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more about #valleywag more comments → thatgirlinnewyork: you don't have to track down the source of their words--just follow the money trail: [maplight.org] #healthcare more » raincoaster: Then: Fuck me gently with a chainsaw Now: nudge me with your foot gently. Everything is less fun now. #wereadtwittersoyoudonthaveto more » Mo MoDo: Outraged: Pitchfork waving mad. Surprised: Not in the least. #healthcare more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Lobbyists also write the bills that become the laws. So how do we go about buying some for ourselves, instead of letting them all be bought by those w... more » TheBusinessGuy: Here's what shows the legs this story will have even among us elites: as of this writing, 700 views for this story, over 4300 for the gossip round up... more » MissNormaDesmond: It's not really shocking if you're aware, as someone else pointed out, that lobbyists already write most legislation. It's just a little more blatant... more » TheSometimesWhy: So basically Big Pharma's relationship to Congress is a lot like the one I had with my favorite puppet as a kid. I would slip my hand up its ass and ... more » Spirit Fingers: Sounds very S.S.D.D. (Same shit, different day.) on the hill or as I like to call it...lazy fucking politicians legislating from within a coma. Also,... more » ShanghaiLil: That whimper you've been hearing late at night and have tried and tried to figure out where it's coming from? Is there a possum or a feral cat or som... more » ShanghaiLil: That whimper you've been hearing late at night and have tried and tried to figure out where it's coming from? Is there a possum or a feral cat or som... more » MisterHippity: Go get 'em, Foster! #healthcare more » mfnher: Yeah, they also help write many of the bills for legislators. The fact is that politicians cannot be subject matter experts on everything. Lobbyists ... more » TheBusinessGuy: The truly sad thing is that for most of the American people, this will be a one-day story, and on a Sunday at that. Why? Since the revised and exten... more » TheCaliDude: Countdown to when commenters start posting fake death notices to #tips in 5, 4, 3, 2... #twitter more » Drunken Economist: This has nothing to do with piracy, which all software companies have to cope with and include in their cost of doing business. This has EVERYTHING t... more » -
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Simon Dumenco is a psychopathic kitten-hater ... or something. I didn't finish the whole thing.
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Slouching Toward a Coddled and Toothless Blogosphere
Remember when blogs were going to be fiercely independent firebrands who, purified of old media insidery stench, would pull no punches against traditional power structures? So much for that. Today's laptop media is shaping up to be nothing but lapdogs. More » -
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Oh, Sure, Like Anyone's Going to Boycott Craigslist
Troubled by reports that accused murderer Philip Markoff found his alleged prey through Craigslist, a do-gooder has called for a boycott of the classifieds site. 61 out of a hoped-for 500,000 have signed up. More » -
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Against Realtime
The future is now, more so than ever. Silicon Valley, filled with worshipers of the new, has embraced "realtime" as the latest trend. If it didn't happen in the last 10 minutes, it doesn't matter. More » -
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South By Southwest Is a Pointless Party
Why does the tech world get a throwdown in Austin when the banks have had to cancel their bashes? The news out of South By Southwest shows that Web hipsters are every bit as bankrupt. More »
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Web Developer Fantasizes About SXSW's 'South By Girls'
Every year, instead of heading to the beaches, geeks flock to Austin, Texas, to engage in a rite of spring called "South By Southwest." There's a conference, but who goes to that? More »
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Matt Labash Hates Facebook Even More Than You
The Weekly Standard's most florid wordsmith, Matt Labash, has unleashed 3,156 words of pure hatred on an unsuspecting Facebook. Not an undeserving Facebook, mind you, but unsuspecting — because isn't hating Facebook so 2007? More » -
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How Bailout Fatigue Could Doom Us All
A Wall Street bailout. An auto bailout. A housing bailout. And now, the last straw: a Bernie Madoff bailout. Pass the bucket: my stomach needs a bailout. -
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A question you can't ask on Mahalo Answers
Jason Calacanis, the voluble CEO of Web directory Mahalo, is a fan of free speech. As long as the words are his own.
