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Archive for February, 2015
February 19th, 2015 - 10:39 am § in Misc.
President Romney: Corporations Invented the Smile:
President Romney issued a Proclamation declaring today “Smiles Day.” “The new day honors Harvey Ross Ball Today we celebrate the birth of a true American entrepreneur. Mr. Ball improved our word by inventing the smiley face. In 1963 the iconic design was created for State M[...]
February 19th, 2015 - 9:20 am § in Environment, Misc.
GLOBAL WARMING: Can we replace water?
Taps Start to Run Dry in Brazil’s Largest City By SIMON ROMERO A lack of political will, poor environmental management and a long dry spell have conspired to put São Paulo, a metropolitan area of 20 million, on the verge of a harsh rationing plan.[...]
February 19th, 2015 - 12:57 am § in Misc.
Some people have too much money!
Here’s proof that some people have too much money. This caviar made from roe of albino sturgeon and sprinkled with gold leaf costs 100,000 euros per kilogram, which works out to $3,221.36 per ounce. Meanwhile, 1.2 billion people live on $1 a day or less, and rich people gripe about having to[...]
February 18th, 2015 - 11:05 pm § in Politics
Gov. Walker’s fiscal policies force Wisconsin to miss debt payments
“Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, facing a $283 million deficit that needs to be closed by the end of June, will skip more than $100 million in debt payments to balance the books thrown into disarray by his tax cuts,” Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. “The move comes as Walker, 47, moun[...]
February 18th, 2015 - 10:52 pm § in Misc.
Kochs join with liberals to work for criminal justice reform
America’s criminal justice system is so badly broken the Kochs are joining forces with progressives to push for reforms. Koch Industries and Center for American Progress, a progressive group, are teaming up to study the problem and lobby Congress for changes. A Tea Party group and the ACLU al[...]
Misinformation
I joined a conversation about women’s rights yesterday at work with two white women. It was interesting until one co-worker started questioning why African American history received so much attention in comparison to women’s studies. All history should be discussed, there is no[...]
February 18th, 2015 - 9:33 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Americans Overwhelmingly oppose Bebe speech!
Poll: Nearly 2/3 of Americans say Netanyahu Congress speech a `bad move’ Almost two-thirds of Americans say the Congress should have coordinated its invitation to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu… [...]
February 18th, 2015 - 6:47 am § in Misc.
Jeff the Diseased Lung
I just watched John Oliver’s entertaining and informative report on the fight against big tobaccos international marketing tactics I decided to do my part in helping John’s suggestion for smoking’s newest mascot Jeff the Diseased Lung go viral. You can all help by tweeting him with[...]
A Pacific NW Icon
Saddened to read the news this morning. Former NBA player, Jerome Kersey has passed away at age 52. Kersey was one of my favorite players growing up. The small forwards best years were played with the Portland Trailblazers. I just remember the passion that he played with. He use to dunk re[...]