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May 16
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Dropbox has a sense of humor…

Dropbox has a sense of humor…

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Here’s Scalia’s pull-quote: “It should be noted at the outset that the dissent does not discuss a single case—not one—in which it is clear that a person was executed for a crime he did not commit. If such an event had occurred in recent years, we would not have to hunt for it; the innocent’s name would be shouted from the rooftops by the abolition lobby.

Carlos DeLuna: Columbia law professor James Liebman details wrongful execution.

Want to be angry about something?  Read this quote from “Justice” Scalia and then read about the case of this TX man.  Scalia is blatantly using the Argument from Ignorance fallacious argument.  (Google it if you don’t know it.)  A member of the US Supreme Court, someone whose use of logic should be immaculate and beyond reproach, uses fallacious arguments to make a case.  Chalk it up to another reason this government has become so dysfunctional.

May 15
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…it is up to voters to decide. If they can punish ideological extremism at the polls and look skeptically upon candidates who profess to reject all dialogue and bargaining with opponents, then an insurgent outlier party will have some impetus to return to the center. Otherwise, our politics will get worse before it gets better.

Republicans are the problem.  Period.  And before everyone jumps on me, a co-author of the article is scholar from the American Enterprise Institute.  Even conservatives agree that they have gone too far.

Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem. - The Washington Post

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Romney: ‘Borrow Money From Your Parents’thedailybeast.com
TOUGH ADVICEMitt Rom­ney’s lat­est busi­ness advice might not be the most effec­tive way to win over young vot­ers. At a talk Fri­day at Ohio’s Otter­bein Uni­ver­si­ty, the pres­i­den­tial can­di­date offered his exper­tise to a room of…

Republicans, the next time you try to criticize any college educated individual for being “elitist”, you should take a good, long look at your presidential candidate.  Because, you know, I’m sure everyone’s mom and dad has millions of dollars and would have no problem tossing a couple grand to their kids.

Romney: ‘Borrow Money From Your Parents’
thedailybeast.com

TOUGH ADVICE

Mitt Rom­ney’s lat­est busi­ness advice might not be the most effec­tive way to win over young vot­ers. At a talk Fri­day at Ohio’s Otter­bein Uni­ver­si­ty, the pres­i­den­tial can­di­date offered his exper­tise to a room of…

Republicans, the next time you try to criticize any college educated individual for being “elitist”, you should take a good, long look at your presidential candidate. Because, you know, I’m sure everyone’s mom and dad has millions of dollars and would have no problem tossing a couple grand to their kids.

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Awesome; my submission fixing this Earth-flag image was posted by I Love Charts.  I much enjoy that tumblr.

Poor Pluto.

Awesome; my submission fixing this Earth-flag image was posted by I Love Charts.  I much enjoy that tumblr.

Poor Pluto.