So, between now & Monday, who’s in charge of creating an “In Memoriam” tribute for all the Tumblrs we’ve seen quit in the past 5+ years?
My only request is that Islands In The Stream be considered as the soundtrack…
That’s going to result in an audit. Just a guess.Is this the best way to share your feelings? Yes. Yes, it is.
Philadelphia Eagles guard Evan Mathis responds to the recent IRS scandal by urinating (or fake urinating) on an IRS sign. This is how you change the world, people.
Mr. Obama also expresses exasperation. In private, he has talked longingly of “going Bulworth,” a reference to a little-remembered 1998 Warren Beatty movie about a senator who risked it all to say what he really thought.
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“going Bulworth” (via nedhepburn) DO IT. DO IT. DO IT. (via apoplecticskeptic) Hmm, using Warren Beatty movies from the 90’s as inspiration seems like a bit of a shaky premise to me. Never mind that Bulworth was having an affair, right? Yeesh, doesn’t exactly conjure up images of Roosevelt’s fireside chats, but maybe if he just starts lighting up in public & makes a rap video, this whole “going Bulworth” strategy will have some legs. Then again, IT WAS A BEATTY MOVIE FROM THE 90’s!!! |
An inadequate amount of sleep & already on coffee number three? Good, we’re in the same boat this morning. I’m shifting gears & going with 90 minutes of Flaming Lips.
I know a girl who reminds me of Cher…
She’s always changing,
The color of her hair…
She don’t use nothing,
That ya buy at the store…
She likes her hair to be real orange,
She uses tangerines…
(nsfw, but maybe it is, all depends)
howto-kissdistinctly-american:
*Standing ovation* Bravo!Marble torso of Eros, Roman, imperial period, 1st or 2nd century A.D.
Perfect Tumblr idea is perfect.
The Justice Department is pursuing at least two major press investigations, including one believed to be focused on David Sanger’s reporting in a book and in The Times on an American-Israeli effort to sabotage Iranian nuclear works. These tactics will not scare us off, or The A.P., but they could reveal sources on other stories and frighten confidential contacts vital to coverage of government.
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The New York Times lashes out against the secret DOJ dragnet of AP phone and email records, saying that the Obama administration has “a chilling zeal for investigating leaks and prosecuting leakers.” (via thepoliticalnotebook) For more than 30 years, the news media and the government have used a well-honed system to balance the government’s need to pursue criminals or national security breaches with the media’s constitutional right to inform the public. This action against The A.P., as the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press outlined in a letter to Mr. Holder, “calls into question the very integrity” of the administration’s policy toward the press. Ouch. |
Reaction to Canada’s announcement that they have banned all adult men from wearing hockey sweaters in public…
