Give it a rest.

by murphy on December 30, 2008

in Celebrate!,open thread

Holy smokes people. It’s 9:45pm on the night before New Year’s Eve. We will NOT be planning a march on washington tonight. We will NOT be engaging in political activism tonight or tomorrow night. We WILL be discussing politics, the economic crisis, woman-lynching, and other topics germane to our mission. We may also chat about drinking [...]

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Hard Times Ahead

by murphy on December 30, 2008

in PrezElect Watch,profound question of the day,The New Dark Ages,Woman-Lynching

Mayor Nutter in Philadelphia, which faces a ONE BILLION DOLLAR budget shortfall over the next five years, is closing neighborhood libraries. Auto workers in Detroit facing downward mobility for their families. Home prices still in free fall and unemployment is 6.7%. The Taliban “burning and beheading their way” through Pakistan. Shall we even broach the [...]

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