Wellingtonians, you have until 5.00 today to tell Wellington City Council where it can stick its plans to rip up Manners Mall and reroute buses through it ( Read more... )

Copy this sentence into your livejournal if you're in a heterosexual marriage/relationship (or if you think you might be someday), and you don't want it "protected" by the bigots who think that gay marriage hurts it somehow.

HOLY FUCK WITH THE REALLY LOUD THUNDER Y'ALL.

AMEEEEEERICAAAAAAAAAA

FUCK YEAH

COMIN' AGAIN TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN' DAY YEAH!

Oh, megapope, you have made my day SO BRIGHT.

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/30/wonkette-jesus-peopl.html

OMFG.
http://alias-sqbr.livejournal.com/165421.html

Nothing, NOTHING, makes my day like a kickass steampunk suffragette costume. Fucking well done, AND with catchy slogan.

*boggles*

US debt clock runs out of digits

The US government's debts have ballooned so badly the National Debt Clock in New York has run out of digits to record the spiralling figure ( Read more... )

This is Jack's complete lack of surprise.

After Bailout, AIG Execs Head to California Resort

Less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa, the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, California, Congressional ( Read more... )

Kiwis! Go vote now for the inaugural Presidency of New Zealand! And God bless our adorable little Republicans ( Read more... )

Another post!

If, like me, you can get a bit obsessive about categorizing things, or you just like doing random surveys, Parliament is conducting one on the topic of their website. Including an awesome, sort-these-pages-into-categories-where-you'd-expect-to-find-them-on-a-website activity ( Read more... )