Monday, April 30, 2012
mike in raleigh
just cracks me up.
the ad that should be heard around the country
instead of just massachusetts.
Labels: advertising, class warfare, flip flip, gop, right hypocrisy, romney
here's monday
stop whining and dance, mittyboy
high tax rates won't slow growth
in fact, the deficit is a republican creation
look out, it's iceberg, the world's onlu albino killer whale
high tax rates won't slow growth
in fact, the deficit is a republican creation
look out, it's iceberg, the world's onlu albino killer whale
Sunday, April 29, 2012
come sunday
congressional homophobes...where are they now?
dangerous booby traps set along popular utah hiking trail
shareholders raising a ruckus about ceo pay
50 shades of publishing
dangerous booby traps set along popular utah hiking trail
shareholders raising a ruckus about ceo pay
50 shades of publishing
Saturday, April 28, 2012
lazy saturday
rick santorum apologizes to rachel maddow
studies show wealth reduces compassion
social security has a huge surplus
it's eeyore's birthday in austin
studies show wealth reduces compassion
social security has a huge surplus
it's eeyore's birthday in austin
they want to kill my post office
the lobbyists want to kill it.
...in 2006, in what looks like an attempt to bust the postal workers' union, george bush signed into law the postal accountability and enhancement act of 2006. this law required the postal service to pre-fund 100 percent of its entire future obligations for 75 years of health benefits to its employees – and not only do it, but do it within ten years. no other organization, public or private, has to pre-fund 100 percent of its future health benefits.
call the post office and tell them "don't shut this historic public service down - 202-268-2599
Labels: congress, lobbyists, post office, santa barbara, union
Friday, April 27, 2012
friday night fireside
obama gets a jimmy fallon jump
rule number 1 about fight club: it is poor judgement to talk about fight club
geese may be spreading the frog-killing virus
here's a pic of the sf bay bridge getting hit by 8 lightning bolts
rule number 1 about fight club: it is poor judgement to talk about fight club
geese may be spreading the frog-killing virus
here's a pic of the sf bay bridge getting hit by 8 lightning bolts
Thursday, April 26, 2012
say hello
sweet thursday
how to grow the middle class
the biggest lie in american politics
tsa screeners arrested in la drug trafficking scheme
nra proposes gun rights for fetuses (don't worry it's a joke)
the biggest lie in american politics
tsa screeners arrested in la drug trafficking scheme
nra proposes gun rights for fetuses (don't worry it's a joke)
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
pay up or bleed to death
this is where our society has finally come. debtors prisons now seem, well..."quaint"
one of the nation's largest medical debt collection companies — already the subject of a lawsuit over alleged privacy violations — finds itself in more hot water as newly released documents claim that agency employees are actually working in hospital emergency rooms and sometimes demanding that patients pay up before they receive any further medical attention.
the nytimes reports on hundreds of pages of documents pertaining to the debt collector's practices obtained from the minnesota attorney general.
according to the times, the debt collector promises savings and increased collections to hospitals if they turn over control of certain administrative functions. this includes putting employees of the collections company in the emergency room - consumerist /nytimes
Labels: healthcare, hospitals
wednesday blonde
is the miilitary labeling rape survivors as "crazy" to get rid of them?
everything is technology
why you don't want to work overtime
homeland security wants to implement philip k. dick for real
everything is technology
why you don't want to work overtime
homeland security wants to implement philip k. dick for real
Slang For Hashish...
"Lebanese Blonde":
Personally, I've never touched the stuff. Hell, I don't even drink anymore -- quit seven months ago, haven't touched that stuff since either. I just like this song.
Enjoy...
Personally, I've never touched the stuff. Hell, I don't even drink anymore -- quit seven months ago, haven't touched that stuff since either. I just like this song.
Enjoy...
Labels: music
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
skippy's tuesday night music club
a little john edwards fiasco trial version.
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
they're gunning for the green laws
cuz they don't care what they do to the health of the earth or actual human beings. they just want that money.
two leading conservative political organizations say they are stepping up coordinated efforts to repeal state-level renewable energy targets.
the american legislative exchange council (alec) — a “stealth business lobbyist” that works with corporate interests to help them write and implement “model” legislation — says it may soon start crafting laws designed to kill or weaken state targets for renewable electricity, heating and fuels. - think progress
Labels: alec, corporations, ecology, environment, lobbyists
down the penrose lane
tweet of the day
#BillOReilly@OReillyFactor. Come out of hiding, Bill. You called me a commie. Debate me man to man. What are you afraid of? I'm 4'10.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) April 24, 2012
Labels: humour, o'reilly, tweet of the day, tweets, twitter
on an ordinary tuesday
colorado voter id law shot down in committee
reason number 203 the gop war on women is real
the aristocracy of obscene wealth
asian glaciers bulk up, confusing researchers
reason number 203 the gop war on women is real
the aristocracy of obscene wealth
asian glaciers bulk up, confusing researchers
Monday, April 23, 2012
happy mondays
for every u.s. soldier who dies in battle this year, 25 will die by their own hands
wal-mart bribery case to gain marketing dominance in mexico
first ever penguin count from space
abnormal gagging or anagram blogging? it's the instant anagram server
is it just us, or does greg sargent's picture on his washington post plum line column look like a dick tracy villain?
wal-mart bribery case to gain marketing dominance in mexico
first ever penguin count from space
abnormal gagging or anagram blogging? it's the instant anagram server
is it just us, or does greg sargent's picture on his washington post plum line column look like a dick tracy villain?
Sunday, April 22, 2012
happy earth day
from santa barbara. the place where it all began.
the genesis of earth day is credited to senator gaylord nelson (d), then a u.s. senator from wisconsin, after witnessing the ravages of the 1969 massive oil spill in santa barbara, california. inspired by the student anti-war movement, he called for an environmental teach-in, or earth day, to be held on april 22, 1970. over 20 million people participated that year, and this earth day is now observed on april 22 each year by more than 500 million people and several national governments in 175 countries. wikipedia
...the story of this annual celebration actually started with a tragedy. on january 28, 1969, an oil platform six miles off of santa barbara's coast ruptured, sending 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil into the santa barbara channel over the next 10 days. the oil spread from goleta to ventura, killing thousands of sea birds, as well as dolphins, elephant seals, and sea lions.
"it's hard to imagine today, but at the time it was the largest oil spill in the u.s.," said marc mcginnes, retired ucsb environmental studies program professor. (today the santa barbara spill ranks third behind the deepwater horizon spill in the gulf in 2010 and the exxon valdez spill in 1989.) "what we now know as the environmental movement was just emerging. it was events like this and fires burning on the cuyahoga River that got people's attention." - community environmental council
Labels: climate change, democrats, earth day, ecology, environment, global warming, offshore drilling, oil spill, santa barbara
church on sunday
how "expose alec" exposed alec
hoekstra: equal pay is a "nuisance" that's "hurting business"
"my question is not 'why are there no black characters on girls,' but 'how many black showrunners are on hbo'?"
scientists say creativity and dishonesty go hand in hand
hoekstra: equal pay is a "nuisance" that's "hurting business"
"my question is not 'why are there no black characters on girls,' but 'how many black showrunners are on hbo'?"
scientists say creativity and dishonesty go hand in hand
from prosecuting cheesy aspen poet scotter libby
to prosecuting people pushing bad cheese. u.s. attorney white hat wearer patrick j. fitzgerald rides again.
according to a press release from patrick j. fitzgerald, united states attorney for the northern district of illinois, four individuals who were involved in shipping more than 110,000 pounds of mexican cheese in 2007 were indicted (see, full indictment pdf) on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to distribute the cheese throughout the united states despite food and drug administration orders that it be held for inspections, which later determined that samples were adulterated with salmonella, e. coli and other illness-causing bacteria. one defendant owned the illinois company that imported the dried mexican cheese to the u.s., and another defendant owned a wisconsin company that had a facility in suburban elmhurst and distributed the cheese to customers nationwide. all four defendants were charged with conspiring to illegally distribute the cheese, to “wash” cheese returned by dissatisfied customers by scrapping off mold and fungus so that it could be resold, and to cover up their distribution of the cheese by lying to an fda inspector and by creating and sending a false document to the food safety agency. - marler blog
Labels: cheese, fda, fitzgerald, food safety, scooter libby
Saturday, April 21, 2012
skippy's saturday night music club
our earth is so fragile. take good care of it.
Labels: music, skippy's music club, youtube
tweet of the day
i love how buying sex is a huge scandal that makes heads roll, but lying the country into a war is approved of.
Labels: right hypocrisy, tweet of the day, tweets, twitter
say hello
last saturday night in august
30 of the fortune 500 companies paid no taxes from 2008-2010
can't tell your incubus from your succubus? tey the online demonicpedia
parents find "stilborn" baby alive and well in frigid morgue
it's shakespeare's birthday!
and rip facts, 312 bc - 2012 ad
can't tell your incubus from your succubus? tey the online demonicpedia
parents find "stilborn" baby alive and well in frigid morgue
it's shakespeare's birthday!
and rip facts, 312 bc - 2012 ad
Friday, April 20, 2012
the great ones go in threes
fresh on the heels of dick clark's death, we lose two more greats.
rip levon helm, the instrumental engine behind the band, which backed bob dylan back in the day. levon was responsible for writing some of his generation's iconic songs, including "the night they drove old dixie down," "up on cripple creek" and our personal favorite, "the weight."
and finally, it's either deeply sad or highly ironic (or both) that the original barnabas collins, jonathan frid, died recently, just weeks before the tim burton remake of "dark shadows" opens (and, appropriately enough, on friday the 13th). jonathan has a cameo in the new film, playing an elderly barnabas to johnny depp's version.
we will miss levon and jonathan, and of course dick clark.
rip levon helm, the instrumental engine behind the band, which backed bob dylan back in the day. levon was responsible for writing some of his generation's iconic songs, including "the night they drove old dixie down," "up on cripple creek" and our personal favorite, "the weight."
and finally, it's either deeply sad or highly ironic (or both) that the original barnabas collins, jonathan frid, died recently, just weeks before the tim burton remake of "dark shadows" opens (and, appropriately enough, on friday the 13th). jonathan has a cameo in the new film, playing an elderly barnabas to johnny depp's version.
we will miss levon and jonathan, and of course dick clark.
friday night fever
why fox news viewers are the most mis-informed
lefty blogs are more participatory and democratic
president obama's top 50 accomplishments
how conservatism lost touch with reality
lefty blogs are more participatory and democratic
president obama's top 50 accomplishments
how conservatism lost touch with reality
"The Weight"...
You try to do what's right in life, and it always seems like if it ain't one damn thing throwing you off, it's another. But if you're trying as best as you can, well, that is the right thing:
Take care, Levon. And thanks for all the great music.
Take care, Levon. And thanks for all the great music.
Labels: music
From the Madman Across the Water to the Greatest Helmsman of His Generation?
Others will embed clips from Scorsese's jacking off of Robbie Robertson. Nothing wrong with that, especially when you get something like this or Greg Mitchell's tweet of his amazing work to keep "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" from sounding like a mediocre garage band performance. (That video appears to have been placed in Copyright Claim Hell.)
Instead, though, let's re-interpret, in the manner of Dylan touring "The Mutineer":
Instead, though, let's re-interpret, in the manner of Dylan touring "The Mutineer":
"God is dead and the war's begun"?
Labels: music, pop culture
Thursday, April 19, 2012
suite thursday
can chicago the coming rains?
romney's big problem? nobody likes him
alec annoyed at losing sponsors? it breaks our hearts
and rip american bandstand legend dick clark
romney's big problem? nobody likes him
alec annoyed at losing sponsors? it breaks our hearts
and rip american bandstand legend dick clark
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
skippy's wednesday night music club
a tip o' the kangaroo's tail to everyone's "favorite" city...
Labels: music, san francisco, skippy's music club, youtube
april 18, 1906
are you prepared for the next big one?
in october, kalw conducted a survey asking bay area residents what was in their earthquake kits. Of the 328 people who responded, 127 said they didn’t have one at all and many weren’t sure they were packing the right things.
for those without a kit, rubinstein suggests food, water, and basic hygiene supplies. cash in small denominations is also a good thing to have because credit cards might not work and coins for payphones are a good idea.
“and all of this is with the expectation that you should be without services for at least 72 hours,” he explains. - kalw
Labels: california, earthquake, history, natural disasters, san francisco
wednesday 13
herman cain's tax revolution rally flops
the time to negotiate with obama is now, not after the election
are atheists too respectful of religion?
here's a timeline of neat stuff you'll have in the future
the time to negotiate with obama is now, not after the election
are atheists too respectful of religion?
here's a timeline of neat stuff you'll have in the future
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
welcome tbogg readers!
thanks for dropping by!
we thank tbogg so much for linking us in his tribute to atrios
we personally have met tbogg more times than we can remember, mostly at jane's shindigs, where we hob-nobbed with the creme de la blog of los angeles blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase!
we thank tbogg so much for linking us in his tribute to atrios
we personally have met tbogg more times than we can remember, mostly at jane's shindigs, where we hob-nobbed with the creme de la blog of los angeles blogtopia and yes, we coined that phrase!
on a tuesday in amsterdam long ago
olympic organizers ask keith moon to drum in opening ceremonies; too bad he's been dead for over 30 years
blog against theocracy 2012
corporate profits are back up to pre-recession levels; not so much jobs
true story: "i regret eating my placenta
blog against theocracy 2012
corporate profits are back up to pre-recession levels; not so much jobs
true story: "i regret eating my placenta
Monday, April 16, 2012
goodbye blue monday
what to expect from obama's second term
it's not socialism if the gop does it
steal a lobster, go to jail
6 times the onion had people totally fooled
it's not socialism if the gop does it
steal a lobster, go to jail
6 times the onion had people totally fooled
Sunday, April 15, 2012
skippy's sunday night music club
Labels: music, skippy's music club, weather, youtube
environmental news stories sunday
for those stories that won't be bandied about on the talking head shows. and, should i be so bold to say, these stories are more important to peoples lives than knowing that brad and angelina are now engaged.
radioactive waste may soon travel on highways. - shipments of low-level radioactive waste from up to 36 states will soon head to a dump in west texas, owned by dallas billionaire and generous republican political donor harold simmons, despite concerns from environmentalists and others worried about potential accidents or contamination - fort worth star telegram
the guar gum bubble. - big business is in a bidding battle over a little legume that’s used in everything from food to fracking. the interest in guar gum has caused the price to spike nearly twenty-fold. though there are alternatives to guar in fracking, none work quite as well or are too expensive to produce - living on earth
oil spill not just a terrible memory. - on florida's panhandle beaches, where local officials once fretted over how much oil washed in with each new tide, everything seems normal. but with an ultraviolet light, geologist james "rip" kirby has found evidence that the oil is still present, and possibly still a threat to beachgoers - tampa bay times
fda criticized for secrecy in food-illness probes. - the fda's decision to let a six-state e. coli probe in 2009 go dormant, despite clear leads, is part of what some food safety experts call a worrisome "cone of silence" around leafy green produce problems in the united states - denver post
gas prices too high? Have you considered sewage? - hydrogen cars aren’t taking off because hydrogen is hard to make and put in cars. but there is a lot of the gas in our waste treatment plants, and one in california will now let you fill up. have they opened the door to a hydrogen economy? - fast company
fracking water linked to earthquakes. - the use of underground wells to dispose of waste water produced by fracking – the process used to unlock oil and gas deposits hidden deep in rock formations – is “almost certainly” behind the surge in earthquakes in the central us in recent years, a government study has found - financial times
and you thought it was just 'pink' slime. "lean finely textured beef," aka "pink slime," sparked an uproar when the usda bought 7 million pounds of the stuff for school lunches. the agency maintains it's safe and healthy; critics say it's not fit to eat - propublica
colorado river flows endangered by urbanization, energy production, climate change. - the once-lush delta where the colorado river used to spill out into the sea of cortez is now a dry sandy landscape in mexico where “america's hardest-working river” is too tired to finish the job - vail real vail
port-au-prince: A city of millions, with no sewer system. - port-au-prince is about the size of Chicago. But it doesn't have a sewer system. It's one of the largest cities in the world without one - all things considered (npr)
four important food and farm stories you may have missed - grist
radiation from japan's damaged reactors posed little risk in oregon despite portland 'hotspot'. - at a public health conference in october, one speaker noted portland stood out as a hotspot for radioactive fallout from the 2011 fukushima nuclear accident in japan - portland oregonian
overcoming climate change denial. - according to the mayo clinic, "if you're in denial, you're not being realistic about something that's happening in your life -- something that might be obvious to those around you." - redding record searchlight
and then...there are the tornadoes.
radioactive waste may soon travel on highways. - shipments of low-level radioactive waste from up to 36 states will soon head to a dump in west texas, owned by dallas billionaire and generous republican political donor harold simmons, despite concerns from environmentalists and others worried about potential accidents or contamination - fort worth star telegram
the guar gum bubble. - big business is in a bidding battle over a little legume that’s used in everything from food to fracking. the interest in guar gum has caused the price to spike nearly twenty-fold. though there are alternatives to guar in fracking, none work quite as well or are too expensive to produce - living on earth
oil spill not just a terrible memory. - on florida's panhandle beaches, where local officials once fretted over how much oil washed in with each new tide, everything seems normal. but with an ultraviolet light, geologist james "rip" kirby has found evidence that the oil is still present, and possibly still a threat to beachgoers - tampa bay times
fda criticized for secrecy in food-illness probes. - the fda's decision to let a six-state e. coli probe in 2009 go dormant, despite clear leads, is part of what some food safety experts call a worrisome "cone of silence" around leafy green produce problems in the united states - denver post
gas prices too high? Have you considered sewage? - hydrogen cars aren’t taking off because hydrogen is hard to make and put in cars. but there is a lot of the gas in our waste treatment plants, and one in california will now let you fill up. have they opened the door to a hydrogen economy? - fast company
fracking water linked to earthquakes. - the use of underground wells to dispose of waste water produced by fracking – the process used to unlock oil and gas deposits hidden deep in rock formations – is “almost certainly” behind the surge in earthquakes in the central us in recent years, a government study has found - financial times
and you thought it was just 'pink' slime. "lean finely textured beef," aka "pink slime," sparked an uproar when the usda bought 7 million pounds of the stuff for school lunches. the agency maintains it's safe and healthy; critics say it's not fit to eat - propublica
colorado river flows endangered by urbanization, energy production, climate change. - the once-lush delta where the colorado river used to spill out into the sea of cortez is now a dry sandy landscape in mexico where “america's hardest-working river” is too tired to finish the job - vail real vail
port-au-prince: A city of millions, with no sewer system. - port-au-prince is about the size of Chicago. But it doesn't have a sewer system. It's one of the largest cities in the world without one - all things considered (npr)
four important food and farm stories you may have missed - grist
radiation from japan's damaged reactors posed little risk in oregon despite portland 'hotspot'. - at a public health conference in october, one speaker noted portland stood out as a hotspot for radioactive fallout from the 2011 fukushima nuclear accident in japan - portland oregonian
overcoming climate change denial. - according to the mayo clinic, "if you're in denial, you're not being realistic about something that's happening in your life -- something that might be obvious to those around you." - redding record searchlight
and then...there are the tornadoes.
Labels: beef, bp, climate change, drought, earthquake, energy, florida, food, food safety, fracking, gas, global warming, haiti, japan, nuclear power, oil spill, rivers, tornados
down the penrose lane
broken sunday
creationism and the right-wing march backwards
lotteries are a bad bet for state budgets
abortion clinic landlord turns the tables on protestors
fitting for a sunday, it looks like every gop candidate endorsed by god
lotteries are a bad bet for state budgets
abortion clinic landlord turns the tables on protestors
fitting for a sunday, it looks like every gop candidate endorsed by god
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