May 2012
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“Mitt was not particularly popular. He was very, very ordinary. He was an average...”
– Sidney Barthwell, who just might be the only person on the planet who went to school with both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. (via thedailyfeed) Feels gimmicky that this guy’s just surfacing now, but man what a great find. 
May 29th
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May 26th
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May 25th
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May 25th
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May 24th
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“Technology is stuff that doesn’t work yet.”
– Bran Ferren, via Douglas Adams, via @EliPariser
May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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May 21st
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“quality reading builds antibodies against bullshit”
– Los Angeles Review of Books - Eden Of Clowns, via @gideonyago
May 21st
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Words Can Not Tell You How Jealous I am to Have... →
ditto!
May 21st
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May 20th
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May 18th
May 18th
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The Americans Elect third-party campaign, with a... →
shortformblog: “Over the past two years, Americans Elect has focused on achieving three clear goals: Gaining nationwide ballot access for a third presidential ticket to compete in the 2012 race. Holding the first ever non-partisan secure national online primary at AmericansElect.org. And fielding a credible, balanced, unaffiliated ticket for the 2012 presidential race. Through the efforts of...
May 15th
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May 15th
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“I am driven by two main philosophies, know more about the world than I knew...”
– my favorite astrophysicist and science evangelist Neil deGrasse Tyson (via crookedindifference)
May 12th
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May 12th
May 11th
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May 10th
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May 10th
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When Obama endorsed same-sex marriage...
whenobamaendorsed: … I started: the layers of meaning here are profound. also, wow.
May 9th
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The Fix on WaPo picks "the best political Tumblrs" →
From Chris Cillizza, author of The Fix: “Our full list — generated entirely from reader submissions — is below. If you are looking for a good place to start, check out the politics tag on Tumblr and the Tumblr politics spotlight. Both make for good entrance points into the still-newish world of political Tumblrs. THE BEST POLITICAL TUMBLRS http://campaignmoney.tumblr.com/ ...
May 5th
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ListenIn honor of the 40th Anniversary of Marvin...
May 5th
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May 4th
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‘Hey Girl It’s Paul Ryan’: The Tumblr-ization of... →
Calling all Tumblr politicos! Post your favorites here or in the comments on WaPo or tweet Chris @TheFix. The best of his picks might even make it to the political Spotlight….
May 2nd
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