- Republicans’ Next Move: Get Rid of Pensions Altogether
- [Prospect.org - Robert Hiltonsmith]
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- Yale Law Students Check a Border Terrier Out of Library for Stress Relief
- There's no doubt law students are super stressed out. On top of a busy academic load, who knows if they're even going to have jobs after graduation? Enter Monty the therapy dog, available for check out from the Yale Law School library. A 30-minute play session with Monty is the perfect stress relief—if he actually exists.
The myth of Monty—short for "General Montgomery"—first surfaced last fall on the popular blog Above the Law. The border terrier was allegedly in a basket behind the circulation desk, but the school later issued a denial about Monty's existence. Now New York Magazine's reporting that Yale students have received a memo saying that, Monty is back and available for checkout.
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- Soviet-Style Privatization vs Actual Shared Sacrifice
- [DownWithTyranny!]
Wisconsin is now in the process of privatizing everything Scott Walker can sell off before he can be recalled…including the state's power plants, public parks and…beloved state university system. And Wall Street predators are jumping for joy, unable to contain themselves, over Michigan's quieter, but even more deadly, lurch down the same path…They're already passed heinous legislation that will enable the state to turn over local government entities to private corporations… the height of anti-democratic privatization.
[Every time I use the "fascism" tag, I feel like I'm crossing a Godwin line. Just to be clear: It's only Michigan that's preparing a legal road to implement a textbook case of fascism. Wisconsin is taking a sneakier way to hell in a handbasket. -L]
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[My bookmarks live at delicious.com/camryl. In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Also, signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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