December 2009
Mike Balboni might challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year. Also possibly in the race: Rudy and Pataki. http://tr.im/GfOB @nassaunews
Sorry about that quote—it was meant for another venue. I deleted the tweet.
Neat graphic atop a LAT story about Toyota accelerator issues: toggle between mechanical and electronic, and see complaints. http://3.ly/GiZ
Salon asks: Is a trending topic on race automatically racist? http://tr.im/GfF8 #meta #socialmedia #whitethoughts #blackthoughts
November 2009
World Trade Organization Risks Financial ‘China... →
By @Greg_Palast
The show “FOX & Friends” doesn’t like big words. http://tr.im/GeMO (via @Awl)
A witty column by Jonathan Margolis about being Jew-ish but not Jewish. http://tr.im/Gf1S Reminds me of the same battles I fought at college
#CO2 traders say the EU market for #carbon could be double the size of the oil market in a decade—if embraced by #COP15. http://tr.im/Gf4V
“I like being a Jew, but apart from looking as if I’m playing a character...”
– Jonathan Margolis knows what I’m always talking about.
Not Jewish but Jew-ish | The Guardian
Radiohead — Climbing up the Walls
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Iran’s Hidden Path to the Bomb
nybooks:
Jeremy Bernstein
Iran wants to build ten new uranium enrichment plants; drawings by John Springs
To western officials who have spent months trying to slow down Iran’s nuclear program, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s announcement of plans to build ten new uranium enrichment plants is deeply unsettling. But the real worry may be the nuclear facilities already in existence.
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Annals of The Crisis That Never Happened: Wall Streeters are back to their greed is good ways. http://tr.im/GdkJ #greed #p2
Hey #collegejourn, look out for this: RT @slaskow: Coming tomorrow from @publici: an investigation on sexual assault on college campuses.
Wall Street Meets Its Match | The American... →
The Road to #Copenhagen: A Harvester of Trees... →
RT@NiemanLab: Thanking its readers, Talking Points Memo lists the top 10 tips that have come through its inbox this year http://tr.im/GcvV
Obama made the go order on his new Afghanistan strategy last night after meeting with top advisers. From @cebellantoni: http://tr.im/GcQN
Today's GOP is both united and divided →
Opposition to Obama is strong, but Republicans are split on GOP’s direction and leaders
RT @TWI_news: Health Care Primer: Snapshot of Toughest Fights Ahead http://bit.ly/841EnB
The Rim
uirudesu:
He remembered those first oneiric months of their discovering each other. How she ended each night leaving him feeling both feverish with hope and crushed; as if she had said yes and no in one breath. There was schemata beyond schemata to their communications. It was like learning a dance. She could not simply reach out and call him, he realized, because that act would signify...
“The difference between Biden’s role and Cheney’s has at least as much to do with...”
– Joe Biden - Second-Most Powerful Vice President in History?
FBI paid controversial blogger for help →
Report: Agency paid blogger — charged with death threats against judges — to report on hate groups
#Renewable energy 'could provide 6% of UK's needs... →
via @guardianeco #cleantech
“The US military’s contractors are forced to pay suspected insurgents to...”
– How the US Funds the Taliban, in @thenation
The new philosophy of journalism:Truthtelling and crap detection cured of false balance and capable of handling asymmetry. via @jayrosen_nyu
“The next wave is not just knocking on doors, but seeking to knock them down,” @carr2n, with a stunningly amazing column. http://tr.im/G9eJ
“The future, which is not a bad deal if you ignore all the collateral gore. Young...”
– The Media Equation - For Media, a Sunset Is Followed Quickly by a Sunrise
Boston Bands You Should Check out RIGHT NOW
dogsdriveinhotcars:
The Boyfriends. Planned Communities. Ape Up! Fake Boys Young Leaves.
Huh. Wow, from @wcp: Washington Post Management: Let’s Pay Web Producers Intern Wages: http://bit.ly/5rDUiw (via @jiconoclast)
The Safety Net: Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars... →
US military had the opportunity to kill Bin Laden in Tora Bora in Dec. 2001 but blew it, a report confirms. via @AJEnglish: http://3.ly/H5E
RT @agolis: Information doesn’t give a shit whether it’s free, people just don’t want to pay for it unless it’s unique and of lasting value.
Big problem RT @Pishba So if President Zardari has relinquished command of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal - who has it now? http://bit.ly/57Cdtk
Abu Dhabi will bail out #Dubai World on a “case-by-case basis” after the debt shock sent tremors through global markets. http://tr.im/G2bb
How to shrink the banks « Prospect Magazine →
h/t @felixsalmon, the excellent Reuters beatblogger.
Hiring Is Rising in One Area: Low-Paid Interns →
A Speculative Post on the Idea of Algorithmic... →
What source do you trust to settle the arguments you have among friends?
Neat: An energy net-positive house provides power to the grid in Sweden. http://3.ly/gwD #smartgrid #cleantech h/t @Pishba
RT @jenconnic: The failure of some journalists to even understand the profession’s history points to why there is never any historical c …
RT @ajbreakingnews Deaths reported as ferry carrying hundreds of passengers sinks in Bangladesh.
@nytimeskrugman: Taxing the Speculators - →
The Danger of Losing Beat Reporters: The ACORN... →
By @emptywheel. Thank you for your hard work.
Today's score: bankers two, public nil →
RT @BreakingNews: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the climate change summit. #COP15 #climate
If Newspapers Were Stores, Would Visitors Be... →
h/t @jayrosen_nyu
NYT shows how you cover #hcr locally: Talk to people affected by the status quo and see how reform will help/hurt them. http://tr.im/FNvl