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The Mark Zuckerberg Wealth-o-Meter

Posted on 05/18/2012 by Mr. Pink

The Wall Street Journal created a widget to track Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth following the release of Facebook on the United States stock market this morning.

And in case you’re wondering: the share price closed near the opening price. Big surprise.

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Facebook Sets IPO Share Price at $38

Posted on 05/17/2012 by Mr. Pink

Facebook finally set a price for its IPO today: stock in the world’s largest social network will run $38 per share. That means the IPO will raise roughly $16 billion in funding, making it the largest IPO in tech history and the third largest in the history of the United States.

Facebook is still waiting on the Securities and Exchange Commission for formal approval but it looks like the company is otherwise on the verge of going public.

I’m calling it right now: this is going to prove disastrous within two years.

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Barack Obama Supports Gay Marriage

Posted on 05/09/2012 by Mr. Pink

President Barack Obama voiced support for gay marriage today in an interview with ABC News correspondent Robin Roberts today. The quote leaves no room for interpretation:

“I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.”

Obama became the first President in United States history to publicly voice their support for gay couples to marry. Meanwhile, North Carolina moved to ban it entirely.

I’ve personally never understood why this is even considered an issue. Who gives a shit if two dudes or two chicks want to get married? It’s not that big of a fucking deal.

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Gingrich Finally Drops Out

Posted on 05/02/2012 by Mr. Pink

Having finally bankrupted himself and several of his supporters, Newt Gingrich has officially dropped out of the 2012 race for the position of President of the United States. This comes as no big surprise to anyone who doesn’t have their head firmly up their ass, of course. Nor does the news that he endorsed Mitt Romney after announcing the end of his campaign.

For better or worse, it’s looking like four more years of Barack Obama in the driver’s seat.

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The Embarrassing Earpiece

Posted on 04/19/2012 by Mr. Pink

This is one of the best political cartoons that I’ve seen in a long while.

In related news, heads started rolling at the Secret Service - and the hooker who caused the whole fiasco has been identified as a 24 year old who goes by “Dania”. She actually spoke to the New York Times about the incident, claiming an agent tried to pay her a mere $30.

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Santorum Drops Out, Romney to Face Obama

Posted on 04/10/2012 by Mr. Pink

Citing his daughter Bella’s health, Rick Santorum announced today that he is dropping out of the 2012 presidential race. Mitt Romney will now face Barack Obama in November.

A lot of people just breathed a huge sigh of relief, myself included.

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White House Publishes Federal Taxpayer Receipt App

Posted on 04/04/2012 by Mr. Pink

As Barack Obama promised during his 2011 State of the Union address last January, the White House has published a calculator app on its website that gives U.S. taxpayers a quick and easy way to determine exactly how their tax dollars are being spent.

It’s an interesting – and in some cases extremely frustrating – tool. You should definitely take a minute check this out if you live in the United States.

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Dick Cheney Receives Heart Transplant

Posted on 03/24/2012 by Mr. Pink

Dick  Cheney, the former United States V.P. who helped George Bush launch not one but two horrible wars in the Middle East is (sadly) in recovery tonight after a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital earlier today.

Cheney, 71, has battled with heart disease for decades. He’s had five heart attacks, the most recent of which was back in 2010.

I really hope the devil has a pineapple waiting for this motherfucker. He certainly deserves it.

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Apple to Announce Plans For $100,000,000,000 Reserve

Posted on 03/18/2012 by Mr. Pink

Tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. EST, Apple CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer will hold a conference call to unveil the outcome of the company’s internal debate over what to do with its $100 billion in cash. As the wealthiest company in the world, this announcement is sure to have huge financial implications for the United States stock market – good or bad.

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ISPs to Police Downloads On Behalf of RIAA

Posted on 03/17/2012 by Mr. Pink

If you use AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, or Verizon for your Internet service, you should know that you could be facing penalties up to and including suspension of access to the web for downloading music illegally starting sometime in the very near future.

The move is part of a SOPA-esque deal between the RIAA and some of the top broadband Internet providers in the United States. The agreement was actually made last June but it’s taken time for ISPs to prepare for their new role as “big brother”.

So much for freedom and privacy, eh?

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