(thanks again, Driftglass, brilliant.!)
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wisdom from Driftglass
Someone once said that there are only two kinds of Republicans; millionaires and chumps.
But there is a third kind: self-loathing minority group outliers who are willing to sell their own people to the wingnut mob in exchange for 30 pieces of silver and a pat on the head from people who hate them.
(thanks, Driftglass! I was just thinkin the same thang)
But there is a third kind: self-loathing minority group outliers who are willing to sell their own people to the wingnut mob in exchange for 30 pieces of silver and a pat on the head from people who hate them.
(thanks, Driftglass! I was just thinkin the same thang)
State Lotteries: Revenue from the Poor & stupid
The Poor Tax: I find it so sad to see those with no money to waste, spending on
state lotteries. Most players seem to be lower socioeconomic classes, so they are the only ones that pay this tax. Their kids need shoes, clothes, proper food, yet the state advertises the Million$ they could win. I guess the states need the money and the poor are happy to pay it. Now lets cut those taxes for the rich folk and
major corporations. I feel so sorry for them.
Best Sunspot Shot EVER!
NO it's NOT what you think...get your mind outta the gutter!
"This photo of a sunspot is now the most detailed ever obtained in visible light," according to Ciel et l'Espace. In September, the publication will publish several more photos of the Sun taken with BBSO's new adaptive optics system. READ MORE (Thanks, Big Bear Observatory!)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Defeat the Right in Three Minutes
It's evidently all about Cheap Labor!
Have you got three minutes. Because that's all you need to learn how to defeat the Republican Right. Just read through this handy guide and you'll have everything you need to successfully debunk right-wing propaganda.
It's really that simple. First, you have to beat their ideology, which really isn't that difficult. At bottom, conservatives believe in a social hierarchy of "haves" and "have nots" that I call "corporate feudalism". They have taken this corrosive social vision and dressed it up with a "respectable" sounding ideology. That ideology is pure hogwash, and you can prove it. READ IT HERE. (thanks, ConceptualGorilla!)
Have you got three minutes. Because that's all you need to learn how to defeat the Republican Right. Just read through this handy guide and you'll have everything you need to successfully debunk right-wing propaganda.
It's really that simple. First, you have to beat their ideology, which really isn't that difficult. At bottom, conservatives believe in a social hierarchy of "haves" and "have nots" that I call "corporate feudalism". They have taken this corrosive social vision and dressed it up with a "respectable" sounding ideology. That ideology is pure hogwash, and you can prove it. READ IT HERE. (thanks, ConceptualGorilla!)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Self Employment TAX?? WTF
ok, a rant, hey what's the deal with the "self-employment tax"?? can we please ditch this?
I'm not talkin about INCOME earned through self employment (freelance), but the 15% off the top.....then to tax the actual income....why aren't those taxhaters freakin out about this?
Anyone know if other countries have such a ridiculous thing? Who came up with this and can we throw stuff at them in public? I'm no teabagger and have no problem payin lots in tax & getting lots of groovy things in return, but if you say it out loud it sounds sick and twisted.....let's say it out loud...SELF - EMPLOYMENT.....TAX. see? WTF?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Coke's "Vitamin Water" under Fire
The bottle sort of looks like medicine to me!
In a staggering feat of twisted logic, lawyers for Coca-Cola are defending the lawsuit by asserting that "no consumer could reasonably be misled into thinking vitaminwater was a healthy beverage."
Read the story at HuffPo, where
John Robbins lays it out. Sugar-water, anyone?
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
You GO girl! Sherrod to SUE Breitbart
READ ALL ABOUT IT! (thanks, HuffPo!)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Weapon of Mass Communications (WMC's)
This is someone else's variation of my invention....which is not a stencil but an
actual self-inking stamper that resembles a briefcase.
When you push down on the handle it leaves an imprint on the sidewalk, wall, etc.
The version shown here would be much easier and cheaper to produce, though harder to use if
you don't want to get busted. (thanks, Dweebist!)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Awesome 3D MC Escher tribute!
Tribute to Escher in Barcelona
For all fans of the granddaddy of psychedelia, mind-bending, hyper-perspective craziness, MC Escher, our photographer member Nico Roig has created this amazing “Tribute to Escher” from a computer-generated 3d environment, and then converted it into an interactive spherical panorama. Take a look!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Avatar II PREVIEW!!
As sequels go, this one's gonna ROCK.......No plagiarism here! (thanks abchungrybeast and AmiciTuoi!)
Unemployment Insurance PAID for!
(from Ketchup Is A Vegetable)
Here’s what I don’t understand about what’s not being said regarding the Senate’s asshole behavior on the unemployment extention.
If you work, your employer is required to pay state and federal payroll taxes into unemployment on your behalf. This expense is based on your earnings. These benefits are included as part of your gross income for consideration by the Internal Revenue Service.
We’re not talking about handouts when we’re talking about unemployment insurance. We’re talking about a legitimate benefit that people pay for through their working lives. The Senate is denying people a benefit they’ve already paid for. These assholes are stealing from you. Again. Dig?
Why isn’t anyone saying this, anyway? (other than thebassguy, that is! thanks, Brady Bonk and KIAV!)
Here’s what I don’t understand about what’s not being said regarding the Senate’s asshole behavior on the unemployment extention.
If you work, your employer is required to pay state and federal payroll taxes into unemployment on your behalf. This expense is based on your earnings. These benefits are included as part of your gross income for consideration by the Internal Revenue Service.
We’re not talking about handouts when we’re talking about unemployment insurance. We’re talking about a legitimate benefit that people pay for through their working lives. The Senate is denying people a benefit they’ve already paid for. These assholes are stealing from you. Again. Dig?
Why isn’t anyone saying this, anyway? (other than thebassguy, that is! thanks, Brady Bonk and KIAV!)
Monday, July 19, 2010
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Pity the Invisible Homeless folks
Dig deep and help these poor souls with their
horrible affliction, Invisiblemanitus! How can
you standby and do nothing?
Friday, July 2, 2010
Tanning Tax goes into Effect! World Ends.
OMFG, there's a new tax of 10% on Indoor Tanning sessions! (oh, the humanity!!)
I wonder if the tax even begins to cover those uninsured tanners who are treated for Melanoma....I can't believe the rightwingnutz are upset over this tax. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and current research shows indoor tanners are 74 percent more likely to get it than non-tanners.
And yet Billions-Per-Month-for-War is just fine n dandy. Oy.
I wonder if the tax even begins to cover those uninsured tanners who are treated for Melanoma....I can't believe the rightwingnutz are upset over this tax. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and current research shows indoor tanners are 74 percent more likely to get it than non-tanners.
And yet Billions-Per-Month-for-War is just fine n dandy. Oy.
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