LIBRE and media bias.

Just a reminder about what media bias looks like. This is the Washington Post’s description of LIBRE, an avowedly conservative/libertarian group that works on outreach to Latinos.

For Republicans, the road to warming the hearts and winning the votes of Latinos may begin at a Las Vegas flea market.

On a recent morning, inside the Eastern Indoor Swapmeet Las Vegas, a group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers helped 250 Latinos — some of them illegal immigrants — pass the Nevada driver’s test.

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Tweet of the Day, This Is What We Call A ‘Teachable Moment’ edition.

This is where poor life choices lead you, kid.

I would recommend that you take the hint that the universe has just busted over your head.

An observation sparked by @SonnyBunch’s ranking of MCU flicks.

https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/593884848877600769

The list itself is OK, although I quibble that Captain America: The First Avenger is ranked too low. But while I agree that this is the best bit in all the films…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dapip0EHYMI

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Watch as Osman Yaha becomes your hero.

I will magnanimously forbear from arguing with Mother Jones about Barack Obama’s typical rhetorical skill.  Let us all instead rise above such disagreements and instead bask in this, which is a small child politely telling the President of the United States to please wrap it up, because there’s a lot of ground that still needs to be covered. Osman Yaha, the political blogosphere salutes you:

Ultimately via the Washington Free Beacon. Of course.

Regarding this threatened 21 Jump Street / Men In Black movie crossover.

…Oh, I’m sorry: was that unexpected news? Here you go:

In the midst of last year’s Sony hack, one rather interesting snippet of news concerned the possible merging of the Jump Street and Men in Black film franchises. Seriously, I’m not kidding. Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have spoken out about the rumored project several times. According to Miller, it’s a concept “that makes you think.” Head-scratching hilarity aside, it looks like this fever dream of a movie might actually happen.

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Barricade your office, Shirley Abrahamson! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

FIGHT THE POWER! FIGHT THE POWER!

Wisconsin Supreme Court justices moved quickly Wednesday to elect a new chief following certification of a constitutional amendment that ended seniority as the sole determinant, even as a federal lawsuit was pending seeking to delay replacing longtime Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

Abrahamson objected to the email vote making Justice Patience Roggensack the chief justice, and Abrahamson continues to believe she still holds the position, her attorney Robert Peck said in a letter filed with U.S. District Court late Wednesday.

OCCUPY CORNER OFFICE! THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! THIS IS WHAT DEMOC… oh. Yeah. Right.

Via @EsotericCD.