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"She [Sarah Palin] is the country’s first WWE politician — a cartoon combatant who inspires stadiums..."

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:51:33 -0600

“She [Sarah Palin] is the country’s first WWE politician — a cartoon combatant who inspires stadiums full of frustrated middle American followers who will cheer for her against whichever villain they trot out, be it Newsweek, Barack Obama, Katie Couric, Steve Schmidt, the Mad Russian, Randy Orton or whoever. Her followers will not know that she is the perfect patsy for our system, designed as it is to channel popular anger in any direction but a useful one, and to keep the public tied up endlessly in pointless media melees over meaningless nonsense (melees of the sort that develop organically around Palin everywhere she goes). Like George W. Bush, even Palin herself doesn’t know this, another reason she’s such a perfect political tool.”

- Matt Taibbi (via bunch)

“Gimme Dat Christian Side Hug.” Jesus says,...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:06:20 -0600

“Gimme Dat Christian Side Hug.”

Jesus says, “Jesus Fucking Christ guys. What the hell?”

thedailywhat: This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day:...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:56:35 -0600

thedailywhat:

This Is Funny, You Should Watch It of the Day: The most important unanswered question in the history of mankind finally gets resolved: Man vs. Toddler: Who will come out on top?

[via.]

Holy Jesus!?!

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:09:10 -0600

Holy Jesus!?!

fyeahstarwars: thegooglymoogly: Marc Ecko Star Wars Hoodies....

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:01:53 -0600

fyeahstarwars:

thegooglymoogly:

Marc Ecko Star Wars Hoodies. Full-zip. May the Force be with you. (via jamiew)

jokes. nerdy, nerdy jokes.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:49:56 -0600

jokes. nerdy, nerdy jokes.

Man in Coma 23 Years – Is He Really Conscious?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:27:54 -0600

Man in Coma 23 Years – Is He Really Conscious?:

(click link for full post)

Facilitated Communication

“Facilitated communication, or FC, has nothing to do with coma but is relevant to this case because of some of the media reports. FC is the technique of holding a patient’s hand to “help” them communicate by pointing to letters on a board.

When FC was first proposed to the therapy community, it seemed like a powerful new technique – countless children who were thought to be too brain damaged to communicate were believed, due to FC, to actually have almost intact intellects trapped inside a non-communicating body.

Unfortunately, FC was promoted prior to proper scientific validation. When it was studied in properlyh controlled blinded trials it turned out the the facilitator, and not the client, was doing all the communicating. FC is nothing but a well-meaning delusion. But it is also a dangerous one – FC testimony has led to the false conviction of adults accused of abuse.

While we do not want to miss any cases of a person’s hidden ability to communicate, the FC experience teaches us to be cautious. We must always ask – is communication (or any sign of consciousness) real? Has it been validated in an objective and controlled way?”

The new Animal Collective EP (Fall Be Kind) is astounding. These guys cannot be stopped.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:21 -0600

The new Animal Collective EP (Fall Be Kind) is astounding. These guys cannot be stopped.

I’m sorry, but this guy isn’t...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0600

I’m sorry, but this guy isn’t ‘communicating’ with anyone. The ‘facilitators’ are playing Ouija Board with his hands. He’s not even looking at the goddamn screen, how can he be hitting the right keys? I call bullshit. These ladies are cashing in on a book deal.

"Religion. It’s given people hope in a world torn apart by religion."

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:32:51 -0600

“Religion. It’s given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.”

- Jon Stewart (via iamheathen) (via atheistramblings)

itsfullofstars: rymdhiss: (via nyood)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:27:19 -0600

itsfullofstars:

rymdhiss:

(via nyood)

Guernica in 3D.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:46:57 -0600

Guernica in 3D.

(click pic for full story) Great article. Good read.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:36:43 -0600

(click pic for full story)

Great article. Good read.

nerdology: Brian Murphy is killing it. His latest gem is 5...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:38 -0600

nerdology:

Brian Murphy is killing it. His latest gem is 5 Star Wars Status Updates.

Cern's Large Hadron Collider makes first collisions

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:20 -0600

Cern's Large Hadron Collider makes first collisions:

atheistramblings:

The LHC has smashed together proton beams for the very first time.

Black holes here we come!

Jesus H Fucking Christ these people scare the piss out of...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:49:28 -0600

Jesus H Fucking Christ these people scare the piss out of me.

morningstar:

lee:

paulscheer:

SARAH PALIN PARKING LOT

America, I Am Disappoint of the Day: Sarah Palin supporters, gathered outside a Going Rogue book signing event in Columbus, Ohio, are presented with basic questions about her policy positions.

Vacularity ensues.

[via.]

Just sad America.

“…you will see crowds like this wherever Sarah Palin goes”

♪.tumblr.com

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:27:08 -0600

♪.tumblr.com:

matthewb:

Jarred Bishop’s new project is a song-a-day Tumblr utilising recent support for extracting album art from uploaded tracks. Simply brilliant, from the jewel case design to the single-character unicode URL.

The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:26:56 -0600

The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia:

mrgan:

I just Instapapered many, many of these.

wintwins: giggles17: stuffaboutminneapolis: Mauer Wins 2009...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:12 -0600

wintwins:

giggles17:

stuffaboutminneapolis:

Mauer Wins 2009 American League MVP Award!!

From the TV series First Person by Errol Morris we follow the...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:28:12 -0600

From the TV series First Person by Errol Morris we follow the story of real life genius Rick Rosner.

Interesting to say the least.