The consequences of failure. Utter failure:
Judgment Fail
by failblog
From Josh Green:
According to Peter Clarke, a Navy shipmate, Massa was notorious for making unwanted advances toward subordinates. He tells the story of his friend Stuart Borsch, with whom Massa shared a hotel room while on leave during the first Gulf War. “Stuart’s at the edge of the [...]
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Tags: america·Congress·Democrats·eric massa·homosexuality·navy
Sometimes I think the state of Georgia exists in a plastic bubble, aimlessly drifting in an airless vacuum. This is from the dumb things politicians spend their time on file:
Tuesday, the House State Planning & Community Affairs Committee reported out a resolution that says the General Assembly nor the people of Georgia “consider themselves bound [...]
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Tags: 2010·Barack Obama·Czars·Georgia·legislature·Politics
When I was a kid, I remember going to see Silver Bullet with my family in 1985. I was one of those kids who’d see any type of horror flick I could– even though most of them back in the mid-80’s were R- rated– and I couldn’t exactly get into them by myself. For those [...]
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Tags: 1980's·child actors·corey haim·movies
For those who haven’t seen the seminal film The Birth of a Nation, it remains to this day revered by some as a significant cinematic achievement– because of its usage of technical innovation– the usage of lighting, editing and close-ups was ahead of its time. It’s also despised for its graphically stereotypical portrayals of Black [...]
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Tags: america·Barack Obama·birth of a nation·civil war·Conservatives·Democracy·mullato·Political Fringe·Politics·Racism·silas lynch·stereotypes
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the march From Selma to Montgomery, Alabama:
On March 7, demonstrators start a 54-mile march in response to an activist’s murder. They are protesting his death and the unfair state laws and local violence that keep African Americans from voting. Led by SNCC activists John Lewis and Hosea Williams, about [...]
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Tags: bloody sunday·Civil Rights·discrimination·Racism·selma march
I’ll be doing a separate piece on the issue of commercial whaling later this week. For now, enjoy the beauty and majesty of earth’s greatest creatures.
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Tags: Barack Obama·President·whales·whaling
According to this cool, albeit mind-bending graph, the unemployment rate held at 9.7%, and the economy shed 36,000 jobs during the month of February. While the news is slightly reassuring–this is the fewest jobs shed by the economy during the recession– hiring is still moving very slowly.
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Tags: Economy·jobs·unemployment
In keeping with the touch screen idea from earlier in the week, here’s a startling new iPhone made from cutlery:
Sold through our favorite iPhone accessory store, Etsy.com, the ForkedUpArt iPhone stands can be customized if you want, and according to the artist, “I’m making these guys as fast as I can.”
HT: TUAW
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Tags: Apple·iphone·technology
Senator Jim Bunning, R-(KY):
Last week, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked to pass a 30-day extensions bill for unemployment insurance and other federal programs. Earlier in February, those extensions were included in a broader bipartisan bill that was paid for but did not meet Sen. Reid’s approval, and he nixed the deal. When I saw [...]
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Tags: america·Congress·Economy·GOP·jim bunning·Senate·unemployment