Remember when Don Imus saw his cushy CBS Radio and MSNBC career go up in smoke in 2007 when he tried very early one morning to make one of his fake-misanthropic jokes about the Rutgers women’s basketball team being “nappy-headed … Continue reading
Capital gains taxes and dividend taxes are both forms of double taxation. That income already is hit by the 35 percent corporate income tax. So the real tax rate for people like Mitt Romney is closer to 45 percent. And … Continue reading
Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner used campaign money to hire private investigators to chase down his lie about his now-notorious crotch-shot tweet. Weiner paid T&M Protective Services of Manhattan $13,290 for “legal services” in the fourth quarter of 2011, financial statements … Continue reading
California will run out of cash by early March if the state does not take swift action to find $3.3 billion through payment delays and borrowing, according to a letter state Controller John Chiang sent to state lawmakers today. The … Continue reading
The New Jersey Star-Ledger editorial board reported O’Keefe “committed a felony by fraudulently obtaining a ballot in the name of another person; [broke] New Hampshire law by recording another person.” Additionally the Star-Ledger Editorial board wrote January 22nd, O’Keefe is … Continue reading
via nydailynews.com 800 plants, some as tall as seven feet, with a street value of $5,000 per pound. Jesus H. Christ.
In a glowing review of the rising prevalence of high-tech big brother surveillance gadgets in police force use, the Associated Press reports that East Orange, New Jersey plans to cut crime by highlighting suspects with a red-beamed spotlight– before any … Continue reading
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously decided today to uphold citizens’ Fourth Amendement rights in the GPS tracking case which would have allowed the U.S. government to track a suspects’ cars without a warrant. The court states that the Fourth … Continue reading
Well, it’s all kicking off between Curebit and 37 Signals. As originally reported by VentureBeat, Curebit — a self-described “Social Referral Platform” — was caught using chunks of code (and some images) sourced from 37 Signals’ HighRise product. 37 Signals’ … Continue reading
via aht.seriouseats.com You would think that by now, companies would learn not to trust their brand to the open internet and a hashtag marketing effort. How many times do these have to backfire before companies learn? The link to Serious … Continue reading
CreativeAmerica, the astroturfing group that pretends it’s a “grassroots” operation — but which is funded by the major Hollywood studios and run by former studio/MPAA execs — is amazingly inept at communicating with the public, especially considering these guys are … Continue reading
via yonkers.wholefoodsmarketcooking.com One of my favorite things in the world. If you toss a bit of sugar and some balsamic vinegar into them while you’re cooking them, they come out even better!
When I was little, I asked my parents once (as I assume most kids do) why the veins in my wrist look blue when the blood inside them is clearly red. I was told, quite straight-facedly, that veins return deoxygenated … Continue reading
no one knows how big it was. Law enforcement agencies no longer estimate crowd size, nor does The Post. One side or the other will accuse you of being biased if they perceive the estimates as too large or too … Continue reading
Conservative political analyst Bill Kristol unapologetically said Tuesday that the Republican Party would be better off if presidential contender Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) left the GOP. “I think it would be better for the Republican Party if he left the … Continue reading
A ninth grader who snapped a picture of a snoozing substitute teacher with his cell phone camera and posted it on a social network is in hot water with his school district. The unnamed student, who attends Mustang Mid-High School … Continue reading
After months of financial turmoil, an Energy Department-backed lithium ion battery company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, Ener1, received a $118 million grant from DOE in 2010 as part of the president’s stimulus package. The money, … Continue reading
ALBANY — The campaign arm of state Senate Democrats is using office space in a building owned by the city’s powerful teachers union. Revelations of the cozy arrangement come as Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg are warring with the union … Continue reading
Even if it came from a parent, teacher, boss, or older sibling, some advice just doesn’t hold up over time. While you might have been employing the following five moves in the kitchen, you shouldn’t. Follow these tips instead. … Continue reading
Six House Democrats, led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), want to set up a “Reasonable Profits Board” to control gas profits. The Democrats, worried about higher gas prices, want to set up a board that would apply a “windfall profit … Continue reading