Congressman Torn Between Meaningless Pledge To Anti-Tax Zealot, Well-Being Of Nation →

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journalofajournalist:

(via No One Murdered Because Of This Image | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source)

Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex act of considerable depravity, no one was murdered, beaten, or had their lives threatened, sources reported Thursday. The image of the Hebrew prophet Moses high-fiving Jesus Christ as both are having their erect penises vigorously masturbated by Ganesha, all while the Hindu deity anally penetrates Buddha with his fist, reportedly went online at 6:45 p.m. EDT, after which not a single bomb threat was made against the organization responsible, nor did the person who created the cartoon go home fearing for his life in any way. Though some members of the Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Buddhist faiths were reportedly offended by the image, sources confirmed that upon seeing it, they simply shook their heads, rolled their eyes, and continued on with their day.

I Didn't Build That →

fishingboatproceeds:

Over the years, I’ve encountered a few successful people who believe they did it all themselves and achieved success because they are just better than their fellow human beings. Some were bankers; some were writers; some were lawyers. Some male, some female. Some rich, some not. Some were born into privilege, some weren’t. I guess they’re a pretty diverse crowd. They only have one thing in common, really: They’re all assholes.

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goodnitecomputer:

let’s talk about this for a second

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C’mon, America.

I think that hiroshima and Nagasaki were enough revenge for pearl harbor…

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Obama's New Potential Ad: Romney not a Capitalist →

What is strange about this bizarre adventure in amplified untruth, apart from its simple mendacity, is that what the President was saying was not some late arriving, New Deal-style codicil to the theory of free markets; it’s what the theory of free markets is. It’s the premise at the very heart of all free-market theory as Adam Smith—the guy whose profile is on every libertarian tie—conceived it.

Squashed: On Memorial Day →

squashed:

There has been a lot of outrage directed at MSNBC’s Chris Hayes’ discomfort with using the word “hero” on Memorial Day. There is nothing I can write on this that hasn’t been written long ago by more talented writers than myself who experienced war first hand. Here are a pair of poems from the…

jonathanmoore:

Epic Slinky on a Treadmill

This is proof that dramatic music can make anything interesting.  Skip ahead to 1:43 for the most intense moment in the slinky’s journey.

Via kottke.org

"When businesspeople take credit for creating jobs, it’s a little like squirrels taking credit for creating evolution. In fact, it’s the other way around."

Nick Hanauer in a TED talk on inequality. (via squashed)

"With the global war against terrorism, it is now incumbent on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat to clamp down on Palestinian extremists that have perpetuated violence and to restart a peace process."

Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., in an email reply to a constituent from April 20. Yasser Arafat has been dead since 2004, and Ariel Sharon has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2006. (via officialssay)

How the National Security Agency has gone rogue →

roboteti:

Amy Goodman:

I asked Binney if he felt that the NSA has copies of every email sent in the US. He replied, “I believe they have most of them, yes.” Binney said two US senators, Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, have expressed concern, but have not spoken out, as, Binney says, they would lose their seats on the Senate select committee on intelligence.

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