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A Useful Web Site if You Are Behind on Your Bills
I was asked to put this web site on my blog. I was a little worried because I’ve been asked before and the sites turned out to be less than…
Kyle Willis Dies Because He Couldn’t Afford His Meds
This is from ABC news - A 24-year-old Cincinnati father died from a tooth infection this week because he couldn’t afford his medication, offering a sobering reminder of the importance…
Genetic Patents: Moral Concerns (via The Unfolding Drama)
If this isn’t just crazy, what is? You can patent nature itself? You could patent my genes and charge me for their use? Read on and gauge the full extent…
Support Growing for Verizon Strikers (via The North Carolina Letter Carrier Activist)
It’s the work climate in this country. Work hard and produce significant profit and there will be no gratitude only demands for more cuts. The disconnect between a hard working…
Depression 2.0 (via Rogue Columnist)
I’ve already called this current economic crisis, The Second Great Depression. Apparently I’m not the only one. Rogue Columnist is as angry as I am. Here’s his take on the…
Predator Drone Seen Hovering over Standard & Poor’s Headquarters (via Borowitz Report)
This is the lead in Andy Borowitz’s new essay. I tend to like a lot of his material and I’m happy here to call attention to particularly timely and funny…
Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution created a government divided in purpose to make oppression less likely. It wasn't a bad idea but now it is no longer viable. The government and the those…
North West Arkansas Community College Gains a New Student(via becomealiveblog)
It has been some years, more than I care to remember, since I went to college. I thought I was in heaven, and I’ve never forgotten how it felt those…
Adding Insult to Injury – America’s Debt Ceiling Crisis; Who is responsible for the financial crisis in America? via Tucson Blonde
This is a explanation from the web site, Tucson Blonde, of why the rich are gaining ground and the middle class losing it. It cites statistics on a regular basis.…
The Rogue Columnist Blasts the Debt Deal
The Rogue Columnist blasts the debt deal. As always, Jon Talton writes with a acid pen but this budget deal calls for nothing less. Here’s what he has to say…
Borowitz Report
- Greece No Longer a Nation; Announces Plan to Become Social NetworkATHENS (The Borowitz Report) – After struggling for months with an intractable financial crisis, Greece announced today that it would cease to exist as a sovereign nation and would instead reboot itself as a social network. The new entity, FetaBook, is expected to raise much-needed billions in an upcoming IPO. The social network formerly known as Greece [... […]
- A Letter from Mark ZuckerbergMENLO PARK, CA (The Borowitz Report) – On the eve of Facebook’s IPO, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published the following letter to potential investors: Dear Potential Investor: For years, you’ve wasted your time on Facebook. Now here’s your chance to waste your money on it, too. Tomorrow is Facebook’s IPO, and I know what some of you […]
- Hoping for Knockout Punch, CIA Sends JP Morgan Execs to Infiltrate Al-QaedaWASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – In a covert mission designed to destroy what remains of al-Qaeda, the CIA has been infiltrating the terror network with executives from JP Morgan Chase, the banking giant. The mission, which the intelligence agency had hoped to keep secret, came to light this week when al-Qaeda dismissed two of its top […]
- Read Andy Borowitz’s New Bestseller with This Free AppYou don’t have to own a Kindle to read Andy Borowitz’s #1 bestseller, An Unexpected Twist. Now you can read it on any device by downloading this free app here. Then download Andy’s book here. The critics rave: “Andy Borowitz is the funniest human on Twitter, and that’s not mean praise… This funny book has a sneaky emotional […]