A Worthy Petition
(Click to embiggen.) I normally don’t think online petitions are effective, but I give this one (via)my wholehearted endorsement. Here’s an open thread.
Lithuanian Exceptionalism
In Lithuania, fiber broadband equivalent in speed to the service purchased by most Americans (10/1 Mbps) is $14.72 a month. The Lithuanian telco just doubled speeds with no rate increase, and you can get 40/40 Mbps service for $55, with no caps. In the United States, I pay $40/month for 10/1 service. Recently, my ISP …
Birtherism is So 2010
It looks like facts finally sink in: Here’s another key metric. Orly Taitz only gets one mention in the teabagger list that I follow: Osama bin Laden is the new conspiracy theory flame for these moths.
Ain’t That a Shame
We’ve got another Tea Party ticket-splitting special election in New York, and it looks like Jane Corwin, who stupidly endorsed Paul Ryan’s budget plan, is in trouble. Corwin is spooked because she’s polling within 5 points of the Democrat, Kathy Hochul. Jack Davis, an anti-immigrant flaming asshole millionaire who ran as a self-funding Democrat for …
WWJND
SiubhanDuinne sends this gem to start your day: A 46-year-old minister pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Savannah to a wire fraud scheme in which he stole at least $200,000 from the church where he was the pastor. […]At the same time, Terrell also is awaiting trial on charges that he molested a young …
Cinco de Mayo
Don’t let this get in the way of your tequila blackout, but: Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico’s Independence Day, the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico, which occurs on September 16th. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that is virtually ignored in Mexico. My mom’s the kind of Mexican who is still smarting …