May 2012
38 posts
May 28th
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If you are elderly and poor, prison is better than... →
This is the most depressing thing I’ve read in a long time.
May 27th
May 27th
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“A few years ago a photographer asked if he could take my picture at a conference...”
– Annoying Autobiographical Pause – On Why I Hate Having My Picture Taken | Newscoma
May 27th
““Cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we...”
May 27th
“Success doesn’t scale very well. And it’s like the internet itself....”
– Jonathan Coulton, talking to John Scalzi. (via neil-gaiman)
May 23rd
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May 21st
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May 18th
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May 17th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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May 16th
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“Cable news shows continue to lampoon Tennessee’s new law banning the promotion...”
– Haslam Says Media Misinterpreting “Gateway Sex” Law - Nashville Public Radio Nope. No one misinterpreted this at all. (via tennesseegatewaysexualactivity)
May 16th
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“If marijuana is the gateway drug, are kissing and handholding the gateway to...”
– Tennessee Governor Passes Controversial ‘Gateway Sexual Behavior’ Law in Schools - ABC News (via tennesseegatewaysexualactivity)
May 16th
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May 15th
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May 14th
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“Shelby County Commission candidate Steve Ross has entered the commission’s...”
– County Commission candidate Steve Ross joins redistrict feud » The Commercial Appeal (via votesteveross)
May 14th
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“She was unabashedly liberal but was quiet about it. From a different era, her...”
– The Last Mother’s Day | Newscoma
May 13th
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“Hard as it is to believe, monitoring this silly debate 24/7 is low on my list of...”
– About This Endless Schools Debate … | The BruceV Blog There are a bunch of reasons I adore Bruce. This is one of them when he tells folks to grow up.
May 13th
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“Capri Sun. You must take the sharp end of the straw and penetrate the small bag...”
– Ideas On Banning Gateway Sexual Activity | Newscoma I made a list. I am here to help.
May 12th
May 11th
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The GQ Tumblr: Wash Post on Young Mitt Romney At... →
gq: Today’s other big politics story, from the excellent (and occasional GQ contributor) Jason Horowitz at The Washington Post. The dumb crap you do in high school doesn’t, and almost always shouldn’t, matter in a presidential election. Especially when it was a half century ago. All the same… Wow.
May 11th
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May 11th
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“We are failing. We are fragmented in some ways and we need more urgency. We need...”
– A Sense Of Urgency | Newscoma
May 9th
“If I have failed as a blogger in one, substantial way, it is in this area....”
– d r i f t g l a s s: Clarence Budington Kelland
May 9th
Cwabs!: I'm not interested in defending the south.... →
fancycwabs: Mosty in re: this, but also because it needs to be said generally (and not a reblog because people favoriting opposing viewpoints in a reblogged post gets really confusing.) _______________ As a Southerner, I fight everyday against the stereotype of Southerners as ignorant rednecks. But…
May 9th
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May 8th
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“In our local taverns, the owners have gotten to know her. She only goes out...”
– Fighting The Shadows Of War | Newscoma
May 8th
“I asked him what he thought of the latest legislation that has been passed...”
– Talking To A Tennessee Science Teacher | Newscoma
May 7th
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May 6th
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“So decisions have to be made and they have to be made immediately. And the...”
– Annoying Autobiographical Pause – The Weight | Newscoma This week has been a bitch.
May 5th
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May 3rd
EXCLUSIVE: Richard Grenell hounded from Romney... →
This didn’t take long.  Get ready folks. 
May 1st
“This session should have been about job growth. This session should have been...”
– The Path That Will Be Left Behind The 107th General SexAssemby | Newscoma
May 1st
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April 2012
23 posts
Apr 27th
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Cwabs!: On getting things wrong. →
jamiek: fancycwabs: Recently I’ve noticed that news organizations and folks who are striving for media prominence have been taking fewer steps to insure journalistic reliability. I’m not talking about FOX News, here, I’m talking about folks who’ve got a stake in some debate either…
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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“Earlier this week, I was offered a $3 advertising offer from a company that...”
– On Being A Progressive Blogger | Newscoma
Apr 23rd
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Apr 20th
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“Yet I never thought that I would have to pay my dues for just being a woman. You...”
– Tired Of Paying My Dues And Tired Of ALEC | Newscoma
Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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Apr 17th
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“I don’t write about this garbage because I believe Hillary Clinton needs my...”
– (via hillbillyplease)
Apr 17th
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Apr 13th
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“I believe that we also tend to complicate certain issues when we don’t have to....”
– Get On The Horse | Newscoma
Apr 13th
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“Legislation giving the governor broad new power over the hiring and firing of...”
– Legislators grant governor new power over hiring, firing » Knoxville News Sentinel If this doesn’t scare the shit out of you, nothing ever will because this is just the beginning.
Apr 13th
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