There’s A New Girl In Town

by murphy on April 7, 2009

in open thread,PUMAsphere,Women Who Smoke,Year of the Puma 2009

Great news! Some of THE best Puma bloggers have joined together and launched a new website/blog. It’s called Widdershins. Their About page tells us: “Widdershins means to take a course opposite that of the sun, going counterclockwise, left hand-wise, or to circle an object, by always keeping it on the left. The term “widdershins” was especially common [...]

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Moral Hazards

by murphy on April 7, 2009

in America 2.0,Bailout Blackhole,Pitchfork Campaign

We’ve heard a lot in recent weeks about the “moral hazards” that the de-regulated financial system was apparently rife with. An example is Liar Loans, in which big banks and insurance companies (notably AIG, Fannie, and Freddie) agreed to underwrite mortgage loans in which applicants were NOT required to show proof of income in order [...]

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Morning Blogaround

by murphy on April 7, 2009

in open thread,PUMAsphere

Notyoursweetie addresses the FISA betrayal, what REAL obsequity looks like, and why the rich rats are deserting the ship HERE. For those with a strong stomach, or for people who REALLY ENJOY throwing up, do not miss Cinie’s find: a new comic book featuring Press-ident Ologo as Barack the Barbarian, or something like that (I [...]

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