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Dec 14 2015
Can’t Buy Me Love
The Kochs’ war on poverty By Kenneth P. Vogel, Politico 12/14/15 05:13 AM EST The political operation created by the billionaire conservative mega-donors Charles and David Koch is quietly investing millions of dollars in programs to win over an unlikely demographic target for their brand of small-government conservatism ― poor people. The outreach includes everything …
Dec 14 2015
Economics 101
Folks, this is not rocket science, in fact it operates on it’s own tiny way on these very sites. Sure I’d like you to think that there is something noble and brilliant about our lack of advertising, but the sad truth is I’d love to have it, if only to show activity. And… that’s all …
Dec 13 2015
Popcorn
Personally I think this viewpoint is waaay too optimistic. If the election is Trump v. Hillary it would be much harder and closer than Versailles Villagers predict. Of course they will be rooting for Hillary, she is entirely unthreatening to the status quo. What Trump taps into is not just the racism and tribalism of …
Dec 12 2015
Pay Fors
Advocates of Modern Monetary Theory, or even straight Keynesians, will tell you that in today’s economy worrying about budget deficits, which are in any event declining, is howling lunacy. Still, you have to love sticking it to the banksters. Big Banks In a Tizzy Want to Take Their Billions and Go Home by David Dayen, …
Dec 11 2015
The Daily Late Nightly Show (The Lighthouse)
So it’s Friday and we have the guest lineups for next week. Unfortunately, at least for Comedy Central, it’s the last week before the ek’smas break too. I’ll try and find you some amusements, I take my role as lighthouse keeper very seriously. Yeah, ok, so the video is reversed but it’s been up for …
Dec 11 2015
Rave
It’s not that I only like a few songs or I’m trying to steal anyone’s thunder, it’s that I used to be a DJ. Video below. I’m testing.
Dec 11 2015
It’s all a bunch of hooey.
Regular readers know I am avowed atheist. While I have a specific disdain for Christianity because of the prevailing culture and my upbringing, my rejection of religion is ecumenical. Islam is no better or worse than Mormonism. Now I’m not militant about it, I don’t feel I have a life purpose debunking your belief in …
Dec 10 2015
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Concussion)
Heh. The New Guy I Need A Jew! Adam Lowitt Ronny Chieng Since tonight’s guest is Michael Strahan I think that it’s fair to point out at this juncture that being Thursday, the end of the week for 2 thirds of the shows I cover, pickings are pretty slim and Stephen will be delayed for …
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