June 2011
189 posts
4 tags
“Today television news is watched more often than people read newspapers, than...”
– Roger Ailes in a Gawker exclusive: Roger Ailes’ Secret Nixon-Era Blueprint for Fox News (via soupsoup)
2 tags
4 tags
Study suggests UN force brought cholera to Haiti →
caraobrien:
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Evidence “strongly suggests” that a United Nations peacekeeping mission brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people, a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians says.
The study is the strongest argument yet that newly-arrived Nepalese peacekeepers at a base near the town of Mirebalais brought with them the cholera,...
2 tags
“Humans think that they’re smarter than dolphins because they’ve developed war,...”
– Douglas Adams (via zenlikeme)
I must be a dolphin.
(via thefuror)
3 tags
Inkjet printing could change the face of solar... →
zeitgeistmovement:
Inkjet printers, a low-cost technology that in recent decades has revolutionized home and small office printing, may soon offer similar benefits for the future of solar energy.
Engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way for the first time to create successful “CIGS” solar devices with inkjet printing, in work that reduces raw material waste by 90 percent and...
3 tags
3 tags
Sometimes when I see, read, or hear of vicious cruelty to animals, it makes me wish my death would hurry up already, so that I will never have to share oxygen or Earth space with sick, vile humans again, and know that I’m powerless to stop them. I am often ashamed to be a human.
3 tags
Coca-Cola Plant Billboard Absorbs Air Pollution... →
Together with the World Wildlife Federation, on June 23 Coca-Cola unveiled a billboard in the Philippines that’s actually good for the city it inhabits.
The 60 x 60 foot living billboard in Manila is made of thousands of Fukien tea plants surrounding the iconic curvy shape of a silver Coke bottle. The project with the CO2-eating plants was created in conjunction with Coca-Cola...
4 tags
“He has, in short, declared himself unfit to serve as head of Central...”
– Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on General Petraeus’ remarks in defense of torture
1 tag
2 tags
Freely.inconvenienced: HAPPY →
trxfreely:
Asians in New York City
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/06/23/nyregion/new-york-asians.html
‘An interactive map showing the population of Asian groups throughout New York City and their growth since the year 2000’
nearly 1 in 8 New Yorkers —
more than the Asian population in the…
1 tag
4 tags
“Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice [Republican] David Prosser allegedly grabbed...”
– Report: Prosser grabbed fellow court justice’s neck during argument (via ryking)
2 tags
30 Ways You Can Save Our Oceans And Waterways →
mohandasgandhi:
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Live green by conserving water, eating organic food, being vegetarian, and buying non-toxic products can help lessen global warming, which is causing water temperatures to rise, upsetting the oceans’ delicate balance.
Take Your Car To The Carwash
Washing your car at home not only uses 60%-percent more water than a commercial car wash, but the...
2 tags
3 tags
End the War NOW - not in 2014 →
Breaking: LulzSec leaks Arizona law enforcement... →
vruz:
via soup.
1 tag
“Senate Democrats on Thursday knocked down the latest GOP effort to unseat the...”
– Senate Democrats: Long live the ‘czars’ (via ryking)
5 tags
“James Richard Verone, of Georgia, attempted to steal one dollar from a bank so...”
– Man robs bank so he can go to jail and get health care (via ryking)
3 tags
What's the Most Annoying Sound in the World? →
motherjones:
Turns out it’s kids whining. Whiners beat out wood saws, machines, crying, and baby talk for being the most annoying. Extra points for when the kid whining isn’t yours.
Adults whining must come a close second. I should know…my coworker does it to me all the time for maximum annoyance. :) ~whyinthehell
3 tags
“Defenders of today’s decision Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the largest class action suit...”
– Adam Serwer (via ryking)
3 tags
Obama's Bush-Like Approach to Executive Power →
1 tag
Everyone's A Geek. Even Miss America. Because She... →
mollymillions:
“We are throwing this word around like all you have to do to earn it is slip on those fake black-rimmed glasses or one of those blue polo shirts. If even Miss USA is now insisting on being a history geek, something has snapped in our culture. Sure, those glasses look chic, but we’re forgetting that they once came with a price”
~ I will return to this topic later tonight. For...
2 tags
3 tags
Media Types: Don’t Call Someone Who Works for... →
“If you follow the link to CommonSense Media and then click on the About page you find this:
Yes, that’s right, CommonSense Media, a firm that does work for Republicans, is led by Jane Hamsher.
In isolation, I don’t care what Jane Hamsher does for money (and it’s not even clear that any revenues from CommonSense Media make it to Hamsher’s pocket). She can do whatever she wants, and I’m...
3 tags
“At least three months before the revelation that former Representative Anthony...”
– Fake Identities Were Used on Twitter to Get Information on Weiner
(I know this is a few days old, but it’s the first I’m hearing of it…or at least that I can remember…I’ve been on medication, so who knows?)
4 tags
“You know, President Obama is not a terrorist.”
– Bill O’Reilly To Rapper Lupe Fiasco. - Mediaite (via brooklynmutt)
2 tags
“Unfortunately, there are still a few hurdles to clear before we get our country...”
– Stephen Colbert
5 tags
“…[T]here’s plenty of evidence that Fox News does deliberately slant its news...”
– Jon Stewart is right about Fox News (via ryking)
“Jackass star Ryan Dunn has reportedly died in a car crash in Pennsylvania. The...”
– ‘Jackass’ star reportedly killed in car accident
1 tag
“The immune system can not recognize the invasive cancer and it takes over the...”
– John McMurtry; The Cancer Stage of Capitalism (via zeitgeistmovement)
3 tags
Fox News Sunday Edits Out Jon Stewart's Criticism... →
4 tags
Glenn Greenwald: Could Obama Be Impeached for... →
vruz:
DemocracyNow.org
The New York Times recently broke the story that President Obama rejected the views of top administration lawyers when he decided he had the legal authority to continue U.S. military participation in the war in Libya without congressional authorization. Obama continues to face congressional opposition to the ongoing Libya attack.
Republican House Speaker John...
4 tags
"The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its... →
4 tags
The Song of the Ood Translated
mollymillions:
Cum tacent clament. Serva me, servato te
“While we are silent, we are screaming. Save me and I will save you.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/episodes/?episode=s4_03&action=factfile
3 tags
5 tags
2 tags
The full Jon Stewart interview on Fox News Sunday... →
2 tags
2 tags
2 tags
Grayson would consider support for Progressive in... →
