Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada joined Sens. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, and Al Franken, Minnesota Democrat, at a “Hands Off Social Security” rally where all of them insisted that Social … Continue reading
via boingboing.net Wow… Get me some Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey! Posted via Posterous
The UK has rejected proposals from the EU which call for a ban on petrol and diesel cars from city centres by 2050. The European Commission said phasing out “conventionally fuelled” cars from urban areas would cut reliance on oil … Continue reading
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If you think you’ve seen it all with regards to footage from the Tsunami, you ain’t seen nothing yet… I’m speechless, and anyone who knows me will tell you that doesn’t happen very often.
My God this is just loaded with so much brilliance it should be required reading for the UFT, the union representing teachers in New York City. The worst public elementary school in Manhattan, 16 percent of whose students read at … Continue reading
So, if you go back to June, it’s pretty fascinating that Consumer Reports—rigorous and objective Consumer Reports!—hastily recommended the iPhone 4 and then just as quickly retracted its own recommendation. At best, it means Consumer Reports recommended the phone without … Continue reading
Yep. Pretty much.
A study from Princeton published in the February issue of the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior (PDF) shows that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), used as a cheap sweetener in everything from Coke to Progresso soup, is not the same … Continue reading
Like a lot of parents, Gretta Campbell worries about her 17-year-old daughter, a senior at Chicago’s Hyde Park Academy High School on the city’s South Side — especially right after school. After all, one of the most dangerous times of … Continue reading
That said, the winner, somewhat to my surprise, is the New York Daily News at 4,562,458. That is just 70,000 more than the second-place Los Angeles Times and about 450,000 more than The New York Times in its own metro market. … Continue reading
via flickr.com My friend Thomas Hawk shot this at the LA County Museum of Art. It was hanging on the wall. It’s “art.” Maybe I’m demonstrating my neanderthalism, but honestly, what’s artistic about this? Posted via Posterous
ep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City. Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city’s special health care … Continue reading
A nice highlight of how pretty much no one believes there is no inflation happening and how people who adhere to these idiotic formulas are clueless about the real world. The Federal Reserve has been on a media campaign to … Continue reading
While GE spent millions to elect President Obama and pushing fiscally destructive policies like cap & trade on the American taxpayer, the company’s bloated tax department of 975 employees has been busy making sure it’s own tax bill on $14 … Continue reading
Family members, friends and fans are mourning the murder of DJ Megatron, who was gunned down early Sunday morning on the streets of Staten Island. The rising TV and radio star, whose given name was Corey McGriff, was shot in … Continue reading
I don’t even know why I did it. On January 1st, as I sat in my living room watching the Twilight Zone marathon, I had a feeling. I could probably best describe it as a sudden wave of self-loathing. I … Continue reading
Palestinian cousins Ahmed Awad, an officer in Abbas’ Preventative Security Services in the northern West Bank city of Nablis, and Iyad Awad, an officer in Abbas’ General Intelligence services in Ramallah, have been charged with planning the attack. Informed security … Continue reading
Totally didn’t see that one coming. Two go home next week but Casey gets the reprieve. Hopefully he goes back to what made him great; being a musician. Thoughts?