April 22, 2011 - Pensito

Paul Krugman, Nobel-prize winning economist, New York Times columnist, and loyal opposition leader

Most Think Humans Cause Global Warming

April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 Buck Banks

35%

Of adults in 111 countries in 2010 said humans cause global warming, while less than half as many (14%) blame nature. Thirteen percent fault both. Americans are the most likely to blame natural causes, setting them apart from the rest of the developed world, according to Gallup.

Meghan Interviews The Donald: When Unassailable Emptiness Meets Irrepressible Vapidness

April 22, 2011 Buck Banks

Donald Trump: So are we doing a radio show?

Meghan McCain: No, this is an interview for The Daily Beast.

Donald: Oh, OK, good. I like you. I see you a lot on television. I like you and I like your father, I’ll tell you. And I like your mother. I like your whole family. Hey look, I supported your family, right?

— Excerpt from the classic meeting of the media personalities, published on Gawker.

John Ensign resigned, blaming “turbulence,”
But we blame his concupiscence.
When you bonk your friend’s wife,
You’re going to screw up your life —
It’s not the turbulence, stupid, it’s the tumescence!

Day: April 22, 2011

Verbatim

What House Republicans propose is that the government simply push the problem of rising health care costs on to seniors; that is, that we replace Medicare with vouchers that can be applied to private insurance, and that we count on seniors and insurance companies to work it out somehow.

Paul Krugman, Nobel-prize winning economist, New York Times columnist, and loyal opposition leader

Most Think Humans Cause Global Warming

35%

Of adults in 111 countries in 2010 said humans cause global warming, while less than half as many (14%) blame nature. Thirteen percent fault both. Americans are the most likely to blame natural causes, setting them apart from the rest of the developed world, according to Gallup.

Meghan Interviews The Donald: When Unassailable Emptiness Meets Irrepressible Vapidness

— Excerpt from the classic meeting of the media personalities, published on Gawker.

Ensign In Sin

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%

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