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- I think I have ABC figured out. The alternate timeline in Lost takes place during Flash Forward. Because neither show makes *ANY* SENSE. about 6 hours ago from web
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- So close to a vote on #hcr, but the current whip count scares me: http://dave.ly/hcrwhipcount - 191 Yes vs. 206 No (216 ayes needed to pass) about 13 hours ago from web
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Goodbye campaign finance laws!
(Flag via Adbusters)
Daily Kos has more about the Supreme Court’s horrible decision here. Basically, it overturns previous campaign finance laws and allows corporations to pour money into political campaigns
In a stinging dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens wrote that the ruling “threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the nation. The path it has [...]
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State of mind in Massachusetts
Drawing by Ted McCagg.
A lot of people feel pretty burned by what happened in Massachusetts yesterday, myself included.
Andrew Sullivan does a fantastic job explaining why many feel so shafted after last night’s special election.
The glee with which the GOP is greeting the end of any access too health insurance for millions of the working poor, [...]
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Two things you never talk about in an Irish pub
(Photo via Wikipedia)
“There are two things you never talk about in an Irish pub: religion and politics…”
Last summer, we traveled to Europe. The campaign to elect the next U.S. President was starting to ramp up and at that point, Barack Obama was a household name. This lead to an interesting conversation with a fellow in [...]
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Contrasting an American Life
Last year, I read Walter Isaacson’s fascinating biography on Albert Einstein, titled, “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
Earlier today, I decided to look for more work by Isaacson and found that he wrote another great biography, this time about Benjamin Franklin. The book was titled, “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.”
The tagline, “an American life,” struck a [...]
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The dark side of Dubai
Source: Mohamed Somji, via flickr (2007).
Just read this fascinating article about the dark side of Dubai, posted by the Independent in April of this year. The article is quite long, but it’s a pretty gripping exposé on the seedy, behind-the-scenes underworld of Dubai and the blind eye that rich tourists, ex-patriots, and locals take to [...]
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Oh no! Now everyone knows that I was born in Kenya too!
Just like our President!
Courtesy of the Kenyan Birth Certificate Generator.
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Obama – Found on Haight Street
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John Hodgman at Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner
John Hodgman on Obama’s nerd credentials. So funny!
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Stressing out about the economy
I’m a huge fan of Paul Krugman and his blog posts and op-ed pieces for the New York Times are required reading for me everyday. And more often than not, he seems to hit the nail on the head in terms of why we should be cautious about the economy.
I’m detecting a trend in commentary [...]
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How to fix the Senate