the politics

"There’s something about life in the United States that is not conducive to good health across..."

donotronix — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:33:27 -0500

“There’s something about life in the United States that is not conducive to good health across generations”

- The Health Toll of Immigration - NYTimes.com

"It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background..."

donotronix — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:34:58 -0500

“It is Zimmer’s policy that no employee or interviewee will ever undergo a criminal background check. Conventional retail wisdom says this guarantees petty larceny on a grand scale. In fact, the company loses a mere 0.4 percent of revenue to theft, way less than the typical 1.5 percent loss suffered by big retailers “I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right,” says Zimmer, who is himself a recovering alcoholic. “I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.””

- George Zimmer, founder, Men’s Wearhouse

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donotronix — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:49:03 -0500

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donotronix — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:38:58 -0500

poptech: And the highest paid public employee in your state...

donotronix — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:27 -0500

poptech:

And the highest paid public employee in your state is…

Doug Stanhope - TV Doctors

donotronix — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:19:22 -0500

Doug Stanhope - TV Doctors

A Very Fox Friday (by tpmtv)

donotronix — Mon, 06 May 2013 20:03:23 -0500

A Very Fox Friday (by tpmtv)

#nottheonion (via Depressing Headline of The Day)

donotronix — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:19:32 -0500

#nottheonion (via Depressing Headline of The Day)

Rick Perry’s super bad ass NRA gun intro video

donotronix — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:17:36 -0500

Rick Perry’s super bad ass NRA gun intro video

(via Retro Report | The truth now about the big stories then)

donotronix — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:49:15 -0500

(via Retro Report | The truth now about the big stories then)

Conan O’Brien remarks at 2013 White House...

donotronix — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:42:47 -0500

Conan O’Brien remarks at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (by CSPAN)

House of Cards at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner...

donotronix — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:33:12 -0500

House of Cards at 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner (by CSPAN)

President Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner (by...

donotronix — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:28:07 -0500

President Obama at White House Correspondents Dinner (by whitehouse)

Steven Spielberg’s “Obama” (by whitehouse)

donotronix — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:26:17 -0500

Steven Spielberg’s “Obama” (by whitehouse)

tastefullyoffensive: [video]

donotronix — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:53:47 -0500

tastefullyoffensive:

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"The Justice Department is helping private companies evade federal wiretap laws,” said Marc..."

donotronix — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:44:35 -0500

“The Justice Department is helping private companies evade federal wiretap laws,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, which obtained over 1,000 pages of internal government documents and provided them to CNET this week. “Alarm bells should be going off.”

- U.S. gives big, secret push to Internet surveillance

"Here’s a surprising thing. Almost everywhere — in Pakistan, in Indonesia, in Texas..."

donotronix — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:21:56 -0500

“Here’s a surprising thing. Almost everywhere — in Pakistan, in Indonesia, in Texas — terrorists offer you tea. Sometimes a full meal.”

- Brief Interviews with Hideous Terrorists

The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever

donotronix — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:58:25 -0500

The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever:

But the biggest shock came out of a federal courtroom at the end of March – though if you follow these matters closely, it may not have been so shocking at all – when a landmark class-action civil lawsuit against the banks for Libor-related offenses was dismissed. In that case, a federal judge accepted the banker-defendants’ incredible argument: If cities and towns and other investors lost money because of Libor manipulation, that was their own fault for ever thinking the banks were competing in the first place.

It gets better.

Two of America’s top law-enforcement officials, Attorney General Eric Holder and former Justice Department Criminal Division chief Lanny Breuer, confessed that it’s dangerous to prosecute offending banks because they are simply too big. Making arrests, they say, might lead to “collateral consequences” in the economy.

Clinton Jokes About Bush’s Paintings, Hacked Emails (by...

donotronix — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:31:40 -0500

Clinton Jokes About Bush’s Paintings, Hacked Emails (by tpmtv)

"If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and fifty dollars in cash. I don’t care if a..."

donotronix — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:52:36 -0500

“If someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and fifty dollars in cash. I don’t care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him.”

- Rand Paul, elaborating on his position on drones. (via officialssay)