May 2013
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Reyes wrote that there was evidence [Fox News Washington correspondent James]...
– “A rare peek into a Justice Department leak probe” - Ann E. Marimow in The Washington Post
“Covert communications plan?” Seriously? The Obama administration’s DOJ is out of control.
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Five major scandals the media isn't obsessing...
think-progress:
Are these things more important than edits to talking points? Judge for yourself.
1. Carbon pollution reaches historic highs, threatening human existence
2. The devastating impact of sequestration on kids, cancer patients and first responders.
3. Massive cuts to food stamps for the most vulnerable.
4. 1,100 workers die in a Bangladesh factory collapse, and American retailers...
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nbcsnl:
Stefon’s farewell had, well, everything. We love you Stefon. Thanks for everything!
I just can’t handle Saturday Night Live finales and their sneak attack feels.
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It’s important to review why the Tea Party groups were petitioning the I.R.S....
– Jeffrey Toobin (via azspot)
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On the one hand, Obama’s historic candidacy led to historic black turnout. On...
– The New Census Data That Should Terrify Republicans by Nate Cohn
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Well I’m home for the summer. I don’t really know what I’m doing tomorrow or this week or this summer for sure yet, but I’m still happy and feeling comfortable here. I can deal with being a direction-less college student on break for awhile.
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Chris Christie
I am no fan of the New Jersey governor, but I’m also pretty tired of people making fun of him for his weight. There is plenty to criticize from a substantive, policy-based perspective, and so to sink to that line of attack is not only lazy but also insidious, enforcing destructive societal body image standards. Please stop doing it.
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They keep saying I’m a hero. Let me tell you something — I’m an American, and...
– Charles Ramsey (via breanieswordvomit)
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Mark Sanford voted for the Clinton impeachment...
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Steve Kornacki on the substantive reasons to be wary of an Anthony Weiner comeback.
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You’re an angsty white kid, so you probably listen to Arcade Fire, right?
– Leah, indicting me and everything I stand for
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Robert Reich: The Flaccid Jobs Report →
robertreich:
We remain in the gravitational pull of the Great Recession. The Labor Department reports that 165,000 new jobs were created in April – below the average gains of 183,000 in the previous three months.
We can’t achieve escape velocity. Since mid-2010, the three-month rolling average of job gains hasn’t dipped below 100,000 but has exceeded 250,000 jobs just twice.
This isn’t enough to...
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US officials say Israeli warplanes launched... →
Just what Syria needs right now! Airstrikes!
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A+ to the Dustin O’Halloran Pandora station.
Something other than an A+ to my Saturday morning Spanish final.
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What little credibility Howard Kurtz undeservedly had should now be gone.
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The dozens of men who have been cleared by the United States government for...
– Chris Hayes on the Guantanamo hunger strike
Read the whole thing.
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April 2013
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I go home in a little less than two weeks and I have what I think are understandable concerns about being busy enough, making money, and in general adjusting back to living at home again (after I finish the thousand and one things I have to do before getting out of here next Wednesday morning).
But I do not understand at all my friends who are just finishing freshman year and are staying for the...
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The police can go to downtown Harlem and pick up a kid with a joint in the...
– Noam Chomsky (via charlesbechillin)
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No charges for NYPD cops filmed punching,... →
stfuconservatives:
Two New York City Police officers will not face charges after the Manhattan District Attorney decided that widely circulated videos of them punching and pepper-spraying protesters amounted to insufficient evidence that they had done so.
Today in “business as usual for the U.S. judicial system.”
#usausa
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lol not having any money
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College Textbook Prices Increasing Faster Than... →
Don’t I know it.
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I refuse to beat my chest over a grief that belongs to others, or shout about...
– Steve Almond in The New Republic (via washingtonpoststyle)
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Rachel Maddow spoke at my school today and it rocked. She is so cool and funny and charming and good at working the audience.
One of the few times I wasn’t furious about how much my family pays in tuition and fees.
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