Social Conditions

Your Little Town Isn’t the Next Silicon Valley

A good summary of why the liberal fantasy of every post-industrial sinkhole being a fertile land of tech startup growth is just that — a fantasy.

Election 2012

Mitt Romney Won the Debate, Apparently

I am the only person alive who think that Obama won a narrow split decision, but the narrative means more than what I think… or even who won. Here’s a good summary of ruling-class reaction to last night’s debate.

They Call This a “Choice”

RT weighs in on the anemic and bankrupt “democracy” of the United States.

Todd Akin Continues to Assert That Non-Pregnant Women Get Abortions

Must happen in the two weeks before they’re pregnant when they’re… pregnant.

Social Media

Broken Makes More Money Than Working

Social media outlets deliberately have outages because it’s more profitable. Who would have guessed?

War

Turkish Parliament Authorizes Attacks on Syria

This is a NATO attack. Things continue to heat up in the Middle East.

Social Conditions

The American Plutocracy’s Future for American Workers

Fire Dog Lake is pretty much the one “progressive” blog I can consistently expect to profusely nod my head in agreement with. This article explores what America’s ruling class has planned for the American working class: Low-wage jobs and an increasingly anemic “democracy.” As one astute commenter put it: “There was a reason it was named the ‘President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness’, not the ‘President’s Council on Living Wage Jobs and Competitiveness.’”

Election 2012

Todd Akin Claims Women Who Aren’t Even Pregnant Get Abortions

I generally try and understand what people who say shit like this means as best as I can. What better way to argue against it? In this case I’m coming up short. It’s just a “WTF” for me. Anyone know what’s going on here?

Bipartisan Assault on Social Security and Medicare Planned After Election

No matter who the American ruling class selects as its CEO, they’ll be gutting Social Security and Medicare. This, along with the impending assault on Iran, is the elephant in the room of the 2012 election.

Secularism

Muslims for Free Speech

I don’t want to over inflate its size or influence, but there is a small but vocal moderate Muslim community around the world. Here are some quotes from that community.

War

America Removes MEK From Terrorist Watch List in Preparation for Iran Assault

One man’s terrorist is another man’s strategic ally.

Media

Bahrain Bought Favorable Coverage From CNN

There’s that free American press in action.

Just Plain Weird

22 Bizarre OKCupid Photos

Awkward dating photos amuse me greatly.