December 2009
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“Whether justified or not, we are constantly delivering death to the Muslim...”
– Cause and effect in the “Terror War”
Dec 31st
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“If the necessary confrontation does not take place we will execute the leaders...”
– Fascist Alert: One Week to Punish Mousavi and Karubi
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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“THE charred underpants of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tell the story of a...”
– From shoes to soft drinks to underpants
Dec 30th
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“Thanks for singling me out as the one human being who has done more than anyone...”
– Steve Jobs by Fake Jobs
Dec 30th
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“The biggest losers [in the workplace revolution by women] are poor...”
– Women and work: We did it! | The Economist
Dec 30th
Dec 29th
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“The books we can’t make sense of, that knock us off-kilter, that we...”
– Michael Dirda: Dashing International Man of Mystery and Sophisticated Boulevardier
Dec 29th
Dec 29th
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“If the [self-worth bank] account is already full, we might be predisposed to...”
– Ten Psychology Studies from 2009 Worth Knowing About
Dec 29th
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“Only two things have made flying safer [since 9/11]: the reinforcement of...”
– Separating Explosives from the Detonator
Dec 29th
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“Good luck getting a hobby knife through a concourse checkpoint, while a pocket...”
– The latest on Northwest flight 253 | The Economist
Dec 29th
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“What was truly impressive about the decade past, however, was our unwillingness,...”
– The Big Zero: Same as it ever was
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 27th
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“On international flights, I actually brought two notebooks as a means to...”
– [A Few of My Favorite] Things That Scare Me
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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“Yes, we have. And yes, we still are the ones we’ve been waiting for - if...”
– Obama, The Year in Review - By Andrew Sullivan
Dec 25th
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“I can’t climb Glenn Beck since there’s nothing there.”
– Colbert Dishes On Bush, Glenn Beck, and MSNBC
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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“I really think we’re beyond reforming corporate media,” said...”
– The top 10 stories not brought to you by mainstream news media
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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“‘He will always love me, but he cannot turn himself into a heterosexual....”
– When Gareth told me he was gay, it was as if the man I loved had died | Mail Online
Dec 23rd
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“Many on the left so loathe these [insurance] companies they’d rather leave...”
– Health Insurance Stocks Go Up - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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“Mainstreaming torture and legitimizing the abuse of people in American custody...”
– Dick Cheney: Conservative Of The Year
Dec 22nd
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“The liberal base is not always best represented by HuffPo and Howard Dean.”
– Department of Understatement: The Obama Coalition Regroups
Dec 22nd
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“I still get the occasional death threat.”
– Peggy Drexler: Gay Marriage’s Big Problem
Dec 22nd
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“For centuries unjust laws banned marriage between blacks and whites or Indians...”
– Mexico City Approves Gay Marriage
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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“We treat the reader like a complete person rather than someone only interested...”
– It Takes A Village: An Interview with Patrick Appel | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Dec 21st
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“Being paid to stay informed is hard to beat.”
– Reading towards utopia, #1
Dec 21st
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“Most political arguments are not original: they are a regurgitation of dusty...”
– It Takes A Village: An Interview with Patrick Appel | The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
Dec 21st
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“The day I stop reading RSS feeds is the day I stop reading the Web (this site...”
– Comment by Louis Gray on RSS Reader Market in Disarray, Continues to Decline
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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“Patients can access quality health care if they can prove their name is...”
– Senate unveils CompromiseCare
Dec 19th
“Chuck now works for JP Morgan.”
– Funny Games
Dec 19th
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“Since I cant distinguish liberals from moderates from conservatives when it...”
– Marriage Equality’s Civil Rights Rip-Off
Dec 19th
Dec 18th
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“Climate change doesn’t just change the climate; it also changes the taste of...”
– The Taste of Climate Change, or things that make me sad
Dec 17th
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“It’s a dubious proposition that sending a couple dirty pictures to a...”
– Sexting Hysteria Drives Teen to Suicide. Media Blames Sexting, Fuels More Hysteria
Dec 17th
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“Three Pennsylvania girls, ages 14 and 15, who took semi-nude pictures of...”
– Anatomy of a Child Pornographer, or lessons in American sanity
Dec 17th
Dec 16th
Dec 16th
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“I’ve never had any particular interest in writing about people with money.”
– ANNIE PROULX interviewed by Steve Lafreniere in Vice Magazine
Dec 15th