November, 2011 archive
Stray Thought, Veterans’ Day Dept. 0
Perhaps the best way to honor the troops would be to stop sending them to die for lies.
Tradition 0
From Balloon Juice.
Update from the Foreclosure-Based Economy 0
Should process servers worry about their long-term employment?
However, the volume of new foreclosures was roughly half its level a year ago, the service reported.
“Post-Racial” Racism 0
Sam Seder discusses contemporary American racism in the light of President Obama’s campaign and election with Professor Randall Kennedy.
“. . . Crazy Is the Taste Republicans Never Tire of” 0
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Under 400k. It’s not clear how from the story how many persons are still out of work but no longer eligible for unemployment compensation, but it’s likely a lot.
Jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 390,000 in the week ended Nov. 5, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of economists in a Bloomberg News survey called for 400,000 new claims. The number of people on unemployment benefit rolls decreased, while those getting extended payments rose.
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Today’s data showed the four-week moving average, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, fell to 400,000 last week, the lowest since April, from 405,250 the previous week.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits fell by 92,000 in the week ended Oct. 29 to 3.62 million. They were forecast at 3.68 million.
The continuing claims figure does not include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
The Internet Is a Public Place 0
Don’t keep those racy pictures in your email account, folks.
Bionic Men, Pigskin Shields 0
Bob Molinaro, a most excellent sports writer at the local rag, considers the Penn State pederasty case.
As fed up as I am with big time sports (with the exception of baseball, with which I approach fed up only occasionally) and with sports coverage, I delight in his columns regularly. The man can write
A nugget:
It’s hard to know, though, what infiltrates the football bubble.
Proof of how warped people can be is found in an ESPN.com story that wonders about the impact of the scandal on Penn State recruiting.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Driving while Brown 0
The Republican garden of hate starts to bloom.
The Herminator 0
Peter Bergman unveils the new Herman Cain ad. It starts about 13 minutes in.
Stray Thought 0
Wingnuts’ tolerance of and willingness to justify Herman Cain’s amorous–er–tactics is completely consistent with their view of women’s place in the back seat society.
The Morning After 0
Debbie Wasserman-Schultz discusses yesterday’s results.
Facebook Frolics (Updated) 1
Teenager mouthing off in frustration meets stupid zero tolerance policy.
Result: Maximum stupid.
Addendum, the Next Day:
The stupid has been slightly moderated.
