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Go Listen Here Now

Hi, another podcast recommendation from me — and couldn’t possibly recommend this one more enthusiastically. Episode #34 of the Extra-Environmentalist podcast, an interview with Morris Berman. Had not previously heard of him, but he’s one helluva whip-smart cat. It’s a … Continue reading

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Dear Barack Obama: Please Go Fuck Yourself Already

I didn’t vote for the motherfucker. I found the motherfucker’s pre-election Hope-hype transparently bullshittable. I cackled long and loud when the motherfucker won the Nobel Peace Prize.  I’ve argued a million-and-one times that the policies of the motherfucker’s administration have … Continue reading

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Just When You Think Obama Couldn’t Possibly Be An Even Bigger Asshole…

He goes and proves you wrong. Er, considering his is probably gonna be a one-and-done presidency, you’d think he’d get busy and work out the Obama Doctrine already. You know, for his “legacy”, and all. Hey dude, if you’re looking … Continue reading

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Some Kind Of Monstrous

In his thoughtful column for the November 9 Seattle Times, Steve Kelley suggested what only a few other commentators have: that Joe Paterno was aware, by no later than 1999, of Jerry Sandusky’s crimes…yet allowed them to continue. At any … Continue reading

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Coming To A Ballot-Box Near Some

Piece in this week’s Stranger reporting that polls suggest a majority of Washingtonians of all demographics now support Gay Marriage. And so, it’ll be on the ballot in 2012. But the fucking fundamentalist nut-jobs are already planning to spend about … Continue reading

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