December 2010
“We find ourselves in the position of survivors of a shipwreck clinging to a life...”
– Frank Schaeffer (via azspot)
Fred’s Op Ed →
Dear Mr. President:
As you know, you are well and truly hated by the people FDR’s generation called “the malefactors of great wealth.” They have found ways to divert an appallingly large fraction of our nation’s treasure to their pocketbooks and they are afraid you won’t let them go on doing that.
These are not decent, honorable people, Mr. President. Your one great mistake since you were...
“In 2010, Glenn Beck repeatedly made up facts on Fox News show — a barrage of...”
– 15 Whoppers Beck Did Not Get Fired For In 2010 (via ryking)
“We now live in a country in which the bottom 40 percent (120 million people)...”
– Sam Harris from A New Year’s Resolution For The Rich (via therecipe)
Deficit Hypocrisy →
On Dec. 22, just before they left town for the holidays, House Republican leaders released new budget rules that they intend to adopt when they assume the majority in January and will set the stage for even more budget-busting tax cuts.
First, some background: Under pay-as-you-go rules adopted by Democratic majorities in the House and Senate in 2007, tax cuts or increases in entitlement...
“There are many accusations flying between Greenwald and Wired magazine over...”
– Wiki, Wired and Glenzilla (via ryking)
“Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney do the nation another excellent service today by...”
– The Consequence of a Shattered Safety Net: Return to the Poorhouse? (via ryking)
WatchIdiot With A Tripod (by Gothamist)
Idiot With A Tripod on Vimeo. Amazing blizzard short by Jamie Stuart.
“Michael Bloomberg has long been an object of affection from Very Serious People:...”
– Bloomberg’s Katrina (via ryking)
“For Google, nearly all of whose profits depend on advertising revenue, dominance...”
– Kontra (via Daring Fireball)
“Top officials in several Arab countries have close links with the CIA, and many...”
– Many Arab officials have close CIA links: Assange
Assange just got himself one hell of a life insurance policy. — Ryking
(via ryking)
Veterans of recent wars confront grim employment... →
so-treu:
As they return home to the worst labor market in generations, the veterans who are publicly venerated for their patriotism and service are also having a harder time than most finding work, federal data show.
While their nonmilitary contemporaries were launching careers during the nearly 10 years the nation has been at war, troops were repeatedly deployed to desolate war zones. And...
Clooney, Google team up to help Sudan. →
vruz:
George Clooney launches satellite project to monitor Sudan and prevent civil war.
George Clooney has initiated a cutting-edge human rights project that combines satellite photographs, field reports and Google technology to help prevent the resumption of a deadly civil war in Sudan.
To launch Wednesday, the Satellite Sentinel Project analyzes satellite images and on-the-ground...
