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Full time with dental: Last night a man robbed a bank in the next town over. Instead of...

fulltimewithdental:

Last night a man robbed a bank in the next town over. Instead of sticking up the teller, he hands over a note. The teller gives the man $1,600.

He then goes around town to pay off bills and write checks to people he owes money too.

From there, he visits his mom where he shaves off his beard, and…

Wait—is this a true story? Or, like, a parable or something?

High-res Some really great analysis of what the WeArethe99Percent folks are after, and and answer to those who say “these people don’t know what they want.” The takeaway: Upon reflection, it is very obvious where the problems are.  There’s no universal health care to handle the randomness of poor health.  There’s no free higher education to allow people to develop their skills outside the logic and relations of indentured servitude. Our bankruptcy code has been rewritten by the top 1% when instead, it needs to be a defense against their need to shove inequality-driven debt at populations. And finally, there’s no basic income guaranteed to each citizen to keep poverty and poor circumstances at bay. (via Soup)

Some really great analysis of what the WeArethe99Percent folks are after, and and answer to those who say “these people don’t know what they want.” The takeaway:

Upon reflection, it is very obvious where the problems are.  There’s no universal health care to handle the randomness of poor health.  There’s no free higher education to allow people to develop their skills outside the logic and relations of indentured servitude. Our bankruptcy code has been rewritten by the top 1% when instead, it needs to be a defense against their need to shove inequality-driven debt at populations. And finally, there’s no basic income guaranteed to each citizen to keep poverty and poor circumstances at bay.

(via Soup)

High-res nationalpost: Graphic: Another foot washes ashore in B.C.Another foot has washed ashore in Vancouver, police said Tuesday, marking the eighth foot to be found on the B.C. coast since August 2007. Three more have washed up in nearby Washington.Vancouver police Const. Jana McGuinness said that a person reported finding “the remains of what appear to be a human foot and leg bones in a running shoe” on Tuesday afternoon.“There is no indication at this early stage in the investigation how the remains came to be there,” McGuinness said. This is more David Lynch than David Lynch.

nationalpost:

Graphic: Another foot washes ashore in B.C.
Another foot has washed ashore in Vancouver, police said Tuesday, marking the eighth foot to be found on the B.C. coast since August 2007. Three more have washed up in nearby Washington.

Vancouver police Const. Jana McGuinness said that a person reported finding “the remains of what appear to be a human foot and leg bones in a running shoe” on Tuesday afternoon.

“There is no indication at this early stage in the investigation how the remains came to be there,” McGuinness said.

This is more David Lynch than David Lynch.

Trove Is Live!

trove:

After months of development and weeks of eager anticipation, we’re excited to invite you to try out Trove, a site that allows you to bend the news to your will.

Log in through Facebook Connect at Trove.com, then check out our streams of customized news organized in channels. You can choose from the thousands our editors have already created (like Libya, Barack Obama, Science, and, mmmm, Beer) — or you can make your own using the search bar at the top of any Trove page.

Get the full Trove welcome by watching our introduction video from Next Media Animation and reading a welcome letter from our big boss, Washington Post Co. Chairman and CEO Don Graham.

And please tell us what you think of Trove! We’re curious to hear your input.

Greg Barber
Editor

I’ve been following these guys for a few months now, on Tumblr and their site; it’s a really great product and well worth checking out. Congrats to everyone at Trove.