July 2010
“As a Congressional commission convenes hearings Wednesday exploring the A.I.G....”
– ICYMI.
In U.S. Bailout of A.I.G., Forgiveness for Big Banks - NYTimes.com
RT @GlobalIntegrity: BP’s code of conduct says “no political contributions” ever. Then they gave $4.8M in US. Oops http://bit.ly/ds5Bra
Released on Bail in Cyprus, Suspect in Spy Ring Vanishes http://nyti.ms/cfjXdY /via @nytimes
RT @JNSMALL: #finreg just passed the House, 237 to 192
RT @nydailynews: N.Y. using perfume spray to cover stench in #Astoria - This gives new meaning to eau de toilette. http://su.pr/2xqp7n
RT @alexgutierrez: “Officers followed the trail of pizza and blood to the Grand Aleutian Hotel.” When it’s time to party we will party h …
RT @peterrothberg: Lanny Davis is on the payroll of yet another corrupt dictator. http://is.gd/daF6t
Great work on @theyoungturks by @kthalps! I took a class on #SCOTUS in college and didn’t remember some of what she talked about. Nice job!
RT @BreakingNews: House panel denies aid to Afghanistan pending probe into alleged government #corruption http://bit.ly/bfKj7s
Waiting for @kthalps to make her appearance on @theyoungturks. http://www.ustream.tv/theyoungturks
The Dodd-Frank #finreg conference report just passed the house by a 237-192 vote. It now goes to the Senate where passage is still uncertain
RT @maddow: When “Anna Chapman” bought her untraceable cellphone on Saturday, she gave a false name, and the address “99 Fake Street”. # …
RT @jayrosen_nyu: From the 1930s to 1999 the New York Times described waterboarding as torture 81% of the time; from 2002 to 08, 1.4% ( …
RT @ProPublica: Treasury’s “point man” on AIG bailout that benefited Goldman, owned Goldman stock http://bit.ly/974bIP #bailout
RT @edatpost: #Obama orders all American flags to fly at half staff until the evening of Robert #Byrd’s burial, set for next week
RT @WorldCompliance: Colombian arrested in Argentina has agreed to be extradited to the US on drug-trafficking & money-laundering charge …
Wow. Maybe the toughest ad I’ve ever seen. RT @jamisonfoser: Ouch. That’s gonna leave a mark: http://ht.ly/25pHO
RT @publici: ACLU sues US gov’t over “No Fly” list, says lack of appeal process violated 5th amendment rights: http://bit.ly/9DVj1C
Fascinating thread on this @AdamSerwer by the way: RT Kagan’s “charm” with Senators is a distinctly class-based/acquired skill
New York using perfume spray to cover stench in... →
“I suspect the hushed public response to Treme has more to do with our low...”
– Alston, on the Real World’s return to New Orleans (via newsweek)
I’m leaving in seven days for a vacation in New Orleans. One of the things I’d like to do is check out a lot of the jazz clubs featured in Treme.
June 2010
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this is so awesome. →
kelseymac:
molls:
i’m betting right now that someone i know will be the person who finds this. i’m using the secret for my friends in nyc to find this so hard.
If this is the real deal, then everyone who lives in New York NEEDS TO DO THIS.
SO COOL.
RT @politifact: New in PolitiFact: We give #AZGOV Jan Brewer a False on claim that majority of illegal immigrants are drug mules: http:/ …
RT @AriMelber: Study on media’s disturbing use of government terminology, via @GGreenwald http://bit.ly/asnoek
RT @rortybomb: The guy makes taxpayers eat $20 billion to protect Goldman & hedge funds from a fee and still won’t openly support. Wha …
RT @nytimes: NYT NEWS ALERT: Appeals Court Overturns Death Sentence for Killer of Two N.Y.P.D. Officers in 2003
RT @kate_sheppard: EPA: “JD-2000 and Corexit 9500 were generally less toxic to small fish and JD-2000 and SAF-RON GOLD were least toxic …
RT @AJEnglish Israel arrests Hamas MP: Palestinian held after failing to comply with order to leave occupied Jerusalem. http://aje.me/9C5wXi
RT @kate_sheppard EPA: “While this is important information to have, additional testing is needed to further inform the use of dispersants.”
RT @AdamSerwer: Conversation just reflects reality: Ok for conservatives to be conservative, liberals must be nonideological and “pragmatic”
RT @AdamSerwer: So does GOP using civil rights rhetoric to attack Kagan’s handling of military recruiting mean they embrace the empathy …
Tea Partiers aren’t the only ones who like to dress in Founders’ garb http://3.ly/pZ5H via @publici
RT @TimFernholz: RT @DanaGoldstein: well this is awesome http://bit.ly/dtud07
RT @TimFernholz: “Social Security reform practically cries out for a basket of small, almost imperceptible changes.” http://bit.ly/c3Fgi5
Only a couple of weeks after I get into a show, it’s canceled: Party Down bites the dust, according to Deadline Hollywood. http://3.ly/bnUx
RT @CapitalTonight: Silver on Cuomo “nothing accomplished”; “I’m not running for governor, so I have no comment.”
RT @tradelawnews: RT @NIACouncil: President Obama to sign #Iran #sanctions bill into law tomorrow at 6pm
RT @ThePlumLineGS: Drudge and right wing relying on truncated video to “prove” Elena Kagan thinks it’s okay to dictate what you eat: htt …
RT @publici: Track fed dollars spent on the #BP #oilspill through FPDS contract data: http://bit.ly/cj7UJQ (via IRE’s @JaimiDowdell)
RT @TWI_news: Reid: We Need One More Senator to Pass Unemployment Extension - http://bit.ly/9BBnmd
10th Avenue Freeze-Out Lifted: City Now Open to... →
If you build it, they will come. So goes the logic in Field of Dreams.
And now for the MTA’s version: if you don’t build it, but you make it possible to eventually build it, then maybe they’ll come.
Such is the fate of a proposed stop at 10th Avenue and 41st Street, which supporters want as a vital link for residents of Clinton/Hell’s Kitchen. The problem is, in ...
The Associated Press: Chinese honey trade tainted... →
Businessman Yan Yongxiang was trying to get around stiff U.S. levies on imports of cheap Chinese honey. So he sent 15 shipping containers of cut-rate honey to the Philippines, where it was relabeled and sent on to the United States.
It’s called honey-laundering, and the subterfuge let Yan skirt $656,515 in taxes before he was caught in a bust and pleaded guilty. Yan’s factory in...
Ray 'Stop-and-Frisk' Kelly for Mayor? →
By Nat Hentoff, @villagevoice
Le Monde Saved?
underpaidgenius:
Scooped at the 11th hour by a trio of French Industrialist, the averted closing of Le Monde may seem like collecting antique watches, or moving the pieces into place for the coming elections. However, the context for Le Monde’s near closing holds some lessons for US media:
The Economist, Le Monde gets a new owner
A second reading is that Le Monde’s troubles reflect those of the...
Economic Scene - Betting That Cutting Spending... →
shaneguiter:
The world’s rich countries are now conducting a dangerous experiment. They are repeating an economic policy out of the 1930s — starting to cut spending and raise taxes before a recovery is assured — and hoping today’s situation is different enough to assure a different outcome.
In effect, policy makers are betting that the private sector can make up for the withdrawal of stimulus...
“The Toronto Star reports today on Mr. Perkins, a British guy who got entirely...”
– Foster Kamer, in How To Get Banned from Trading: Get Blackout Drunk and Lose $520M in 19 Hours
RT @Reuters: FLASH: Earthquake felt in Mexico City, buildings shake - Reuters witness
RT @nytimes: Aquino Is Sworn in as Leader of Philippines http://nyti.ms/aULQ4F
RT @bbcnews: Spy allegations ‘won’t derail US-Russia ties’ http://bit.ly/933XMh
RT @YahooNews: 8 militants killed in gunbattle with troops at Afghan airport (AP) http://yhoo.it/cPynE0 #afghanistan