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An Ostensibly Funny Commentary* of the Recent News and Events. (* warning! may not actually be funny or a commentary. Also, since I am not quite sure what "ostensibly" means, it might not be "ostensibly" either.) Blogging at listofx.com

10 Celebrities Who Will Be Affected By Cuts In Unemployment Benefits

Last week, Congress failed to extend the long-term unemployment benefits, and as a result, 1.3 million people have lost their unemployment benefits on December 28. By the end of 2014, this number is expected to grow to 5 million.  The … Continue reading

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10 Features Of Facebook-Owned Apartments

Facebook, Inc., the social company company that that brought us the famous social network, has decided to take care of their employees, and is building a Facebook-owned apartment building to house its employees.  The housing will have 394 units, which … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Republican Leaders Don’t Like Pope Francis

Since his election in early 2013, Pope Francis has made quite a few controversial statements. For example, in his recent writings, Francis criticized the excesses of free market, the “idolatry of money”, and called for measures alleviating poverty and wealth inequality … Continue reading

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10 Provisions In The Nuclear Deal With Iran

During this week’s multilateral diplomatic talks between United States, Iran, France, Germany, United Kingdom, China, and Russia, the countries have reached an agreement partially suspending Iran’s nuclear weapons program in exchange for easing the sanctions against Iran. Here are 10 … Continue reading

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10 Reactions To The “Insurance-Cancellation-Gate”

In the last few weeks the American media has been filled with stories of a terrible disaster. If you think I’m referring to the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, you haven’t been following American media.  No, the real … Continue reading

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10 Types Of Government Explained In Stick Figures

And now for something completely different… Many of those who read this blog have children, and eventually it becomes necessary to explain to them the difference between the various political and economic systems which are established in different parts of … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why Congress Reduced The Number Of Their Work Days

The Republican leadership of the House of Representatives has released the work schedule for the House in 2014, which reduced the number of days the Congress will be in session to 113, compared to 126 days in 2013.  The change … Continue reading

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10 Real Reasons Why The ObamaCare Website Doesn’t Work

On October 1st, the federal government has finally opened an insurance exchange website HealthCare.gov, where people who did not have health insurance could finally buy affordable health insurance. However, the website roll out has been plagued with technical glitches and … Continue reading

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10 Reasons Why The ObamaCare Website Doesn’t Work

On October 1st, the federal government has finally opened an insurance exchange website HealthCare.gov, where people who did not have health insurance could finally buy affordable health insurance.  However, the website rollout has been plagued with technical glitches, and many … Continue reading

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10 Reactions To The Government Shutdown

The United States government has been partially shut down last Monday, when the Republican-controlled House refused to fund the government over their objections to the Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Obamacare.  Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been sent out … Continue reading

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