Mon, May 13, 2013 at 2:50:28 pm
BBEdit is the pinnacle of text editors for Mac OS; it is the El Supremo in the room at the top of the stairs. I've been using it on an almost daily basis for more years than I like to think about, and it just keeps getting better. One of BBEdit's ...

Mon, May 13, 2013 at 3:10:33 am
Pat Buchanan has a plan to win more white voters for the GOP. In an article published by the website World Net Daily last week, Buchanan describes increased black voter turnout and Latino demographic growth as a "crisis for the Grand Old Party." To combat it, the conservative pundit implies ...

Fri, May 3, 2013 at 3:16:03 pm
Chinese censors have been at work to stop people sniggering over the new Beijing headquarters of the People's Daily newspaper, which bear an unfortunate resemblance to a giant penis. CCTV headquarters: the big underpants Photos of the imposing tower, which is still under construction, had internet users tittering away, ...

Thu, May 2, 2013 at 12:42:22 pm
In media news, The Daily Beast's Tina Brown announced today in a terse statement that they are dropping Howard Kurtz. This move came after Kurtz posted an embarrassingly slipshod and defamatory piece on NBA player Jason Collins: "The Daily Beast and Howard Kurtz have parted company," Tina Brown, the site's editor ...

Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:30:47 pm
From left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, from Kazakhstan, with bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in New York In the Boston bombing investigation, three college students have been arrested and will be charged with helping the Tsarnaev brothers cover their tracks after the attack. The US Attorney's office confirmed that three men ...

Wed, May 1, 2013 at 10:14:15 am
Every single right wing blogger on the Innernets is freaking out today. Yes, again. Would you believe they're all falling for yet another unsourced story from UK tabloid The Daily Mail, claiming that Saudi Arabia sent a letter warning about the elder Tsarnaev brother in 2012? Universally falling for it, despite ...

Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 3:11:15 pm
Comedy Central

Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 2:26:15 pm
YouTube Obama asserted that "an assault on women's rights" is underway across the country, with bills introduced in more than 40 states to limit or ban abortion or restrict access to birth control or other services. "The fact is, after decades of progress, there's still those who want to turn back ...

Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:25:09 pm
Texas Representative Louie Gohmert, in an interview with the crackpot conspiracy site World Net Daily: "This administration has so many Muslim brotherhood members that have influence that they just are making wrong decisions for America." -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), in an interview with WND Radio, explaining what he sees as ...

Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 2:31:08 pm
There aren't enough unsubstantiated rumors in American media for the Right Wing Blogosphere Unison Bigots' Chorus, so now they're turning to British tabloids like The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror for their hit of xenophobia juice: Boston Bombers: FBI Hunting 12-Strong Terrorist "Sleeper Cell" Linked to Brothers Tamerlan and ...

Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 3:33:30 pm
The two men arrested last night in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings drive a car with the licence plate that reads: 'Terrorista #1' The students, named be neighbours by their first names Azmat and Diaz, drive a black BMW 330XI with the personalised plate and a sticker on the ...

Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:54:19 am
Scott Lemieux has a good piece at the American Prospect today, summing up the reasons why the right wing's huge fake outrage over Kermit Gosnell is hypocritical and deceptive, and why the case demonstrates the exact opposite of the right wing's hysterical narrative: Five Lessons From the Gosnell Abortion-Clinic Controversy. Far ...

Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:11:14 am
(If you can't play the MP4 version above, click below...) The Daily Show

Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 10:44:33 am
The deranged right wing blogosphere is at it again, going batshit crazy over a completely uncontroversial statement by President Obama. Speaking in Denver, the President made the following statement about gun control, pointing out that the US government is prevented from confiscating guns by our Constitution: Obama: 'I Am Constrained By ...

Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 6:58:47 pm
A look back at the best views of our planet from space in the last year, including true color satellite images, Earth science data visualizations, time lapses from the International Space Station, and computer models. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ea rthmonth2013/index.html NPP "Blue Marble" http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia /imagegallery/image_feature_2159.html Time-lapse from International Space Station http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/videos /crewearthobservationsvideos/ NPP daytime view followed by night views http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?40 19 Arctic Peninsula ...

Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 10:57:31 am
It wouldn't be Easter without a massive right wing freakout, and today's rage meme is directed at Google because their front page "Doodle" is currently celebrating the birthday of Latino American civil rights hero Cesar Chavez. As someone who organized immigrant farm workers, Chavez is a natural target for the right ...

Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 11:32:10 am
Call on the clue phone for Daily Caller hack Charles C. Johnson: it's too late for the smears. Your guy lost. The only thing he achieves by personally attacking Scott Prouty at this point is to further cement the right's reputation as vindictive, dishonest, and flat out nasty. Obviously, Prouty made ...

Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 11:36:13 am
A disturbing new report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation reveals some of the clandestine tactics used by white nationalists on Twitter -- and shows that they're "highly engaged" with the GOP and right wing media. This comes as no surprise; since the election of Barack Obama the ...

Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 1:54:38 pm
Here's your daily moment of sheer wingnut crazy, brought to you by Breitbart.com "contributing journalist" and all-around angry guy Pat Dollard. The source of Dollard's demented post: Alex Jones. Of course. Mounting Evidence: Barack Obama Now Global Head Of Al-Qaeda is.gd/exVqHQ #tcot #lnynbt #teaparty #resist44 #tgdn #sot #tlot — Patrick Dollard (@PatDollard) March ...

Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:28:08 am
The Daily Caller's hit piece on Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez is blowing up in their faces, as more evidence emerges that their big exposé was a fraud: Dominican Official Links Daily Caller to Alleged Lies About Menendez. A top Dominican law enforcement official said Friday that a local lawyer has ...

Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:06:30 am
Would you be surprised to learn that the new Pope has the same old problems that have now become almost daily news about the Catholic Church? While there's no evidence (yet) that he actively covered up the crimes of pedophile priests, while archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio often ...

Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 8:24:28 pm
I was ready to dismiss this story as an over-reaction: History Channel's Satan Looks a Lot Like Barack Obama. ...until I read this: Hollywood Couple Created 'The Bible' Mini-Series to 'Set the Record Straight'. First, the reality TV show guru Mark Burnett -- the man who made Donald Trump a TV ...

Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 9:24:12 am
Readers may or may not remember Eric Allen Bell--he's the filmmaker and former "Kos Kid" who, back in 2010, was supportive of the construction of the Murfreesboro mosque, which had become one of the lightning rods of the anti-mosque hysteria that began sweeping the nation that summer. Eric Allen Bell ...

Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:32:08 pm
Seems like it was only yesterday that Breitbart editor John "Murder the Liberal Teachers" Nolte posted a lengthy gloat about the Washington Post falling for a satirical story at The Daily Currant, slamming author Suzi Parker for not recognizing a parody and ending with this memorable sentence: "[Palin] drives members ...

Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:32:54 pm
Washington Post ombudsman Patrick Pexton struggles with the issue: Is the Post 'Pro-Gay'? Apparently, the Post has been getting emails from conservatives complaining that their anti-gay viewpoints are being marginalized. They're not happy about it. Hating gay people is a core conservative value, and why doesn't the Post understand that? Pexton concludes ...