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Class War
Open letter to Newt Gingrich
From the child of a janitor. Bookmark It
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Arts & Music
Because the night
Patti Smith turns 65 today and she’s still rocking! Bookmark It
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Arts & Music
The calamity song
A video based on Eschaton, an end-times game described in David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest”, the book that inspired Atrios’ Eschaton blog. The Decembrists: Bookmark It
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Moment of clarity
Rant from Lee Camp: Bookmark It
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The walk
Another new one from Mayer Hawthorne: Bookmark It
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What’s so funny (’bout peace, love and understanding)
I used to have a friend who would argue with me about this song, saying it was “ironic” and meant to ridicule pacifists. I told him he was full of shit. He was kind of a conservative asshole and getting worse. The final straw that ended our friendship was when he ridiculed me for saying America was slipping into fascism under George Bush. I hear he’s found Evangelical Jesus and plays in a church band now. Figures. Nick Lowe: Bookmark [...]
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Shadow Knows
Another Republican perv
Oh, and he was a Disney “Teacher of the Year,” too. This one’s in Somerville, NJ: Winning coach. Beloved school administrator. Politician. Civil Air Patrol veteran. A father of two stepsons and a daughter. These are accomplishments and accolades on Patrick Lott’s resume. So it came as a shock to those who knew him that Lott — who for so many years had been entrusted with students and athletes — had been arrested and charged with videotaping naked teenage boys [...]
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Corporate Statism Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Verizon
Charging you $2 for the privilege of paying your bill online! Bookmark It
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