July 2011
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NYT: DSK Case in Jeopardy →
Although forensic tests found unambiguous evidence of a sexual encounter between Mr. Strauss-Kahn, a French politician, and the woman, prosecutors do not believe much of what the accuser has told them about the circumstances or about herself.
This isn’t just some spare lying; we’re talking ties to sketchy dudes in jail, bank accounts getting loaded with money, five cell phone...
June 2011
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“I live for this work. It’s the only thing I’ve ever done. I believe...”
– Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner • Denying the speculation about his possible departure from his post. By the way, has anyone figured out a way to see into next week? We’re not sure if we believe him. That said, he did claim that personal issues were weighing on his mind right now: “I...
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NBA headed for a lockout as collective bargaining...
NBA headed for lockout: As talks between league officials and the player’s union on a new collective bargaining agreement have fallen apart, it’s clear that the NBA will suffer a work stoppage. It’s been thirteen years since this last happened, when the 1998-1999 season was cut 32 games short. The impasse is mainly about salary versus revenue; the NBA claims 22 of its 30...
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David Petraeus unanimously confirmed as new CIA...
94-0 Senate vote confirming Petraeus as CIA director source
» The big shuffle continues: With Robert Gates’ retirement, and Leon Panetta imminently poised to become the new Secretary of Defense, the Senate has voted to confirm General David Petaeus to take Panetta’s old job. Petraeus had been serving as the Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, but will be departing to become the...
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FDA decides against controversial breast cancer...
6-0 vote to take the breast cancer indication off Avastin source
» Even though lots of people liked the drug, the FDA has decided that it shouldn’t be used to treat breast cancer. However, European regulators allowed its use (as long as it was with another drug) at essentially the same time — which begs the question, why would the FDA be taking a drug off the market that so many people felt...
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“Making a better tomorrow, tomorrow.”
– The slogan for Stephen Colbert’s PAC • Yeah, you read that right. Stephen Colbert now heads a PAC, and he can raise money and run ads for candidates at his choosing, so long as he has the money. The main battle Colbert has been fighting, though, is when he has to disclose what he’s...
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If you're looking to join Google+, you're out of...
before People who were on Google’s new social networking site had the ability to invite their friends to join in. That’s good because it allows Google to test their new service on a smaller amount of people, but make sure that they still have friends to talk to.
now It should have worked, at least. Google had to shut down the invite feature because too many people were joining....
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Dude who managed to stow away on flight passed...
fail Last Friday, some dude managed to stow away on a Virgin America flight from New York to Los Angeles; he was only caught after passengers started telling flight attendants that his seat was supposed to be empty.
double-fail However, Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi’s total security breach went undetected by TSA officials — in fact, despite holding an outdated ticket that wasn’t in his...
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The Senate's skipping its upcoming recess, working...
All because of that pesky debt ceiling thing: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the only fireworks members of the Senate would see next week would be strictly of the political kind — all in an effort to solve the pesky debt ceiling issue that’s been dogging Congress for a couple of months. If they can’t figure it out by August, it could have a dire effect on the overall...
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airzona asked: It also means people (including myself) can't make money off Amazon Associates. :(
(Insert anti-tax, anti-government rant here).
(Insert anti-tax, anti-government rant here).
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fuckyeahlibertarian asked: The NY Times?! Are you kidding me!? You can't get more mainstream then those fucks!
Quit perpetuating the lies and disinformation! Your job is to inform the populace by using your own god given judgement to determine that which is false from true - quit regurgitating the mainstream agenda!
Quit perpetuating the lies and disinformation! Your job is to inform the populace by using your own god given judgement to determine that which is false from true - quit regurgitating the mainstream agenda!
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California Governor: No more tax-free Amazon...
YES Californians must pay sales tax at Amazon.com source
» Starting Friday, California residents (including the author of this post!) will have to pay sales tax on items purchased on Amazon, Overstock, and Internet retail giants located out-of-state. The new rule comes in the form of budget legislation signed into law Wednesday by Governor Moonbeam Jerry Brown. The gov’nah called it a...
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fuckyeahlibertarian asked: what's more suprising about that stupid fucking poll of yours?
How boout the fact that RON MOTHAFUCKING PAUL wasn't included?
How boout the fact that RON MOTHAFUCKING PAUL wasn't included?
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According to an old golfing buddy, Tim Pawlenty is... →
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So the former N'Sync member who played the guy who... →
Hey Justin: You’re not Sean Parker. You just played him in a movie. Your assist in purchasing MySpace suggests you’ll never be Sean Parker. Stick to doing amazing parodies of Color Me Badd.
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We just read through this nine-page Washingtonian... →
Now, we read the news pretty heavily. But we don’t claim to be Washington insiders. And we didn’t know who this guy was or his importance until very deep in the piece. Let’s lay it out for you guys: “A quick-rising press dude for Rep. Darrell Issa, Kurt Bardella, lost his job a few months back after he shared reporter e-mails with another reporter. Bardella’s plight...
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Cost of last decade's wars much higher than Obama...
$3.7 trillion cost for the United States’ post-9/11 wars source
» The wages of war: When President Obama referred to a $1 trillion price tag for America’s wars in the last decade, he clearly hadn’t spoken to the folks running the Costs of War project at Brown University’s Watson Institute. The project determined the above figure through calculations that included future...
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“A lot of this fuss is politics… I said there would be no troops on the...”
– President Obama • Defending his military intervention in Libya, and dismissing complaints from Congress. In the process of doing so, Obama struck a more confrontational tone towards his critics than is common for his administration. There’s a definite argument that one can make for the warfare...
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The Longest Week: Letter from MySpace CEO to... →
joshsternberg:
From: Mike Jones Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:26 AM To: Myspace All Subject: IMPORTANT COMPANY NEWS Importance: High
Myspacers,
Today, we are announcing that Myspace will be acquired by Specific Media, one of the world’s leading online media and advertising platforms. Over the next…
That’s it, guys. MySpace sold for a mere $35 million — less than a...
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“It’s a tough decision, it’s a big decision to decide whether to run for office...”
– Sarah Palin • talking about her decision to run for President. She still isn’t giving anyone a straight answer on what she plans on doing, but her daughter Bristol said some stuff on Fox that says she does have a plan. She told the news station that Palin knows what she’s going to do, and Bristol...
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North Korea is looking to avert a revolution
fear North Korea seems afraid of a revolution similar to those we’ve seen in the Middle East. They bought a lot of anti-riot gear from China, and there’s been extra police forces around. But where do the revolutions usually start? With the kids in college.
reaction North Korea has closed all of their universities until April 2012, blaming it on their ailing economy — all the students...
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Greek austerity passes parliament, ensuring...
155-138 mostly along party lines source
» Harsh words for the opposition: George Papandreou, the leader of the Socialist Party, had this to say towards the opposition New Democrats in the heat of the all-important vote: “All of Europe knows that your party is responsible for the current situation.” The vote, which only one member of parliament on either side crossed lines for, means that the...
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If nothing else, Sony has a great sense of humor,... →
(via @jarin)
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Arlington National Cemetery faces more...
bad Arlington National Cemetery, the iconic military cemetery, reported, after an inquiry, that a number of its graves were mishandled. How does that happen?
worse The cemetery faced harsh congressional from Sen. Scott Brown, who unfavorably compared their paper-based record-keeping abilities to those of an iPad.
worser Now the situation at the cemetery is so bad that the Justice Department is...
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By request, more on our Tumblr flyer
ampersands asks: Is this list online? I’d love to get a copy.
» SFB says: Sure thing! Here’s the PDF of the back side. Also, if anyone else would like to distribute something similar in their neck of the woods, I can offer up the source files. :) Would love to draw a little more attention to the great work Tumblr’s independent news sites are doing. — Ernie @ SFB
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Three of Twitter's co-creators -- Biz Stone, Evan... →
soupsoup:
Three of Twitter’s co-creators — Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman — are departing to launch a new venture.
For a while, it looked like Jack Dorsey came out on the losing end of the internal Twitter war, but maybe not. Or maybe it’s just time to move on to the next thing.
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U.S. is wasting money on unsuccessful dollar coin...
2005 Congress passed a bill to establish coin currency as a bigger force in America’s day-to-day transactions. Their plan was to produce $1 coins featuring, progressively over time, the full run of American Presidents. Republican Rep. Mike Castle sponsored the legislation.
2011 The bill’s language has meant that the coins are still in production despite broad unpopularity — so much...
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Slim margin eliminates one of Wisconsin GOP's...
2 signatures short for Wisconsin Rep. John Nygren’s recall candidacy source
» GOP pushback comes up a hair short: Following challenges by the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, the state’s Government Accountability Board has ruled that 26 of the Nygren campaign’s recall petition signatures are invalid, and as that left Nygren with just 398 signatures, they kicked him out of the...
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“Avastin saved my life…The studies are saying, they’re saying that...”
– Kerry Harrington, a breast cancer survivor • Arguing for the case for Avastin, a drug still being tested that treats breast cancer. The drug received accelerated approval for treating breast cancer, but now the FDA is backing away from allowing the drug for breast cancer treatment. This is mainly...
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Loughner's lawyers: Doctors are forcing medication...
If Jared Lee Loughner takes psychotropic drugs, he could become competent enough to stand trial. A while back, a judge ruled that Loughner can take any medicine he wants voluntarily, but his lawyers must be notified if he’s forced to take any medication to restore him to competency. However, those lawyers say that they weren’t in the room during a June 13th hearing which allowed a...
