March 2012
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University of Virginia Football Player Goes On... →
cognitivedissonance:
Joseph Williams moved more than 30 times as a child, living in homeless shelters, church basements, and the homes of family friends. Now Williams, a junior safety on the University of Virginia football team, is taking up a cause supporting university workers who are barely making enough to get by.
Williams is one of 18 Virginia students participating in a hunger strike —...
The End of Ownership: Why Aren't Young People... →
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katiewashere:
I’ll admit that I have been thinking about buying within the next two years. But reading through the comments on this article, I started thinking about why I even wanted to do that.
And I really have no idea. Investment? Nope. More space for the kids? Nope.
Really? I think the reason is so I can say “hey, I’m single and making it on my own enough to buy a...
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“It doesn’t necessarily need to be a great singer to play the role,” the insider...”
– Whitney Houston Biopic Won’t Necessarily Cast An African-American Actress To Portray Legend - Huffington Post (via notime4yourshit)
I just…are we really about to try to white face a woman that just passed. Really? Somebody come get your cousins & beat them until they’re less stupid.
(via...
Scientific Study Shows That The Powerful and... →
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cactustreemotel:
chicken or egg?
I actually don’t think it’s chicken/egg. The likelihood of lying/cheating/stealing is related to the assumption the reward is deserved. The justification for the behavior is more often entitlement than anything else. So if you come from a place of privilege, you assume that societal rules that might prevent you from doing everything you want are...
February 2012
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The Five Best Quotes in Bloomberg’s Outrageous...
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Bloomberg’s Max Abelson, who’s carved out a fantastic beat providing Wall Street types with lengths of hangman’s rope, has anotherfantastic story today, this time about the tragic lives of bankers dealing with smaller bonus checks. (Spoiler alert: some of them have to do their dishes by hand.)
It’s a harrowing tale of discounted salmon and supermarket circulars, and you can and...
Sorry Goldstandardians: Gold Is Not Money
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politicalprof:
Gold is a naturally occurring substance that human beings choose to dig out of the ground or pick up on the surface, usually in or near riverbeds in which running water has exposed previously subsurface gold. It has historically been valued for its perceived beauty, its malleability, and its comparative scarceness. It is because of this last condition, its...
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I need an exercise routine.
The last few days/weeks have kind of given me some insight on why I am so irate. I think I just need to exercise. Years ago, when I took dance classes 6 days a week and practiced another 2-5 hours for a dance team 3 times a week on top of that, I was less irritable, and was better at managing my temper. Now that I’ve gone a few years without any form of regular exercise, I’ve noticed...
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“The federal minimum wage of $7.25, adjusted for inflation, is $2.75 lower than...”
– Chris Hedges (via azspot)
Proof that minimum wage needs a boost. (Matt, I thought about you, reading this)
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“Sadly the propaganda campaign launched in the 1960s has taken root. The radical...”
– Republican presidential candidate RICK SANTORUM, writing in his 2005 book It Takes A Family, essentially saying that women have no role in the workplace.
They’re just good for heterosexual sex, making babies and cleaning up the house, right, Rick?
Amazingly, about half of half of the country is...
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Texas TBagger Doctor Indicted In Largest Medicare...
abaldwin360:
Daily Kos - A Texas doctor was accused Tuesday in the largest Medicare fraud case in US history, with federal prosecutors charging him with scamming the government with $375 million in phony billings.
Justice Department officials announced that Dr. Jacques Roy was arrested in Texas and faces life in prison as well as fines of more than $250,000 if convicted.
The Los Angeles Times...
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The Multi-Touch Chinese Finger Trap
kohenari:
I wrote this piece on my MacBook Air and I proofread it on my iPad, devices which are dear to me and which power much of my work and recreation. Like many happy Apple customers, though, I’ve been forced to consider the very unhappy conditions under which these gadgets – and others like them – are produced. How should those of us who love and depend upon our electronics feel about the...
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BREAKING: NY Times, USA Today reporting that...
aatombomb:
So maybe it isn’t best to declare war on every nuclear-capable state?
………………^^^
“Romney won Mackinac County by 1 vote. 667 votes to Santorum’s, wait for it, 666...”
– @chucktodd (via brooklynmutt)
loooooool. Too. Good.
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jacob:
Next - Too Close
I can’t believe...
NPR now commits itself to avoiding the worst... →
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wilwheaton:
It says to itself that a report characterized by false balance is a false report. It introduces a new and potentially powerful concept of fairness: being “fair to the truth.” My verdict: Bravo, NPR.
NPR commits itself as an organization to avoid the worst excesses of “he said, she said” journalism. It says to itself that a report characterized by false balance is a...
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Why People Are Just Too Stupid for Democracy →
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I hate politics. Now I have science on my side. It’s easily apparent that people are frequently delusional about their own intelligence, now a study shows that it’s not just their own character they’re mistaken about, but that of others too. This of course means that people are wholly incapable of selecting the best person to be a leader which in turn leads to mediocre...
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“Q. Pregnant Teacher: My daughter’s fourth-grade teacher is unmarried and...”
– Knocked-up single teacher: Will she corrupt my daughter? - Slate Magazine
Wow. What a complete cunt. (via sarahchristine)
Seriously!!! I can’t believe this woman had the nerve to keep pressing the issue after the teacher gave a perfect response. I like the Answer the author gave to this...
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Sponsor of Alabama ultrasound law has financial... →
unknowablewoman:
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ladonnapietra:
Now isn’t that interesting.
Ugh.
hahahahahahah
oh god
I have to laugh
so as not to cry
Of course.
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“Capitalism has no built-in moral code other than maximizing profits. Whatever...”
– Doug Harvey (via azspot)
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Republicans: More Education, Less Reality →
think4yourself:
azspot:
College-educated Republicans are more likely to deny scientific reality.
Only 6% of scientists are Republicans now, and only 9% view themselves as Conservative.
File the first sentence under “disturbing & baffling”
Whoa, that makes me wonder what percentage of scientists are Liberal or Dem?
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The Coffee Addict: My brother knows racism before... →
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queerhairyvag:
Welp! That’s great! Gonna rant now! AS USUAL WHAT ELSE IS NEW
Before he was 8, things were fine and dandy and he’s a happy adorable snotrag!
He isin’t treated any differently and if he is, he’s too young to notice at the time.
He’s 10. He’s talented at creating animation…
Not trying to discredit his experience, as...
I went to sleep at 7:45pm last night.
What is happening to me?
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