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A Partisan History of the National Debt
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:36 PM EST (Crooks and Liars)
A great write-up with plenty of references.
Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan by Dahr Jamail -- Antiwar.com
Seeded on Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:34 AM EST (AntiWar.com)
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Beck claims Frank Rich and "Obama minions" at NY Times "act as the propaganda arm" of the White House
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:04 PM EST (Media Matters for America)
I laughed my ass off at this. This guy is an imbecile. Why do they give money to an imbecile??
You've Been Spoiling for a Fight? Progressives Just Put On the Gloves. Welcome To the Opening Round
Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:34 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Well you all have been talking a good PR game, and it's been holding ground for you. But I warned you, the left hasn't even started fighting. Until now. In the hope of saving you rightys a little time and energy...you should know, this fight is over.
Strollers recalled in USA Only - Americans Cutting Off Fingers, Europeans Have no Problem
Seeded on Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:47 AM EST (CNN)
In a separate statement, Maclaren's European arm said that no recall was being issued in the European Union, where there had been fewer reported injuries, despite higher sales.
Links to everything you might conceivably want to know about the health care reform bill
Seeded on Mon Nov 9, 2009 11:30 AM EST (Slate)
Slate's online guide to the health care reform bill
More 'Strategy' From the "Party of No"
Seeded on Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:57 AM EST (ScienceBlogs)
I forgot to mention this in my post about meeting Michelle Bachmann. While I was standing there waiting to get a picture with her, she was bragging to her followers around her that the House Republicans had kept bringing up pointless amendments.
The Answer Factory: Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model | Magazine
Seeded on Sun Nov 8, 2009 11:11 AM EST (Wired News)
Christian Muñoz-Donoso is going to make this job pay, he's got to move quickly. He has a list of 10 videos to shoot on this warm June morning, for which he'll earn just $200. To get anything close to his usual rate, he'll have to do it all in two hours.
NY-23: Scozzafava Endorses Democrat!
Seeded on Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:46 AM EST (msnbc.com)
State Assemblywoman Diedre Scozzafava, who abruptly withdrew as the GOP candidate in a New York congressional race, has thrown her support behind the Democrat rather than the Conservative Party candidate favored by fellow Republicans.
Reid Calls On Americans: "Push Hard" NOW the Fight Begins!
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:05 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Harry Reid calls on Americans. Moveon.org is praising him. A bill with a public option has been introduced. All you teabaggers and reform resisters, here is your notice: this is the opening bell. You are about to hear from the Obamanation.
Crazy Or Brilliant? Plan To Build Giant Floating Airport Off California Coast
Seeded on Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:34 AM EDT (infrastructurist.com)
The airport-in-the-ocean idea is not a new one. Among other places, Hong Kong did it recently–filling in 4 square miles of the South China Sea with rocks and dirt to build an artificial island. By all accounts the resulting facility is lovely.
Want 50Mbps Internet in your town? Threaten to roll out your own - Ars Technica
Seeded on Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:43 AM EDT (Ars Technica)
ISPs may not act for years on local complaints about slow Internet—but when a town rolls out its own solution, it's amazing how fast the incumbents can deploy fiber, cut prices, and run to the legislature.
G-20 Protester Arrested for Using Twitter. Iranian Protesters get International Praise, American Protesters Arrested
Seeded on Sun Oct 4, 2009 12:58 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Pennsylvania State Police arrested Elliot Madison alleging he used Twitter to direct the movement of protesters and inform them about law enforcement actions at last month's summit.
DeMint Defiantly Leads GOP Delegation To Meet With Illegitimate Honduran Post-Coup Government
Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 7:03 PM EDT (Think Progress)
excerpt: ""Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) has announced that he will be visiting Honduras today to meet with the de facto regime of acting Honduran President Roberto Micheletti in sheer defiance of the position taken by the US government and international community.
The History of the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay
Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT (globalsecurity.org)
In December 1903, the United States leased the 45 square miles of land and water for use as a coaling station.
You Thought the Segway was Cool? Amazing Unicycle Unveiled[video]
Seeded on Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:34 AM EDT (BBC News)
Car-maker Honda has unveiled a prototype of a battery-powered unicycle, deigned for the elderly. The one-wheeled U3-X "personal mobility vehicle" can travel at speeds up to six kilometres (3.7 miles) per hour and was shown off in Tokyo, Japan.
Muslims Mass at the Capitol, No One Cares. Why Not?
Seeded on Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:58 PM EDT (CNN)
Thousands of Muslims gathered Friday on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer that organizers said was intended to inspire American Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Where is the coverage? The photos, videos and interviews? Am I mistaken about the curious lack of coverage?
A McDonald's Is Never More Than 107 Miles Away
Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:00 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)
Saying McDonald's is ubiquitous in the United States isn't terribly newsworthy. But blogger Stephen Von Worley has creatively figured out the farthest distance any hamburger-loving American could be from the Golden Arches. (Hat tip to BuzzFeed)
Envion Oil Generator turns plastic waste into oil
Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:00 PM EDT (gizmag.com)
The ground-breaking Envion Oil Generator (EOG) gave its first public performance at the Montgomery County Solid Waste Transfer Station in Derwood, Maryland recently.
Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat? | Health and Wellness
Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:44 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
Chickens make up over 95 percent of all the animals slaughtered in the U.S. The sheer numbers killed are astounding. Over 9 billion chickens are slaughtered each year. That's 24 million a day, 300 per second.
A year ago, Beck called for a bailout bigger than $700 billion; now claims he "[h]ated" Bush for starting bailouts
Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:41 AM EDT (Media Matters for America)
From the September 22, 2008, edition of CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck and the September 21 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
ACORN CEO: "We will not stand for this modern day McCarthyism."[video]
Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:52 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
"Just because he's a United States Senator doesn't make his mouth a prayer book."
President Obama Grilling with Bobby Flay
Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:53 AM EDT (YouTube)
Chef Bobby Flay advises the President not to take a peek before flipping his steak at the White House Young Mens Barbeque on June 19, 2009.
White House Launches New Website, Moves Towards 'Cloud Computing'
Seeded on Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:34 AM EDT (Welcome to the White House)
Apps.gov is an online storefront for federal agencies to quickly browse and purchase cloud-based IT services, for productivity, collaboration, and efficiency.
Annie Le: Police Storm Lab Tech's Home
Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:17 PM EDT (thedailybeast.com)
More than a dozen police and FBI agents stormed the Middletown, Connecticut apartment of Yale lab technician Raymond Clark, mere hours after the New York Post reported that Clark was the infamous "person of interest" who failed a polygraph test during the investigation of grad st …
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Mark Steyn: Turning KSM into O.J.
Mark Steyn: Turning KSM into O.J.
Palin Booed By Her Own Followers After She "Pulled A Palin" And Skipped Out On Fans Who'd Been Promised An Autograph
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media
Not So Funny After All: Why the GOP Has Gone Completely Insane, and Why This is So Dangerous To Us All
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media
Yet More Mind-Bending Racism From the Right-Wing Media