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Where is Edward Snowden?
WaPo breaks down the latest Edward Snowden/NSA news.
U.S. charges Edward Snowden with espionage in leaks about NSA surveillance programs
Federal prosecutors have filed a sealed criminal complaint against Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked a trove of documents about top-secret surveillance programs, and the United States has asked Hong Kong to detain him on a provisional arrest warrant, according to U.S. officials.
Where is Edward Snowden now? Specifically in Hong Kong? They don’t know.
But I have a guess.
The Giant Rubber Duck. Hong Kong.
It’s brilliant. C’mon.
Well, brilliant until it moves back to US. How much would that suck. If he fell asleep in the duck and wakes up back here.
In Which the Blogger is Distraught
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Polls are closed. I didn’t vote.
It’s pretty fucking embarrassing, because anyone who has been paying attention to the blog for the last year knows I’m a giant liberal wonk. https://clantilyscad.com/category/politics-or-the-art-of-looking-for-trouble/
I’m a registered Democrat, canvassed for the Democrats, and am probably one of the few moderate liberals that thinks that Obama has done a thoroughly decent job at President given the filibuster-heavy Congressional opposition. So why didn’t I just walk to the middle school a few block away and vote?
It’s pretty impossible to understand if you’re not also wrecked with mental illness. Not just run-of-the-mill depression where nothing sparkles. But the kind where everything is a nightmare, your digestive tract feels like its cannibalizing itself, and the very thought of social interaction can give you a panic attack.
Long story short, I had a mental breakdown right before the Hurricane (for reasons not related to the Hurricane) and have basically developed agoraphobia. So yeah, even though I waltzed into a school gym two months ago and voted in a primary that no one knew about, I’m currently having enough trouble feeding myself, much less go into public at the moment.
That sounds really really sad, and it is.
14.9% of non-voters in 2008 listed “illness or disability” as their reason.
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Sorry I don’t have many fun links tonight for you fellow wonks. Nate Silver being a math genius kinda ruined the anticipation aspect of this election for me.
Comedy Central’s Indecision 2012 Live Show is here.
I don’t think I need to give a spoiler about who won.
Live-blogging the Second Presidential Debate
Live from Safety School University!
But first…
Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff“Tonight’s first question comes to us from a man who calls himself Violentacrez. Go ahead, Mr. Violentacrez.” #debate
Bwahahahahaha.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswaltOBAMASATDOWNFIRSTHELOST — inside Hannity’s brain right now.#debate
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9:05
“I want you to be able to get a job.” Yeah, so you can fire me from it.
9:15
I think Romney just admitted to not caring about birds dying. Big Bird is crying.
Tom Junod @TomJunodNow he wants to kill Little Bird.
9:20
Once again a moderator is failing to move on.
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The New York Times op-ed, November 18, 2008:
by Mitt Romney
^not The Onion
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9:30
I’m so bored of talking about jobs. Go back to talking about killing birds.
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Chuck Wendig @ChuckWendigObama starts explaining economic theory. Romney makes fart noises and monkey sounds in the background. #fakedebate
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9:39
”I put women in my cabinet.” ~Romney misquote
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Franklin Leonard @franklinleonard“I hired lots of women.” = “Some of my best friends are black.”
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9:51
Wow, invocation of the G.W. We should start asking: Is our children learning from this debate?
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Indecision @indecisionThis guy’s on fire. Hold on- how do we know it isn’t Joe Biden wearing his Obama costume a few weeks early? #debates
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Nina Bargiel @slackmistress“I CAN SEE SYRIA FROM MY INVESTMENTS!” – Mitt Romney#MocktheVote
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Alex Halperin @alexhalperinWhat took so long? http://bindersfullofwomen.tumblr.com/ #debates
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10:25
Now that we all understand each other, group hug?
10:27
Nothing like talk to currency manipulation to rally up the masses.
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Romney’s Binder @Romneys_BinderMitt Romney: “I want to make America the most attractive place in the world for my binder.”
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”Barry, I’ll pretend your question was worthy of a presidential debate, not a centerfold interview: truncated stump speech and stuff.”
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Complete transcript:
(Pro-tip: when you get there: Ctrl-F “gang bangers.”)
Twitter #Obamadebatetips for 10/16/12
In 90 minutes I’ll be running a live-blog, mostly from Twitter reactions. It’ll probably be a lot more lazy tomorrow because I have to pack during the debate.
Debate Pre-game:
Matthew Burke @MatthewKBurke#ObamaDebateTips Wear a Big Bird costume.
Ben @NEKansasPatriot#ObamaDebateTips Make sure everyone will let you be clear.
TheGOP LIES @Brimonian#ObamaDebateTips Gangnam style
Doc Nelson @JDNelson_68WBorrow Hillary’s balls. #ObamaDebateTips
KushFaceGangNj @dpreston88#ObamaDebateTips Legalize marijuana. #Obama2012
Glenn Quagmire™ @thefunnyquag“@HahaOneLiners: #ObamaDebateTips Don’t say anything. Just have Morgan Freeman say it for you.”
Milkshakes Anytime @MomMilkshakeEnd every response with, That’s What She Said. #ObamaDebateTips
#ObamaDebateTips Break out in random meowing.
Alexander ✮ @alexpicciarelli#ObamaDebateTips Meow at Mitt Romney. GAME OVER
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Of course Twitters obsessed with cats. Because people on twitter have no friends.
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Jobs Report: Employment Below 8%
September 2012 unemployment according to the BLS: 7.8%
The jobs numbers are certainly not enough to change the basic story of a slow economic recovery, and it will take many years for the economy to get back to full employment.
However, the jobs numbers are one of the more hopeful signs for the economy on balance. An average of 146,000 jobs have been created per month over the past year, or closer to 157,000 with the government’s anticipated benchmark revisions accounted for.
Those aren’t great numbers by any means, and would translate to an annualized growth rate of 1.4 percent. But over the past 25 years, payroll jobs have grown at an annualized rate of 1.1 percent, or the equivalent of about 125,000 jobs added per month given today’s population. By this measure, it’s been a fairly average economic year, although certainly not enough to make up for the productivity that was lost from the economy in 2008 and 2009.
DNC reax + Gangnam Style Mash-up Music Video
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Animated Granholm .gif via HuffPo
Obama Releases Birth Certificate Mug For Sale
For only $22.50, you too can drink out of the official personal identification of another human being!
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