It somehow became an article of faith on the right that Obama is ‘the most extreme President in American history.’ Although when they say that, I think what they really mean is, ‘He’s black.’
BILL MAHER, Real Time (via inothernews)
La Pequena LuLu
Recent college grad residing in the big apple.
Trying to figure out where I fit and learning to enjoy every minute of it.
My friends are so much cooler than me. I’m ok with that though. Go Lucie!
Lucie Zhang on Lafayette Street (Astor Place)
Lucie wears a mixture of an H&M top, Urban Outfitters Shorts, a bag from Anthropologie, and shoes by Steve Madden. She has a Timex watch and sports bracelets from Madewell and bracelets that were made by her roommate.
Lucie is also “thatluciegirl” on Tumblr.
She posts some great stuff.
Check it out here.
GPOYW: got street styled by the talented Melodie Jeng! (And the most expensive thing I was wearing was… my watch.)
JPMorganChase fought for a loophole that led to $2 billion trading loss
Not long after Dodd-Frank got passed, the company made arguments for a loophole in the Volcker Rule, which takes effect in July, to allow some of the types of portfolio hedging that that company used as it produced a $2 billion loss recently. “JPMorgan was the one that made the strongest arguments to allow hedging, and specifically to allow this type of portfolio hedging,” noted one Treasury Department official. Officials who worked on the law, such as Sen. Carl Levin, have made it clear that allowing for this type of activity was not their intention with the law. Now, they have a pretty clear $2 billion argument against allowing such a loophole to get through. (photo by Scott Eells/Bloomberg; edit for clarity)
In which the WaPo’s opinion section isn’t afraid of pinning the blame for Congress’ ongoing gridlock. Note that this article, by Brookings’ Thomas E. Mann and the American Enterprise Institute Norman J. Ornstein, has 5,000+ comments.
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“The Bachelor” is getting hit with a class-action racial discrimination lawsuit. In 23 seasons of “The Bachelor” we’ve yet to see anyone other than a white person as the bachelor or bachelorette.
Finally
The Cost Of Healthy Eating
“Fresh fruits and vegetables start to look like a serious luxury when you realize that you can triple your purchase of canned goods for what you would spend on perishables, which will spoil within the week if not used. Or that a lunchtime salad—in New York City, at least—will cost you almost three times what a slice of pizza and a fountain soda will cost. There is a premium on healthy foods, which of course is not such a new thing: kings and lords have always tended to eat better than commoners. But if we want to break unhealthy food habits at an early age, are we putting those healthy options within reach of children, whose spending money may not match the premiums?”
Love this idea!
The 13-member commission of California citizens is in charge of the state’s redistricting plan. In the past, the task was left to state legislators who often were redrawing electoral districts to increase their chances for re-election. Need to Know reports on California’s effort to combat gerrymandering.
