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When was Chris Christie last seen in Trenton?

(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

Jon Stewart takes on the shootings at Pam Geller’s Hate Fest and other looniness in Texas.

Below the fold in case it autoplays.

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Warmongering cotton-mouthed snake-in-the-grass twits.

Somewhat better.

Applications for U.S. jobless benefits declined last week to the lowest level in 15 years, showing employers view a first-quarter slowdown in the economy is probably temporary.

First-time filings for unemployment insurance fell by 34,000 to 262,000 in the week ended April 25, the lowest since April 15, 2000, a Labor Department report showed Thursday in Washington.

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The four-week average of claims, a less-volatile measure than the weekly figure, declined to 283,750 from 285,000 in the prior week.The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits dropped by 74,000 to 2.25 million in the week ended April 18, the lowest level since December 2000.

In related news, Bloomberg needs to send its “experts” back to the minors.

Twisty twits.

Spring fever.

Via Raw Story.

Preoccupations through Tuesday.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Show up and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, April 9th, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

NRA Paradise is a hit on the highway.

The female driver told deputies the driver behind her was traveling too fast and made an evasive move to switch lanes as she stopped (at a red light–ed.).

Wojciula allegedly pulled up beside her aggressively in a silver car and pointed a gun at her. She said he unbuckled his seat belt, cocked the gun and motioned to her to pull over. He was not able to follow her after he was caught in traffic.

The driver shouted to her passenger “he has a gun” and managed to take a cell phone picture of the car and the license plate.

Farnsworth does the math.

Reports are that sales of wings and pizza also peak in March.

Via TPM.

On a cellphone tower across from the North Dade Justice Center on Biscayne Boulevard, behind a Nails 4 U and Dream Brows, a rare South Florida construction project is underway.

Two bald eagles are building a nest.

Picture at the link.

Off to drink liberally.

Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us and talk about anything in a relaxed atmosphere.

When: Thursday, March 12th, 6 p.

Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)

More here.

Recently, I read a column that asserted that GoFundMe and similar online fundraising sites have fostered a phenomena which the columnist referred to as “suburban begging”: persons’ asking for money just because they can. The author’s primary evidence was the potato salad caper, which is sooooo last year.

I can’t find the original (if I do, I shall link it up), but the second letter in today’s agony column suggests that the columnist was onto something.

This surprises no one who pays attention to the antics of hedge fund managers, politicians, Wall Street banksters, mongers of war, mega-church ministers, or Silicon valley execs (emphasis added):

Depressing news from the world of psychology: Nearly every stereotype about the gender gap with regards to narcissism, ambition and leadership is right.

That’s according to a study in the March issue of the Psychological Bulletin, the journal of the American Psychological Association. In a review of three decades of survey data from nearly half a million participants, researchers found that men are more likely to demonstrate narcissistic behavior than women, regardless of generation or age.

Details at the link.