A new program enacted under President Obama’s Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act authorized the USDA to select up to three states to test the Community Eligibility Option, and long story short — all students in Detroit Public Schools will receive free breakfast, lunch and snacks. Free healthy food for Detroit children! That’s what Obama’s talkin’ about: …
Yes We Did
It’s the Only Way to Live
Here’s some good news. Kevin Drum modified a graph from this LA Times story to clarify an inflection point. Cars are one of the few industrial products still made in the US, so some US jobs are being created or kept as the auto sector recovers, thanks in part to Kenyan Socialism.
Obama Sux/Rulz!
I don’t think anyone’s posted about the Obama administration’s decision to review pending deportation cases and use prosecutorial discretion on non-violent cases and cases of children of immigrants: But White House officials and Congressional Democrats said they expected the measures would lead to relief during the coming year for virtually all young illegal immigrants facing …
Architectural Plans for Hotel bin Laden Reveal That It Wasn’t “Up to Code”
I, for one, am shocked. SHOCKED, I tells ya. The Independent contacted the dude who was tasked with the weirdest gig of his life — producing the specs for Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Here they are:1
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Let the meme creation commence…
EATA: Once again, real life wins: Xantar: You have to hand it to NY Times photographers. This one honestly moved me: • • • • • • • • • H/t: srv …
Don’t Read This One, Boston Haters: Bill Russell Testifies, Exemplifies.
Bill Russell never flapped his gums idly. Instead, if you listened to both the words and those moments in which he chose not to speak, you’d learn something. So we can today. Russell is often asked about his reaction to the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he will receive from President Obama on Tuesday, … …
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“One Nation Working Together”
From the Washington Post, “‘One Nation’ rally draws unions, progressives to Mall to counter tea party“: Tens of thousands of people gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, part of the “One Nation Working Together” rally – an effort by progressive activists hoping to serve as a counter to the conservative tea …