February 2010
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Debating the Cost of Capital Punishment →
azspot:
As cash-strapped states consider the high cost of sentencing prisoners to death, capital punishment has fallen on hard times.
In New Mexico, which voted to abolish the death penalty last year, State Rep. Gail Chasey (D., Albuquerque) specifically noted the tax dollars that would be saved. “We can put that money toward enhancing law enforcement, public works, you name it,” she said. In...
January 2010
“Why should we accept that the “talent” of someone who writes jingles for an...”
– Howard Zinn (via fyeahsocialism, robot-heart-politics) (via azspot)
THIS IS HOW I HAVE FELT FOR SO LONG!!!
Oh man, wish he was still here :(
“The Supreme Court recently ruled 5-4 that corporations can spend unlimited...”
– America’s Competitors Will Use Supreme Court Ruling To Block Our Green Jobs Effort And Close Our Factories (via azspot)
Man, I wish I could resist reblogging this. I probably annoy a lot of people when I reblog too much political stuff. But this is so true!
Watchdubstepfriday:
Solitude - Ambient Dubstep Vol 4
Perfect soundtrack for Night Guilt on Friday. So fucking mellow. And according to the tracklisting this is going to end in Pink Floyd somehow?
Why am I suddenly hungry for fried shrimp?
NIGHT GUILT TIL I’M FREE.
[Edit: Holy shit, it could not have transitioned to Floyd better.]
WeHoNews.com:Considering Banning Sale of Dogs and... →
kelsyabbott:
this is exciting to me.
I noticed my nearby Petco stopped selling live animals, and I was pretty happy about that, even though I hadn’t really realized how stupid it was before.
Remembered this episode out of nowhere today. →
WatchHaha, “Dom Joly’s Blatant Camera Show” (guy from “Trigger Happy TV”).
“# of days this yr during which Norway’s Prime Minister Kjell Bondevik was “too...”
– harpers
I’m feelin’ ya, Kjell. I NEED MORE SUN!
“One of the great mistakes made in discussing patriotism — a very common mistake...”
– Howard Zinn (via azspot)
“I’m middle class. I don’t want to be under the bootheel of some...”
– State of my Butt / The Mind Of Woman - Regarding
Epic Regarding post. This probably isn’t even the best part.
“iPad did transform the media. Turned everyone into hacky nightclub comedians.”
– Adrianchen
Yesterday Oregon voters passed measures that will increase taxes on big companies (some of whom were only paying $10 per year) and families making over $250,000. A lot of us think that this was a pretty good idea, but there are, of course, many people who think this will have a negative effect on the economy. I, for one, am excited that we at least get a chance to find out if this type of action...
iPad: Maybe by gen 3 it will be something I would buy. I was hoping for something that could take the place of the Lemur. Mostly I am just waiting to hear what Marco thought! ;)
Watchsciencefiction:
A new Claire L. Evans piece, Thank You For Posting.
5stars.
“This was the finding of a U.S. Army general and historian named S. L. A....”
– Febraury 2010: William Langewiesche on American Snipers | vanityfair.com (via internetsnorkelwithzachrose)
Hey guys, you know how Haiti is getting a lot of attention right now because conditions are bad there? VBS.TV would like you to know about Liberia, where people are straight-up EATING EACH OTHER.
We’ve got some problems.
listgenerator:
What Deaner Was Talkin’ About by...
WatchBeijing police cancel China’s first gay pageant (via Vimeo)
Shot on a Canon 7D
“Examples of socialism working well? Various types and degrees of socialism are...”
– Joe Bageant (via azspot)
“Instead of this ghastly telethon, CBS/NBC/FOX/ABC/CNN/MTV run your usual...”
– Neil_Hamburger
“The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between...”
– FBI broke law for years in phone record searches (via azspot)
“Every day, a United States Air Force cargo plane specially equipped with radio...”
– Homeless Haitians Told Not to Flee to U.S. - NYTimes.com
via Rjyan
WatchTrying to make it through winter. I uploaded this video almost 4 years ago. I’m glad this bird is still my friend.
Watchsharingtime:
This is a video of Will Arnett and Conan fucking around at rehearsal at the old show. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this is the sort of thing that makes me happy to be alive.
There’s a “best of” rehearsal videos page here. Awesome.
You must click through to the rest of those videos. After Conan’s off the air, they’ll probably just hit the delete button on all...
Watchoptimisto:
poortaste:
8 minutes on Obama’s first year by Lawrence Lessig
buffleheadcabin: c8h10o2n4
Yes! Portland is still fine-tuning its publicly funded campaigns, but Lessig hits the root problem on the head here. Right now we do not have politicians that care about serving us. They only care about maintaining the status quo through a fake wrestling match dressed up in suits and ties...
BBC News - Islamic Solidarity Games cancelled over... →
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“…any legislative moves with this Democratic party and this Republican party are...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via doublethink, mikehudack) (via azspot)
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