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If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
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Category Archives: In the news
Jon Stewart interviews Jim Cramer
Not the best reporting I’ve encountered about the financial crisis — that would be an episode of This American Life — but an incredibly substantive discussion for TV. It’s pathetic that TV this good can seemingly only happen on a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, In the news, Media criticism
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Pro-lifers tried to force 9-year-old rape victim to give birth to twins
(Richard mentioned this as an intro to a post earlier this week, but I thought the event needed a post of its own). From Time, and via Scott, who describes this as “the moral low ground.” Archibishop Jose Cardoso Sobrinho … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion & reproductive rights, In the news
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Nuggnuts (In Which I Disagree With Pam Spaulding)
The redoubtable Pam Spaulding today highlights a woman whose conduct is, she says, mind-boggling. A woman in Ft. Pierce, Florida called 911 because McDonald’s was out of McNuggets. Well that is mind-boggling, isn’t it? I mean, calling 911 because McDonald’s … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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McDonald's Won't Pay Worker's Comp For Hero Shot On Job
From Raw Story: Fast food giant McDonald’s has denied workers compensation benefits to a minimum wage employee who was shot when he ejected a customer who had been beating a woman inside the restaurant. A representative of the administrator for … Continue reading
Some parents complain that disabled TV host "scares children"
From The Independent: Disparaging comments by adults about a children’s presenter have led to an angry backlash in support of Cerrie Burnell, the 29-year-old CBeebies host who was born missing the lower section of her right arm. One man said … Continue reading
Posted in Disabled Rights & Issues, In the news
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Well, What Else are You Gonna Do After Splashing On a Little Bay Rum?
I’m a big fan of the Vermont Country Store catalog. While I don’t actually buy anything from there (though I intend to get some Lifebuoy for next Christmas), it’s extremely entertaining, a little piece of Americana that stubbornly clings to … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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Daschle Withdraws
Just an open thread for discussion. I agree with Ezra — this is a victory for ethics, but it lowers the odds of a big health care reform passing. Although keep in mind that Daschle may still have an office … Continue reading
Posted in In the news
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juxtaposition
UPDATE: By request, here it is without the captions: Original version after the cut.
Lily Ledbetter Act Passes Senate
Since this has already passed the House, it’s now passed; it only needs to get signed by Obama. The legislation overrides a May 2007 Supreme Court ruling that Ledbetter, a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company employee in Gadsden, Ala., couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Gender and the Economy, In the news
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When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…