Monthly Archives: May 2012

Official Prediction Series: Inuyesta

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Wassup wassup?  I apologize for my lack of posts lately…even though I’m now on summer break and have no legitimate excuse I haven’t been posting because, well, frankly, everything in the news these days is such utter bullshit (can I … Continue reading →

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My official prediction for the 2012 Presidential Election

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

UPDATE, 11/5/2012: Final prediction is here. Hi everyone. Sorry for being incommunicado for the last week, but I’m sure my cohorts filled in admirably while I was unavailable. Oh, never mind. Anyway, I decided to head over to 270towin.com to … Continue reading →

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The soft birtherism of unreasonable expectations

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

I think it has been well-established that I hate my brain, but what might surprise some of you is that I used to hate my brain a whole lot more and would regularly subject it to the rantings and monkey … Continue reading →

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Horse race coverage designed to make you hate all horses, plus racing

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

I almost took pity on my poor brain and didn’t write anything today, but then I decided that coddling my brain was the wrong approach. It needs a daily reminder of who’s in charge here. Take this, brain. So Cory … Continue reading →

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Forecast: Six months of crap

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Happy Monday, Disagreeables! (Is that what we’re calling our readers? Okay.) Sorry for the lack of posting over the weekend; it was busy busy. Once again, I appreciate the gentle proddings from some of you to “get a new post … Continue reading →

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Speaking of white privilege…

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Is there anyone more privileged than this lazy harp seal? Moocher.

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Videogames and white privilege

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Via Balloon-Juice, I found this excellent essay by John Scalzi on using videogames as an illustration to talk to straight white males about the inherent advantages they have in life. Scalzi’s main point is that in the imaginary MMO called … Continue reading →

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HBO’s “Girls” and the Persistent Question of Modern-Day Segregation

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Since it debuted last month, HBO’s new series Girls has been the subject of intense jibber-jabbering and hand-wringing.  Though the series has been been widely praised among professional TV critics – its Metacritic score of 87 indicates “Universal acclaim” – it … Continue reading →

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Ending the filibuster

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Ezra Klein has a good post on a lawsuit brought by the advocacy group called Common Cause to abolish the filibuster. According to Common Cause, the filibuster is unconstitutional: At the core of Bondurant’s argument is a very simple claim: … Continue reading →

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No dark sarcasm in the classroom

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Last week I mentioned that I have a friend from high school who is a very conservative Tea Party leader here in California, and that she teaches a class about God and politics at a Christian high school in Temecula. … Continue reading →

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