Marijuana has only been legally for sale in Colorado for less than two months, but already it is exceeding expectations. Previously, they projected sales would be around $395 million in the state’s next fiscal year. But now, those numbers are suddenly “higher”. Based on current sales, they are now projecting recreational and medical marijuana sales […]
“Yep, tonight is the 969th and final episode of ‘Late Night.’ Or as my dad put it, ‘Couldn’t make it to a thousand, huh? Quitter.’” – Jimmy Fallon “I don’t like goodbyes. NBC does. Well, tonight is our last show for real. See, I don’t need to get fired three times. I get the hint.” […]
The headline for the article on NBC News “Pot Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths” is accompanied by a disturbing photo of a crumpled car destroyed in an accident. The article itself says that new research supports the claim that legal marijuana is making the problem of drugged driving worse, and tells stories of people […]
First a federal court overturns the FCC net neutrality rules, then Comcast announces that it is buying their biggest competitor (which would give them seriously dangerous control over the Internet), but finally there is some good news. The FCC announced yesterday that they are going to reformulate their net neutrality rules. Hopefully, this time they […]
“The games haven’t even started yet and already there are people complaining about the horrible accommodations at the Sochi Olympic village. Toilets don’t flush. The faucets spew discolored water. They say it’s like being on a Royal Caribbean cruise.” – Jay Leno “You know, ticket sales have been slow for the Olympics in Sochi, mostly […]
Last week, close to 100,000 people from 32 states held a massive protest in Raleigh, NC against the “immoral and unconstitutional policies” of the state’s Republican party, which controls both legislative chambers and the governorship. Since taking over, the Republicans have eliminated social programs, raised taxes on the bottom 80%, repealed tax credits for working […]
I know that the Citizens United decision happened over four years ago and has already done immense damage to our political system, but I fear that we ain’t seen nothing yet. According to the NY Times: This election year will be the moment when individual candidate super PACs — a form of legalized bribery — […]
“In spite of being a terrible game, the Super Bowl was the most watched TV event in history. So apparently it’s true — if we do start televising executions, people will watch.” –Jay Leno “The Broncos got beaten really bad — and we still won’t know until we find the black box exactly what went […]
The group Americans for Prosperity — funded by the Koch brothers — is taking heat for several deceptive negative campaign ads they are running. In Louisiana, they are running attack ads against Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. The ad features a number of people who appear to be Louisiana residents, receiving letters telling them that their […]
Remember how I reported that NFL commissioner Roger Godell took home $29 million dollars in salary? It is actually worse than that. According to NFL tax returns, in the 12 month span that ended March 31, 2013, Goodell earned $44.2 million in compensation. Their head lawyer earned $7.86 million (with an additional $1.23 million in […]
© Mike Stanfill It is no coincidence that immediately after federal courts invalidated the FCC’s rules enforcing network neutrality (which means that your ISPs can discriminate against any content that competes with them, or which they simply don’t like), that Comcast announces that they are paying billions of dollars to acquire Time Warner Cable. The […]
“Did you all see that game yesterday? Was that the worst Super Bowl ever? It was 43 to 8. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet was more competitive than that.” – Jay Leno “With all the hoopla over the Super Bowl, did you know Sunday was Groundhog Day? What happened was the groundhog saw his […]
“This week in New Orleans, Hillary Clinton said she still doesn’t know if she’s running for president in 2016. Isn’t that unbelievable? With 315 million Americans, what are the odds she’s the only one in the country who doesn’t know she’s running for president in 2016?” – Jay Leno “Joe Biden said that Hillary Clinton’s […]
“Last night of course was the State of the Union address, and during his speech, President Obama promised to focus on economic growth, education, and healthcare. Or as people tuning in put it, ‘Oh crap, it’s a rerun.’” – Jimmy Fallon “How many of you folks watched the State of the Union speech last night? […]
“Earlier tonight President Obama gave his State of the Union address. Or, as Fox News called it, ‘Lame Duck Dynasty’.” – Jay Leno “You see president’s State of the Union address earlier tonight? Oh man, it’s the last pointless event until the Super Bowl.” – David Letterman “The first address broadcast live on TV by […]
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