February 2011
34 posts
@MayorEmanuel revealed! Will appear on Eight... →
OMG CHICAGO JOURNALISM/POLITICS/SOCIAL MEDIA CLUSTERFUCK!
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#gagathoughts
However, I will say that lady works like a machine and runs a TIGHT SHIP. Respect for that.
Stealth Amendment by Virginia Lawmakers Could... →
If passed, 17 clinics would shut down in one day, leaving only 4 in the state.
via Sady Doyle
“To me, Lady Gaga is Madonna with diarrhea!”
– The Amazing Charo
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Saying No to $1 Billion - Why the impoverished... →
via the great ladyjournos tumblr
Daily Kos: The Koch Brothers' End Game in... →
Somewhere in the Wisconsin Budget…
(1) Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any state−owned heating, cooling, and power plant or may contract with a private entity for the operation of any such plant, with or without solicitation of bids, for any amount that the department determines to be in the best interest of the state.
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WatchJolly John is dead. Long live Jolly John!
LIBYA: Reports of 19 dead, video of alleged... →
South Dakota Moves To Legalize Killing Abortion... →
The bill [1], sponsored by state Rep. Phil Jensen, a committed foe of abortion rights [3], alters the state’s legal definition of justifiable homicide by adding language stating that a homicide is permissible if committed by a person “while resisting an attempt to harm” that person’s unborn child or the unborn child of that person’s spouse, partner, parent, or child. If the bill passes, it could...
Final girl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
The final girl is typically sexually unavailable or virginal, avoiding the vices of the victims (sex, narcotic usage, etc.). She sometimes has a unisex name (e.g., Teddy, Billie, Georgie, Sidney). Occasionally the Final Girl will have a shared history with the killer. The final girl is the “investigating consciousness” of the film, moving the narrative forward and as such, she exhibits...
Lisa Madigan Sues Jon Burge, Police Pension Board... →
“It’s this type of criminal conduct by a public servant that our pension forfeiture laws were designed to discourage. The public should never have to pay for the retirement of a corrupt public official.”
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“This book makes me feel all goofed-up inside.”
– A most accurate review of Infinite Jest.
Chrysler's Deplorable "Detroit" Super Bowl Ad |... →
Morning-After pill of cynicism.
(de april scissors)
WatchThis is THE WORST. Chomp, chomp, chomp. I hope you got paid, Wayne.
Chicago Humbled by Powerful Storm - NYTimes.com →
Really, New York? Really? You wanna go there? Because my small, one-way side street got plowed last night. My neighbors helped us shovel. My trash is getting picked up today. How long did it take for you to do all that? Oh yeah. Over a week.
ThinkProgress » Tea Party Judge Roger Vinson... →
But a closer read of his analysis reveals something peculiar. In fact, as Vinson himself admits in Footnote 27 (on pg. 65), he arrived at this conclusion by “borrow[ing] heavily from one of the amicus briefs filed in the case for it quite cogently and effectively sets forth the applicable standard and governing analysis of severability (doc. 123).” That brief was filed by the Family Research...
