June 2012
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“Malta, as you know, is an impregnable island fortress. It seemed like a good...”
– US Supreme Court Chief Roberts jokes about trip to ‘impregnable fortress’ now that the court session has ended. - AP
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Washington, D.C. shatters all-time June record... →
D.C.’s hottest June temperatures in 142 years of record-keeping.
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“The only health care mandate they can embrace are transvaginal probes for women.”
– Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley - TPM
h/t @bobcesca_go
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New Media's Old Problem
nataliethoughts:
On Nick Kristof’s blog today I wrote about why, despite being its biggest users, women are perceived as less influential in social media.
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“I’m blessed that I’m not a lawyer. It’s not for me to decide....”
– House Speaker John Boehner - @sahilkapur
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“Fucking humiliating,” said one CNN veteran. “We had a chance to cover it right....”
– CNN News Staffers Revolt Over Blown Coverage - BuzzFeed
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SCOTUS Blog's Amy Howe Explains Ruling in Plain...
cheatsheet:
Take a breath and read this slowly. It helped us.
In Plain English: The Affordable Care Act, including its individual mandate that virtually all Americans buy health insurance, is constitutional. There were not five votes to uphold it on the ground that Congress could use its power to regulate commerce between the states to require everyone to buy health insurance. However, five...
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Watchhuffingtonpost:
Jon Stewart Criticizes Fox News’ Hypocritical Fast & Furious Coverage
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Legendary gossip Liz Smith: "I’m now famous as the... →
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“In the end, you have to make a prediction and take responsibility for it. I...”
– Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog
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“I knew who Deep Throat was for years and years and years. And by the way, had...”
– Nora Ephron on the identity of Deep Throat (via nprfreshair)
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“Moon landing was real. Evolution exists. Tax cuts lose revenue. The research has...”
– Austan Goolsbee, on the idea that tax cuts will pay for themselves by improving the economy.
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“If that’s what you wear on the subway, then no wonder you will be sexually...”
– Shanghai subway to scantily clad women: No wonder you’ll be sexually harassed! - Behind The Wall
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Nearly 65% think Barack Obama would be better... →
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Justice Scalia must resign - E.J. Dionne Jr., The... →
Yes, Bush v. Gore Did Steal the Election →
Well, yes, you can. In fact we know nearly for certain that the recount stopped by the Supreme Court would have given Gore the lead. (Of course, it’s entirely possible that the Republican-controlled Florida legislature would have simply overridden the results of the count and handed the state to Bush, as it threatened to do.) But Carney is repeating a common misconception.
The myth that...
“As online video use soars, customers just want faster and better broadband...”
– Internet Providers Testing Metered Plans for Broadband - NYTimes.com (via journo-geekery)
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Police: N.J. man pulled gun on neighbor for... →
Collins said he confronted the man after hearing him pass gas in front of his apartment door, but denied threatening him with a gun.
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BREAKING NEWS: Nora Ephron, writer and director... →
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“I think hell is something you carry around with you.
Not somewhere you go.”
– Neil Gaiman (via: FRENCHTOUCHX )
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“SECOND UPDATE: It seems that Liz Smith’s obituary may have been premature....”
– Gawker
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“I generally find young Republicans to be a sort of strange breed. Most young...”
– MSNBC’s Touré Mocks Young Republican Live On The Cycle | Mediaite
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Breaking: Nora Ephron Has Allegedly Died at 71
popculturebrain:
Syndicated advice columnist Margo Howard tweeted the following…
Stand by for official confirmation.
UPDATE: Liz Smith pulled that oddly written obit, looks like it was a mistake leading to some thinking that Nora Ephron had died. - @AntDeRosa
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