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Heading down to DC tomorrow afternoon for the DoubleSpeak launch party (with a stop at Silk City in the morning for a final omelet) so today is my Friday. Normally Friday means a Random Ten but these days doesn’t YouTube just seem like more fun? This is one of the absolute weirdest things I’ve seen [...]

I didn’t write anything here a few months ago on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon. Although Lennon and the Beatles were a constant in my life growing up I didn’t exist at the time of his death and as such never felt qualified to comment on his legacy. [...]

Just back from the legislature’s February-March break, Pennsylvania’s Assembly Appropriations Committee unanamously approved sending the minimum wage bill (H.B. 2021) to the full House for a final vote. Then, after the Committee adjourned, Chairman Brett Feese pulled it back, using a maneuver to reconsider the bill. It’s now four consecutive legislative weeks that Committee Republicans [...]

Episode Two. . . Nick Lampson Democratic candidate in the Texas 22nd Duncan “Atrios” Black Blogger, Eschaton Commentary from Ari Melber. Music by Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and Tolga Trio. Click to Play

Here comes Pennacchio: At its annual endorsement meeting Saturday in preparation for this spring’s primary election, the Bucks County Democratic Committee reflected a growing recognition of progressive U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Pennacchio. Pennacchio, a Bucks resident whose name has been unknown to most Pennsylvanians, garnered a surprising 47% of the vote, nearly edging out major [...]

Via Kottke, one of the coolest little web videos I’ve ever seen.