*Sigh*

Dear America,
Your reaction to several current events trouble me. If you're against the debt, but support the war(s) and permanent tax cuts you may need to rethink this. If you're for "24" style "enhanced interrogation techniques," but against the TSA giving you a little love, this is also something you should think about. If you're calling America's position on foreign policy in the last couple of years timid, but you're also against the START treaty being ratified in the lame duck session you may also want to think about this.. :/ blerg.

Should Liberals Appear On Fox News? - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

An interesting look at polimedia as usual:

Should Liberals Appear On Fox News? - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

I wish I had this much time on my hands...

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

The State of Affairs

Matt Taibbi presents one view of the Tea Party movement in his well-written (as usual) article. Without any kind of of thoughtful alternative I'm going to have to agree with the majority of his argument. Matt Taibbi on the Tea Party | Rolling Stone Politics

The Taliban and Karzai government communicate?

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Daily brief: Karzai confirms Taliban "contacts" | The AfPak Channel

Bloc Party - Flux

This has been one of my favorite bands for a while. Their music has continued to evolve with my tastes. I was surprised when I looked up the video for this song to see it was done with an old Japanese Toho look. Toho was the studio that did the old Godzilla flicks. Great song, fun video.

“Finally, our rulers will have culture”

A brilliant tongue-in-cheek retort to Atlas Shrugged. It's also filled with yogurt jokes, which happen to be one of my favorite.