Apocalyptic footage of a sudden and violent dust storm encountered in Mali, West Africa by a National Geographic cameraman who was there to film elephants. This is an epic WIN for Mother Nature. Wow!!!
Unless Congress extends “Tier V” unemployment benefits in the 4 days between the time they return from the election and before their Thanksgiving recess, nearly 2 million American families face immediate poverty and homelessness. Over the summer—thanks to the Republicans, natch—it took 50 days to get the last extension. The matter of these extensions needs to be removed from the political process and pronto. The extensions should be automatic, as per the Stabenow bill proposed by Michigan Senator Debbie Sabenow (D) (and blocked by a single Republican), at least in states with unemployment above 8% (which of course means double that in the REAL WORLD) and exempt from “pay as you go” rules.
It’s infuriating and just… nauseating to watch rich, sanctimonious, and supposedly Christian politicians wage class war against the poor in this country. Please sign this petition, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Post this on your Facebook page, on your Twiiter feed, everywhere you can.
Extended unemployment insurance benefits expire at Thanksgiving—a very cold turkey for millions of Americans already facing the devastation of long term joblessness.
Unemployedworkers.org is launching a campaign to SAVE THE LIFELINE—we need to push Congress to renew the benefit extensions.
The unemployed desperately want to work. They would much rather have a job than benefits, but the jobs lost in the crisis just haven’t come back yet. Until we create jobs, we can’t just throw millions into homelessness and onto public assistance
There are dozens and perhaps hundreds of people for every job opening. Clearly, the odds are firmly stacked against unemployed Americans.
As one astute YouTube commentator wrote:
“Just vote Republican if you want to see maximum unemployment, ever-widening wealth imbalance, and an American 3rd world country. This isn’t rocket science folks. Without job creation funded through taxation, America is doomed. By 2012, teabaggers will be begging for Socialism.”
Hear, hear!
The late great Stooge Larry Fine meets the late great Stooge Ron Asheton as photographed by either Michael Tipton or Jimmy Recca at the MGM country retirement home in Calabasas,California circa early 70’s. That’s Larry’s granddaughter in the photo also. The story of this unlikely, but poetically perfect friendship is documented in the excellent book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk (An Evergreen book)
Collection of Rich Dorris, much thanks to Heather Harris and Kim Retro Kimmer Maki !
Here’s a bracing Monday morning wake up call: The Yosuke Yamashita Trio providing a suitable furious soundtrack for a series of Japanese Red Army Faction bombings in this controversial and frequently banned “pink film” Ecstasy of the Angels
Thx again, Tony Coulter !
“Kill Your Co-workers,” the latest video from the genre-hopping maestro of Los Angeles, Flying Lotus. From the new EP, Pattern+Grid World.
Directed by beeple AKA Mike Winkelmann. Gorgeous!
A conversation with Rudy Coby, the “coolest magician on Earth” as he readies for his big show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on October 23. Get tickets here.
“Pee-Wee Herman meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”—Marilyn Manson
A YouTube commenter says, “Kill it before it finishes its death dance!”
I have to agree.
(via Pink Tentacle)
Another “song” (and I use that term loosely here) from Sue and Michael Brownson, the couple behind the Tim and Eric-esque “I Am Here (A Love Letter from God)” thing posted here yesterday.
Check out their website, it’s as if Kenneth the page from 30 Rock got married and decided to become a Christian Teabagger version of… Kraftwerk.
I know that doesn’t make any sense, but I don’t think Sue and Michael Bownson do.
Bless.
Via Adam Whitley
Sister Ray meets Lawrence Welk.
The sound synch is so cool on this and it’s particularly impressive considering that Darren Hacker made the video in a very lo-tech way. Hacker describes the process:
“I rigged up 2 ancient VCRs and a CD player across my living room floor, layed down on my stomach, cued everything up and then manually activated all 3 devices at precise intervals, live…in real time. One take, no edits…”
