My dear international friends ( Read more... )

Regarding my cousin Savion, who committed suicide March 1st ( Read more... )

Occupy Wall Street is outperforming the Red Cross and FEMA in their response to hurricane Sandy. They've been fast, scarily competent, and flexible, and gone to the hardest hit areas FEMA has ignored.

They receive high praise, and in the hard hit areas like Rockaways, volunteers from Occupy are the only help they've seen. Occupy members say that ( Read more... )

Wow.

Oh, wow.

Come join me over on my Facebook, where most of my political stuff has migrated (through ease of posting articles ( Read more... )

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I LOVE this.

Clickclickclick! You've gotta see. Also, hear Obama's speech, because he's right.

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Who would the candidates be in a zombie apocalypse?

Joe Biden would be the guy who raids the federal armory and kicks open the doors to the local supermarket, waving everyone in to take food while he stands guard. You know the one -- the first guy to figure out that the old rules don't apply.

President Obama would be the guy you find at the ( Read more... )

Going through FactCheck.org about the recent speeches at the recent Republican and Democratic conventions.

I expect exaggerations and hot air at these things.

I didn't expect Bill Clinton to provide more solid facts than anyone -- especially the Republican candidate, who gave no facts at all but instead rambled in a Mad Men fantasy land -- and ( Read more... )

Regarding President Obama. I always knew it would take more than one term to undo the damage of President Bush. I'm not naive ( Read more... )

“They Won’t Magically Turn You Into A Lustful Cockmonster”: Chris Kluwe Explains Gay Marriage To The Politician Who Is Offended By An NFL Player Supporting It.

After a letter like this, I'm rooting for the Ravens.

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