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News that will drive you to drink

(CNN) The Media is panicked that no one else is panicked by the Fiscal Bunny Slope

• Do-over - The Governor of Michiganistan Rick Snyder is signing into law his second attempt to effectively overthrow local elections. Snyder signed the bill only weeks after a similar emergency manager law was repealed by Michigan voters. Yes, he is a Republican. Why do you ask? (Raw Story)
• The homeless are not yule logs - Jeebus, what kind of sociopath pours rubbing alcohol on sleeping homeless people and then lights them on fire? Anyway, the LAPD has a suspect in custody for doing just that. The victim is not expected to live. (KTLA)
• Reading is fundamental - Well, the good news is that more people are reading. The bad news is that they are not reading printed books. Pew Research shows that Americans are fleeing to electronic (eBooks) and abandoning printed books. "...the proportion of Americans aged 16 and older who reported reading at least one e-book increased from 16 percent to 23 percent between December 2011 and November 2012. Meanwhile, the number of who reported reading at least one print book declined from 72 percent to 67 percent." (TPM)

--Tengrain

Comments

[Teddy Partridge]

The LibrulMedia keeps telling us that the Fiscal Cliff will have an impact on every single American, but not one outlet has detailed these effects. I understand why every single American doesn't get upset about the Fiscal Cliff, especially since LibrulMedia won't tell anyone what to worry about.

[pansypoo]

clinging to my book collection.