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Taibbi: Geithner is ‘the architect of too big to fail’
The legacy of outgoing U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will be simple, said Rolling Stone contributing editor Matt Taibbi on Friday — and unflattering. “He’s the architect of “too big to fail,” Taibbi told Democracy Now hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. ” When this all blows up — and…
Harris-Perry: Should Obama override the debt ceiling?
Saturday morning on MSNBC’s “Melissa Harris-Perry,” Harris-Perry discussed possible strategies for President Barack Obama to deal with an obdurate Republican Congress and carry on the business of governing while being obstructed at every turn. She began the segment by saying, “I’m gonna take you back, way back. 1861. During the…
Tough desert mouse eats scorpions and howls at the moon
A species of mouse that lives in the Southwestern deserts of the U.S. eats scorpions and other living things, hunts by night and howls at the moon. According to New Scientist, the grasshopper mouse (Onychomys torridus) will eat crickets, tarantulas, even other rodents. Even the fearsome Arizona bark scorpion is…
‘You’re in danger! You’re in danger!’ Alex Jones shouts in latest unhinged rant
Infowars.com and Prison Planet pundit Alex Jones, host of the Internet-only radio show, “The Alex Jones Show,” went on another unhinged rant while appearing Friday on “HuffPost Live.” He shouted, “You’re in danger! You’re in danger!” at host Alicia Menendez while ranting about fluoride in the nation’s drinking water and,…
‘Here Comes the Sun’ flashmob cheers Spanish unemployment office
A flashmob of musicians organised by radio show serenades long queue of people at Madrid office amid harsh winter of austerity A flashmob of musicians has cheered up the long queue in a busy Spanish unemployment office by playing the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun. During the stunt organised by…
CEO who said he would ‘start killing people’ over gun control appears with lawyer in new video
James Yeager, the CEO of a weapons and tactical training business who said in a recent training video published and then removed from YouTube that he would “start killing people” if President Obama continued to push forward on gun control, has released another follow-up video on the incident. In it,…
Hardball guest: NRA supported gun control in the 1960s because of Black Panthers
On Hardball with Chris Matthews on Friday, the host criticized the “slippery slope crowd,” or people who believe that gun control or limits to the Second Amendment are “the first unfaltering step towards mass confiscation” of all guns “My question, are the regular gun owners of this country, the people…
Krugman: Recession ‘gratuitous’ because if Congress created jobs program it ‘would all be over’
Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist, economics professor at Princeton University and Nobel prize winner talked to Bill Moyers on Jan. 11 about what he believes is the best path forward to a strong economic recovery. Moyers started by noting that 235,000 signed a petition that said Krugman should…
DREAM activist’s mother and brother arrested after raid (UPDATED)
Immigration officials arrested the family of an activist fighting for immigration reform on Thursday, reported Talking Points Memo. After raiding the home of Erika Andiola — who co-founded the DRM Action Coalition and is an outspoken advocate of the DREAM Act, which would offer young undocumented individuals a pathway to…
State suspends gun permit for CEO who said he would ‘start killing people’ over gun control
The CEO of a weapons and tactical training company has had his gun permit suspended by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security after he published a video on YouTube in which he threatened to “start killing people” if President Obama pushes forward with increased gun control, reported News…
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