thursday!

Ask your fellow voters: is over 200,000 children living in poverty in Illinois too many, not enough, or just right?

The Tea Party and everything to lose.

Laters!

Down with this sort of thing.

The "professional left" rising.

On opinions and bias.

In addition to being a huge d0uche in general, this screenshot of Frank Gaffney makes a compelling argument for him to be cast as The Monarch if they ever make a live-action Venture Bros. movie.

/done

File Under: Features, Bugs

This poor child needs a hug and a sandwich. Goodness.

I am rewriting the lyrics to Veruca Salt's "I Want it Now" song from Willy Wonka right now, replacing the geese that lay golden eggs with super security monkeys.

It makes Baby Squirrel Jesus cry, though.

lol

So, are people really going? A bus ride sounds fun maybe.

LOVE

Catzoars: one, two

wednesday!

Tickle me and I will destroy you!

Yes, please vote.

Good. If I didn't drive like a little old lady, I'd mount a camera in my car. Hell, I still might.

More on libraries and horrorshow.

Pure Class.

Irony.

I love you Al Franken! And I fzcking hate you, Rand Paul!

Oh good.

YES PLS

More like this too, pls.

/smash

Two Things: 1. Given the extended build up, I totally expected the kid to immediately faceplant at GO!, and 2. The sorts of horrific injuries that could result from twitchy little kids participating in this kind of activity is going on the list of things I cite that *I* would prefer not to pay for when other people b1tch about not wanting to pay into insurance pools that cover smokers.

tuesday!

"[A]s a rule, the political system seems to be more effective when voters elect candidates who aren't idiots."

And speaking of idiots....(more here and here, with a dash of evil in there too)

Chilling. I am speechless.

WHAT

Seriously, how has this guy not been pitchforked to death by an angry mob yet?

File Under: Hippies, Punching

This.

And today's 'Best Use of the Caps Lock Key' goes to....

Wow, it really IS a crap-ass logo. What the hell?

Tiny Hat Kerfuffle.

Scratching many capybaras, indeed.

monday!

Horrible.

Oh, good.

Bless Dan Savage.

On beginnings.

Headline of the Day.

omgawesome

Nice.

Kitties: one, two

happy friday!

The recession's over! Except for you guys, who are still screwed.

"If you loved Europe in the Middle Ages and the antebellum South, you'll LOVE Teabag America."

And they are coming for your sisters, daughters and friends. More here.

Hilarious.

On enthusiasm.

Candles in the Wind.

Coolness. Our local CPS grade school was recently ranked in the top 25 out of all of Cook County's public schools and the top 5 for kid to teacher ratio, fwiw.

Continuing to be grateful I opted against a journalism major....

Kinda want one of these for the three-hole punch in my office that goes missing at least once a week.

Lady logos. Hilarious, because I cribbed some remarkably similar images to use on a mailer for our new office. I'm a part of the problem! Yay!

These parents sound pretty rad, beyond the whole messing with their kid thing.

I can't bring myself to watch this, but if you can, have fun. /willies

Six degrees of MadMen.

fancynoms and magicdrinks

thursday!

WHAT THE FZCK

THIS

Bullsh1t. Man, fzck the MPAA.

And fzck you too, John McCain.

But I continue to love me some Franken. And Colbert.

/endofargument

Um.....no.

Well, you get superpowers, obviously.

But what is the collective noun for collective nouns? (A flurry of yeti is my favorite)

Tom sez: Man, that is one punk-ass turtle!

nomnomnom!

wednesday!

Yeah, I dunno. Cruising isn't the worst thing in the world but I guess I don't want to see it either. Seems like there should be at least a few higher priorities right now.

I am deeply offended.

File Under: Policymaking Without Investment

Wow. I am just....wow.

MasturNation!

Athenae schools some fools: one, two

WHAT

Awesome.

/delicious

I signed up for this and we checked out the CK last night. Quality.

tuesday!

I spent way too much time effing around with Photoshop last night.

I want to work in a happy place.

I'm not holding my breath.

Bogus. Pirates 4-eva!

Todd Margaret free preview!

WIN

Puppies: one, two, three

Kitties: one, two

monday!

Just plain folks.

The state of ed reform.

UGH

If wishing made it so....

Yeah, this just makes me so sad.

And this is child abuse: "The girls are raised to see themselves as solely designed to serve men and give birth and that's what they do."

Tapping new gray matter.

Space stuff: one, two, three

Suburbs gone wild: one, two, three

GENIUS

"Maybe we should all ease up a bit on this stuff."

Little kids rocking out = best thing ever. Agreed?

/scootscootscoot

I fzcking love Marc Maron: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve

happy friday!

So this is good news, I guess. Our future elections will be slightly less rigged, or something.

This seems like a bad idea. You don't want voters to see your name and associate it with awful smells, no matter what your messaging is. Also, that had to be an incredibly expensive mailer, and what does that say about his commitment to fiscal responsibility, huh?

New York gets wailed on.

This particular guy seems like quite the nut, but beyond that, I'd expect things like it to keep happening until we have better cost controls in place.

Scotty Wags!

Whatever. (Mark Kirk continues to be a piece of sh1t)

And Whatever II. Showboat away, guys, you're still the corruptiest.

Women are funny.

Born-agains are the worst. Premarital jollies for me, but not for thee.

Back to Back to the Future. And bonus Pee Wee!

Bathtime!

MOAR KITTIEZ: one, two

thursday!

File Under: Birds, Accidental Poetry

Goody. Soon I'll be able to plant pineapples alongside my tomatoes.

Oh Rickey Hendon, you slay me.

Jason, are you signed up for GOTV downstate yet? If Quinn doesn't take Champaign County I'm holding you personally responsible.

Okay, a-1, this seems gross somehow, and b-2, how is this not setting a bunch of people up for open container violations if they drive home from the store?

HA

UGH, disappointing and sad.

Man, I knew Ann Coulter used to be on PI all the time, but Bill Maher really likes to hang with the crazies.

Computers + Kids = Cool

This really makes me want to put something weird in the front yard. I'm also actively soliciting suggestions for Halloween decor themes.

NOM

I don't care if these kids are actual Juggalos or they're just mocking them, either way it annoys the crap out of me that the video was taped in a kitchen with granite countertops. This is why we can't have nice things, America.

wednesday!

Morning Music.

Lucy in the Sky.

So, Louisiana was nice while it lasted.

Gods, sh1t like this is going to hit Chicago so hard.

File Under: Sexism is Dead

It is apparently LOTR week.

UGH. Related here.

Throwdown in comments!

Oh man, we're gonna go see the Smoking Popes, and I'm gonna feel old as hell!

WTF

Sigh

Shelby Foote. Anybody want to read his books? I've got 'em in my basement.

G0ddammit stop sh1tting on my childhood.

Justin made me laugh this hard once. My sides hurt for two days.

Fzck it, here's a bunch of kitty and puppy things: one, two, three, four, five

tuesday!

On introversion.

Firsthand with Sister Sarah.

I think the single-serving wine bottles would fit, so I'd be fine.

Consider my mind officially blown.

Good news, everyone!

Fun with Excel, Politics Edition.

WHAT

Canada: nearly as screwed as us.

A helpful map for hobbits.

Hmph. All whimsy aside, I really think stuff like this is why white people don't deserve to be in charge of stuff any more.

I really needed some baby owls: one, two

All this guy really needed was a "Yoink!" at the end of his quote and he would be my new Jesus. He is so made of win it's amazing.

monday!

Disclosure: We're focusing on the funny this week at the round up. Everything else is too sad and/or stupid to contemplate.

Deep Tunnel!

Holy sh1t. They are serious.

Rule: Don't put your balls in inappropriate places. Also: this.

Incredible 'shrooms.

File Under: Things That Should Be Illegal

Fun with Facebook.

"Science is frankly a little tired of you."

Profound. (Related)

Practice vs. Theory.

That Masters in Communication paid for itself, obvs.

Zing!

/better

whygodwhy

(kitty)

Cassandra's Hedonism Bot Impression is Spot On.

Delightful!

happy friday!

The Dumbening.

WTF

I still haven't made it all the way through Sharlett's The Family, but damn, he is awesome.

Yes, a thousand times, yes.

Democratizing sex work via Craigslist.

File Under: Good Ideas, Bad Ideas

Gods bless you, Dan Savage.

Sweet Jeebus I love Pete Campbell's B1tchface.
whoa

Love stuff like this. And this.

squee

Adorable!

Kitties! So.many.kitties!

thursday!

The new war.

It's banana republic time!

Pshhhhhhht.....

File Under: Irony, Fzcking Bigoted Aszhats

Die, rich fzcks.

Gross politicking. Sere should be sh1tcanned immediately.

/tinyviolins

"Still, the point is made: at some point, there's a diminished return on selling news to the highest bidder and lowest common denominator."

Sister Sarah obviously didn't watch LOST, thus her confusion on coincidence vs. fate.

Stimuli.

I'm glad too. Eff that guy and his toupee.

This whole blog is an amazing argument against parental consent laws.

More meatwars, pls.

Cuddle your robots today.

If you want answers to "why", take a philosophy class!

Puppy!

wednesday!

Did the state of Arizona enter into a merger with The Onion, somehow? Because this is just silly now.

Teacher-run schools and rethinking studying.

Capitol Fax does the Daley round up: one, two

I had not heard this explication of "turn the other cheek" before, and I'm not sure I buy it. Maybe Jesus should've just said, "Don't act like a d0uche, even if other people are a d0uche to you."

Alternate take on a disappointing item from yesterday.

YEAH, or something. I dunno, I'm pretty demoralized.

More brackets NOW, pls. The difference in taxes collected on 200k vs 500k vs 2 million is a lotta textbooks.

This is poorly written (the stuff about eyeglasses shouldn't even be in there) but the cost comparison of hearing aids vs. Bluetooths is something to think about. Some people are getting ripped off.

Sadly accurate.

Yay, Splitsider is up, yay! From it: worst branding EVAR, I am buying the sh1t out of this.

tuesday!

Good morning starshine.

File Under: Infographs That Make Me Want to Smash Sh1t

Economy/Benefits mini roundup: I get it, I don't know what the fzck I'm gonna do, I'm just really sad and angry. But there may still be glimmers of hope.
 
Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam...

This video is simply amazing. I don't even know where to start--the cringe-inducing earnestness of the song/message, the equally cringe-inducing awkward white guy dancing, the background dancing that looks like a cardio routine, the mustaches....it's all too much!

/tickle

Gorgeous protest.

happy friday!

Happy Friday.

Fascinating: The Tonsillectomy Riots.

I am not normally a proponent of three strikes' laws but fzck yeah, this is excellent.

The Southern Strategy 2.0.

I have no good answers to this that don't fall back on the lesser of two evils. Anybody?

Gamers: submit your opinions on this one.

File Under: Priorities, Oh the Humanity

Awesome, this is my district.

Mm, subtle.

This.

Things to Think About.

Warm Fuzzies.  And II.

Spooky Kitty.

squeesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesqueesquee

thursday!

Morning Music II

Meanwhile, over in Grown-Up Land, the president we actually need says some stuff.

Dunno about this. It does, to a certain extent, legitimize the power and influence of the gangs. BUT, that's the very reason gangs exist--they step into a void of power in underserved, oppressed neighborhoods. I don't know if giving them a seat at the table helps or hurts the balance of power.

James Jay Lee: one and two

Yeah, I feel safe.

Jeebus. You're awesome, Ohio.

Need to see this. Erik, I may need to borrow some of your blood pressure meds first.

Booooo....

Meh. I'm okay with it. $16k seems like a downright reasonable price, too.

POP

Lost tech.

Yecch.

Rock 'n Roll: "The mayor just gave me a proclamation that it's Jeff Tweedy day. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

Indeed.

Want!

Emphasis on the "please don't".

Neat!

wednesday!

Morning music.

On shutdowns: one and two

Wow. How are you not fired yet?

Race Wars 2010, part IV.

"Welles," he writes, "inspired me to believe that I can create anything that I can see or imagine."  /chilling

Voter apathy is so overwhelming that I can't even believe arguments like this sway anyone but the seriously stupid.

One, fzck Focus on the Family and Two, that is some SWEET stock photo action.

/goingbacktobed

More medical news: this is fzcked up. It's also why I recommend, prior to any kind of surgery, that you write "NOT THIS ARM/LEG/SIDE" or whatever on your body with a Sharpie. Wrong-site surgeries happen terrifyingly often.

Brief Interviews With Hideous Tea Partiers: one, two, three

I totally bought one of these. I think I'm going to frame it and hang it in my office. And I'd like to do the same with one of these.

MadMen: one, two, three

The United States of Star Wars.