Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-29 | January 29th, 2010

• RT http://onion.com/a9twzi via @The_AV_Club – Fun look at fake computer screens from movies #
• RT @The_AV_Club – A fun look at fake computer screens from movies #
• SOTU's a wrap; time for Great Lakes beer and Fallout 3. #
• Here's NY Times link to GOP rebuttal, which I pieced together by a "View Source" when they made error on "The Caucus": http://bit.ly/9YHX2z #
• Overall, I thought SOTU was really good. Obama did a good job toning down the political volume, if only for one night. #
• Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell – we heard that one a year ago, too, but here we are #
• Interesting when people don't applaud end of Iraq fighting – "Sorry, I prefer my wars without an end." #
• Love the line about "Just saying no to everything is not good leadership." #
• Earmark-publicizing idea seems reasonable – only problem is, everybody hates earmarks until they go to their hometown #
• Also no more overhead shots of the chamber – I just got vertigo from that one #
• Would like to hear something about how Iraq/Afghanistan was first time U.S. cut taxes during a war – it's better criticism of Bush tax cuts #
• Puzzled that the line about getting HCR done got bipartisan applause – where was this from GOP during the actual voting? #
• Alright, I lied, I'm watching it online after all. #
• Text of the SOTU, which as mentioned is how I'm consuming it: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/us/politics/28obama.text.html #
• Missing the State of the Union, but I'll read it later. Frankly that sounds better than hearing the endless "Nov. Election! Panic!" analysis #
• Tired already of the Apple-Tablet-as-media-savior stories, but this from @TechCrunch is a good analysis http://bit.ly/bEnPt3 #
• Bucktown/Wicker Park tries to return to edginess – pretty sure it's long gone, but I appreciate the effort http://bit.ly/dk70u1 #
• Thomas Jefferson and the curse on Haiti (note: he doesn't come off looking good at all) http://bit.ly/4X5ufw #
• New web icon displays online-privacy info to consumers – http://nyti.ms/9FNAxK #
• Ticketmaster and LiveNation merger approved – I can't wait to pay even more for tickets! http://bit.ly/boWxX5 #
• @plattitude Awesomely put. in reply to plattitude #
• WSJ.com – The Scales Can Lie: Hidden Fat http://on.wsj.com/7HFVcR #
• Just the side-by-side photo on this magazine name-change story is hilarious – http://nyti.ms/5bhvN7 #
• Toyota Halts Sales of Eight U.S. Models After Recall – http://nyti.ms/9Ti3vp #
• Slate Magazine – The Campaign-Finance Floodgates Were Already Open – http://www.slate.com//id/2242558 #
• RT @clickz Why media buyers avoid certain publishers http://bit.ly/6Ww1sB #
• James O'Keefe, ACORN Foe, Arrested for New Stunt: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2010/01/26/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry6144293.shtml #
• Also, law-firm compensation sucks for staying awake. #
• I can't remember the last time I went to bed up here before 1 a.m. #
• O’Brien Undone by His Media-Hopping Fans – http://nyti.ms/4nc6F6 #
• Freezing social programs but not defense budgets – and the country is going off a liberal cliff how, exactly? http://nyti.ms/8JMVmi #
• Let's Geaux Saints #
• That national anthem rendition was awful. Cool trained bald eagle, though. #afcchampionship #
• Do any of these "keep safer with our extra-bright headlights" cos. realize they are endangering the other drivers who are now blinded? #
• McLaughlin Group is a lot of shouting, but it's still a welcome, reasoned relief from any of the blogs, particularly after this week. #
• @plattitude Many people prefer Olive Garden to local Italian place, so maybe mega-corporations represent comforting familiarity in govt too? in reply to plattitude #
• Obama Calls Team From 2008 for Races in Fall – http://nyti.ms/6ylobK #
• This is baffling: http://www.gallup.com/poll/125333/Public-Agrees-Court-Campaign-Money-Free-Speech.aspx?CSTS=alert #
• Staten Island – the most mocked borough http://www.slate.com/id/2241950?obref=obinsite Admittedly I did hate the summer I lived there. #
• Good for Hillary: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8473546.stm #

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