Pirates

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Saudi Arabia to Join NATO Naval Mission; Pirates Boost Defenses
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia said it will join a fleet of NATO warships on an anti-piracy mission, as hijackers bolstered defenses around an oil-laden Saudi tanker captured off the East African coast.
The navies of India, Russia, France, Britain and Germany have all battled [...]

In Anything November 22, 2008

Helping humanity or world domination?

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From Drudge:
GOOGLE will launch a new tool that will help federal officials “track sickness”.

SICK SURVEILLANCE: GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES, LOCATIONS TO FEDS

“Flu Trends” uses search terms that people put into the web giant to figure out where influenza is heating up, and will notify the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in real [...]

In Anything November 13, 2008

Obama supporters have nothing to do now

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from The Onion:

In Anything November 6, 2008

Obama Euphoria

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The stock market may be down the day after the election, but I have never seen more smiling people on the subway in my life. Usually my morning ride is filled with looks of murderous rage or hostile indifference. Most of the miserables heading to work at 9 am look like they will either snap [...]

In Anything November 6, 2008

Election Day Coverage

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I will be covering the election on and off all day over at Blast Magazine Proper.
Check it out.

In Anything November 4, 2008

Monday Reading, Comedy Edition

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NYC Real-Estate Developer Offers ‘Obama Contingency’
Holy election tie-in: Erik Ekstein, who’s developing +aRT, an 88-unit Chelsea condo that just began sales last week, says he’s including an “Obama Contingency Clause” in all contracts that go into effect between now and Election Day. If Obama wins, the contract goes through, but if John McCain prevails, buyers [...]

In Anything October 27, 2008

The Undecided Voter

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How, after 20 months of non-stop coverage of the presidential campaigns, can anyone possibly be undecided, you ask? Well the New Yorker’s David Sedaris tries to dissect their mindset:
I look at these people and can’t quite believe that they exist. Are they professional actors? I wonder. Or are they simply laymen who want a lot [...]

In Anything October 22, 2008

The Final I.Q. Test

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While it is generally deplorable that John McCain’s campaign is sending out hundreds of thousands of sleazy robocalls essentially insinuating that Barack Obama is a terrorist, McCain also may be doing the country a service. We finally have the definitive test of whether our country has the intelligence to survive as a superpower for the [...]

In Anything October 20, 2008

Eloquence, Personified

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Here is Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama on Meet the Press this morning:

And here he is at a press conference after, expanding on his decision:

(via TPM)

In Anything October 19, 2008

Saturday Reading, Comedy Edition

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Lahde Quits Hedge Funds, Thanks `Idiots’ for Success
The whole article is worth reading, but here are some highlights:
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Andrew Lahde, the hedge-fund manager who quit after posting an 870 percent gain last year, said farewell to clients in a letter that thanks stupid traders for making him rich and ends with a [...]

In Anything October 18, 2008