Boehner Endorses Romney - NYTimes.com →
It takes strong leadership to wait until the pool of choices gets whittled down to one and then say “I endorse that.” Of all the planets we’ve found to be suitable for human life, I endorse this one.
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Contact Congress (a free iOS app) →
“Find your representatives in Congress and talk with them, instantly.” What a brilliant idea. And you can’t beat the price.
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Pew: 19% of US has tablets, 22% uses no Internet at all | Electronista →
There are some interesting numbers in here, but the research has one fatal flaw: These days, cell phones ARE internet devices though I suspect they aren’t counted as such here. Still, the numbers are interesting.
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The Fate of the Republicans Who Supported Gay Marriage - NYTimes.com →
“I know plenty of gay couples, O.K.? Some of them, if not all of them, are very good people, O.K.?”
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Arizona Abortion Bill: Legislators Pass Three Bills, Including One That Redefines When Life Begins →
A sentence in the bill defines gestational age as “calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of the pregnant woman,” which would move the beginning of a pregnancy up two weeks prior to conception.
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Portland donut shop clerk chases down armed robber | kgw.com →
You know you weren’t meant to be a criminal when you find yourself in a dark alley being beaten by a donut shop clerk wielding YOUR GUN. “The suspect was described as a white woman in her 30s or 40s … may have injuries to her face after being hit with the gun.”
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Racist Hunger Games Fans Are Very Disappointed →
An interesting - and sad - article. I haven’t read the books or seen the movie, but if you have, I think this will be a particularly interesting read.
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Minimalist Econ Posters : Planet Money : NPR →
If you enjoy minimalism, these are great. This is Part One of the series.
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Econ Posters From Our Readers : Planet Money : NPR →
If you enjoy minimalism, these are great. This is Part Two of the series.
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Econ Posters: Now By Real Economists! : Planet Money : NPR →
Part Three of the series.
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Not Too To Be Two. on Flickr.
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Dharun Ravi Guilty of Hate Crimes in Rutgers Case - NYTimes.com →
This was a brutal case. But his was a brutal crime. I hope he spends however much time in prison will be required for him to truly understand what he did and why there should be absolutely no tolerance for it in a modern society.
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Oscars 2012: Your Best Picture Cheat Sheet : Monkey See [NPR] →
Years ago, I had a friend who liked to throw Oscar parties. There was a pool every year. I only went once and I knew at the time that once would be my one and only time. I hadn’t seen even a quarter of the movies, but I won the pool by a landslide. How? Easy! I picked the most pretentious films and actors. Can’t lose with a strategy like that. It’s not about which movies or actors should win. It’s about who or what “The Academy” thinks should win (eye-roll).
