December 2011
“London is promised an exercise in authoritarian elitism to rival Leonid...”
– Welcome to London 2012: the apparatchiks’ games - FT.com (via iamdanw)
Maybe we should stop saying...
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From of-praxis,
Most importantly, the problem with the formulation is that it misconstrues the nature of power. In a capitalist system viewed as a whole, almost all power is economic. Political power, institutional power, police power, military power, all of these are a function of capital and its uses and the extent to which an entity possesses power in a capitalist system is...
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Jon Stewart Crushes Fox News In The 2011 Ratings →
The reason why Fox News feels so threatened by Jon Stewart is because his program is more popular than anything not named Bill O’Reilly on the network. Not only is Stewart popular, but he is popular with the coveted young demographics that Fox News struggles with. The average Fox News viewer is 65 years old. For years, the Fox News model of success has been powered by viewers literally aging in...
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“Take Mitt Romney. The narrative on Mitt is “flip-flopper.” He has a murky past,...”
– Martin Amis Goes on the GOP Campaign Trail (via azspot)
Romney lives in the uncanny valley, but he wants to be president of the real world.
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My Political Prediction for 2012: It's...
robertreich:
My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted for years. And Hillary Clinton, Vice President.
So the Democratic ticket for 2012 is Obama-Clinton.
Why do I say this? Because Obama needs to stir the passions and enthusiasms of a Democratic...
“Someday all of our technology will learn to emotionally manipulate us. Your...”
– Scott Adams (via alysonsmediadiet:notational)
“Political leaders should be encouraging young adults to participate in civic...”
– NY Times Editorial: Keeping Students From the Polls (via pantslessprogressive)
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Louis CK's Shameful Dirty Comedy
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I’ve been thinking about Louis CK lately. I’m a fan of his show on FX, and I’m so happy his recent adventure in distributing his newest comedy special himself has been a rousing success. But my thoughts are going elsewhere to wonder why he has blown up in popularity in the past couple years, and why his comedy seems to resonate with these times. It always feels like there’s a...
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“Gov. Rick Perry isn’t the only politician to collect a pension while still...”
– Members of Congress collect thousands in state pensions (via robot-heart-politics)
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“The action showed that GOP leaders care only about tax breaks for millionaires...”
– Charleston Gazette Editorial
TPM is chronicling the harsh reactions that are following Republicans home.
This is not a win for Obama or a misstep for Republicans. This is merely the press catching up with reality. This is not new, but it is finally news.
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WatchOnline Sales of Louis C. K. Special Cross $1 Million Mark
Louis C. K. explained that he would use $250,000 to pay for the special (as he has said previously), spend another $250,000 in bonuses to people who work for him and give $280,000 to five charity organizations: Fistula Foundation, which works with women injured in childbirth; Green Chimneys which gives outdoor and animal therapies to...
“The people that are running for mayor — I know this is terrible — I...”
– Alec Baldwin
“I’m not a student of politics. I played a politician. I have no interest in...”
– Martin Sheen
“Iran seems bent on confirming that it is the world’s chief bully and the...”
– - Time for America to raise the pressure on Iran, via wreckandsalvage
More of these sorts of opinion pieces will be published in the coming months. I wonder if the authors are even real people? Who is this Randall Czarlinsky of Houston that wants to see war with Iran so badly?
He’s the Director...
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WatchThis was more or less the first thing I saw upon my arrival in London last week.
“A strange thing happened Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill. As Rep. Stenny Hoyer...”
– Boehner’s office cuts off C-SPAN cameras as GOP takes verbal beating | The Raw Story
(via wreckandsalvage)
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“Fear of Apple is about losing control over the software on our computers. Fear...”
– John Gruber
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Tumblr Drafts: So many poorly written, half-baked...
I should delete them in case some glitch decides to just post them all at once some day.
“I’m so busy touring and writing and acting, that the thought of actually...”
– Patton Oswalt
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“I learned that money can be a lot of things. It can be something that is...”
– Louis CK, on what he’s learned from his Live at the Beacon Theater experiment so far.
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The Obama campaign already has eight campaign...
The Republican candidates have no more than one each.
