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On Holding Down The Conversational Fort, Or, Jobs, Republicans, And Hooey

January 2, 2012 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

As the next Congressional fight over payroll tax extensions and unemployment benefits and pipelines gets set up in the next few weeks for either its final chapter or to be kicked down the road a bit farther, one or the other, you’re going … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, democrats, economy, elections, environment, HR 2587, jobs, Keystone XL, labor, law, nlrb, obama, republicans, union

On Helping Republicans, Or, Next Time You Need A Bad Idea, Try These

December 20, 2011 By fake-consultant 3 Comments

I have spent a number of years complaining about the interactions between Democrats and Republicans, but after the recent events involving the Keystone XL and civil liberties cave-ins, I’ve decided it’s time to stop complaining and embrace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: comedy, congress, economy, elections, gop, HR 4377, humor, lgbt, MRLABIA, NAM/BLA, satire, snark

On The Question Of Virginity, Or, “Starter? I Can’t Make Her Stop!”

December 10, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

I got a weird little story about my friend Blitz Krieger to bring to you today. He’s had a crazy car problem, he has, and over the past few months he thought he had found a solution – in fact, he thought he had found the solution of his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: comedy, congress, culture, Eagle SX/4, education, elections, gop, humor, Ignorance, politics, satire, snark, Virgin, white-house

On The Emergence Of China, Or, Zhou Knew This Was Coming

December 3, 2011 By fake-consultant 3 Comments

After doing a bit of mountain hiking a few days back, I had a chance to get involved in a great afternoon conversation with the Alliance for American Manufacturing’s Mike Wessel, who also serves as a Commissioner with the U.S.-China … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: china, congress, economics, international, labor, Mike Wessel, politics, white-house

On Punishing The Job Creators, Or, “The Poor Have It So Good Today”

November 8, 2011 By fake-consultant 14 Comments

You know what the problem is with America? The poor don’t get just how great they have it. I’ve hear this a lot lately; the basic thrust of the discussion is that all those cars, TVs, DVD players, refrigerators, and stoves that have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout, congress, economy, elections, Haircut, OWS, white-house

On Common Ambitions, Or, Occupy Wall Street Likes Capitalism – Sort Of

October 17, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

Well I’m finally back here at work after another recent series of personal adventures; in the middle of all the fun I’ve been finding time to get down to my local “Occupy” event, and for those of you who have not been keeping up I thought … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 99%, capitalism, Common Ground, conservative, economy, elections, Occupy, tea-party

On Protecting The Innocent, Or, Is There A Death Penalty Compromise?

September 23, 2011 By fake-consultant 11 Comments

I don’t feel very good about this country this morning, and as so many of us are I’m thinking of how Troy Davis was hustled off this mortal coil by the State of Georgia without a lot of thought of what it means to execute the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 8th Amendment, aclu, capital-punishment, civil-rights, congress, constitutional-law, death-penalty, georgia, Innocence Project, law, Troy Davis

On Fixing The World, Or, Help George Carlin Stick It To God

September 15, 2011 By fake-consultant 4 Comments

Once again The Fates have come our way to provide a story, and once again, we have a contender for the “Ironic Story Of The Year”. It’s got everything you need for serious irony: an irascible comedian who mocked religion at every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: activism, Carlin Street, comedy, culture, George Carlin, Manhattan, media, New York City, Recognition, W 121st St

On Not Doing 9/11, Or, Right Now, I’ve Got A Desk To Clear

September 11, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

I’m going to be really honest with you: after all the fights at the mall to get just the right present for everybody and the giant hassle of going to the Post Office so I can get the perfect stamps for my cards – and then worrying that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ADAP, aids, CoalCares, energy, environment, Fossil Fuels, lbgt, Not 9/11, Peabody Energy, politics, solar-power, The Yes Men, YesLab

On Bilking The Sophisticated, Or, Check It Out: We’re Suing Banks!

September 6, 2011 By fake-consultant 3 Comments

I took a break to enjoy the holiday, as I’m sure many of you did, but my inbox kept busy, and on Friday came a doozy, courtesy of the Washington Post. You remember that little bit of a banking crisis we had a couple of years back, where … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: banking, congress, economy, fannie-mae, FHFA, fraud, Freddy Mac, wall-street

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Everything that is right with Massachusetts and everything thats wrong with Massachusetts in one tweet. @livgust 's work is incredible, her spirit is the best of what we see in our community, but why wasn't the system she describes the original design from @MassGovernor? #mapoli https://twitter.com/livgust/status/1365741742943854595

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The climate leaders that have updated their emission pledges (NDCs) are on track to reduce GHG emissions 0.5% from 2010 to 2030.

According to SR15, 1.5°C requires a 45% drop in CO₂ emissions over that period (25% for <2°C).

These are climate leaders!

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27 Feb

Blowing a year-long chance to think bigger and smarter about transportation policy was in Phase I.

Soul-crushing traffic returns as part of Phase IV Part II. https://twitter.com/ofsevit/status/1365393162240458755

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Whelp @cdempc

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“The filibuster” is not an inanimate thing.

It’s 40+ human Senators choosing to do wrong.

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

Well gosh that was never true, to say the least. #StockholmSyndrome

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