WEEKS 101

jakke: So here are the two federal tax rate proposals that the...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:40:15 -0600

So here are the two federal tax rate proposals that the US will almost certainly be facing in the 2012 election. It’s impressive how the only difference in their plans is at the very top of the distribution, where’s there’s a really sharp divergence in tax rates. (Seriously unimpressed by the misleading graph, incidentally. The top 20% are all spread out here, which makes the increase look way more gradual at the top. Not cool.) I’d like to imagine this is kind of a legacy of the whole “99 Percent” slogan-related campaign - everyone has noticed that the wealth distribution in the United States is vastly unequal (to be fair, you’d basically have to be in a coma not to notice this) and now the question is whether the government should shake down those inordinately wealthy few or let them continue to bleed the economy dry and stash their capital away in overseas factories and unproductive derivatives markets.

Also it’s worth noting that Romney’s proposal leaves a huge hole in government spending, of 5-6% of GDP in a good year. He’s promised to balance the federal budget without cutting defence spending, but realistically that’s totally infeasible. And any expense shocks (e.g., a war or financial crash) would leave an even bigger gap.

St. Anthony Falls (by Mill City Times)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:33:09 -0600

St. Anthony Falls (by Mill City Times)

iOS ‘86

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:47:22 -0600

iOS ‘86

Thai Chilies

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:06:00 -0600

Thai Chilies

justojusto: Luminous Field by LuftWerk Installed at Chicago’s...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:38:23 -0600

justojusto:

Luminous Field by LuftWerk Installed at Chicago’s Cloud Gate

thedailywhat: Fictional Composite Sketch of the Day: There...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:26:05 -0600

thedailywhat:

Fictional Composite Sketch of the Day: There isn’t much at The Composites right now, but the premise of this new single-topic Tumblr from Joyland co-founder Brian Joseph Davis shows a lot of promise: Images of literary characters pieced together from descriptive passages using law enforcement composite sketch software.

Above: Humbert Humbert, as described by Vladimir Nabokov in his infamous novel, Lolita.

[thecomposites / openculture.]

theatlantic: The President Will Waive 10 States from ‘No Child...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:33:21 -0600

theatlantic:

The President Will Waive 10 States from ‘No Child Left Behind’

Gleaned from an anonymous White House official, the AP reports that the 10 states will be: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Tennessee—New Mexico applied for the waiver but will not see it granted. Read more.

stadium-love-: Serious Business A sniper rifle overlooks Lucas...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:43 -0600

stadium-love-:

Serious Business

A sniper rifle overlooks Lucas Oil Stadium prior to Super Bowl XLVI.

Read more here

Wow.

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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:19:40 -0600

Fear (via)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:40:01 -0600

Fear (via)

guardian: The Oscar nominees in… if film posters told the...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:12:39 -0600

guardian:

The Oscar nominees in… if film posters told the truth. (via Ali Gray)

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (by TheDmel)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:17:32 -0600

A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (by TheDmel)

Happy Groundhog Day! (via luciwithani)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:23:58 -0600

Happy Groundhog Day! (via luciwithani)

Mitt Romney, glitterbombed in Eagan, MN, mistakes the...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:18:53 -0600

Mitt Romney, glitterbombed in Eagan, MN, mistakes the protest for victory confetti.

Earth Time Lapse View from Space (by Michael König)

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:52 -0600

Earth Time Lapse View from Space (by Michael König)

Word cloud created using the transcript of President Obama’s...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:47:42 -0600

Word cloud created using the transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union address.

"Problems in my personal life do not affect a position I take on policy."

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:56:40 -0600

“Problems in my personal life do not affect a position I take on policy.”

- Amy Koch, former MN Senate majority leader, who left her leadership post after revelations of a personal relationship with a staff member, responding to criticism that she was a hypocrite when she voted to place on the ballot next November an amendment to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. (via MinnPost)

Give me a break!

Ricky Rubio ties game, Kevin Love wins game (by pennyccwai)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:32:54 -0600

Ricky Rubio ties game, Kevin Love wins game (by pennyccwai)

Members of Congress’s Positions on SOPA/PIPA Jan 18th vs....

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:18:53 -0600

Members of Congress’s Positions on SOPA/PIPA Jan 18th vs. Jan 19th

(via MPR News Cut)

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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:55:24 -0600