wednesday!

"If the era of the union is over, as it seems to be, what other countervailing force will work to preserve the value of labor?" My gods, I don't know. It's like the libertarian/stupid argument for dissolving public schools. You can't just get rid of public schools and replace them with nothing, you HAVE to create a new institution to fill the void. The only real options for any sort of organized workers rights are unions, government regulation, or public shaming (which I guess is the "free market" solution?).

Related here. And here.

WHAT THE FZCK

There are so many more people at risk beyond our elected officials.

Clarence Dupnik, BAMF.

The big fat hypocrises of Glenn and Newt.

There are simply not enough horrible diseases to inflict one person simultaneously...

What, is the mayoral election just some clown, here to amuse you? (w00t Driftglass!)

This is a few months old, but relevant.

Sklarpower. (Link does not contain any Jason or Randy Sklar but is still pretty awesome)

Good news, everyone!

The fact that this program continued until 1969 and there are very likely still "practice babies" walking around today blows my mind.

THIS is your free market. I need to lie down.

***
Science from Spaaaaaaaaaace: one, two, three

Someone needs to do a wellcheck on Howard Hesseman, doesn't seem like he's getting out much these days and it's making him a little weird.

Via Roger Ebert's Twitter feed: Mary Poppins, scrubbed.

Major Wordnerdery

Hey, maybe don't do that.

Gorgeous.

I never would've made the connection, that is kinda cool.