January 2012
5 posts
December 2011
2 posts
“One thing I learned from drinking is that if you ever go Christmas caroling, you...”
WatchFriday.
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
8 posts
September 2011
8 posts
Hard to believe Jimi would have been 69 this...
The Falling Man →
In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, he might very well be flying. He appears relaxed, hurtling through the air. He appears comfortable in the grip of unimaginable motion. He does not appear intimidated by gravity’s divine suction or by what awaits...
August 2011
6 posts
Debt increase by presidents: Reagan 186%, Bush 54%...
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WatchOtis
July 2011
3 posts
In 50 years, taxes have never been lower.
stfuconservatives:
stfuhypocrisy:
leftish:
If the Republican theories about the economy worked, we would be having a boom right now. We’re told over and over again that if we lower taxes, people will create jobs, and it will trickle down, and it never, ever, ever fucking happens.
~ Dan Savage, founder, itgetsbetter.org
He might be an asshole, but he makes a good point.
“The truth has a...
June 2011
1 post
Bon Iver - Blood Bank (Troy Hill remix)
May 2011
9 posts
Vermont, the Land of Healthy Firsts →
blakewhitman:
Vermont is a land of proud firsts. This small New England state was the first to join the 13 Colonies. Its constitution was the first to ban slavery. It was the first to establish the right to free education for all—public education.
This week, Vermont will boast another first: the first state in the nation to offer single-payer health care, which eliminates the costly insurance...
“To recap: Goldman, to get $1.2 billion in crap off its books, dumps a huge lot...”
– Another month, another terrifying expose of Goldman Sachs from Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi, who chronicles how Goldman Sachs spent the better part of a decade selling off bad investments, betting that they would fail, and then taking your tax money to pay off the loans. And now I now exactly where...
April 2011
12 posts
Soup: Almost Dawn in Libya: Chris & Tim, Heading... →
cjchivers:
We’re numb here as the clock nears 4:30 a.m., and we’re not quite sure what to do. The deaths of Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington on Tripoli Street still seem unreal. Bryan just walked off from the little space we’ve been huddled in, working. He’ll sleep soon, I hope. The work…
