August, 2012 archive
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Facebook Frolics, Like It or Not Dept. 0
The ACLU steps in to protect your “Likes” in Virginia, where some speech is too insignificant to be free:
The civil liberties group joined the social network this week in filing amicus briefs with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, arguing that a District Court judge was wrong in refusing to grant free-speech protection to “liking” something on Facebook.
District Court Judge Raymond A. Jackson ruled this spring that employees of the Hampton Virginia Sheriff’s Office, who were allegedly fired because they “liked” the Facebook page of Sheriff B.J. Roberts’ opponent in the 2009 election, didn’t do enough to warrant constitutional protection.
Really, now, if folks could get fired for expressing their “Likes,” their “Likes” are hardly insignificant now, are they?
Or, alternatively, the firings could be ruled insignificant so the paychecks could keep coming.
Romney Girl (Updated) 2
Miss Swiss Bank Account comes out for Mitt:
Learn more about Romney Girl.
Via Raw Story.
Addendum, the Next Week:
Switzerland is not happy.
Veepstakes 0
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
Just the numbers. Speculation at the link:
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The four-week moving average for jobless claims, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, rose to 368,250 last week from 366,000.
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Today’s report showed the number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits climbed by 53,000 in the week ended July 28 to 3.33 million.
The continuing claims figure does not include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
The outlook for process servers continues strong:
The number of homes that received an initial notice of default – the first step in the foreclosure process – increased 6 percent in July compared to the same month last year, foreclosure listing firm RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday.
News Fresh from the Ticker 0
Warning: More language than usual.
Drinking Liberally Norfolk Tomorrow 0
Update: Date corrected.
Note: During the election season, meeting day has been moved to Thursday.
Drinking Liberally is a gathering place for liberals. Socialize and laugh in a friendly atmosphere.
When: 6 p., Thursday, August 9.
Where:
Lola’s Caribbean Restaurant
328 W 20th St (map)
Details here. Meetup page here.
Missed His Calling 0
When done on a much larger scale, this is called a “leveraged buy-out” and the seller gets his own house in the Hamptons.
Swampwater 1
They keep changing their name, but the John Law keeps tracking them them down.
Blackwater Xe Academi was assessed $7,500,000.00 in fines for violating arms regulations.
There also were six counts of violating federal firearms laws regarding possession of unregistered automatic weapons and five counts of lying to authorities about the ownership of weapons given to the king of Jordan or his entourage.
Ah, the challenges of making a living as hired guns in this modern age..
Typology 0
Contradict Me offers a handy tool for classifying bigots.
This is one of my favorites, one seen frequently in the wild over the past two weeks:
This is the one that, after some bigoted massacre or other, can be recognized by its plaintive cry:
Now is not the time to politicize.
Now is not the time to politicize.
Now is not the time to politicize.
Follow the link for the rest. I expect that you will recognize them all.