Endorsed

Donna Edwards for Senate.

Let's Find The Most Vulnerable People We Can And Kick The Crap Out Of Them

What a horrible person.

In a move that would cut the population of New Jersey's three publicly run psychiatric hospitals by 30 percent, the Christie administration has given community mental health providers an ultimatum: Find new places to live for 430 patients by March 16, or the state won't pay you.

America's Worst Humans

Joe Klein.

Shiny New

One thing that annoys me about all the MOOCS WILL REPLACE UNIVERSITIES discussions is that it's 2015. Literally the only thing that can be done relatively easily now that couldn't be done as easily 10-15 years ago is streaming video. That's it. And streaming video has been pretty easy to do for about the last 8-10 years. Otherwise, all of the technology needed to make an accessible course in a box has existed for quite some time. There isn't any new magic here.

Well He Took One Course And Got A Shiny Badge

Do not understand how people who actually attended college think "online learning" is really a substitute.

I know they don't, really, but everyone needs a grift.

Mankini Weather

Shame it doesn't magically fix the roof leak.

Useful

It's amazing how turning everything to shit can be "useful" if your last name is Bush. I wonder how that happens.

Late Night

Rock on.

Early Happy Hour Thread

I decree that today is the last day of winter.

Nobody Could Have Predicted

But, really, can we just get a real "chip and pin" credit card system like the rest of the world has?

Menus

Not that I care much for the fortunes of McDonald's, and I'm rarely in them except for perhaps the occasional visit during a rare road trip, but if I were to offer advice it'd be: make the damn menus simple and readable. I'm not sure exactly what it is but it takes me 5 minutes just to figure out what the item I am considering buying costs. Maybe it's the screens, maybe it's the fact that they front the "value meals" or whatever they're called and hide the individual items, but I find them to be incomprehensible.

Re-homing

Yr Wonkette has been following that story.

Morning Thread

Yannow, people, as Digby notes, children aren't pets. They can't be "re-homed" because you've decided you don't like them. This is kind of basic to being a parent. Reuters did a pretty comprehensive piece on the subject a couple of years ago. Americans Use the Internet to Abandon Children Adopted From Overseas.

Late NIght Thread

Relax!

Fuck You, Lewis

I'm certainly not one to fall on to the fainting couch over a bit of profanity, but thinking "fuck you" was a debate winning phrase was something I got over at about age 14. The problem isn't that Rahm's a rude hothead, it's that he's a crass asshole who isn't very bright. Also, bad man. boo.

Gonna Party Like It's 1996

Good luck with that.

Oh My

Ruh roh.

Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring criminal corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, alleging he used his Senate office to push the business interests of a Democratic donor and friend in exchange for gifts.

Friday Crass Commercialism

I've only met Daniel a couple of times, but we have a lot of mutual friends and the New York Times likes his new book so you should buy it.

Special Interest Groups

For America's Worst Editorial Board, the poors, schoolkids, and the mentally ill are "special interest groups."

Charter school operators are, of course, The Real Americans.

Consultants

If you mange to find work for yourself doing job candidate searches, you should probably be vaguely familiar with anti-discrimination laws...