Saw this today. Red annotations are mine.
RIP Richie Havens
Met him once. He had a unique voice that was unmistakable. Best known for improvising "Freedom" at Woodstock in 1969. He was 72.
Earlier This Hour
This happened…. Then the AP quickly tweeted (on related accounts) that its Twitter account had been hacked. So the stock market did this: Yikes. It dropped 150 points in just seconds. Power of the tweet.
Wrong Guy?
You know, what with the Boston Marathon bombing last week, we almost forgot about the other "terrorist" — the guy who sent ricin in the mail to his Senator and President Obama. Paul Kevin Curtis was arrested last Wednesday. Except… hmmmm… there's breaking news that they released him today, the day of his first hearing before the court: A federal … Read More
Gay Marriage News
(1) Looks like it will become a reality in Rhode Island, as all the Republican state senators sign on to marriage equality (2) France, too! (Cue "Gay Paree" jokes).
Pundit Quote Of The Week
WaPo columnist, Jennifer Rubin: It took less than 4 1/2 years of the Obama presidency for President George W. Bush to mount his comeback. While doing absolutely nothing on his own behalf (he’s been the most silent ex-president in my lifetime), his approval is up to 47 percent according to The Post/ABC poll. That’s up 14 points from his final poll in office. … Read More
Report: Richest 7% Got Richer During Recovery
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report says the richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of the nation'shouseholds. The Pew Research Center report says wealth held by the richest 7 percent of households rose 28 percent from 2009 to 2011, while the net worth of the other 93 percent of households dropped … Read More
Why You Didn’t See The Westboro Baptist Church Protesters At The Funeral Of A Boston Marathon Bombing Victim
Members of Teamsters Local 25 sent out a call for any available members to shield today’s services for Krystle Campbell in Medford, Massachusetts. Basic human decency won out: the Boston Globe reports that hundreds of counter-protesters gathered across the street from the church where the memorial for Campbell was held, but that the Westboro protesters never showed up at all. This infuriated the WBC … Read More
The Insane Sorority Girl Letter… Read By Michael Shannon
If you've been under a rock the past few days, the latest Internet meme is an actual letter written by a Delta Gamma sorority girl to her sisters. It demands to be printed in full: If you just opened this like I told you to, tie yourself down to whatever chair you’re sitting in, because this email is going to … Read More
Explanation Please
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect is being charged in civilian court with, among other things, conspiring to use a "weapon of mass destruction" against people. I'd like to know how a pressure cooker bomb which kills three people is a "weapon of mass destruction" but a semi-automatic rifle which kills 20 kids isn't. [UPDATE: Or killing four people with a … Read More
All Over But For The Finger-pointing
I'm not sure how much I want to blog about the Boston bombers. I hate this part of the cycle. It's full-on recrimination time in the right blogosphere. You can almost here them cry: Who shall we hate? Chechnians? Muslims? Please please PLEASE give us a group that we can hate. Or let's just hate ALL immigrants. I think the … Read More
Boy Scouts New Policy: Gay Scouts OK, But Gay Scout Leaders Are Pedophiles
That's my take from this: Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting members of its National Council at a meeting in Texas … Read More
Some Tweets Of The Boston Bomber (Suspect #2, Currently At Large)
Jahar was his handle. From this past weekend: @troycrossley @gameofthrones every character on that show got some sort of std bro, I do like the show tho — Jahar (@J_tsar) April 14, 2013 And here I thought nemo's dad was about to get it with dory but apparently this man turned into a female #thatscray — Jahar (@J_tsar) April 14, … Read More