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Author - Chris Weagel

Chris Weagel writes about the intersection of technology and parenting for Wired Magazine. No he doesn't. He can't stand that shit.

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MI GOV SNYDER ATTACKS THE WORKING POOR

03/03/11
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Woodard added the decision is an attack on low-income families, because most of the child care providers are among the working poor. “If they don’t have help getting what they’re due, they’ll be worse off than before.”
A lot of people are going to be devastated, and it’s not fair for the kids. Most people aren’t doing child care for the money. They’re doing it because they love kids.
Snyder’s budget proposal taxes pensions of retirees on fixed incomes, slashes the state’s education system and raises taxes on the working poor by eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit.
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POST-BREAKFAST SIT BREAK

03/03/11
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Calm down. Deep breaths. Don’t collapse. Not in front of the others. If they see the tremors it’s over.

Act like none of it affects you.

Your watch is really tight, really tight. God. Might lose the hand. I have to know what time it is. I have to. I spent a lot of money on this thing. The metal might give me a rash. It might-it’s cutting through the skin. It could get into the bloodstream. It’ll go straight to the liver. Got a weak liver. Just like Granddad. God what would he think of me now. This is his lineage? His heir? We can’t all be fighter pilots, Granddad. Heh, heh, heh. Some of us are allergic to clouds.
What? Is there- Is there someone in this closet? WHO IS IN THIS CLOSET!? I’LL REPORT YOU!

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POLICE STATE

03/03/11
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Madison, WI: Instead of walking freely through the capitol building, I was subjected to the myriad humiliations of a woman visiting her husband in federal prison. I was forced to empty my pockets of every dime, expose all my belongings to the scrutiny of a line of officers, even take off my coat so that I could be security-wanded by an officer. I could not walk through the building unless I was accompanied by both a staffer and a police officer, every single step of the way to my representative’s office. I was told that I would not be allowed to use the restroom without a police officer in attendence. I had to pass inspection before at least 30 officers, lined up both outside and inside the King Street entrance. SOURCE These measures put in place by the same Conservatives who...

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LISTEN TO ME

03/02/11
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THESE ARE SNAKES WE’RE TALKING ABOUT!
They cannot be reasoned with. They cannot be dealt with. They are unstoppable! They can slither under doors and operate heavy machinery! It’s too late for diplomacy! They’ll destroy all of us! They’re snakes! These are not happy people! They have no soul and no mercy! Run!

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Morning Constitutional 03/02/11

03/02/11
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Then there’s a third category: The Super Obese. North of 400 pounds opens up vistas few imagined existed. One becomes sensitive to textures, to the language and emotions of animals. Special shoes with reenforced ankles lead to style choices unique in the Western world.
The Super Obese gain the ability to digest metals and some develop a lust for sapphires. Often this becomes a problem as jewelry and appliances are no longer safe. Naturally this leads to an expansion of their prayer lives.
Because of their skills, such individuals are considered assets to a community. They prove supreme protection against volcanoes and against the Swedes.
I hope you’ve written all of this down.

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Nightcap 03/01/11

03/02/11
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Thirty minutes of dogs tearing each other apart while hurtling to the bottom of the ocean at the speed of sound in full color Japanese High Def (HD) and digital surround sound with a coffee table book and matching wind breaker on fire in the back corner of god’s gymnasium under the horrible spell of black soap and witches without any credit limit.
And ThunderThunder Thunder Always Thunder.

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REMEMBER

03/01/11
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What the Republicans don’t understand is that we’re all in the same boat. You take one of us down, you take all of us. This unified everyone.
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This is not a joke, not a story, not some nonsense post about talking birds – as fun as those are. This is reality. The rulers, the powers that be, the conservatives, they want only one thing from you: Total Submission. They will crush you and your family and your community into the earth if it will get them more power.