In short, everything you already suspected about the most rabid members of the GOP, but with some trendy that shows you you far from reality those particular goons are.
Bankers Join Billionaires to Debunk ‘Imbecile’ Attack on Top 1% – Bloomberg
Read this. Be as sickened as I am.
I have said this time and time again. This isn’t – to me anyway – anything about class warfare.
Go ahead, get rich. Actually, scratch that.
Go ahead, provide goods and services. Honorably, with respect and consideration for the potential benefits AND harm you may cause. Be a good citizen AND a good vendor.
If that makes you rich, then great!
Now that you are rich, are you going to gamble your wealth on the market? If so, are you going to do so without jeopardizing commodity markets or lumping your cash in with a bunch of retiree pensions and possibly screw with people’s wallets, food supplies, and futures?
If so, go ahead, invest, make money. PAY TAXES ON THE EARNINGS! Not 15%, pay what you would if you actually WORKED for it. Hell, it is beyond fair to do so.
And when people wake up to the fact that rich people and corporations buy more and more political power as they pay less and less into the public coffers and are pissed about it, be a smidge sensitive to the anger.
Don’t take it so personally. Realize you are lumped in with thieves.
And, if you don’t care for that company, either do something about it or shut the hell up.
Mother Jones has some more on billionaires trying to silence their opponents.
With her husband deployed, Jenny Munoz finds war is far from over | Minnesota Public Radio News
A truly heartwarming story about a family facing military deployments and real life challenges.
Good luck to them.
Latino Military Veteran Not Expected To Survive After Scuffle With Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Officers | TPMMuckraker
Arpayaso’s goons have finally crossed the line. It seems they may have finally killed a man placed into their custody. Into their care.
Why? In the end, probably because of the color of his skin.
11 Sounds That Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard – Mental Floss
Want to feel old? Read/listen to this.
Granted, you already knew instinctively that the world has moved on. Some technologies we grew up with are gone. Hell, some that came into being in our lifetimes have exceeded their shelf lives.
But still, it kind of stings, doesn’t it?
Bonus NPR interview on the subject.
Christopher Hitchens: His greatest Slate hits.
“I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.”
Christopher Hitchens passed away the other day. Here is a quick compilation of some of his best work in Slate.
A collection of some of his more pointed observations.
A strangely timely re-emergence of a story of his on North Korea.
And notes on how to make a perfect cup of tea.
msnbc video: Last US troops leave Iraq
BBC News – Last US troops to leave Iraq cross Kuwait border
Final U.S. troops leave Iraq
Troops, thanks for all the hard work. And thanks to our elected leaders who finally put an end to this disastrous, wrong-headed war.
An NPR story on the exit.
msnbc video: After Kuwait, next stop for troops is home
Thank God. Welcome home everyone. Great job.