The “Biggest, Most Destructive Tornado in History” Just Hit Oklahoma
THIS IS TERRIBLE (T_T)
A half-mile-wide tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City, this afternoon. A reporter from local news station KFOR called it “the biggest, most destructive tornado in the history of the world,” and estimated it was two to three times the magnitude of the massive tornados that hit Oklahoma in 1999.
Mesmerizing Photographs Of Soldiers’ Faces Before And After A War
While the emotional repercussions of war aren’t easy to measure, the before, during, and after pictures of soldiers who have seen combat tell a pretty unsettling story. There’s something mesmerizing about these photographs, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.
Rich Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides so kids can cut lines at Disney World
Disgusting? yeah but on a positive note this may be a rare occurrence of “job creators” actually creating jobs >:/
“No to Profit” Fighting Privatization in Chile by Lili Loofbourow
This is about the long struggle by Chilean students to stop the privatization of their schooling system. This is a glimpse into what’s going on in the US right now under the current “liberal” administration >:/
>>>Thanks to Corey Robin (http://coreyrobin.com/) for this.
How the Case for Austerity Has Crumbled by Paul Krugman
Nice summary from Paul Krugman. FYI, Krugman is a centrist-moderate-liberal and this stuff is not even mildly controversial. Austerity IS A SCAM no matter how you look at it. Serious (and non-corrupt) libertarians and Austrian economists would agree… If not do please tell me why :)
Punkonomics (@DearBalak) 