A Spork in the Drawer

He Knows You Better Than You Know Yourself

2013-06-18T17:38:08-04:00

Friends on the left, Gov. Bobby "What's a Volcano?" Jindal tells you what you believe: Because the left wants: The government to explode; to pay everyone; to hire everyone; they believe that money grows on trees; the earth is flat;...

That's Just Wonderful

2013-06-18T16:45:24-04:00

Obama sure picked a winner: President Obama’s nominee to head the Federal Communications Commission told a Senate committee on Tuesday that his experience as the leader of lobbying groups for the cable television and cellphone industries had convinced him that...

Good Old-Fashioned Nightmare Fuel

2013-06-18T13:24:42-04:00

At least, if you're afraid of snakes: Julius Escaping from Jenner on Vimeo. (If you have trouble with Vimeo embeds, as I do, click "Julius Escaping" above.) [Via Genevieve Koski.] .

The Authoritarian Mind

2013-06-18T13:09:26-04:00

The police commissioner of New York City, Ray Kelly, voices his opinion on the NSA's spying program: “I don’t think it ever should have been made secret.” Unsurprisingly, Kelly believes that the public will happily give up some privacy in...

Produce

2013-06-18T12:04:05-04:00

With bees and without bees: [Via PZ.] .

What A Country!

2013-06-18T11:13:51-04:00

You would think that anyone who lends or invests money would understand that they might take a loss or lose it all. Them's the breaks, after all. Happily for our financial betters that isn't the case. At some point we...

Consertives Is Weird - Part The Infinite

2013-06-18T09:59:14-04:00

Say hello to Michael Burgess, Representative from the Great State of Tejas, who has advised his fellow representatives to observe a sonogram of a 15-week "baby". What might they see? Rep. Burgess informs them: They stroke their face. If they’re...

Good To Know

2013-06-17T11:35:53-04:00

posted by gyma Validation! Spork and I aren't crazy for covering up our computer "peepholes": You know those people who put tape over their laptop’s webcam to keep digital peeping toms at bay? They’re not crazy. A new proof of...

Logic!

2013-06-17T10:32:59-04:00

Shorter Fred Hiatt, editor, Daily Kaplan crayon-scribble page: If progressives don't dismantle government programs that help the less fortunate with a progressive president in the White House, conservatives will dismantle those government programs that help the less fortunate with a...

Samll-Government Conservative

2013-06-17T10:10:27-04:00

Down in Ol' Virginny: Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) and his wife, Maureen, have used taxpayer money for a range of small personal items they should have paid for themselves under state policy, according to spending records. The McDonnells...

Because It's Sunday

2013-06-16T09:45:00-04:00

posted by gyma This might be a repeat post, but if so, it's one worth repeating because the Dalai Lama is one perceptive fella.

Saturday Palate Cleanser

2013-06-15T14:00:00-04:00

Dandy

2013-06-15T07:55:46-04:00

Perhaps backing into another war: So when Mr. Obama agreed this week for the first time to send small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebel forces, he had to be almost dragged into the decision at a time when critics,...

Noted Without Comment

2013-06-14T14:28:11-04:00

The Wisdom Of Newton Leroy Gingrich

2013-06-14T07:56:52-04:00

Sayeth the legend in his own mind: What Snowden did was very damaging at one level because there are a lot of things a democracy can do to protect itself, as long as they're genuinely secret. And people will tolerate...

A Useful Designation

2013-06-14T07:11:35-04:00

Before too long everyone disliked by the Powers That Be will simply be called terrorists. It will clarify matters and make business decisions that much easier. .

Why It Is

2013-06-14T07:07:21-04:00

Listening to voices: The poll also finds that 71 percent of Hill staffers found meetings with CEOs and top executives useful to do their jobs, while only 45 percent said the same about meetings with labor leaders. In addition, 64...

The Problem With Metadata

2013-06-13T11:00:27-04:00

posted by gyma I heard Obama on my TV the other day reassuring the country that nobody's listening in on your telephone calls. Whew! That sure makes me feel better. Except when it doesn't. Watch this explanation from yesterday's Democracy...

A Question Not Being Asked

2013-06-12T17:09:58-04:00

If America's secrets are so secret that exposing those secrets guarantees death and destruction for the Great American Citizenry then why are low-level, low-paid schnooks like Manning and Snowdon allowed unrestricted access to the most secret secrets? .

Rigged Game (As If You Didn't Know That Already)

2013-06-12T15:01:49-04:00

Example #1: Traders at some of the world’s biggest banks manipulated benchmark foreign-exchange rates used to set the value of trillions of dollars of investments, according to five dealers with knowledge of the practice. Employees have been front-running client orders...

They Just Can't Help Themselves

2013-06-12T14:34:45-04:00

Rep. Trent Franks takes to the microphone during a committee hearing: The incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low. Let a thousand Todd Akins bloom! Franks proceeded to venture into complete incoherence: But when you make that exception...

This Weekend Have A Few Rounds With The Boys WTF Wednesday

2013-06-12T10:39:28-04:00

posted by gyma UPDATE: Can't find anything better than this for the WTF Wednesday post, so this will have to do! So says the ad for Helicopter Sniper Adventures out of Texas. For $795: The Helicopter Sniper Adventure in Aubrey...

Your Liberal Media

2013-06-12T09:30:17-04:00

Oy: The Washington Post today announces “Sponsored Views,” a new online advertising feature that invites organizations to post commentary related to or in response to content from The Washington Post’s Opinion section. [...] “Sponsored Views’ premium placement enables participants to...

Mindset

2013-06-12T08:19:46-04:00

Lurking barely below the surface is a pretty strong authoritarian impulse: "In World War II, the mentality of the public was that our whole way of life was at risk, we're all in. We censored the mail. When you wrote...