FinancialStability.gov , the Treasury Department’s flop clearinghouse for the Obama Administration’s financial recovery efforts, went live yesterday. The site, which is all sorts of fancy, attempts to provide an interface for making sense of the complexities of executive branch efforts to unclog the credit market — while at the same …

It was an epic overtime battle, but in the end, the Rush Limbaugh of Twitter was narrowly defeated by the Howard Stern of Social Media .  Congrats to Gagnon and the NMS machine on the huge upset.  A big thanks to @patrickruffini for a great run. Finally tally: [closer than …

EavesDropDC celebrates 1000 [get these fools a book deal]

The matches today did not disappoint.  Congrats to all the players. Remember, we’re playing for charity people . @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini OVERTIME This news will likely send Ruffini into a tailspin, but the endorsements from planet NMS were enough to keep this one very close.  Oh, and this , this …

If not, they must have done something else to tick him off. Why else would he do this ? We know The Atlantic is high-brow, but there’s no need to dump on CD . Unless they dumped on him first. Anyone know anything? … UPDATE: Wait!  Aren’t the Atlantic and Congress …

Besides this guy , who would make a good CEO at GM?  Patrick Ruffini seems to think Mitt Romney would. Let’s take it to a vote: Who Should Obama Install as CEO of General Motors? ( online surveys)

This is the only update we have to offer.  [wow]

We’re glad to know that CNN’s target audience reads on a 1st grade level.  [best headline ever]

The e-Tweet 8 begins now.  These match ups should prove to be some of the best yet. @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini @robertjameson vs. @levydr @mkhammer vs. @albrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @michaelturk And don’t forget about the sweet reward! The Prize: Mr. Yogato, himself, has agreed to name a customer combo after our …

If the economy has you so worried that you can’t sleep, worry no more. Below are six of the weirder insomnia treatments handed down through the ages. [courtesy of Mental Floss dot com] 1. Rub Your Feet in Dormouse Fat 2. A spoonful of Sea Slug Entrails 3. Pay to …

The e-Tweet 8 is set for tomorrow at 10am.  These match ups should prove to be some of the best yet. @matthewgagnon vs. @patrickruffini @robertjameson vs. @levydr @mkhammer vs. @albrightDC @seanhackbarth vs. @michaelturk Updated bracket seen here.

Sean Penn’s next film will gross $9.50 less than expected thanks to Bill O’Reilly’s refusal to support his movies.  [sour Milk]

In, "haven’t we already heard this joke?" news… Nancy Pelosi’s allies joke about Cantor’s ambition, saying it’s exposed him to what the speaker often describes as a “hedge clipping” — Washington’s ritual lopping-off of any political head which peeps too high above the rank and file. … “Snip, snip,” said …

Facebook Status Update Abuse: Colonoscopy This is not only unnecessary, unwelcomed and unclasssy, but entirely too much information and makes us uncomfortable.  What’s worse is wondering whether or not this status abuse was sent during the actual procedure.

Is the Senate JUST like 7th grade? "Your wife said the same thing." [who says hearings are boring?] Hat tip – Marc Ambinder