Unclear on the Concept

Divid Sirota at In These Times has a mind-boggling complaint about rich people: [...] Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced a $120 million donation to San Francisco-area schools. That donation came only a few years after California considered a ballot measure to increase funding for its schools. Zuckerberg was notably absent from the campaign to pass the measure.That detail … [Read more...] about Selfish Billionaires

Via Radley Balko comes more narcissistic whining from Jim Ardis, the mayor of Peoria, Illinois, who is rapidly becoming famous for sending his pet cops to raid the house of someone who ran a parody Twitter account in his name. Nick Vlahos of the Peoria Journal Star reports that Ardis doesn't seem to think he did anything wrong: Ardis defended his actions, which led to search … [Read more...] about Jim Ardis and the Abuse of Power

He's Peoria, Illinois mayor Jim Ardis, who is really thin skinned: PEORIA — Police searched a West Bluff house Tuesday and seized phones and computers in an effort to unmask the author of a parody Twitter account that purported to be Mayor Jim Ardis.[...]Three people at the home were taken to the Peoria Police Department for questioning. Two other residents were picked … [Read more...] about You Know Your Mayor Is a Whiny Little Bitch When…