The New Yorker, Obama, and Real Tragedy

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It was pointed out to me that the average IQ needed to understand satire is 115. It’s been said, if the image of the cover of The New Yorker was limited to the oh so brilliant readers of the print publication it would be different (I’m not sure I agree …

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Love With The Proper Stranger(s)

Check out the ad To run in WAPO, featuring the dissatisfaction with the FISA vote.(PDF) Obtained from Firedoglake The Senate Votes this week. The ad, thanks to Blue America PAC and Color of Change If you didn’t show your dissatisfaction last time I posted about this, this time you may …

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Shoot The Messenger Please

A Huff Po post about an interview (show, performance piece, who the fuck knows), Lizz Winstead did with Tracie Egan and Moe Tkacik, two writers from Jezebel. Lizz is distressed about this interview, an interview in which two women she thought were clever, funny, insightful, and intelligent were none of …

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Heller versus D.C. – D.C. Loses

I (one of) the people of the United States, in order to fix an imperfect union, suggest we to do what the founding fathers would have expected anyone with half a brain to do – draft a brand new constitution applicable to the age in which we live. A constitution …

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I’d Like To Teach The World to Sing

June 20th is World Refugee Day. The Olympics, titled by some The Genocide Olympics, finds sponsor Coca Cola conspicuously silent. Coca Cola’s has been involved, their approach encompasses: immediate relief to those on the ground; investments to address water, one of the conflict’s underlying causes; and efforts to bring local …

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Drudge First, You’re Next

You’ve all heard the AP hoopla, they want bloggers to stop copying AP content, and recently went after The Drudge Retort for doing so. The AP want bloggers to pay them for content. Words Fees 5-25 $ 12.50 26-50 $ 17.50 51-100 $ 25.00 101-250 $ 50.00 251 and up …

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