January 27, 2014

SNL Lambasts Florida Newspaper for Using Amateur Proofreaders

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A Florida newspaper is inviting readers to volunteer as proofreaders for three hours a night, with the person catching the most typos winning a free dinner. But you’re going to need more than three hours to find all the typos in the Flurdah Son Tims.

— Seth Myers, on “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update.”

Right to Left

January 27, 2014 Buck Banks

The Arizona GOP did just proclaim
Him on Goldwater’s legacy, a stain.
They said they are sure
He deserves their censure,
That lefty, loopy liberal, John McCain.

Deficit Reduction No Longer a Top Policy Priority for Americans

January 27, 2014 Buck Banks

63%

Say reducing the budget deficit should be a top priority for Congress and the president this year, down from 72% a year ago, a new Pew Research poll finds. Most of the decline has come among Democrats: Only about half of Democrats — 49% — view deficit reduction as a top priority, down 18 points since last January.

Poll: GOP Seen as Intractable, Dishonest, Unethical and Extreme by Most Americans

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52% to 27%

Margin by which Americans perceive Democrats as more willing to work with the other party than Republicans, new Pew Research poll shows.”Democrats also hold a 20-point advantage when it comes to which party ‘is more concerned with the needs of people like me’ and a 10-point edge when it comes to governing in a more ethical and honest way. The GOP, meanwhile, is viewed as much more ‘extreme’ in its issue positions (54% to 35%) and more influenced by lobbyists (47% to 30%).”

Day: January 27, 2014

SNL Lambasts Florida Newspaper for Using Amateur Proofreaders

A Florida newspaper is inviting readers to volunteer as proofreaders for three hours a night, with the person catching the most typos winning a free dinner. But you’re going to need more than three hours to find all the typos in the Flurdah Son Tims.

— Seth Myers, on “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update.”

Right to Left

Deficit Reduction No Longer a Top Policy Priority for Americans

63%

Poll: GOP Seen as Intractable, Dishonest, Unethical and Extreme by Most Americans

52% to 27%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

31%