The other day, two things came together in my mind: 1. The fact that IKEA came to America from Holland or wherever they're from because they can sell cheap crap to us and hire American workers for cheaper than they can hire workers in their own country ( Read more... )

So now, not only is Goldman Sachs responsible for fucking up USA's economy, it's also at least partially responsible for Greece's financial woes, too. And if Greece's problems cause the whole European economy to collapse, then Goldman Sachs is responsible, in turn, for that as well. Same goes if the whole world's economy goes in the shitter due to ( Read more... )

Obama sends economic mess-makers to bed without any supper
A "Ye Olde Goldyn Appyl Presse" article ( Read more... )

Looking for a job? The US government is hiring: www.usajobs.gov

Mattell announces a "Dora The Explorer" for tweens. Basically, an older, better-looking Dora. Which is good, I hope they make a "grown-up Dora" version of the TV show, too, because the usual version of the character is ugly, and the show is unwatchable.

From the FreeRangeKids blog: ( Read more... )

Jon Stewart shames Jim Cramer of CNBC. This is made of 23 varieties of Awesome:




The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c
Jim Cramer Pt. 2

Daily Show Full Episodes
Important Things w/ Demetri Martin
Political Humor
Jim Cramer

Potpourri

The children's economy, a lovely little essay by ozarque about how any highly desireable item can be used to drive an economy. Thanks, ysabetwordsmith for pointing this URL my way!

Ten real mad scientists.

The five most evil robots ever invented.

"Hanky Panky" magic trick by (apparently Canadian) comedienne Ursula Martinez. Very racy and NSFW - definetely ( Read more... )