An absolute must-read from BillyBlog.
My own personal Free Speech Zone. “To change your mind and to follow him who sets you right is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before.” — Marcus Aurelius “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” — John Maynard Keynes “Why should you mind being wrong if someone can show you that you are?” — A.J. Ayer (attributed)
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Like Suicide - Acoustic Version
Soundgarden on tour and coming to Rock Band 3, plus the debt limit crisis, and I thought of this:
Friday, July 15, 2011
In Lieu Of The Corporate Media's Idiocy
I strongly recommend listening to the discussion with Dean Baker here. Skip to 16:50 to hear it. If you don't, I warn you, you'll have to endure Mitch McConnell getting it horribly, horribly wrong.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Boom. Roasted.
[via Instaputz]
To all you rabid anti-government types:
To all you rabid anti-government types:
It is the refuge of a scoundrel to pretend to hate government, and further, to lie about the role that the American government — the richest and most powerful force for good in the long story of humanity — has played in the creation of the most profound economic engine ever, the America middle class. Notions of American greatness are inextricably intertwined with the American government, and anyone who claims that the government has only been an impediment to American progress is a liar, a fool, a rank opportunist, or a combination of the three. That GI Bill didn't create itself. That Interstate Highway System didn't build itself. Those astronauts didn't send themselves to the moon. Your grandmamma and them didn't get electricity in their farmhouse on their own initiative. Small business didn't create a vast system of free public education, because an educated population makes for good workers and consumers. That was the government. The miracle of the free market didn't end slavery, or solve the pernicious problem that followed of grotesquely institutionalized racism. Nor did the free market end child labor, and decide that food and worker safety were critical values to a civilized society, and essential to a civilized standard of living. That was the government, too.I (and the millions we've killed or enslaved) am not so sure about the "force for good" thing, but this is otherwise spot on.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Tea Party Caucus Takes On The Debt Monster
Breaking video of the brave Tea Party Republicans' plan to save the economy by allowing the U.S. to default.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Dis And Dat
First, one of the best lines ever, from John Cole of Balloon Juice: "When I need a medical procedure done, I often consult two doctors, and then I check with a needle junky and a crack whore. Just so I have a wide array of opinions and can keep my options open."
Sunday, July 10, 2011
On Being Poor In America
[via Balloon Juice]
This makes me too angry to write about. So just read these links:
Man Jailed For Cashing A Check.
5 Things No One Tells You About Being Poor.
This makes me too angry to write about. So just read these links:
Man Jailed For Cashing A Check.
5 Things No One Tells You About Being Poor.
Friday, July 8, 2011
End Of An Era
The space shuttle had its final launch today. I'm too lazy/busy to look it up, but I'll bet there have been important gains made from the program. That said, here's how I feel about it.
Sister killed her baby cuz she could afford 2 feed it
And were sending people 2 the moon
And were sending people 2 the moon
You see men sailing on their ego trip,
Blast off on their spaceship,
Million miles from reality:
No care for you, no care for me.
Blast off on their spaceship,
Million miles from reality:
No care for you, no care for me.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Parable Time
Your car has a flat tire. You take it to Barry (who is half-black) & John (white)'s Auto Shop. John wants to demolish the car. Barry thinks to himself, "I know the tire is the problem, and that demolishing the car is idiotic and insane. But John is my partner, and everyone wants me to get along with him, despite the fact that he poisons my coffee every morning, tells customers I am the anti-Christ, and probably really hates black people."
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Hope, Change, And Economic Stupidty
Barry O. - "Government has to start living within its means, just like families do. We have to cut the spending we can’t afford so we can put the economy on sounder footing, and give our businesses the confidence they need to grow and create jobs."
He has no fucking idea what he's talking about. And he's still far preferable to any of the nutjobs running against him. We're fucked.
He has no fucking idea what he's talking about. And he's still far preferable to any of the nutjobs running against him. We're fucked.
A White Girl Died
Your elected officials get away with murder every day. Lots of kids die, every day. Some of them from bombs you paid for. If you weren't on the jury of the Anthony trial, then you have no idea what you're talking about. Maybe she did it, maybe she didn't. By all means, keep wasting your time on this tragic side show, but please don't pretend that you have some greater insight into the "justice" system or that you know what really happened. And by all means, please stay focused on this trivia and continue to do nothing about the mass violence and destruction going on every day in this country and around the world with your tax dollars to fund it. Please remember how absurdly privileged your life is if you had the time to follow this crap. And don't forget how lucky you are not to worry that your kids might be blown to pieces any time now.
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