Apparently, Mitt Romney has abandoned his plan to become president of the United States. He now wants to president of “Amercia”. Funny, I didn’t know such a country existed.

amprog:

The rich in America have it made. As they’ve been making more and more money over the last ten years, they’ve paid less and less effective tax rates.

(Source: washingtonpost.com)

rand0mflora:

thedailywhat:

CISPA Update of the Day: CISPA, the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act that passed the House in April, likely is headed for a Senate vote in early June.

To drum up opposition to the legislation, which would create “a ‘cybersecurity’ exemption to all existing laws,” Fight for the Future, Democrats.com, The Liberty Coalition, and the Entertainment Consumers Association have created a new website called Privacy Is Awesome. The site outlines the top five ways to help defeat CISPA:

• Call your senators and tell them to oppose the Lieberman-Collins bill (CISPA), and ask for a constituent meeting during the Memorial Day recess to help change their mind.
• Email senators offices about CISPA, expressing your opposition.
• Keep calling senators until they plan a constituent meeting.
• Donate to anti-CISPA organizers — the same teams that helped defeat SOPA/PIPA.
• Share your opposition online — Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Meanwhile, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is spearheading opposition to the legislation, concluding a recent Senate floor speech with:

I believe these bills will encourage the development of a cyber security industry that profits from fear and whose currency is Americans private data. These bills create a Cyber Industrial Complex that has an interest in preserving the problem to which it is the solution.

Watch the full video here. It’s terrific.

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This is important.

faithinirony:

Religion is like a penis

occupyallstreets:

‘Show me what a police state looks like. This is what a police state looks like’ - Protesters

aust1n:

“capitalism is a pyramid scheme:

the labor of those lower on the pyramid enriches the ones towards the top. To stay stable, the economy has to draw in more and more resources, colonizing new continents, workforces, and aspects of daily life. The resulting inequalities can only be maintained by ever-escelating force.

We’re encouraged to compete against each other to improve our positions on an individuals basis, But there’s not enough space at the top for all of us, no matter how hard we work- and no pyramid scheme can go on expanding forever. Sooner or later it’s bound to crash: global warming and recession are just the first warning signs. Instaead of going down with the pharoahs, let’s join forces to establish another way of life.”

robertreich:

Members of the Class of 2012,

As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.

You’re f*cked.

Well, not exactly. But you won’t have it easy.

First, you’re going to have a hell of a hard…