2013 archive
Twits on Twitter 6
In a follow-up to the previous post, twits with tea crackers.
Just What It’s Crackered Up To Be 0
Chauncey Devega, in a typically long and tightly reasoned post (I almost always say that, because his posts almost always are), exposes the recipe for Tea(bag) Crackers(TM).
A nugget:
Obama has been the focus of repeated efforts by the Right to delegitimize his presidency. Most of these are fundamentally rooted in a deep anxiety about his race. In all, a black man is incompatible with the “real America” that the Tea Party and neo-Confederate Republican Party yearns for. Obama’s personhood, and all of the history and weight that comes with it, is outside of the boundaries of what it means to be “American” for the White Right, their allies, and many in Red State America.
Scam Alert: You Have To Enter To Win 0
A new wrinkle in scams, this one trading on Publishers Clearing House:
The scammer then transfers the money from the giftcards to himself.
It’s appeared California and likely is on its way to a cell phone near you.
I’m so old, I can remember when PCH was primarily a purveyor of publications and did not offer how-to sex DVDs.
Cloaking Device 0
In the Roanoke Times, Andy Schmookler wonders at the Republicans’ magic coat of conservative invisibility. Read it.
Nothing To Do, Nowhere To Go 0
The numbers do not reflect the Secesh’s recent guerrilla actions against governance.
(snip)
The jobless claims report showed the four-week moving average, a less volatile measure than the weekly figures, dropped to 305,000 last week, the lowest level since May 2007.
The number of people continuing to receive jobless benefits jumped by 104,000 to 2.93 million in the week ended Sept. 21. The continuing claims figure does not include the number of Americans receiving extended benefits under federal programs.
Additional reports scheduled for this week are reportedly on furlough.
“A Bunch of Berlusconis” 2
Der Spiegel rounds up German coverage of the New Secesh and their rising again.
A nugget:
“It’s circumstances like these,” writes Schmitz, “that explain why a brigade of Republicans conduct themselves like a bunch of Berlusconis — as enemies of the state from within who want to cripple the country because that’s the desire of their conservative voters at home.”
Read the rest.
Republican Paradise 0
John Aravosis had compiled a list of government functions that have been shut down, but haven’t gotten the visibility of the National Parks.
Here’s just one.
This has been your preview of Republican Paradise.
A Bully Cruz 0
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source.
What: Monthly TWUUG Meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room. See directions below. (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
When: 7:30 PM till whenever (usually 9:30ish) on Thursday, October 3.
Directions:
Lake Taylor Hospital
1309 Kempsville Road
Norfolk, Va. 23502 (Map)
Pre-Meeting Dinner at 6:00 PM (separate checks)
Uno Chicago Grill
Virginia Beach Blvd. & Military Highway (Janaf Shopping Center). (Map)
Nihilists 0
What the Booman said.
God save us from the Republican Party, which seems bent on the destruction of this noble experiment.
I’m glad I’m old. I won’t be here to see the results.
Special Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Event 0
Join us for a special meeting where F. L. will report on the Living Liberally Leaders conference recently held in Madison, Wisconson.
When: October 2, 6:00 p. m.
Where:
Gordon Biersch
4561 Virginia Beach Blvd (Town Center)
Virginia Beach, VA (map)