October 2010
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How Did New York City Become a Diverse Ecological... →
Fascinating. “Nature is prospering in New York. Yes, the otters, minks, bears, and mountain lions have long since disappeared. But nature as a whole—the ecosystem that is the harbor—never went away.”
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Ezra Klein: The problem with charity →
“… the steepest one-time drop in 20 years, and it came, of course, just as the need for the services that those charities provide exploded.”
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Which MN Representatives really support the troops →
In case that’s important to you.
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“Why is [Halloween] so safe? Because despite our mounting fears and apoplectic...”
– Lenore Skenazy, “‘Stranger Danger’ and the Decline of Halloween”
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The donut dividend
edkohler:
adamisacson:
1 free daily donut for every American = (310.5 million Americans) * (79¢ per donut) * (365 days) = $89.5 billion/year.
That’s less than 1/8 of the annual Defense Department budget ($749 billion).
If eating a donut a day gets us out of Iraq, I’ll have a Chocolate Dip.
See also: War or Car?
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It’s Official: More Private Sector Jobs Created In... →
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kmase:
Zadie Smith’s contribution to Something Borrowed in last week’s New Yorker made her so aggressively unlikeable to me. But I guess money is ugly.
There’s something admirable, though, about portraying oneself that honestly.
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As G.O.P. Seeks Spending Cuts, Details Are Scarce →
Fun fact: “[T]he $1.1 trillion cost over the next 10 years of the Medicare prescription drug program, which the Republican-controlled Congress adopted in 2003, by itself would add more to the deficit than the combined costs of the bailout, the stimulus and the health care law.” (via MNpublius)
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Paladino Loses Rabbi’s Support Over Apology to... →
So sad when bigots disagree.
(via jnamakkal)
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“Until the end of the 1990s, Republicans could be counted on to join bipartisan...”
– The New York Times
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mistakes were made →
“Y’know what your problem is?” says Giblets. “You’re always looking back. ‘Oh boo hoo, remember the Good Ol’ Days, back when we lived on the ground and we weren’t on fire.’ Well Giblets lives for today, and we’re air people now! We live in the air! At least for the next several seconds.”
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“ Nick Coleman underscores the importance of protecting the English language in...”
– M.L. KLUZNIK, Mendota Heights letter to the Minneapolis Star Tribune
(via MN Progressive Project)
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Suicide surge: Schools confront anti-gay bullying →
Pretty good overview from the Associated Press, with a little more info on Anoka-Hennepin’s “neutrality” policy.
We could use less hate.
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“If I hear one more Republican tell me about balancing the budget, I am going to...”
– Vice President Joe Biden, criticizing Republicans for their complaints about the budget deficit in light of their support for extending the Bush tax cuts to top earners. (via officialssay)
I don’t know how they let this man be vice president, but I love Joe Biden.
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A predator walks: Letting child rapist off without... →
The perpetrator was “a juvenile justice counselor who sexually assaulted youngsters he was supposed to protect.” He raped them in the Manhattan Family Court building. Supposedly, maybe, the weak plea bargain was because the case against him was shaky. But even had he been convicted, the maximum sentence — for raping teenagers who were entrusted by the city to his care — was four...
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Questions John Yoo Will Not Be Asked Oct. 7 →
“St. Thomas Law School Dean Thomas Mengler expects a robust debate. Here are some questions that will Professor Yoo will not be asked.”
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“These people are in charge. They decide what the rules are. If they don’t decide...”
– Sady Doyle, “Hey, Everybody: Let’s Define ‘Neutral!’”
I wanted to post this because I like a little righteous outrage in the morning. This is something to be outraged about, and I urge you to go read it. But “these kids are hateful monsters” - I don’t...
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