“Because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, President Obama is threatening them with economic sanctions. Obama said if Russia doesn’t pull out of Kiev we’re not going to let them borrow any of the money that we borrowed from China.” – Conan O’Brien “Secretary of State John Kerry is all worked up. As a matter of […]
This weekend, a group of Republicans called RAMP (Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition) met in Houston to support the legalization of marijuana. The group claims that a majority of conservatives now support reforming marijuana laws. In fact, they point out that legalization agrees with conservative ideals of limited government, individual responsibility, and fiscal restraint. “Why should […]
“Yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner referred to Vladimir Putin as a ‘thug’, and then called on President Obama to stand up to him. Which is sort of like throwing your drink on a big guy at a bar and then saying, ‘My friend here will take care of you.’” – Jimmy Fallon “Russia, over the […]
Andrew Sullivan has a must read rant on Obama’s foot dragging on the Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture. As some of you know, Sullivan is a conservative, but he is gay and also likes Obama. But he has had enough. Basically, his point is that the well documented use of torture by the US […]
“Despite the fact that the Ukraine has been all over the news for the past few weeks, a survey found that 64 percent of U.S. students still couldn’t find Ukraine on a map. Said Vladimir Putin, ‘Soon nobody will’.” – Seth Meyers “Russia suspended coverage of the Oscars last night. They didn’t show it. And […]
Rootstrikers TED Talk by Laurence Lessig, remix by Jordan Harrison. Laurence Lessig succinctly and clearly explains the big problem facing our nation and provides a simple and compelling solution. The graphics added by Jordan Harrison make it even clearer and more entertaining. “The founding fathers would approve of this message.”
First the Republicans tried to repeal Obamacare (over and over and over again). Then they tried to ignore it, claiming that it would collapse under its own weight (forcing Obama to unilaterally fix a few bugs in its original implementation). But now it looks like they have moved on to the acceptance phase of grief. […]
Sorry I didn’t post this sooner. But as Obamacare shows, better late than never! UPDATE: You know those questions that don’t actually ask a question but try instead to push an answer? Like these ones by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) asked at a Senate hearing on healthcare to Canadian physician and health policy professor Danielle […]
“This week the Russian government gave all 44 of its Olympic medalists a new Mercedes. When asked what happened to the athletes who didn’t medal, Putin said, ‘Do not open trunk’.” – Jimmy Fallon “Russia gave all of its gold medalists from the Sochi Games $120,000 plus a brand-new Mercedes SUV. While the silver and […]
“This situation in Kiev, in the Ukraine, is still a big story. They overthrew the government and then a scared President Viktor Yanukovych went on the run. Now Russia has granted protection to Yanukovych. As soon as Edward Snowden heard that, he said, ‘Top bunk!’” – Jimmy Fallon “How about that mess in the Ukraine, […]
“The big story right now is what’s going on in the Ukraine. They’ve overthrown the government, and President Viktor Yanukovych is on the run. The Ukrainian people are looking through his home and just hanging out, like having barbecues at his place while he’s not there.” – Jimmy Fallon “Now that he’s gone, the Ukrainian […]
Do you ever wonder why your city has terrible broadband internet? Why there is limited or no competition for providing internet service to your home? Why Google didn’t put your city on the list of places it is considering for gigabit fiber? If you are lucky you have a choice of two internet providers, one […]
Did everyone remember to change their clocks? Do you have any idea why we do this twice a year? I sure don’t. It turns out that the reasons we are given for changing our clocks twice a year are all pretty much just big lies. So why do we keep doing it? I don’t care […]
“The NFL is warning Arizona that if they approve a bill that discriminates against gays they may not get to host the next Super Bowl. And it may also hurt Arizona’s chances of hosting the Tony Awards.” – Conan O’Brien “The Olympics are finished. Everybody has gone home, so once again there are no gay […]
I don’t know about you, but I watched the “debate” between creationist Ken Ham and Science Guy Bill Nye, but didn’t get too much out of it. The format was bad and didn’t really allow for much real discussion and debate, so they just ended up talking past each other. But something good did come […]
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