February 2010
28 posts
January 2010
30 posts
Obama Takes Crack At GOP For Not Applauding Tax... →
The Republican lawmakers in attendance sat on their hands while the president discussed policy provisions that, ostensibly, are very much in their philosophical wheelhouse. At one point, Obama turned to the GOP leadership with surprise: “I thought I’d get some applause on that side,” he said.
Someone on a forum I read also had this great observation about this moment:
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“For the working poor, the attack on ACORN is a tragedy. ACORN’s modest operation...”
– ACORN Is Back in the News, but the News Still Gets it Wrong (via azspot)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Heidi Montag: The monster we created →
Appearing on “Access Hollywood” a few days ago, Montag said, “I wasn’t happy with the way I looked … On blogs and after shows, people would circle my chin and say I had Jay Leno Chin. ” She’s right, they did. They also reviled her as “ugly” every step of the way, too.
So what did she do about it? Did she go quietly to live on a farm or help the...
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“Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal...”
– Ralph Nader (via azspot)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
History teaching standards tilt to right for Texas... →
AUSTIN – Texas high school students will have to learn about leading conservative groups from the 1980s and 1990s – but not about liberal or minority-rights groups – under U.S. history standards tentatively adopted by a politically divided State Board of Education on Friday.
The Republican majority on the board also gave a thumbs down to requiring history teachers and textbooks to provide...
Sometimes you have moments....
felldowntherabbithole:
…Life is full of Peaches, limes, lemons and Pears…
The whole post this line is from is worth reading (especially since I recently left my keys sitting in the ignition while I got a haircut) but I especially liked this little gem.
Six ways you can help in Haiti. →
apsies:
(descriptions at the source)
1) Text “HAITI” to “90999” to donate $10 to the Red Cross
2) Text “Yele” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti
3) Donate to Partners in Health (click here)
4) Donate to Architecture for Humanity (click here)
5) Donate to charity:water (click here)
6) Learn more about Haiti
WaPo: Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo →
complicatedshoes:
Best. Headline. Ever.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-10) →
fuckyeahladygaga:
Britney Spears Featuring Lady...
Lewd Acts - Nightcrawlers
I don’t follow...
Megan Phelps covers Lady Gaga's Poker Face →
I stopped taking the Phelps clan seriously a long time ago, it makes for some bizarre entertainment.
“I used to feel so alone in the city. All those gazillions of people and then me,...”
– Augusten Burroughs (Submitted by: flairey) (via quote-book) (via laughables)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3) →
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Woods (11)
William Elliott Whitmore (10)
So Many Dynamos (10)
Holopaw (3)
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“… the truest thing Britney Spears ever said was in a 2003 interview with...”
– via Hilobrow (via somethingchanged) (via apsies)