Firth of Forth

"Like some of the nation’s prominent chief executives, Apple’s Timothy D. Cook has a simple proposal..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:17:47 -0400

“Like some of the nation’s prominent chief executives, Apple’s Timothy D. Cook has a simple proposal to help spur the economy and encourage corporate tax compliance: give American companies a tax break to bring to the United States untaxed profits parked overseas. But much of that money is already home.”

- For U.S. Companies, Money ‘Offshore’ Means Manhattan - NYTimes.com

summeromegadeth:

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:51:31 -0400

summeromegadeth:

squeela: Just say no to abusing bears who drink.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:58:14 -0400

squeela:

Just say no to abusing bears who drink.

brendangerous: Timly just broke me.

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:48 -0400

brendangerous:

Timly just broke me.

"The game seems rigged—and if it is, following the rules is for suckers."

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:03 -0400

“The game seems rigged—and if it is, following the rules is for suckers.”

- George Packer on what America has gained and what it has lost over the past generation: http://nyr.kr/19YhKOk

(via newyorker)

"A third of Tumblr’s active users come from households with incomes above $100,000 per year, giving..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:54:22 -0400

“A third of Tumblr’s active users come from households with incomes above $100,000 per year, giving it higher income skew than Facebook or Twitter, according to Comscore, the Web analytics firm.”

- Yahoo Tumblr Acquisition: It’s About Young People With Money (via brooklynmutt)

All of you just had your privilege checked — and placed on a matrix.

"It would be ironic if we have to rely on a Bush lawyer’s reasoning to block Obama’s prosecutors from..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:38:17 -0400

“It would be ironic if we have to rely on a Bush lawyer’s reasoning to block Obama’s prosecutors from going too far.”

- James Rosen named a co-conspirator: Why is Barack Obama’s Justice Department going after a national security reporter? - Slate Magazine

suburbantragic: My friend gave me a joke book from 1914. It...

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:06:45 -0400

suburbantragic:

My friend gave me a joke book from 1914. It walks a fine line between unintelligible and racist.

"I think some of the most powerful feminist depictions in art are the ones that show us how bleak..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:34 -0400

“I think some of the most powerful feminist depictions in art are the ones that show us how bleak life was for women before feminism, or for women who couldn’t or didn’t embrace feminist ideals.”

- In Defense of Daisy - Dana Goldstein

Prince George’s police use Taser on naked man they say shot a friend in the head - The Washington Post

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:38:43 -0400

Prince George’s police use Taser on naked man they say shot a friend in the head - The Washington Post:

Jesus.

"Benghazi was not a terrorist act. Or an act of terror. Or an act of terrorism. Before my Republican..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:50:15 -0400

“Benghazi was not a terrorist act. Or an act of terror. Or an act of terrorism. Before my Republican friends start getting red in the face, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t awful. Many awful things are not terrorism. Pearl Harbor wasn’t terrorism. Jeffrey Dahmer’s murders weren’t terrorism. Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill wasn’t terrorism. Terrorism is something quite specific: the intentional killing of civilians in order to achieve a political end. It’s the “civilian” part that makes it terrorism and not something else. Perhaps some conservatives think that any violent action committed by Muslims is terrorism, but it isn’t.”

- Benghazi Was Neither a Terrorist Attack Nor an Act of Terror

npr: The U.S. will soon begin to open combat positions to...

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:52 -0400

npr:

The U.S. will soon begin to open combat positions to women. That’s already the case in Israel, where women say it is an important step but doesn’t guarantee full equality. The military’s upper echelons remain male-dominated.

— Women In Combat: Some Lessons From Israel’s Military : Parallels

Photo: Larry Abramson/NPR

"Why, exactly, is it more in reporters’ interests to be more aggressive in its coverage of Obama..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:32:20 -0400

“Why, exactly, is it more in reporters’ interests to be more aggressive in its coverage of Obama right now than it was before? Easy. Now that ”the town” has turned on Obama, being as aggressive as possible in going after him will lead to accolades among media colleagues and ingratiate you with sources, including even Congressional Democrats who will presumably now distance themselves from the White House, in the knowledge that ”the town” has decided the President is in political trouble.”

- When the Village turns on a President

"The child boxers bring prize money back to their families. And Chai’s village and trainers,..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:14:12 -0400

“The child boxers bring prize money back to their families. And Chai’s village and trainers, yelling advice and pushing up against the barricades of the ring, don’t come just to cheer for him. They come to bet on him.”

- As Gamblers Gather, Thailand’s Child Boxers Slug It Out : Parallels : NPR

"The Obama administration is forecast to turn a record $51 billion profit this year from student loan..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:38:51 -0400

“The Obama administration is forecast to turn a record $51 billion profit this year from student loan borrowers, a sum greater than the earnings of the nation’s most profitable companies and roughly equal to the combined net income of the four largest U.S. banks by assets.”

- Obama Student Loan Policy Reaping $51 Billion Profit

(via bostonreview)

Man, 75, Accused of Running Prostitution Ring in New Jersey Senior Housing Complex | NBC New York

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:33:40 -0400

Man, 75, Accused of Running Prostitution Ring in New Jersey Senior Housing Complex | NBC New York:

A 75-year-old resident of a New Jersey senior citizen housing complex is suspected of running a prostitution ring that employed some elderly residents as sex workers, NBC 4 New York has learned.

filtermagazine: Pictured above are The Wild Feathers. Their...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:53:36 -0400

filtermagazine:

Pictured above are The Wild Feathers. Their drummer, Ben Jarvis, made a tour diary that you should check out HERE.

I hope it was written by his mentor, BenJarvus Green-Ellis.

langer: :/

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:51:16 -0400

langer:

:/

U.S.-trained Congolese troops committed rapes and other atrocities, U.N. says - The Washington Post

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:24:53 -0400

U.S.-trained Congolese troops committed rapes and other atrocities, U.N. says - The Washington Post

breakingnews: Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:36:14 -0400

breakingnews:

Israel’s Negev Desert is alive – with locusts.

NBC News: Huge swarms of the newly hatched critters have begun marching across the sand, devouring everything in their path.

With the help of high-tech irrigation methods, much of Israel’s desert has been transformed into lush farmland that supplies supermarkets across the country with fresh produce. But the swarm of locusts, which locals say is the worst infestation in decades, is threatening crops and farms.

Photo: Dead locusts lie under a bush after being sprayed with pesticide. (Dave Copeland / NBC News)

I’m a first-born.