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• detroit has a koch problem … May 18, 2013
  A Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit Petroleum coke, a waste by-product of refining oil sands oil, is piling up along the Detroit River. pic by: Fabrizio Costantini for The New York TimesBy IAN AUSTENWINDSOR, Ontario … Continue reading → […]
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• d-bag of the week … the race for the bottom May 17, 2013
  i just couldn’t decide …so i’ll leave it up to you …plus i wasn’t sure whether to call this week a “tie” …or just label them both “co-conspirators” in an obvious moment of treason against the american public …it was … Continue reading → […]
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• obama goes bulworth … if only … May 16, 2013
  a great piece by ezra klein today … Ezra Klein: If Obama went Bulworth, here’s what he’d sayThe New York Times reported Thursday that President Obama frequently fantasizes to close aides about “going Bulworth,” a reference to the 1998 movie … Continue reading → […]
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• the republican plan for america … scandal May 15, 2013
  WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. deficit is shrinking considerably more quickly than previously thought, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday in a report that could sap Congress’ sense of urgency to find further budget savings.In one fell … Continue reading → […]
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• the latest gop jobs plan … impeachment May 14, 2013
  and guess who the new job would go to? … a quick reminder to the right-wingers, baggers, birthers, ditto heads and low info faux noise blatherers:if you are so freaking sure that you want to impeach president obama, then at … Continue reading → […]
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• hip holiday update May 3, 2013
  after a year of wrangling righties, admonishing assholes and debunking douchebags, the chimp and i needed a little break …so, have no fear we’ll be back shortly for another year of doucherocket blastin’, zealot bashin’ and propaganda crashin’ diatribes and … Continue reading → […]
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• cispa … round two April 18, 2013
  Every Representative Who Voted for CISPA, and How to Contact ThemThe United States legislative system won’t always give you what you want. A lot of times, it’ll give you the exact opposite. Like CISPA for instance. But the real beauty … Continue reading → […]
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• betrayal April 18, 2013
  It ended in a flash. Months of work aimed at revamping the nation’s gun laws prompted by one of the worst shooting tragedies in U.S. history met an inglorious conclusion on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.Every single … Continue reading → […]
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• nope for change April 8, 2013
  President Obama Proposes a Bigger Hit to Seniors Than he does to the RichPresident Obama’s proposal would reduce benefits by 0.3 percent for each year after a worker retires. After ten years benefits would be cut by 3.0 percent, after … Continue reading → […]
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• genetic roulette April 5, 2013
  When the US government ignored repeated warnings by its own scientists and allowed untested genetically modified (GM) crops into our environment and food supply, it was a gamble of unprecedented proportions. The health of all living things and all future … Continue reading → […]
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