The 99 percent – Danelle Morton

President Annouces NIH Campaign To Fight The Crippling Epidemic of Affluenza

July 23, 2014July 23, 2014 - by Danelle

As more and more Americans come down with the Affluenza virus, President Obama takes decisive action approving a bold, new research initiative at the National Institutes of Health. A satirical news story.

Going Deeper Into The Meme

December 19, 2013 - by Danelle

One of the tech employees who rides a company bus from San Francisco to Silicon Valley engaged me in a dialogue about the flood of tech money into San Francisco real estate. He’s a reasonable guy and I tried to answer in kind. More conversation needed!

Passing On The Meme

December 11, 2013December 12, 2013 - by Danelle

Passing on the meme is an easy act, so easy most of us don’t pause to check if it’s true. Although I fancy myself too experienced as a journalist to fall into that trap, I did earlier this week. What it revealed about me isn’t all that flattering, but it is a call to operate differently on the web.

Welcome to LIfe – – Terms and Conditions Apply

May 19, 2012 - by Danelle

This the afterlife, as ruined by lawyers — a corporate-sponsored hereafter.

#OCCUPY OAKLAND — A Night of Mayhem And Social Media

October 26, 2011October 27, 2011 - by Danelle

Last night’s bloody Occupy Oakland demonstration proved to me the vital importance of Twitter in bearing witness in real time, a time when the conventional media often turns off the camera, looks away or refuses to report.

Newt Gingrich Is A Big Baby, Really (and today’s other political humor)

October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 - by Danelle

I always thought Newt Gingrich was a big baby, but I had no idea how right I was!