He’s a Terrorist. Just say it. Terrorist. For F*%k sake!. it turns out that pretty much every news publication took it pretty easy on that guy who flew a plane into an IRS building. via ram.

DAVID SIMON – Vice Magazine. long interview with the creator of The Wire.

Ticketmaster and Live Nation Get Approval To Merge – Media Decoder Blog – NYTimes.com. holy hell. you think ticketmaster is expensive now? just wait.

G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats – NYTimes.com. Ted Kennedy’s senate seat went to Republican. Obama needs to start taking people out to the woodshed. Also, it’s times like this i’m so happy i left the US (though Harper almost comes across as fake as this douchebag).

Revelations From The Campaign – 60 Minutes. McCain’s campaign manager explains how stupid Sarah Palin is.

States that allow same sex marriage versus States that allow first cousin marriage. wowee. via wes.

The Way We Live Now – Walk Away From Your Mortgage! – NYTimes.com. about people and companies “strategically defaulting”. via amr.

Sarah Palin Appears on ‘Tonight Show’ – Media Decoder Blog. and reads from William Shatner’s biography.

The 50 Best Protest Signs Of 2009: Pics, Videos, Links, News. youth in asia. oh my.

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The New Identity Politics Party. interesting 60 Minutes piece included about the cost of end-of-life care in the US. via ram.

The Jobless Rate for People Like You – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com. The worst off: black men ages 15 to 24 without a high school degree: 48.5%. The best off: white women ages 25 to 44 with a college degree: 3.6%

Maine Vote Is Focus of Gay-Marriage Fight – NYTimes.com. i recently had the pleasure of driving through the state of maine. it’s quite nice. as are equal rights.

Got Perfect Credit? You Could Be Charged For It! – wcbstv.com. BofA and Citigroup are trying out charging fees to credit card customers with perfect credit. I’m so glad the government bailed out both of those companies. via jody.

Nation’s First Open Source Election Software Released | Threat Level | Wired.com. a guy from that organization spoke at gogaruco. it was a really impressive talk.

Detroit house auction flops for urban wasteland – The Globe and Mail. holy crap.


YouTube – Philip Spooner – www.EqualityMaine.org “The woman at my polling place asked me, do I believe in equality for gay and lesbian people? I was pretty surprised to be asked a question like that. It made no sense to me. Finally I asked her, “What do you think I fought for on Omaha Beach?”". via ram.

Aerial Bowfishers Take Aim at Invasive Silver Carp in Midair – NYTimes.com. if you can make it a sport, i’m confident an american will figure out how. the video is good cause the guy is such a hick.

Charlie Rose – Ken Burns. talking about his latest 6-hour documentary on The National Parks. Every single time I see Ken Burns speak I’m rabid to learn more about whatever he was talking about. Just a great interview.

Your Money – The Higher Lifetime Costs of Being a Gay Couple – NYTimes.com. those are some pretty large numbers. boo america.

Swiss Model for Health Care Is Gaining Admirers – NYTimes.com. the swiss are so american, without the guns at political rallies of course.