i’m a leave a dime so you can eat at white castle. I said babyer breath is stinkin. Big Potato Bombs. Mexican people don’t eat sugar especially when it’s mixture...
I'm Getting Arrested smartphone app - Android...
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Parks and...
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Oakland Policeman Throws Flash Grenade Into Crowd...
via youtube.com After protesters ran to the aid of a badly-injured person, Oakland Police deliberately lobbed a flash grenade into the crowd.
Live Stream From Protests in Oakland [Updates on...
via thelede.blogs.nytimes.com
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Google Transparency Report Google transparency...
United States ◄January to June 2011► Content Removal RequestsUser Data Requests92Content Removal Requests Government requests for removal of content from Google services.757Items requested to be removed A single government request may cover one or multiple items. 63%Removal requests fully or partially complied with Observations on Content Removal Requests We received a request from a...
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occupy wall street - USMC Sgt Shamar Thomas on...
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Ben & Jerry's Support Occupy Protesters Around The...
via buzzfeed.com “To those who Occupy: We stand with you.”
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land of confusion. This is the world we live in....
via youtube.com i miss the scene wherein ronald reagan blows up the world in the original “genesis” video.
September 2011
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Efforts to stop Palestinians from winning...
via economist.com THE Palestinians are edging closer to getting a recognised state, at least on paper. Their application to the UN’s Security Council, pencilled in for September 23rd, will be rebuffed by an American veto. But if they then go to the UN General Assembly, which seems likely sooner or later, the Palestinians will win an overwhelming majority. The “observer” status that would be...
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MSNBC: NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall...
via youtube.com An excellent piece of main stream coverage on this past weekend, I’m sure this video wont be up long, but figured the folks looking at the vids on this channel would appreciate it.
August 2011
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Cheney’s Book Features Foreword by Satan. -...
via jackdean.posterous.com Couldn’t Put it Down,’ Says Prince of Darkness NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – Publishing circles were abuzz today with the news that the new memoir by former Vice President Dick Cheney features a foreword by an unusual contributor: Satan. In his introduction, the Prince of Darkness said he rarely reads political memoirs but made an exception in the case of Mr....
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Cheney’s Book Features Foreword by Satan.
via borowitzreport.com Couldn’t Put it Down,’ Says Prince of Darkness NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – Publishing circles were abuzz today with the news that the new memoir by former Vice President Dick Cheney features a foreword by an unusual contributor: Satan. In his introduction, the Prince of Darkness said he rarely reads political memoirs but made an exception in the case of Mr....
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Vermont towns vote to arrest Bush and Cheney. Have...
via reuters.com Voters in two Vermont towns on Tuesday approved a measure that would instruct police to arrest President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for “crimes against our Constitution,” local media reported.
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British Prime Minister Does a 180 on Internet...
British Prime Minister Does a 180 on Internet Censorship Commentary by Eva Galperin After several days of destructive riots throughout the UK, British Prime Minister David Cameron is practically tripping over himself in his eagerness to sacrifice liberty for security. In a speech before an emergency session of Parliament today, Cameron...
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Airplane Circling Wall Street With Banner: 'Thanks...
via huffingtonpost.com On Tuesday, less than a week after Standard and Poor’s downgraded U.S. credit for the first time in history, a plane circled lower Manhattan with a banner that read: “Thanks for the downgrade. You should all be fired,” according to a tweet by AmericanBanker. It has since come out that the stunt was paid for by an unnamed broker from St. Louis,...
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Moving VIdeo: Darcus Howe "this is an insurrection...
via youtube.com Darcus Howe, a West Indian Writer and Broadcaster with a voice about the riots. Speaking about the mistreatment of youths by police leading to an up-roar and the ignorance of both police and the governement.
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anonymous takes down the ministry of Defense...
via mod.gov.sy anonymous takes down the Ministry of Defense of Syria website. ”To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of Bashar Al-Assad…. ” وزارة الدفاع السورية : انشقوا. توحدوا. اصلحو - The Syrian Ministry of Defense: Defect. Unite. Reform.
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Face-matching with Facebook profiles: How it was...
caption: Carnegie Mellon’s Alessandro Acquisti shows how to use Facebook to ID people on dating sites and on the street (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET) LAS VEGAS—Facebook’s online privacy woes are well-known. But here’s an offline one: its massive database of profile photos can be used to identify you as you’re walking down the street. A Carnegie...
July 2011
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your problem is not my emergency.
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Mancession to He-covery [CHART]
via economix.blogs.nytimes.com We’ve written many times before about how men bore the brunt of the job losses during the recession, but have been benefiting disproportionately from the modest job growth during the recovery. Indeed, while the number of jobs held by men has grown by 768,000 since the recession officially ended in 2009, the number of jobs held by women today is actually lower...
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Mancession to He-covery [graph]
via economix.blogs.nytimes.com We’ve written many times before about how men bore the brunt of the job losses during the recession, but have been benefiting disproportionately from the modest job growth during the recovery. Indeed, while the number of jobs held by men has grown by 768,000 since the recession officially ended in 2009, the number of jobs held by women today is actually lower than...
June 2011
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FTC says "yes" to Facebook activity inclusion in...
FTC says “yes” to Facebook activity inclusion in background checks By Rich Harris | June 20, 2011, 2:22pm PDT Summary The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has just given Social Intelligence Corp the go ahead to include Facebook profile activity in it’s background checks when screening employees. You now have another reason to check your...
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i just got offered a loan with a 96% APR. wow....
u·su·rynoun /ˈyo͞oZH(ə)rē/ The illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest Interest at such rates Web definitions an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Usury (, comes from the Medieval Latin usuria, “interest” or from the Latin usura “interest”) originally meant the charging of interest...
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Paul Ryan Vows to Continue dr Kevorkian’s Work. -...
via jackdean.posterous.com
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Paul Ryan Vows to Continue dr Kevorkian’s Work.
Paul Ryan Vows to Continue Kevorkian’s Work Medicare to be Replaced with ‘Kevouchers’ WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a somber Congressional ceremony, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) eulogized the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian today, vowing to “honor his legacy by continuing his good work.” “Dr. Kevorkian tried to ease the transition of seniors into the great beyond,” an emotional Rep. Ryan...
May 2011
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listening to "John Coltrane Quartet - A Love... →
listening to "John Coltrane Quartet - A Love... →
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it was an hour late, but the bay area did have a...
via earthquake.usgs.gov Well, at least the Bay Area had a wee earthquake (3.6) on #rapture day California-Nevada Fault Map centered at 38°N,122°W
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Apocalypse Not Yet: The 9 Best Tweets About the...
1 of 10 Michael Williamson / The Washington Post / Getty Images 1 of 10 Family Radio Silenced The much-awaited time — 6 p.m. on May 21, 2011 — came and went in most of the...
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God: ‘I’ll End the World When I’m Good and Ready."...
via borowitzreport.com NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – After a much-heralded End of the World failed to materialize on the appointed day, May 21, Almighty God held a rare press conference in New York to discuss the matter. Dressed in His trademark flowing white robe and carrying a thunderbolt, God seemed visibly irked by the predictions calling for the world to end this Saturday. “I’ll end...
How to prepare for The Rapture #rapture2011
via guardian.co.uk
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Much Ado About Nothing. Obama had 3 significant...
via foreignpolicy.com President Obama had three significant challenges for his “major address” on the Middle East: Explain his administration’s seemingly contradictory responses to uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, and Syria Support the forces of democratic change in the region; and Describe how to manage the conflict between our interests and our...
Much Ado About Nothing - By Kori Schake | Foreign...
via foreignpolicy.com
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RAP NEWS 8: Osamacide video
via youtube.com ’s the end of an era. The decade which opened with a ferocious attack in the United States of America, closes with the announcement of the death of its greatest and most conveniently disney-like villain, Usama Bin Laden. In a decade which has been dominated by the Empire Strikes Back, our affable and dextrous host Robert Foster invites us to scrutinise the events...
We're #1 -- Ten Depressing Ways America Is...
We’re #1: Charting American Exceptionalism via jackdean.posterous.com
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We're #1 -- Ten Depressing Ways America Is...
April 20, 2011 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. Recent research contradicts the fundamental tenet of American exceptionalism. A Brookings Institution report comparing economic mobility in the...
Jack needs more epicness in his life
Jack needs more epicness in his life.
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My Autocorrect just changed "OMG Osama's dead" to...
via talknerdytomelover.com This has been an actual Facebook Status Update.
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so facebook IS the matrix: WikiLeaks' Assange:...
WikiLeaks’ Assange: Facebook Is ‘Appalling Spying Machine’ By Nicholas Jackson May 2 2011, 9:32 PM ET Julian Assange, the man behind WikiLeaks, is not done yet. The Australian whistleblower has already released thousands of government documents labeled top secret, but he’s staying in...
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The Ability to Kill Osama Bin Laden Does Not Make...
Osama Bin Laden, evil incarnate, has justified so, so much American violence in the 21st century. We have launched two wars and executed God knows how many covert military operations in the ethereal, never-ending fight he personifies. We have made racial profiling of Muslim Americans normative, turned an already broken immigration system into an arm of national defense, and reversed decades...
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louder than a 1000 words? Photos of @BarackObama &...
Photos of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Co. Watching Osama Bin Laden Mission Categories: Barack Obama, Joe Coscarelli, Osama Bin Ladin, Photo Op, Photography, Terrorism, White House The official White House photographer Pete Souza captured a dramatic series of images yesterday, May 1, 2011, in the Situation Room of the White House as...
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COINTELPRO #video by @tommybunnz1
via youtube.com Is it true all people in power who fight for civil rights get assassinated?
April 2011
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Trump Unable To Produce Certificate Proving He's...
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Trump is really proud of himself: With President...
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