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The White House has a pretty nifty gadget showing where your tax dollars are going. We’re kind of confused, though; we thought it all went to pay for NPR.

"The word water is commonly pronounced /wʊdər/ (with the first syllable identical to the word wood, so that it sounds like wooder."

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From Philadelphia Dialect, aka the way everyone in Philadelphia says the word water. (via nprfreshair)

We have a MoJoer who talks pretty normally, except for this same weird “wooder” thing. And he’s the only Phillies fanatic in an office full of Giants diehards. So much makes sense now.

THIS is a JOURNALIST??

MJ’s co-editors-in-chief, Clara Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein, break down the sorry state of “news” in “Why Do We Keep Falling for O’Keefe’s Smear Jobs?”

If you care about journalism, this is your morning must-read →

Really.

The Obama Tracker →

Wanna know what all Obama has done during his presidency? NPR has a handy tracker of the significant events and developments he’s tackled both at home and abroad.

Epic. Thank God we fixed all the other pressing problems in the world!

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Rep. Weiner : Crisis Averted! Click and Clack Defunded (by AskAnthonyWeiner)

This amazing floor speech by Anthony Weiner made me want to kiss him right on the mouth.

Kevin Drum: The Age of the Political Sting

“ACORN, Climategate, Planned Parenthood, and NPR. Well-timed sting operations are now the go-to tactic for conservatives trying to discredit programs that they and their funders dislike. And as long as the press continues to eat this stuff up, we can expect it to keep coming. In the meantime, the best that liberals have is a prank call with the governor of Wisconsin—something that left barely a scratch on him. It’s time to pick up our game.”

"We now officially live in the era of guerrilla activism."

— MoJo’s Kevin Drum gets to the bottom of right-wing activist James O’Keefe’s latest scandal. Read the full story here.

"To summarize: A fake website about Muslims created by right-wing bloggers confirmed everything right-wing bloggers believe about Muslims."

— Salon reporter (and MoJo alum) Justin Elliott, breaking down “journalist” James O’Keefe’s latest attempt to take down NPR and Islamofascism.