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22 Apr 2009 22:33

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Biz, Politics: Expect GM’s decision to screw over all sorts of industries

  • There could be failures in lots of different industries as a result of this. One lost job at GM can result in up to 10 lost jobs elsewhere.
  • Mark Zandi • Chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com, on the potential mushroom effect this GM taking a break business could have on the freaking economy. We recommend that those 10 lost jobs elsewhere stock up on the Peanut Butter Crunch, because there’s gonna be a run on it because of all the middle aged men watching cartoons on a Tuesday afternoon. • source
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22 Apr 2009 10:28

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Politics, U.S.: The New York Times won a Pulitzer for a blacklisted story

  • The outright refusal of any of these ‘news organizations’ even to mention what Barstow uncovered about the Pentagon’s propaganda program and the way it infected their coverage is one of the most illuminating events revealing how they operate.
  • Glenn Greenwald • Discussing the media’s ignoring of a major investigative journalism piece by NYT reporter David Barstow on the television media’s use of talking heads to disseminate propaganda in favor of the military on cable news networks. • source
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21 Apr 2009 23:02

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Politics, Tech: Are Google Profiles a good idea? We argue yes.

  • Google Profiles creates an easily-searchable public page for you and your life. It’s not a new concept – Yahoo has done this for years – but Google has integrated it with other Web services really well, and it makes you easier to find online. source
  • Privacy advocates will probably complain. Some jerks will probably say that Facebook already does this quite well. We say this is a good idea because it separates the social networking from the personal aspect. Plus, it’s simple. Simple is good. source
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20 Apr 2009 10:39

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Politics, U.S.: Bush makes an overseas trip, sidesteps Obama criticism

  • He was not my first choice, but now that this election was made, it speaks volumes about the United States of America.
  • Former president George W. Bush • Who also made dog poop jokes while speaking in China for the Boao Forum. If nothing else, we appreciate how he’d rather tell funny anecdotes than give his ideologically-opposed successor trouble. • source
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19 Apr 2009 21:38

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Politics, U.S.: 420 advocates celebrate 4/20, hope for pot legalization

  • It is the biggest moment yet. There’s a sense that the notion of legalizing marijuana is starting to cross the fringes into mainstream debate.
  • Ethan Nadelmann • Founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Nadelmann notes that there’s growing mainstream support of pot legalization. Annoying loudmouths on different sides of the political spectrum Glenn Beck and Jack Cafferty both support legalization. It’s high times for High Times, apparently, who will be holding a beauty pageant tomorrow. • source
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19 Apr 2009 20:04

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Politics, U.S.: The latest talking points against Obama skew diplomatic

  • “NOOO!!! Now that Obama has let those torture memos out of the bag, the terrorists will WIN! The CIA will have a harder time defeating those evil terrorists and PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN!!”
  • shake
  • torture
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19 Apr 2009 10:39

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Politics, Tech: A Slate columnist chooses piracy over legal movie downloads

  • Pirates aren’t popular these days, but let’s give them this—they know how to put together a killer on-demand entertainment system.
  • Farhad Manjoo • On the sad state of affairs for legal movie downloading. All Manjoo wants is the digital equivalent of Netflix, but the restrictions on movie download services are so high – either not enough of a selection or too many limitations – that he ends up just using Bittorrent instead. • source
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17 Apr 2009 18:22

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Politics, U.S.: Five guesses as to who the anonymous university donor was

  • Mark Cuban: Because he likes making points in roundabout, absurd ways.
  • Bill Gates: Because he cares too much about helping out sometimes.
  • Joaquin Guzman: Because Mexican drug lords make pretty great benefactors.
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17 Apr 2009 12:00

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Culture, Politics: The Colbert Coalition > National Organization for Marriage

Stephen Colbert wants you to know that he’s afraid of gay marriage and will do what it takes to stop it. source
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17 Apr 2009 09:51

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Politics, Sports: Are we alone in not caring about Yankee Stadium, guys?

We realize the new stadium is like the eighth wonder of the world, but given the economy, it feels super-gaudy and excessive. source
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