Behind the comparisons to Jimmy Carter and the references to “peace through strength” is a dubious policy critique: not just that Obama is Carter and Romney is Reagan, but that somehow sufficient man-musk from an American president can dissuade any potential terrorist from laying his finger on an American diplomat.
Adam Serwer puts the lie to Republican claims that they’re better on protecting American ambassadors abroad.
How many people do we imprison in America? So many that 100,000 will die… of old age.
(Part of a series of photos by Tim Gruber. “I just watched one of my subjects die,” he writes. “I don’t want to get used to this.”)
By Blu in Bogota - a Citi credit card used to chop skulls into lines of cocaine. Do you think Blu’s suggesting major banks have supported the narcotics industry by laundering money? I wonder!
(via ohsodeluxe)
Britain is to allow one of its intelligence agencies to monitor all phone calls, texts, emails and online activities in the country to help tackle crime and militant attacks, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
Gitmo costs $800,000 per detainee per year.
Inmates in stateside federal prisons only cost 3 percent of that.
Hey, Congress: Still looking for budget cuts?
“Think Bigger: 3 billion dollar theft gets man 40 months, 100 dollar theft gets another 15 years.” - @JPBarlow
Once again from ross’s twitter.
(via soupsoup)
