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“In 21st Century terms, the Son of Man might be considered too liberal on social justice issues and too conservative on matters of ethics and morality. And not nearly aggressive enough on national security.“
— Would you elect Jesus president? (via azspot)
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A Short Primer on McCainomics Versus Obamanomics: Top-Down or Bottom-Up

nickdouglas:

By former Department of Labor secretary Robert Reich. I hadn’t thought of the advantage of the bottom-up approach in a global market, where workers and consumers have more ties to the American economy than corporations do. Reich describes Obama’s bottom-up approach as a way to sidestep the current problems of supply and demand with innovation.

I’m not sure I’m getting across the satisfying mental leap I got from this piece, so I hope you read it, it’s short.

“This isn’t to argue that top-down economics is completely nonsensical. America is, after all, the world’s largest economy. So whatever helps the top of it will to some extent trickle down to everyone else here, and whatever hurts the top is likely to impose some burdens all the way down.

But in a global economy, bottom-up economics makes more sense.”

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“Today, same-sex couples can marry in California and Massachusetts, and these marriages are recognized in New York. That means more than one in five Americans lives in a state that recognizes the marriages of same-sex couples. Yet none of these legally recognized couples will show up in publicly released census tabulations. They will all be relegated to an unmarried status.“
— Making same-sex marriages count - Los Angeles Times (via dalasverdugo)
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WWJD (with 3 trillion dollars?)
(via azspot)
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Snagfilms: Over 200 feature-length, free streaming documentaries

gtmcknight:

Holy crap. With this and Hulu’s Days of Summer, not having cable TV has never been so wonderful.
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“The Bush administration’s replacement of ‘timeline’ with ‘time horizon’ is interesting when you consider the difference between a line and the horizon. A line is right where it is; the horizon moves away endlessly as you approach it. Sound familiar?“
— Steve Henry Herman in a letter to the editor of the New York Times. (via mattlehrer)
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Are You Gay?

toomuchawesome:

Hands down: this is the best Postcard From Yo Momma I have ever seen.

One of my favorites too!

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“The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you’re not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any jobs; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don’t take it personally when they say “no”—they may not be smart enough to say “yes.“
— Keith Olbermann (via onherway)
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tuneage:

Velvet Underground - “Sunday Morning”

Some days, when I roll through my iTunes library, I come across songs I can’t believe I haven’t posted yet, and “Sunday Morning” is one of those songs. Pleasant and uplifting without being saccharine or obnoxiously bouncy, “Sunday Morning” is actually a perfect song choice for, get this, a Sunday morning.

Plus, when you have Wired asking whether this track is the greatest wake-up tune ever, you know they’ve managed to create a classic.