Don’t worry guys, you don’t have anything we want…yet.
Isn’t it nice when children’s books continue to teach us lessons years later?
Boy, we sure did learn a lot this week, didn’t we? We found out that…uh…oh! And we figured out…um. Nevermind. Ask us on Monday. For now, here’s a Friday kick-back.
There is nothing more soul-crushing than encountering a facebook dummy whilst scrolling your News Feed. But if we can laugh at them, maybe it’s not so bad.
The best part about this video is not this ingenious troll prank (though it is quite good), but the smiles and goodhearted attitudes of the folks he’s trolling.
These images captured our hearts when they were in black and white, so it’s no surprise that color has added a whole new level of appreciation to them.
Will we ever have full mastery over our thoughts and actions? Not if this douche can help it.
George Carlin still manages to ruffle people’s feathers, and we like that.
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Under the weight of bristling internet activism against censorship, ArsTechnica reports that support for PIPA and SOPA evaporated over the course of the last two weeks in the Senate. Politicians from both side of the spectrum backed off of the bill after serious concerns were lobbied from across the tech industry about the potential impact it could have on the economy and internet.
Over in South Carolina, Governor Nikki Haley released a doomsday message about unions during her State of the Union. Get a full taste of this nonsense:
The people of South Carolina have a strong work ethic, they value loyalty, and they take tremendous pride in the quality of their work. We don’t have unions in South Carolina because we don’t need unions in South Carolina.
However, as we saw with the assault from the NLRB, the unions don’t understand that. They will do everything they can to invade our state and drive a wedge between our workers and our employers. We can’t have that. Unions thrive in the dark. Secrecy is their greatest ally, sunlight their most potent adversary.
Quick hits: BuiltLean has a great infograph about how ‘fruit juice’ is really just soda in disguise and full body workouts. Doug at Balloon Juice looks at how state and local government contribution’s to GDP have taken a nose-dive in recent years. And the Muppets hit back at Fox News.
From Business Insider, Reddit co-Founder Alexis Ohanian talks about the potential devastation SOPA will inflict on the technology and internet industry. For those of you unaware, SOPA is bill in the House of Representatives pushed by the major media companies that will potentially make linking to copyrighted material illegal.
Rob Boston at AlterNet has a great article on five of America’s founding fathers whose skepticism about religion and Christianity would make them unelectable today. Who knew that George Washington and John Adams were so against the use of religion in public and political spheres?
Quick hits: At Daily Kos, Kaili Joy Gray writes about her ridiculous experience with Bank of America that continues over 2 years after her husband passed away. Rude Pundit takes on 10 years of Gitmo, Balloon Juice has it’s own 10 year anniversary, and Politics USA talks about how the GOP has put the Bible ahead of country and constitution. And of course, stick to your New Years resolutions and lose weight naturally with BuiltLean!
Obesity costs America a ton of money. Jack Lalanne pulled 70 boats filled with 70 people each… at age 70. Everyone loves to hate Scumbag Steve (and he’s back!). And don’t forget about his ol’ timey medieval ancestor, Scoundrel Stefano. This guy seems totally legit.
