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mattyglesias 7-11 Big Gulp sodas exempt from NYC's large soda ban: good.is/post/cola-wars… 7:43 AM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck Retweeted by bpopken and 9 others
longform "Woman Who Couldn’t Be Intimidated by Citigroup Wins $31 Million" A whistleblower's tale: long.fm/LLhZje (@bobivry, @BloombergMrkts) 9:08 AM May 31st via web Retweeted by bpopken and 7 others
I wrote a new sketch about "Clippy." You know, the helpful bullet clip?tmblr.co/ZvWiNxMU7SVR 6:39 AM May 31st via Tweet Button
Adjusted for inflation, at $7.25/hr min wage workers earn less than in 1968 bloom.bg/LGRax8 Retro styles fine, but not retro paychecks 2:11 PM May 30th via web
KSFilmFest Viva Madrid-Barca! "El Clasico: More Than a Game" screens at K+S NY, 6/27. Check out trailer & buy tix: kickingandscreening.com/blog/soccer-fo… #SoccerFilmFest 12:13 PM May 28th via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by bpopken
akalssyegh @bpopken @jeep U thought us how to get our rights . Thank u twitter.com/akalssyegh/sta… 1:08 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to bpopken Retweeted by bpopken and 1 other
bobcat74 @AAALSayegh @balsayegh @bpopken @jeep في مجال اعرض سيارتي #1991wrangler 1:18 PM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to AAALSayegh Retweeted by bpopken
@akalssyegh @AAALSayegh I like that photo too 1:17 PM May 30th via web in reply to akalssyegh
@Jeep Dealership gives guy who spraypainted complaints on his Jeep in protest brand new Wrangler #newpopken bit.ly/LGqLit 11:34 AM May 30th via bitly
sethmeyers21 In the horror movie version of "Death of a Salesman" you only THINK the salesman dies at the end. 5:18 AM May 30th via web Retweeted by bpopken and 189 others
@fcn any time you buy something you didn't create it's a license of some sort 8:33 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to fcn
@lenadunham Watched #6. Better when it's nyc-centric. Smarts comes from the specifics, & they get vaguer more the circles expand out 6:26 PM May 28th via web
@fcn i think they said it in a rephrased version in madmen this week 6:10 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to fcn
Just because you buy something doesn't mean you own it. 4:29 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly III cleats sale for $237 down from $400 bit.ly/JJsbK9. Still cant imagine paying that,sorry @nikesoccer 2:07 PM May 28th via web
@Ic3Max when it's converting from dollars to pesos 8:29 AM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Ic3Max
@USAA was cool about my stolen money, hopefully will have it back by end of the week. They said the cash was withdrawn in Mexico City! 7:59 AM May 28th via web
"Stop Visually Assaulting Me." rules for charts fosslien.com/rules 7:46 AM May 28th via Tweet Button
Someone decided to celebrate Memorial Day by cloning our debit card and stealing $755.63 via ATM. Reporting to @USAA now... 7:40 AM May 28th via web
@AAALSayegh Can you send me a photo of your new car? 10:24 AM May 27th via web

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Bio Former Consumerist.com Managing Ed, contributor to WSJ's SmartMoney, PBS's NextAvenue, Gawker's Jalopnik. Master of blogs, freelancer, consultant, improviser.