Mack Reed once had better things to do, but now he uses the Internet. He’s a bit more serious here: Snapcious | F.8 Interactive | Factoid LabsTumblr (3.0; @factoidlabs)http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d5e230f33290c01355dc53c346527ed9/tumblr_mn0cyg32x91qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lambchop for lunch!<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/bgvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/bgvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50748465908http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50748465908Sat, 18 May 2013 15:03:51 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1848ada5a69129a3f41ddb30d923c1a6/tumblr_mn084txAVH1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I really need to improve my diet<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/4gvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/4gvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50741137081http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50741137081Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6e0f8d1bf19485c41a9c346a717d269/tumblr_mmwn8gL0nz1qzsnxyo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://liberalsarecool.com/post/50598272153/kevin-drum-in-2010-such-legislation-was">liberalsarecool</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Kevin Drum</strong><span>: </span></p> <blockquote> <p><span>“In 2010, such legislation was introduced, and died when it was filibustered by Republicans in the Senate. More generally, media organizations have been lobbying for a federal shield law for decades, and Congress </span><a href="http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/05/obama-gop-put-or-shut-doj-investigation">has been resolutely unwilling to pass one</a><span>…. Politically, </span><strong>Obama </strong><span>is basically daring Republicans to put their money where their mouths are. You want to make the DOJ leak investigation into an issue of executive overreach? Fine. Then rein it in. Pass a law making it clear what DOJ can and can’t do in leak investigations.”</span></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50732421239http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50732421239Sat, 18 May 2013 11:12:10 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b25aa658798f8b847818375a6e3f09b/tumblr_mmz31dtnfm1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s beer o’clock!<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/mnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/mnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50697661749http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50697661749Fri, 17 May 2013 22:32:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f4542fee83524db3392f3396f868750e/tumblr_mmusyhLpMv1qfengno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://stfuconservatives.tumblr.com/post/50615327208" class="tumblr_blog">stfuconservatives</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quickhits.tumblr.com/post/50511253368/republicans-love-free-enterprise-the">quickhits</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Republicans love free enterprise, the entrepreneurial spirit — right up until they hate it.<br/></strong></p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/05/13/north_carolina_tesla_ban_bill_would_prevent_unfair_competition_with_car.html">Slate</a>:</strong> From the state that brought you <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/north-carolina-bans-latest-science-rising-sea-level/story?id=16913782">the nation’s first ban on climate science</a> comes another legislative gem: a bill that would prohibit automakers from selling their cars in the state.</p> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>The proposal, which the Raleigh <em>News & Observer</em> reports was <a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/09/2883125/law-would-stop-tesla-electric.html">unanimously approved by the state’s Senate Commerce Committee</a> on Thursday, would apply to all car manufacturers, but the intended target is clear. It’s aimed at Tesla, the only U.S. automaker whose business model relies on selling cars directly to consumers, rather than through a network of third-party dealerships.</p> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>The bill is being pushed by the <a href="http://www.ncada.com/">North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association</a>, a trade group representing the state’s franchised dealerships. Its sponsor is state Sen. Tom Apodaca, a Republican from Henderson, who has said the goal is to prevent unfair competition between manufacturers and dealers. What makes it “unfair competition” as opposed to plain-old “competition”—something Republicans are typically inclined to favor—is not entirely clear. After all, North Carolina doesn’t seem to have a problem with Apple selling its computers online or via its own Apple Stores.</p> </div> <div class="text parbase section"> <p>Still, it’s easy to understand why some car dealers might feel a little threatened: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/13/autos/tesla-sales-bmw-mercedes-audi/index.html">Tesla’s Model S outsold the Mercedes S-Class, BMW 7 Series, and Audi A8 last quarter</a> without any help from them. If its business model were to catch on, consumers might find that they don’t need the middle-men as much as they thought.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>According to the report, “<a href="http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/contributor_details.phtml?c=141428&d=1539504216">Apodaca received $8,000 in campaign contributions from the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association last year</a>, the maximum amount allowed by state law.” He has not responded to a request for comment.</p> <p>Ironically, this sort of thing is almost <em>exactly</em> what Ayn Rand complained about in her novel <em>Atlas Shrugged </em>— a business group and the government were forcing an industrialist to share his process for producing a new alloy, using “unfair competition” as their reasoning. I suppose it hadn’t occurred to her that they could ban it for the same reason.</p> <p>The GOP has taken to praising Rand in recent years — especially post-Tea Party. Like so much else Republicans say, that praise is obviously horseshit.</p> </blockquote> <p>Free markets, amirite?</p></blockquote>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50656739705http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50656739705Fri, 17 May 2013 11:46:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/73ed28e94dce589e65bdb64938062c3a/tumblr_mmx5or3MEP1r51xsro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rollindeepwith3cheeses.tumblr.com/post/50621083387/magnificent" class="tumblr_blog">rollindeepwith3cheeses</a>:</p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50656538662http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50656538662Fri, 17 May 2013 11:42:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fbdc81754db901ae72584df04fd88bb7/tumblr_mmxj7tMD381qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cell tower (stealth mode), posing as a palm tree. <br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/nnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/nnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50637598227http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50637598227Fri, 17 May 2013 02:26:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/609968d31eb628e49ed1ed2f2f7d4795/tumblr_mmxiz5cxSn1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The paper ghosts of pets taken in the night by coyotes. <br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/7nvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/7nvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50637402346http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50637402346Fri, 17 May 2013 02:21:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aea93c5453f7ea50c914bb8e1dcc570d/tumblr_mmxgc1nfNM1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Hulk awakens from a nightmare<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/dnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/dnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50635010512http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50635010512Fri, 17 May 2013 01:24:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2cafdaa6feb57040050415e2d225cec/tumblr_mmwi9qChCd1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Headless man spotted!<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/snvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/snvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585516103http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585516103Thu, 16 May 2013 13:08:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/17de3bb7399c99cbf3f983b0b82057ae/tumblr_mmwi69lftR1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Homeless chap sweeping the LA River. Lord knows its dirty …<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/onvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/onvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585405887http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585405887Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94ab37765a7ff4f5503306578f534632/tumblr_mmwi0n16871qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Speed<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/bnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/bnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585230143http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50585230143Thu, 16 May 2013 13:02:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/42122e9055609eb0f3604b1166264ce9/tumblr_mmwho4a73T1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Veteran of the hot tub wars<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/xnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/xnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50584828259http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50584828259Thu, 16 May 2013 12:55:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77c9760ef88ad4ba4f4a611f9792913f/tumblr_mmwd86R2y91qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My playa vest has trinkets, tools and criminal pockets. <br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/9nvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/9nvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50580031188http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50580031188Thu, 16 May 2013 11:19:18 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4f828f3fa7d1d7b7db610c9a3d500bb/tumblr_mmw9dy8SzZ1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>GREEN ENOUGH FOR YA?<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/hnvhq">http://snapcio.us/s/hnvhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576352985http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576352985Thu, 16 May 2013 09:56:22 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53cd403edb8fee5708927ee7a96fc00f/tumblr_mmw9634sVo1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And by the universe I mean the cops. <br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/m7vhq">http://snapcio.us/s/m7vhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576153660http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576153660Thu, 16 May 2013 09:51:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d78451cfdef26d32b077e57afe5c4634/tumblr_mmw90gUdmQ1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There’s a fog upon LA …<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/i7vhq">http://snapcio.us/s/i7vhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576009813http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50576009813Thu, 16 May 2013 09:48:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7ac65d431cd15b6ac7503c78912bea01/tumblr_mmw8ervpGW1qzjlhyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The universe is telling me … Wait, WHAT? Speak UP!!! Can’t hear you!!!<br/> <a href="http://snapcio.us/s/67vhq">http://snapcio.us/s/67vhq</a></p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50575471317http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50575471317Thu, 16 May 2013 09:35:14 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5cb392aea2b9d1cb4a89bb0cebacd8f0/tumblr_mmv75hDA8J1spbh22o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>See also …</p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50574305037http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50574305037Thu, 16 May 2013 09:06:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9gdn9ajzN1qzi80do1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Current status</p>http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50574169530http://factoidlabs.tumblr.com/post/50574169530Thu, 16 May 2013 09:02:54 -0400