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Saturday, May 08, 2010

Iron Woman 3 [Bonus Twitter Found Poem, May 8, 2010]

Iron Woman 3 [Bonus Twitter Found Poem, May 8, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

Happy Ironman Day!!!!
you mommies get a Day
but Ironman gets all year.
you get the Ironman you deserve.

I wish I was him, with everypart of my being
Followers if you know him please do tell him
I want his suit . he can have
baby crying ...
a blue velour track suit...
2 girls 1 cup ...
TWITTER...
forget my probation, just party instead.
instead of Mommy Day
a Happy Iron Mommy year!!!!

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Elements of Attraction [Today's News Poem, May 8, 2010]

Elements of Attraction [Today's News Poem, May 8, 2010]

Awakening Gaia—who slumbers in magma,
Recoiling from birth even now, in the churning
Of iron—intelligence flickers in magnets.
We creep and we fly through the dreams of our hostess.
She's muttering curses. We're misapprehending
The message of burning. The ashes may flutter
And scorch what's not smothered; a gusher in oceans
Ignites on the surface and swims with the currents;
The coal in the seams in the mines is a shadow
Of flames ever spinning and reeling from natal
Exertions. She lusts for the Sun and she pities
Near Luna—it's old and depleted and barren.
The Sun is much finer: alone in the darkness
The system surrounds it, enthralled with attraction.

“British air passengers faced more misery on Saturday as a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland continued to disrupt European flight schedules. ”
– BBC, 22:53 GMT, Saturday, 8 May 2010 23:53 UK
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8670339.stm

“Gulf fishery managers are bracing for the arrival of oil gushing from a ruptured undersea wellhead off Louisiana's coast since April 20, when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig under contract with BP Plc exploded. The blast killed 11 crew members, sank the rig and unleashed a spill that could eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska.”
– Steve Gorman, Reuters, Sat May 8, 2010 1:07am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6470GI20100508?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

“Four hours after an explosion killed at least eight people in Russia's largest coal mine, Raspadskaya, another blast rocked the West Siberian mine, a source in the mine's administration said on Sunday. "The blast took place at about 1:00 a.m. Moscow time," the source said without elaborating. The information is yet to be officially confirmed.”
– RIA Novosti, 03:06 05/09/2010, accessed May 8, 2010, 4:51pm PST
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100509/158935952.html

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But @beautyfullybrwn,U Already Suckin' Jeremy Bentham's Dick [Twitter Found Poem May 8, 2010]

But @beautyfullybrwn,U Already Suckin' Jeremy Bentham's Dick [Twitter Found Poem May 8, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

4 fat dudes n a beat up toyota ride by
the Prophet Jeremy Bentham wearing
his WORK uniform.
u an They TALK SHIT.

What u couldn't find a babysitter?
the Prophet Jeremy Bentham is on the case .
your kids in the car sleep wit a 5$ foot long and a box of capri suns
while u TALK SHIT .
About what, Yoko Ono?
About u an yr Value ; democracy?
right … stupid.

#WhyYouAtTheClub with 4 fat dudes
and your kids in the car sleep wit
a 5$ foot long and a box of capri suns?
What on earth makes u think
your happiness is a good thing?
What on earth makes u think
your genes are the best genes?

u needs the Prophet to think for You ?
That was not a good idea.
You lie down with 4 fat dudes
and wake again
with your WORK uniform on.

u invest in shoes b4 u invest in Any ideas.
u think about how u suck a dogs dick
before u think about how the Prophet Jeremy Bentham
is not the best babysitter.

yo momma want him get outta my @mentions
but yo kids want to get outta yo car ?
instead u invest in shoes and suck
4 fat dudes n a beat up toyota.

Value democracy in proportion to popularity.


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Friday, May 07, 2010

Fighting Monsters. Becoming Monsters. [Today's News Poem, May 7, 2010]

Fighting Monsters. Becoming Monsters. [Today's News Poem, May 7, 2010]

He's cursed with the urge to avenge what's been stolen.
His generous ways were perverted by horror.
A phantom on edges of murders. He's swollen
With mucus. Denial's the game for explorers

On frontiers of progress. He carries syringes
For ambushes; stalking his quarry with kindness.
He whispers confession as life on the fringes
Is chucked in the dumpster, succumbing to blindness.

His code is of sorrow. He lives as a martyr;
Excising the pedophiles, tricking the tricksters—
The suitcase is filled with explosives to slaughter
The criminals: gangsters and business suit slicksters.

His code—if he has one—destroy the destroyers
Of innocence. Monsters adopt the survivors,
And care for the fry—for they share an employer:
The miserable cycle is history's driver.

“Huff, 42, was killed Monday while responding to a call about gunshots in a vacant home on the 20200 block of Schoenherr in Detroit. Four other officers were injured... Petersen said. "Even people who have no ties to the police, still, it's like they lost part of their fatherhood and protection..." Huff is survived by his wife, Melissa, and a 10-year-old son, Blair. ”
– ZLATI MEYER, Detroit Free Press, May 7, 2010
http://www.freep.com/article/20100507/NEWS01/5070315/1322/Slain-Detroit-cops-sacrifice-honored

“When Faisal Shahzad took his oath of citizenship a year ago, swearing to “support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies,” he seemed the model of a legal immigrant success story. Moving from one coveted visa to the next over a decade, he had acquired an M.B.A., a decent job, a wife and two children and a fine suburban home.”
– Nina Bernstein, The New York Times, May 7, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/08/nyregion/08immig.html?hpw

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Le RAGER [Twitter Found Poem, May 7, 2010]

Le RAGER [Twitter Found Poem, May 7, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

the suspicious package in Times Square is a small white cooler
with Schrödinger's Dybbuk inside .
open it yourself ,
DOWNLOAD - Anger.
party in the dybbuk scene.
It's going to be RAGER!

Want to see A SERIOUS MAN again?
shut down the small white cooler
and the homunculus is U !

have a good theory on the selfish nature
of homunculi & the dybbuk scene?
The Associated Press reports that Le Cordon
Bleu can`t contain
Le RAGER House Party tonight
inside a small white cooler in Times Square!

LET'S get this RAGER started!!!
It's going global !
Schrödinger's Dybbuk Army deployed in London.
homunculi arrest the Queen!!!
The Army can`t contain
Le RAGER House Party in Times Square!

with a complete breakfast
U package in a small white cooler
4 u 2 EAT ; when u EAT
with Schrödinger's Dybbuk
& when the homunculus is U
There is nothing u 2 can't do!

They're grrreat!!!

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Thursday, May 06, 2010

Instruments of Distraction [Today's News Poem (Sonnet) May 6, 2010]

Instruments of Distraction [Today's News Poem (Sonnet) May 6, 2010]

The politicians claim, biologists
Agree, the fit survive, the rest compete
For dignity. Or ask economists
About your state of mind: you die complete
When healthcare's tapped and zeroed out. Your grave's
Not covered. Pay the out of pocket cost.
Depression's just a state of mind—who saves
When every instant offers something lost?
Tomorrow cannot compensate today,
Nor later, now. The coffee's instant brew,
Remote is by the keyboard, where I play
My instrument's distraction; seeking new
Obsessions–watching monitors for clues,
For purpose: in the instants, I must choose.

“Layoffs have dropped back to pre-recession levels and employers have slowly resumed hiring as the economy recovers from the worst recession since the 1930s. ”
– THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, The New York Times, May 6, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/business/economy/07econ.html?hp

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Apology Letter From My Philosophy Instructor [Twitter Found Poem May 6, 2010]

Apology Letter From My Philosophy Instructor [Twitter Found Poem May 6, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

#MyOnlyQuestionIs where the hell do
I START TROWING UP???!!!
and where the hell
is my philosophy teacher ???
and where am i going ?

Bombs and Bomb threats and No Fly List ppl on planes
Where am I living right now??
WTF is going on in the US???
Got dropped by my econ class.
@TheEconomist told me
she "loved me" but it's hard to believe at times.

I started TROWING UP my hands.
to many fake not real ppl :
where the hell do I find a real
random philosophy saint?

my birth certificate is an apology letter
from the @dalailama "Human happiness and satisfaction
come from within oneself; it is wrong to expect
some final satisfaction from money or a computer."
Home ec is a laugh.

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Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Dinner and a Movie [Today's News Poem (Sonnet), May 5, 2010]

Dinner and a Movie [Today's News Poem (Sonnet), May 5, 2010]

Amok in orbit, chatter bounces back
From whence it came. A galaxy of trash
On television—spewing meme attack—
Receives the signal-nonsense: systems crash,
Reflecting tins of din for dogs and cats...
A mother's giving birth behind a drape...
A starving baby needs your cash—you're fat
Besides... the first ten callers may escape
To Maui... Save yourself to save the world
They say. Who needs the bother? Save your cash
Instead and pray that Ancient Ones unfurled
Their solar sails to take you under lash,
Instead of glass on plate—or worse, just raw—
While teevee shows display. They'll watch with awe.

“Galaxy 15 could threaten nearby satellites because its communications package is stuck on and it may start interfering with its neighbors by siphoning off their signals. It's the first time such an event has ever occurred, and it sent Orbital Sciences, the satellite's builder, on a dash to figure out how to stop the satellite-run-amok.”
– Clara Moskowitz, 6:05 p.m. PT, Tues., May 4, 2010
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36919374/ns/technology_and_science-space/

“Hawking’s logic on aliens is, for him, unusually simple. The universe, he points out, has 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of millions of stars. In such a big place, Earth is unlikely to be the only planet where life has evolved... “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet. I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach.””
– Jonathan Leake, The Times Online, April 25, 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece

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Prognosis Uncertain [Twitter Found Poem, May 5, 2010]

Prognosis Uncertain [Twitter Found Poem, May 5, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

Magic 8 ball, The loud mouth in the crew,
says I have a fear of flying.
I love speaking to the pragmatics
about my only vice: fear! Lol!

I was told that I'm the nicest guy they ever talked to
I d0n't like meat
I love math,
I d0n't like the truth...
I love the messy, emotional drunk.
take advantage of that.
voice your opinion.

be careful: a vegetarian is the best
serial killer of all !
So true! #Dontbescared of the loud mouth in the crew.
they say the quiet ones are worse!!!

u WANT ME TO FOLLOW YOU?
Be careful what you ask for!!!
There are Night's stalkers about you (k)now!
A Good Night's Sleep Saves You From an Early Grave
BUT a messy, emotional drunk
is perfect for the Grim Sleeper.
A Good Night's Sleep Saves You From an Early
new life.

I love to Fight for me
and stay quiet... stay strong .
I take advantage of that.
I'm the nicest guy I ever talked to .

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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

The Ghosts of Banquo and Icarus [Today's News Poem May 4, 2010]

The Ghosts of Banquo and Icarus [Today's News Poem May 4, 2010]

Floes adrift on lava float away on molten
Clay and grind their teeth together; loosening, then
Crumbling the brittle igneous to boulders,
Else to rifts and canyons. Poles align to colder
Regions, warmer climes, then back again. It shudders;
Vomits rock and ash so hot the vessel's rudders
Fail. The oceans boil the krill. The storks are trailing
Embers, losing feathers, melting skin and wailing.
Splash! The potion's seasoned. Princes feed, while rulers
Sleep in beds of sand and wait for something crueler.

“A tumble in global stocks spread to Asia on Wednesday on heightening fears that Greece's debt woes could spread to other countries.”
– Vikram S Subhedar, Reuters, Wed May 5, 2010 12:28am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6360JO20100505
“BP Plc is fighting the oil slick menacing the Gulf Coast with more than 150,000 gallons of a detergent-like chemical intended to blend oil and water. ”
– Bloomberg Business Week, May 05, 2010, 12:22 AM EDT
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-05/bp-s-cleanup-uses-detergent-like-chemical-to-attack-oil-slick.html
“Every so often, movements deep within the iron core of the Earth mean that the planet flips its magnetic field; south becomes north and north becomes south. The last reversal was 780,000 years ago, and there are signs that another could be on the way soon. "The strength of the Earth's magnetic field has decreased by nearly eight per cent in the last 150 years," says Nils Olsen of Denmark's National Space Institute. "In some regions it has decreased by 10 per cent in just 20 years."”
– Kate Ravilious, The Telegraph, 10:59PM BST 26 Apr 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/7636088/After-the-volcano.-.-.-the-threat-of-further-natural-disasters.html


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Hydrochloric Kool Aid Acid Tests [Twitter Found Poem, May 4, 2010]

Hydrochloric Kool Aid Acid Tests [Twitter Found Poem, May 4, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

Drink the last bit of kool aid
No1 is watching U !
go right ahead & Sell yo hawt ass
& have a massive brain hemorrhage.
Sell your imagination to the highest bidder .

ppl get mad
but the next time They need a control tower
They call U in ...
They Sell They hawt ass brain too
the next time They bumhole don't feel safe...
whatever's been crawling through They bumhole
It's a hemorrhage ! ! !
afraid some alien will burst out ?
They should
be worried ! ! !

when ppl leave 4drops of the koolaid
hydrochloric acid Tests
to clean They bumhole
& They afraid some alien will burst out
They call U in ... to wash from dey brain
to dey bumhole wit da hydrochloric acid .

U Tests da koolaid...
U Drink the last bit of kool aid...
U already sold yo hawt ass for sex to the highest bidder ...
U tell em It's safe & dey feel safe again!
but U secretly a therapist...
& U been secretly getting paid by the highest bidder
to crawl through They bumhole
& burst out through They brain ...
surprise ! ! !

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Monday, May 03, 2010

Graveyard Launch to Heaven [Today's News Poem (Sonnet), May 3, 2010]

Graveyard Launch to Heaven [Today's News Poem (Sonnet), May 3, 2010]

“The superweeds could temper American agriculture’s enthusiasm for some genetically modified crops. Soybeans, corn and cotton that are engineered to survive spraying with Roundup have become standard in American fields. However, if Roundup doesn’t kill the weeds, farmers have little incentive to spend the extra money for the special seeds.”
– William Neuman and Andrew Pollack, The New York Times, May 3, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html?hpw

The rats will feast on scraps—they'll lick their snouts;
And cats in turn will dine on rodent meat.
Yet both combine their gristle; ground about
In vats, encased as sausages we eat.
We've solved the puzzle-knot of roots with saws
We pulled from stones. A prophecy declared
A greater beast—not red in tooth and claw;
But rather just a midwife who's prepared
To cut the prize away from dying wombs.
The buffalo is white—she's made of bone
And frolics near the graves. The moon's in bloom.
The ragweed, squirrels and dogs collect near stones
That mark the victory of cunning weeds
That chase the moon with fuel the mother bleeds.



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Clone Factories Stamping Away!! [Twitter Found Poem, May 3, 2010]

Clone Factories Stamping Away!! [Twitter Found Poem, May 3, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

The sun's healing ray is a waste of space
& looks disgusting .
the sky looks disgusting
& Twilight confuzed the shit outta me …
looks disgusting but I like the stars I stole from you

Just happened upon a programme called
Toddlers & Tiaras. scandalous!! WTF???
Fake teeth, fake tans, wigs, fake eyelashes…
u reallly think the world needs that many shitty diapers???
Some big stars have doppelgangers

in the felt kingdom. Clone Factories stamping away!!
I don't care FOR The sun's healing ray!!!
you're horrible. sorry...
I'm horrible. sorry...
the stars Ain't got SHiT on you

I REALLY DNT HAVE FEELINGS.
I'm sick of the sky.
Shut Down the sun &&
I'll lay awake and I'll watch the stars as they collide&&
I'll worship fake tans &&
never make amends w/ the disgusting sky&&
stay in bed and watch tv forever…


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Sunday, May 02, 2010

Brinksmen Fear the Nightstalkers [Today's News Poem, May 2, 2010]

Brinksmen Fear the Nightstalkers [Today's News Poem, May 2, 2010]

“A global nuclear conference that opens Monday is shaping up as a showdown between Iran and the United States, with each side jockeying for allies in the escalating dispute over the Islamic republic's nuclear program.”
– Mary Beth Sheridan and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post, Monday, May 3, 2010 edition; May 2, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/02/AR2010050203144.html

Yes, each of us makes his own way through the gutter
Evading the searchlight that scans through the night time:
We're stalking and weaving through hedges and gardens
Until we are caught by the beam—then we sputter
“This game is not fair.” Do we know it's to war prime
The boys of the city, whose fathers must harden
Their lambs into rams so the angels pass over
Their doors—to delay the last rest in the clover?

And later we jump off the buildings and fences
Each daring the others to jump ever higher.
Defeating the terror of gangs or pursuers—
We rattled ourselves to control our fear senses.
The brothers would mock my delays—I'm the crier.
We judged both the others, as pre-teen reviewers.

My best friend was Peter—he'd always outdo me
In drinking and smoking; in fucking—in winning.
A champ of a wrestler—the king of his high school
With motorbike charm and the guitar to match, he
Ignored me for years—I don't blame him for thinning
Our friendship back then, I was fat and a loud fool

Who dreamed in the daylight of searchlights in Berlin
Where dreamers of freedom were shot—they were fleeing.
While Peter discovered the pleasures of poppy,
I pleasured myself with my books as a shut-in.
His brother discovered the body—he's screaming,
And screaming I've heard since that day. I won't copy
The mode of his sorrow. I've learned to stop crying—
I've learned to be fearful: the brave ones die trying.

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(S)Ex-Girlfriendbot [Bonus Twitter Found Poem May 2, 2010]

(S)Ex-Girlfriendbot [Bonus Twitter Found Poem May 2, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

#ICouldNeverDate a feminine Hypnotist robot.
I'd rather Kill the motor dude.
It's always Smoking .
she's gonna die a young death just like the rest of her family..
she's got money from her parents in a trust fund
& she's gonna fuck u to death ..

her circuits Are Smoking .
she's gonna be at ur grave site to piss on it..
b4 she's gonna fuck you to Life again..

& drag you through the prison Bars streets
in Zombie mode. ..
but I could shoot my seed in her
when she's finished with u .

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Money's the Only Rule [Twitter Found Poem, May 2, 2010]

Money's the Only Rule [Twitter Found Poem, May 2, 2010]
Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem

before the Earth is DOOMED
lemme just say #IWantMyMoneyBack !
Throwing yourself at the casket is unacceptable.
just gimme my OWN GODDAMN money back!

don't act a fool on Earth if your name isn't in the program.
U tryna look betta den da dead body?
U should not b worried about upstagin any1 !!
There are no #FuneralRules .
Just save your scissors for someone else's skin.

save fights for wedding receptions !!
get ya hair && ya nails done for the funeral...
dis is it !!
The Beach is TERRIBLE
&& #IWantMyMoneyBack

This ride sux
DA PPL sux
Air quality sux
don't be so over the top with the crying.
I Don't care if this is a Sugar Daddy's funeral!!
I ain't visitin your gravesite every year
sweatin you bout a funky ass dollar !
#IWantMyMoneyBack
RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!
I ain't NEVER Gonna
cut my use of oil dramatically by 2015
&& ain't nobody visitin my gravesite
except Hell's Angels .

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Saturday, May 01, 2010

Horror Show [Today's News Poem, May 1, 2010]

Horror Show [Today's News Poem, May 1, 2010]

“The incident in New York City's Times Square that began with a suspicious vehicle appears to have developed into a real threat from a fire bomb, according to one official account. Part of New York City's Times Square area was evacuated Saturday, May 1, after a suspicious vehicle was found there on fire. All reports indicate the vehicle contained gasoline, propane and possibly gun powder. Incindiary devices are not explosive devices, but are lethal.”
– Richard Esposito, ABC News, May 1, 2010
http://abcnews.go.com/US/nycs-times-square-evacuated-bomb-scare/story?id=10530777

“It's the first time that the character of Krueger, not just his actions, has been legitimately disturbing and that's mainly because of what Bayer and company show us of pre-burn Freddy. You're not quite sure if he's just a soft-spoken, simpleton gardener with innocent intentions or whether that southern twang, sweet tea approach is Freddy Krueger's actual mask. That's not just creepy, that's bothersome. Those are real-world issues.”
– Peter Hall, Cinematical, May 1, 2010
http://www.cinematical.com/2010/05/01/is-it-time-to-retire-freddy-jason-and-myers/

A Yankee Doodle murder fest
For those who fear explosive vests.
A trip to Wal-Mart gets it done
Just strip the powder from your gun's
Supply of ammo; pump some gas
And steal a car—you're there with class.

The movie ends on climax notes.
We never see the hero's motes
Of sorrow poison him with guilt
Nor see his righteous anger wilt
Beyond the credits—nor his shame
As friends despise the killer's name.

Entrepreneurs have always been
America's domain of win.
We grew the market for the car,
Computers—why not also star
As action heroes in a war?
For what's a little righteous gore,

When Ted Kaczynski earned his fame
By bombing labs, to much acclaim?
Who makes a movie starring shlubs
Who drive the cabs or tend the pubs?
The start-up costs are dear it's true;
But movie stars must first debut.

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Life is Sacred ?? [Twitter Found Poem, May 1, 2010]

Life is Sacred ?? [Twitter Found Poem, May 1, 2010]

When good Lung Cancer
lucky strikes you
you should sacrifice an ounce of baby
to Michael Jordan's Steak House.

the prognosis is bad!
ask me about our specials
Get pregnant Lying on
our dining room table.
our HOSTILE waitstaff
is Pleased to be of help.

life is sacred ??
Somebody Get Lying About Some Shit & You Know
They Lying! I was about to ask if you had Seen
The madness Up Close and Personal
but You ain't Seen shit.
we deliver, your cure
When you deliver
da CASH MONEY
& ounce of baby flesh and blood.

your parents gave you life
you have to sacrifice an ounce
of happiness to show your appreciation.
It's the only way....

We will find a cure 4 everything
from Autism to Oil Spill to Lung Cancer
to happiness. health care reform
can fix anything
except stupidity.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Last Words of a False Prophet Before Her Beheading [News Poem, April 30, 2010]

Last Words of a False Prophet Before Her Beheading [News Poem, April 30, 2010]

“You ask I make my choice? It's made.
I choose to separate myself
From both the worshipers of blades,
And ones who use a book on shelf

To choose their mode of bigotry;
To justify their cruelty,
To please their Gods or ancestry.
I'll swear at oaths of fealty

Before I let you compromise
The oath I made to humankind.
You cowards! All of you surmise
That killing me destroys my mind

And silences the truth. It's true
You'll ask my skull for pithy barbs—
Until the swords are rusted through.
With ash and sackcloth as your garb—

You'll still recall the atheist
Who questioned why you must persist
In elevating solipsists
Who don't believe that God exists—“

--

Re: “Belgium's vote to ban full face veils in public is the furthest any European country has gone to confront... Muslim minorities.”
– Tom Heneghan, Reuters, April 30, 2010; 1:41 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/30/AR2010043001527.html

“The United Nations Economic and Social Council yesterday elected Iran to serve a four-year term -- beginning in 2011 -- on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). ”
– Anne Bayefsky, FoxNews.com, April 29, 2010
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2010/04/29/anne-bayefsky-iran-united-nations-commission-status-women-congress/

"Honor killings," or crimes carried out against women seen to have tainted the family's name, are not uncommon in mainly Muslim Turkey, particularly in poor and rural areas.
The European Union, which Turkey has applied to join, has repeatedly urged Ankara to take a tougher stance against such crimes.
– Ibon Villelabeitia, Reuters, Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:45pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63F4NC20100416


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Another Toylit Scoop! Beating Krugman by 3 years! Here's the reprint + comments

So Paul Krugman (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/opinion/30krugman.html?hp) spots now what I saw three years ago: the dollar trap. I noticed the increasing volatility in currency exchanges and the Chinese currency strategy and started examining contingency scenarios. I think this article implies a financial meltdown, but it totally missed the size and scope of it. Still, given the events over the last few years and given how extremely WRONG the pundits were, I think the article's prescient. I didn't see the scope of the meltdown, but I did catch the long term trend-dynamic before anyone else did. Yee haw.

Mark Ames didn't like the direction my analysis was going in at the time, because it was too self-congratulatory. I'm glad he stopped me, because I was going to write a bunch of articles about how the USA won't suffer during a financial meltdown. Ha! Well, not all the trends are bad here. US-Chinese competition is going to splatter European industries. Cheap American shit vs Cheap Chinese shit: whose cuisine will reign supreme?

ps: China's signs of inflation are starting to become obvious.

China: Bow To Uncle Sam!
By Khakjaan Wessington
November 17, 2006

http://exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=8380&IBLOCK_ID=35
SAN FRANCISCO - China is on the brink of a financial meltdown. Ok, call me a crackhead. Feel better? Now let's talk facts. According to the World Bank, China's profits on capital invested is climbing, not dropping, as an overheating economy might suggest. Whether one is counting on official figures or reverse engineered figures, China's total investment rate is still somewhere between 37%-45%; significantly higher than the 21% average investment rate internationally. When combined with a 5 year Incremental-Capital-Output-Ratio (ICOR) around 4.5% (the % of GDP needed to boost GDP growth by 1%), this seems to paint the picture of a China on the rise: until one looks at US productivity figures.
Graphing durable productivity growth in the US economy over the last four years reveals the US has averaged a huge 6.09% durable productivity growth per year. This has resulted in drops in Unit Labor Cost (labor cost per unit of GDP) significantly during that period: 1.11% per year on average, even as GDP has grown during this period. In fact, durable productivity growth has exceeded GDP growth since the 2000-2001 slowdown: productivity in durable manufacturing is rising so fast, it's making US labor costs even more competitive than they already are. What this means is that the advantage that low labor cost economies have over the US is rapidly shrinking in America's favor.

Now, let's complicate the picture: China is the world's second biggest holder of US Treasury securities, and 70% of its trillion foreign reserves is in US dollars. The popular economic argument is that this huge debt balance is dangerous for the US, because a trade deficit siphons wealth out of the debtor's economy and into the creditor's economy. Eventually, the value of dollar-denominated assets should drop, because US wealth should be getting depleted. This premise is flawed.
A trade deficit can be good if the economy with the deficit is creating more wealth than the cost of imports. The University of Michigan and Florida International University study of US entrepreneurial activity showed it hit an all time high in 2005 with 23 million starting, or managing a business under four years old, and The Economist recently claimed that the US has twice as many entrepreneurs as the EU. This suggests that the US is using the imports of cars and computers (components that make up the US trade deficit) to build businesses.
In economic terms, the value of the goods imported exceeds their cost. The result? Hyper-productivity growth across durable producers and a growth in efficient, small manufacturers. The trade deficit is irrelevant if the imported goods are worth more than they cost. A laptop made in China is more valuable in the US because of the business climate here. Likewise a truck, or most anything else. Who ever heard of the Chinese protecting intellectual property rights? If every jackass with a bank account, connections, or factory is ripping off small business ideas, the value innovator isn't going to get paid for his work and isn't going to add his best use to the economy. Combine this with guangxi networks and party officials demanding bribes, it's no surprise that China's labor costs are rising. There's less incentive to add value if there's a good chance it's going to get stolen - hence low worker productivity growth. This works so long as there are cheap labor inputs, but as labor gets scarcer, wages climb. These factors eat away at China's long term productivity growth and are examples of the way a manufacture's value increases once it crosses the border.

What about the risk of China dumping its dollar assets for other assets? If China does this, it will increase supply of dollar assets and also reduce the demand for dollar assets (since it is a major importer of dollars). A devaluation in the dollar would result in a devaluation of the rest of the dollar reserves China has and put a major dent in its total reserves. It would also make Chinese exports to the US more expensive, and imports from the US cheaper. Dollar inflation would increase and that would hurt everything in the US economy: or would it?
A rapid drop in the Dollar versus the Yuan would result in almost immediate, and major import substitution by US producers. Until inflation is tamped out, it will continue to drop the cost of US manufactures compared to foreign manufacturers. It would be a deathblow to European industries, which would need to respond with even more protectionism. Airbus is already on the ropes - a 20% drop in the dollar would see almost every plane order in the world for the next five years going to Boeing. Multiply this across every industry where the EU is barely competitive with the rest of the world and you can see that a disaster is brewing, not for the US, but for Europe. China would lose its target market for exports and its domestic consumption won't be able to make up for the difference.
China's current investment rate is predicated upon the presumption that for the near future, China will remain one of the world's most competitive manufacturers. With profits where they are right now, it's easy to say that China hasn't over-invested. Still, the trends are telling. Competition with slave economies has unlocked productivity growth in the US economy previously unseen. So long as US durable productivity growth is greater than its GDP growth, the US will continue to get more competitive vs. low-cost producers. Therefore, financing US debt, rather than being a sign of long-term Chinese strength, is a sign of its long term weakness. China's locked itself into a strategy it can't escape. At this rate, the US is going to eradicate the competitive advantage of low labor cost producers in a decade or two. But if China tries to stop subsidizing US trade, it hurts Chinese manufacturers and benefits US manufacturers.
It's just another example of how things aren't always what they appear to be in the international financial game. A strategy can be good in the short term, but lock you into a problem you can't escape. Sorry, China!


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A-10 Thunderbolt Fat-Killer [Twitter Found Poem April 30, 2010]

A-10 Thunderbolt Fat-Killer [Twitter Found Poem April 30, 2010]

Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem
Re: evanh alcapone840 MsKiaBaby Ba_Sura FirmCheeks jdcity1stfl JessicaDuLong elizahleigh elm51 dustyonthereal wavezap donny_ng MsUNique925 clutchculture MsLemonDrop PatriotPrideAm drgrist itsmarrria UnCavedThoughts chrishmcgovern pgood2008 yeahxitscory aaronware DemonicLullaby YTlilBLKboy fairyvampmary purplepawn WorryAboutYB SonamOngmo Owlsports_com SliiMaVellii_x Alia_Maria easyactions DIY_Electricity muffinjoy ghostdevil napoleon718 andrealo DannyParty JohnnyGWeir

the shitty oil situation
hates having its photo taken.
Have you ever seen a REAL Live Halliburton b4 lol??

REAL life ?? well that's some scary shit.
lets crawl Til you & your fat ass can walk again...
But for now let's fly an Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle
Powered by a tub of liposuctioned fat.
I prefer the A-10 but you can probs just pick any.

Take an elevator to the top floor
TO THE meet with THE BIG man
let's talk about this Crazy world we live in. lol !!

You'll never walk again
ur not even strong enough
2 stop *NOM NOM**NOM NOM*
stuffing your face.
Are you ready to stop
stuffing your face
to stop the shitty oil situation??
or Are you going 2 start hates having your photo taken too??

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Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Company Keeps Us Together At Last [News Poem April 29, 2010]

The Company Keeps Us Together At Last [News Poem April 29, 2010]

“Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, South Korean skating champion Kim Yu-na, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva also made Time's 100 most-influential people list.”
– Reuters, Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32pm EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63S42Y20100429

“In recent decades the agency has often said it was deploying more “NOCs,” or officers under non-official cover. U.S. multinational companies -- banks, oil companies, airlines, construction firms -- are generally happy to help the CIA, on patriotic grounds, with legitimate-looking jobs for its operatives.”
– Jeff Stein, April 26, 2010; 4:47 PM ET
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/spy-talk/2010/04/cia_chief_promises_spies_new_a.html

All of this driving on highways detracts from the
Horror of brakelights and swerving hillbillies that
Drive like our men on a tear on Afghani roads.
Accidents happen—the enemy stalks us by
Stoplights if need be. If cover's eroded then
Nothing can stop the determined assassin from
Hitting his mark off the beltway in darkness. I

Circle my block as I'm often inclined for one
Never is sure of a spousal betrayal. She
Gathers the dishes in soapy sink lather, but
Secretly wishes I'd finish my meatloaf and
Clutch at my chest as the interest collects on my
Heart—which is gray I assure you; for nothing is
Sacred, profane. I'm not anything really. Yet

Snow in the springtime deflects the moroseness I
Feel as the creepers are nestled on branches of
Trees. If it wasn't for timber I couldn't be
Sure if the houses around me were features of
Nature. I'm certain the finches have always been
Singing for humans for nothing exists for the
Singer without us to listen—we listen as

Thunder approaches the neighborhood
Stand of a statue amidst the wood.

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Mecha-Desdemona Gets Me All Crazy n Da Head n Shit [Twitter Found Poem, April 29, 2010]

Mecha-Desdemona Gets Me All Crazy n Da Head n Shit [Twitter Found Poem, April 29, 2010]

Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem
Re: @JoTheCat @rodthelumor @NandoOchoSeis @longpour @neekiangel @chloekillwell @kuling @ToastyRamirez @xA_BOOGIE @BrianaButton @michelini @P0iS0N_R0YALTY @ThoughtSnot @mochamelody @hoddington @arneldo @ConnorTitmarsh @slvyas @CharlieePOP @Narcissistic_85 @Kee31 @ruby81272 @sallyolofin @MrRapperGuy @SexyDream @yomilicious @MrLucrative @hapsical @freakurdream @BlackDiamondCA @wyzleyspoken @akzionz @boyoperatedcoin @EkkoEkkoEkko @supererogatory @Kourtneybell181 @CubanaLAF @_MostEnvyed_ @MissCays @mydwynter @lynzannecorin @MoradoFly @OoSoCocky @KRNorwood @pj4MJJ @RanjitGowda @DayBelieber @annalisajoyce

"when I say I miss u it's only cuz u said it
first and I don't wanna leave u hangin =\ lol"
BEEEP

"ur right ur wifey is a good girl ;-) "
BEEEP

Let's ask me "why so serious???"
I know @MrRapperGuy!!
Yes my wifey is a good girl ;-)
But I'm possibly a seedy psychopath.
don't wanna leave u hangin...
sit down beside me I don't bite
too Hard
Let's bury u & my barbie
bitches hahaha i mean
Let's bury the hatchet
in yo dick hahaha i mean
barbie bitches make me SICK! get an identity!
hahaha Do I Make You Nervous ???
It's all fun and games until someone
gets his dick chopped off.

hahaha Do I Make You Nervous ???
don't test me .
too late!! I get all crazy n da head n shit .
so check it out:
u & my barbie wifey
win a free trip 2 Baghdad
& win a free burial site.

plant u & wifey in the seedy side of town
& water it...u & mecha-desdemona i mean
with gasoline then light em up...
I told you I get all crazy n da head n shit.


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Bulimic Surfer [News Poem April 28, 2010]

Bulimic Surfer [News Poem April 28, 2010]

“Crews ignited a small area of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday afternoon in a first attempt to burn some of the oil before it reaches shore. “Based on our limited experience, birds and mammals are more capable of handling the risk of a local fire and temporary smoke plume than of handling the risk posed by a spreading oil slick. Birds flying in the plume can become disoriented, and could suffer toxic effects. This risk, however, is minimal when compared to oil coating and ingestion.””
– Campbell Robertson, Liz Robbins & Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, April 28, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29spill.html?src=mv

Catch a wave on bursting flames.
Swoon while huffing petrol fumes.
Cauterize the bleeding pipes.
Ride pollution's tiger stripes;
Dodge the ruined derrick booms:
Surf the sea and win acclaim.

Tigers burn in forest fires.
Surfers drown—they've pearls for eyes.
Acid rain consumes the crops—
Poisoning with water drops.
Dine upon the earth? Surprise!
Choke on what we most desire.


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Limits 2 Everything [Twitter Found Poem, April 28, 2010]

Limits 2 Everything [Twitter Found Poem, April 28, 2010]

Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem
Re: @TriniCassia @UrbanLegendBand @DaBosslady4PR @ThisIsJayyKidd @melosfdc @skinnyDraya @Brightmomma @callme_GINA @MilkNOreos @LEPRIE @_AAdonis @va2cali7 @GhettoEinstein @Mr_Annoying @GRayUFFN @_jaebee @MsTianaMarie @aysumtin @ShadaiL @laurajanefuller @BigPhilSheamus @tx_tuff @tuyoki @twiblock @BeckyFletch

ready to get Extreme??
I really have no limits...
Sky Dive, cliff jumping
not wipin my ass b4 havin sex...
I really don't regret the bad smells.
Every lesson is a blessing!!
yall going around regretting shit???
U should have no limits...

hurtin sumones feelings a while back??
it's NOTHING!
#IHaveaPHD In Makin me Have MultiOrgasms.
fuck yall. Ain't no one even thinkin/talkin bout you.
#ihaveaPHD in shooting pets
mamas mailman grannyes

low lifes are strawberry blond highlights!!
Shoot the sheriff If yall Ain't got no limits...
not wipin YR ass b4 havin sex
with strawberry blond highlights
shuld be the highlights of the High-Life
4 sum low lifes with no limits...

Sky Dive without a parachute
If U really have no limits...
no one even thinkin/talkin bout you either:-)


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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Drowning in a Sea of Chum [Today's News Poem, April 27, 2010]

Drowning in a Sea of Chum [Today's News Poem, April 27, 2010]

“Chávez has nurtured economic, energy and political ties with Tehran in response to what he terms aggression from the US "empire". The two governments have not announced any military accords.”
– Rory Carroll, The Guardian, 27 April 2010 19.09 BST
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/27/iran-venezuela-pentagon-report

“"You must not relax, in order not to permit what is happening in some republics, what recently happened in Kyrgyzstan," he said. "This is what we don't need. If somebody is applauding and rejoicing, it's not the Kyrgyz people."
Lukashenko was referring to an April 7 uprising that ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and killed at least 85 people in the Central Asian nation.”
– Reuters Tuesday, April 27, 2010; 12:52 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042702779.html

“Thai protesters forced a shutdown of Bangkok's busy elevated train system Tuesday and promised to expand their street demonstrations, escalating weeks of anti-government demonstrations that have paralyzed much of the capital.”
– RAVI NESSMAN (AP) – 3 hours ago as of 12:18pm PST
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g3j-vAVG1fg3kEfnogTiH8_4EXvwD9FBG6AO0

Bitterness rejects the notion
Life exists upon an ocean
Slurping all with tides of drowning.
Climb atop the chum—he's frowning
Anyway—he's going down, so
Grab the branch with honey drops, though
Frenemies demand a share—no!

Bitterness inhales the smoggy
Air until its lungs are soggy.
Blackened, choking, still it's breathing—
Gasping true, it's screaming—wheezing.
Cleanliness: one breath undoing
Years of phlegm; to stop eschewing
Promises of life renewing?

Bitterness rejects the notion.

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Sick, Lame-Ass Joker/Jokerette [Twitter Found Poem, April 27, 2010]

Sick, Lame-Ass Joker/Jokerette [Twitter Found Poem, April 27, 2010]

Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem
Re: @JennsA10 @VivaLaIvory @hexkelly @elephantlamp @bryoz @PlayeretteNessa @anthrogeekPF @emilykuphoto @halavais @ktmonae @KristaAshe @CH1TOE @selftalkguru @jamesacannon @DANGERSMITH @chuck_unwin @CircusTK @RevRunWisdom @mrprecyse @EmilyBalham @GottaFindJonas_ @juliejulie0264 @Nikki_Danae @cornholio_010 @KamilahKaash @LiLMs_PYT @chosen214 @fefechanel @AdrianneCurry @BigBrickCity @tiayay @Tey_23 @AmberLeighN @TherealAntJames @glittergran @annakipps @mynamesFab

SICK OF some lame ass joker/jokerette
boring you w/some fake ass story???
get real. if ur not tripn off nothin
ur a bi$$h!!!!! (UgH!!!!!)

dont eat the sh*t
be the sh*t.
be this crackhead:
jump in front of a talkin car!!!!
while its driving :
that's real!!!!

Let's get real stOOpid today!
Prospects of an actual race
to the bottom are moot.
we're already at the bottom !!!!!

it's coffee time!!
u need to get higher than that !!!!!
sobriety time ???
That's the worst thing 2 be addicted to.
try being addicted 2 pills 4 fun & profit .
u suckin dick already
try suckin dick 4 fun & profit.
Quit boring sobriety time for good .
dont eat the sh*t
be the sh*t.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Dancing to the Tune of the Profit-Bot [News Poem April 26, 2010]

Dancing to the Tune of the Profit-Bot [News Poem April 26, 2010]

“San Mateo County sheriff's deputies searched the home of Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen, who created an online sensation among Apple Inc. fans when he posted extensive information about a lost iPhone prototype, according to a message Monday on the site.”
– David Sarno, Los Angeles Times April 26, 2010
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iphone-probe-20100427,0,5272705.story

The sublime, the obsessed: the fools we became
As we searched for the prototype to explain
The recitals of faith in gizmos we claim
Are the pathways to godliness and not pain.

And we found it inside a bar near the work
Where computers designed the future for all—
With the oracle left on table: where quirks
Of tomorrow were swiped for sake of the thralls.

With some features we lacked, we'd pay for the chance
To pretend we were robots churning along
To the ring in the tone. As servants we dance
At the ball of the lords that features a song

We adore—it's the ration we crave
As we wait for the day when we save
And transmute into prophets from slaves:
But for now let's not make any waves.

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Semi-Colon [Twitter Found Poem April 26, 2010]

Semi-Colon [Twitter Found Poem April 26, 2010]

Tweets+Edits= #twitterfoundpoem
@NathanTCameron @lucyima_star @ajskidd10 @iFuxWitPhresh @JustRissaJean @YungHaze @abbickelfro @namusly @LO_LIFE_PRIME @UndigestedHusks @BruceOwen23 @thekeisler @MrReid1989 @wildspaceagogo @NicoleCocoS @World_Bello @Trap_Jesus @NayoNapalm @Jaranoid @DISAGRO @jasminepears @DaveBFI @vkent @Jason @Linda704 @MrCrhis @ageekgirl

#HandsUpIf u dont understand y ppl
fart in class and don't say nothing.
Surgery is the ultimate Colon Cleanse.
fart No more.

#PleaseTellMeWhy people think it's okay
to keep all the original parts u wuz born wit.
see a doctor about That.
Don't keep all the original parts u wuz born wit
when you could be reborn
enjoying a nice new semi-Colon
Free from Humanity

250 Dollars a day is pennies a minute
who doesn't want to be reborn
as the lime green goblin semi truck from #maximumoverdrive ?
#Stopthatshit and don't say nothing.
exhaust fumes smell So much better than
u & yo nasty ass!


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Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Demon Haunted World [Today's News Poem, April 25, 2010]

The Demon Haunted World [Today's News Poem, April 25, 2010]

“A grenade attack apparently targeting the Bangkok residence of former Thai prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa, an influential ally of the ruling coalition government, has injured 11 people.”
– ABC News, 24 minutes ago as of 8:18pm PST, April 25, 2010
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/26/2882782.htm?section=justin

A candle in the dark ignites
A fuse that flashes insight:
Alone and mortal, free to spite

Our consciences with reasoning;
With science, pain is easing—
Grenades provide the seasoning.

Kabbalah's sparks aren't just for Jews—
Its flame is just the produce
Of fertile minds that pick and choose

Which way insanity is clad.
At best a type of monad
The universe has driven mad

And cast adrift on quantum dreams,
We're chemicals that burn and scream
Against the nihilistic themes

Of nothingness perhaps. We fear that God exists
Inside our minds, that we are it—the horror twists
The intellect into a force we can't resist:
Irrational is rational. We must persist.

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