January 2012
LA Times Names Journalist Kidnapped By Somali... →
journalofajournalist:
Der Spiegel editor-at-large Michael S. Moore, a Los Angeles native, has been kidnapped by Somali pirates.
Fuck.
“A person involved in Paul’s businesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity to...”
– Ron Paul signed off on racist newsletters in the 1990s, associates say. Again, it’s not so much that he’s a racist as that he played one for cash. (via ilyagerner)
AP sources: Woman accusing NYPD head’s son of sex... →
The son of New York City’s police commissioner has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who told authorities she got pregnant from the encounter and had an abortion, people familiar with the investigation said Thursday.
Greg Kelly, 43, was absent Thursday morning from his job as anchor of the popular local morning show “Good Day New York” and through a lawyer denied the...
Why No Responsible Democrat Should Want Newt...
robertreich:
Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich’s ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink.
Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased at the prospect that Gingrich could get the GOP nomination. The future of America is too important to accept even a small risk of a Gingrich presidency.
The Republican worry is understandable. “The possibility of Newt Gingrich being our...
Women comprised only 5 percent of directors on the... →
Brad DeLong: The British Economy Is Now Doing... →
Watchtheavc:
Alright you little freshmen bitches, Dazed And Confused is now part of The New Cult Canon.
“Yet as funny and pleasurable as it is, Dazed And Confused isn’t like Cheech and Chong, Harold and Kumar, or any of the straight-up pot comedies with premium re-watch value. Amid all those good vibes, there’s a melancholy tone that’s been curiously denied as the film’s cult following...
Dear media, please call it rape
capitalnewyork:
jessicavalenti:
Greg Kelly, son of NYC police commissioner Raymond Kelly and co-host of “Good Day New York” on Fox 5, is being investigated for sexually assaulting a woman. Yet the headline that just came up in my news feed was this:
The media needs to call sexual assault what it is. When headlines continually conflate rape and sexual assault with ‘sex’, they contribute to a...
johnwilkestooth asked: i'm finally about to seriously tackle Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 and i will probably message you and sansone about it at points as i imagine you and he are the only people i know who have read it. i'm excited.
“But maybe more importantly, the ability to criticize probably comes a bit easier...”
– Fuck yeah Shani Hilton is killing it this week. (via drunkengenius)
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Penguin defecates on state Senate floor |... →
“The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized...”
– Fidel Castro, who was the subject of several barbs during a GOP debate in Florida. (via officialssay)
“If a major earthquake were to strike India’s seismically vulnerable...”
– AP News: AP IMPACT: Delhi ignores own quake peril warnings
yeswecandance.ytmnd.com →
shortformblog:
pantslessprogressive:
Because ShortFormBlog asked, so I answered.
You’re the Man Now, Dog.
Welcome back to the mainstream-ish, YTMND.
“One in five men of prime working age did not go to work today.”
– Mitch Daniels • Speaking like a fictional character from a different era. (via shortformblog)
Watchcapitalnewyork:
Imagine the riff from “Let Me Clear My Throat” playing on loop every time they applaud #SOTU - @tanlines
Can someone .gif this?
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Girl Hears Mom Having Sex, Calls 911 →
Google said Tuesday it will require users to allow... →
joshsternberg:
This doesn’t sit well. At all.
The information will enable Google to develop a fuller picture of how people use its growing empire of Web sites. Consumers will have no choice but to accept the changes.
And of course, I await the iPhone commercials…
The policy will take effect March 1 and will also impact Android mobile phone users, who are required to log in to Google...
mehreenkasana:
Just heard a huge blast. My windows shook. What’s going on?
Who is Sheldon Adelson and What Has Newt Promised...
robertreich:
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino owner, is now the poster boy for what’s terribly wrong with our campaign-finance system. Adelson, you may recall, had, before the South Carolina Republican primary, donated $5 million to the pro-Gingrich Super Pac “Winning Our Future” – giving Newt a pile of money for negative advertising against Mitt Romney in South Carolina.
Adelson has done...
In Case You're Wondering Why Chris Christie Isn't...
politicalprof:
Chris Christie, the Republican Governor of New Jersey, was often touted as a serious contender for the Republican nomination for President in the early days of the campaign last year. He wasn’t. Why? Just read this headline from the New York Times:
“Christie Names a Gay Man and an Asian for the Top Court.”
Not in today’s Republican Party, anyway.
“Stay gold, Ponyboy.”
– A guy talking to a gold statue of a horse rider. (via suburbantragic)
Things I’m certain Pilot has said to her guinea pig.
Cold fried chicken eaten over the kitchen sink is...
anarchyandscotch:
Fact.
There’s no ring, there’s no ring on the phone anymore.
“The brainchild of anti-immigration groups like the Immigration Law Reform...”
– What Is “Self-Deportation”? | Mother Jones
“We are thought of as being submissive and given in marriage to big, bearded...”
– In ‘Love, InshAllah,’ American Muslim Women Reveal Lives - NYTimes.com
Supreme Court Reins In Police On GPS Trackers -... →
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police violated the Constitution when they attached a Global Positioning System tracker to a suspect’s vehicle without a valid search warrant, voting unanimously in one of the first major cases to test privacy rights in the digital era.
Texana Hollis, Evicted 101-Year-Old Detroit Woman,... →
