January 2012
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Steven Van Zandt: There Is Only One Issue in... →
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December 2011
63 posts
Missile shipment confirmed aboard detained vessel →
Well. This is disconcerting…
Some Finnish site…:
A British cargo vessel detained at Kotka harbour has been found to be carrying a shipment of American-made Patriot missiles. According to information received by YLE, the missile shipment originated in Germany and is destined for South Korea. Onboard the ship are 69 of the missiles with their explosive warheads and propelling charges.
The...
Boehner’s office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP... →
Yes, this is an excellent way to run government.
The Raw Story:
A strange thing happened Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill.
As Rep. Stenny Hoyer (D-MD) attempted to call for a vote to extend a payroll tax cut to middle class and working Americans, his Republican colleagues adjourned the House and walked out of the chamber. And if that weren’t odd enough, it got even stranger: As Hoyer...
Let's Weigh The Internet (Or Maybe Let's Not) →
Read this.
Robert Krulwich - NPR:
A few years ago, a physicist named Russell Seitz asked himself, “How much does the Internet weigh?” By which he meant, how much does the whole thing, this vast interlocking web of content pulsing through 75 to 100 million servers staggered all over the world, what’s its total weight?
The Internet is not something I would ever think to...
Super PACs: The bad cops of 2012 - Robin Bravender... →
POLITICO:
The bad cops of 2012 are here.
Super PACs with ties to Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum launched a negative advertising blitz this month in Iowa that has let the candidates – with ties to the groups – stay above the fray while the outsiders do the dirty work.
The blitz is a blatant example of a game cropping up across the country, where candidates like Elizabeth Warren in...
White House Faces Tough Choice On Iran Sanctions :... →
NPR:
Let Iran off the hook or undermine the global economy? Slap sanctions on an Iranian energy company or provide Europe with an alternative to Russian gas? Washington policymaking is especially difficult when the aims conflict, and few cases illustrate that principle more clearly than the challenge of finding a way to punish Iran without hurting someone else.
Congress last week approved...
Robert Reich: The Defining Issue: Not Government's... →
Robert Reich:
The defining political issue of 2012 won’t be the government’s size. It will be who government is for.
Americans have never much liked government. After all, the nation was conceived in a revolution against government.
But the surge of cynicism now engulfing America isn’t about government’s size. It’s the growing perception that government isn’t working for average...
In Thailand, an Innovative Fight Against Cervical... →
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Eureka! Ditching DRM Decreases Piracy |... →
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The Job Killers | Mother Jones →
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McConnell To House GOP On Payroll Tax: It’s Over |... →
Thank goodness.
TPM:
As gently as he could, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) just called on House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to cave and pass the Senate’s payroll tax cut compromise.
But make no mistake: McConnell has essentially pulled the rug out from under his counterparts in the House as the political price Republicans are paying for reneging on the deal struck with...
Foodies, Get Thee to Occupy Wall Street →
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Adult content filters can't replace good parenting... →
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Why Occupy Wall Street is Bigger Than Left vs.... →
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How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public... →
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The Dangers in Classifying the News | Electronic... →
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'Stimulated' stem cells stop donor organ rejection →
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An Inconvenient Beverage →
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Alternative energy policies are hurting the middle... →
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Report into undercover police delayed after new... →
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Okay, maybe not yet… →
Darrell Issa on Twitter:
BREAKING: Judiciary has scheduled the rest of #SOPA markup next Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 9 AM EST.
:-(
WE WIN! For now… →
SOPA has been tabled for the year. Hope we can kill it completely next year…
TPM
The case for piracy – Blog – ABC Technology and... →
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'Occupy Wall Street' -- It's Not What They're For,... →
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Possibility Is Thrust of 100-Year Starship Study -... →
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THE DAILY STAR :: News :: Middle East :: Saudi... →
The Daily Star:
A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the Interior Ministry said.
Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
Isn’t...
Sacking Unemployment Benefits →
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AlterNet: The $1 Trillion Student Loan Rip-Off:... →
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OWS's Beef: Wall Street Isn't Winning It's... →
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Time to Occupy Earth →
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Occupy College | The Nation →
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Rich People Create Jobs! | Mother Jones →
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World's most powerful laser to tear apart the... →
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Inequality and Bullshit -- Daily Intel →
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Mike Bloomberg's Marie Antoinette Moment | Matt... →
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SpaceX: HOLY SHIT, WE ARE LIVING IN THE FUTURE →
SpaceX, one of the first private companies to put a commercial space vessel into earth orbit, got clearance from NASA today to dock with the International Space Station, on a cargo resupply mission. On February 7. A company that is less than 10 years old, and became the first private company to put a spaceship into orbit and then recover it one year ago today, is docking with the ISS in 2...
The War Against the Poor →
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The CIA's unaccountable drone war claims another... →
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Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind Poll Shows Fox News... →
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Congress Weighs Taking the War-on-Drugs Approach... →
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Daily Kos: CA Christian Coalition: Anti-gay... →
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The shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy |... →
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Why You Shouldn't Donate to the Salvation Army... →
The Bilerico Project:
It’s your money, but consider this…
As the holidays approach, the Salvation Army bell ringers are out in front of stores dunning shoppers for donations. If you care about gay rights, you’ll skip their bucket in favor of a charity that doesn’t actively discriminate against the LGBT community.
The Salvation Army has a history of active...