This is a guy who, one day after a devastating natural disaster killed his own constituents, said he will not vote to alleviate their suffering unless he can inflict some pain on someone somewhere else in the country. And his spokesman defends this as a matter of principle, and uses the worst act of domestic terrorism in the history of the United States as a salutary example… Does Senator Coburn really believe you can budget for the unthinkable? That tornadoes are zero-sum events? That you can horse-trade on human suffering as though it were a line-item on a transportation rider? I no longer am willing to try to understand how people like this think. They are monsters and they operate on their own monstrous imperatives.

Charles Pierce. (via quickhits)

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feministjudge:

Gwen Moore, ladies and gentlemen

Watch Gwen Moore’s interview on The Colbert Report here.

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theatlantic:

See More Photos From Our In Focus Gallery of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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fishingboatproceeds:

#sass

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think-progress:

And that number is growing rapidly. Just yesterday afternoon, the number was 4,099.

“Don’t listen to the cynics.  That’s the only piece of advice about which I am certain.  They were wrong about my generation and they are wrong about yours.”

Vice President Biden gives the Commencement Address at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Those who seek beauty will find it.

A Milwaukee second-grader recently wrote to Joe Biden with an idea to limit gun violence. “Dear Vice President Biden, I have a great idea to help make our country safer, better and the best,” Myles, a student at Downtown Montessori Academy, proposed. “I think guns should shoot out chocolate bullets. Then no one will get killed and no one will be sad.”

Biden wrote back, endorsing the concept. “I really like your idea,” Biden’s note reads. ”If we had guns that shot chocolate, not only would our country be safer, it would be happier. People love chocolate. You are a good boy.”

(Source: New York Magazine)

Vampire Weekend.  Unbelievers.

“You find the things that you love.  And you love them the most that you can.”

-What it Means to Be a Nerd 

And Minnesota makes 12.

Republican lawmakers have become reflexive in rejecting every extended hand from the administration, even if the ideas were ones that they themselves once welcomed. Under the circumstances, Mr. Obama would be best advised to stop making peace offerings. Only when the Republican Party feels public pressure to become a serious partner can the real work of governing begin.

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thebluthcompany:

First trailer for Arrested Development - Season 4!

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In spite of all of the problems, in spite of all of the difficulties, young people: you must never, ever become bitter or hostile. You must not get lost in a sea of despair. You must keep the faith, and keep your eyes on the prize.