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Michigan IMC: feature/6208
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mousemusings: Unhappy Workers Should Take Prozac --Bush Campaigner:
"'American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.' "
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"'American workers unhappy with low-quality jobs should find new ones -- or pop a Prozac to make themselves feel better.' "
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funferal: Vote swapping in 2004
"I've received a mail regarding a proposed 'vote swapping' system for the US presidential election, which would allow wanna-be Nader voters in swing states to swap with wanna-be Kerry voters in solidly red or blue states. There's something quaint about such a system, which relies so much on trust of those one does not know, but which arises out of a profound disaffection with the electoral system of the United States." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"I've received a mail regarding a proposed 'vote swapping' system for the US presidential election, which would allow wanna-be Nader voters in swing states to swap with wanna-be Kerry voters in solidly red or blue states. There's something quaint about such a system, which relies so much on trust of those one does not know, but which arises out of a profound disaffection with the electoral system of the United States." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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funferal: DNC slaps down those calling for end of occupation
"When a banner reading 'End the Occupation of Iraq' was unfurled on the convention floor, during the speech of Teresa Heinz Kerry, police were called and hauled off the protester (though the DNC decided not to ask for the protester, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, to be arrested)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"When a banner reading 'End the Occupation of Iraq' was unfurled on the convention floor, during the speech of Teresa Heinz Kerry, police were called and hauled off the protester (though the DNC decided not to ask for the protester, Medea Benjamin of Code Pink, to be arrested)." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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mikeroth.org: Is the stress getting to him?
"According to Capitol Hill Blue, a 'non-partisan' newspaper, President Bush has been taking powerful anti-depressants ever since he stormed out of a press conference on July 8 while discussing his relationship to Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"According to Capitol Hill Blue, a 'non-partisan' newspaper, President Bush has been taking powerful anti-depressants ever since he stormed out of a press conference on July 8 while discussing his relationship to Kenneth Lay, former CEO of Enron." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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onegoodmove: No Laughing Matter
"Michael Moore is right. The republicans have lost their sense of humor. James Broadwater is a candidate for Congress in Mississipi's 2nd Congressional District. He claims he got duped , and he did, but were his views accurately presented, undoubtedly. James is rightly worried, the truth is a powerful weapon. This republican only wants the truth revealed if it's his 'truth'.He wants the anti-god media brought under strict FCC control. James is clinging tightly to his soul but his sense of humor has gone missing.
He reminds us that he has a logo on his website that says he is a proud friend of Israel. He also thinks they are going to spend an eternity in Hell. With friends like that, both the Jews and members of the Second District are in trouble. I love ya brother but burn baby burn. You're going to love the video 11.5MB" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Michael Moore is right. The republicans have lost their sense of humor. James Broadwater is a candidate for Congress in Mississipi's 2nd Congressional District. He claims he got duped , and he did, but were his views accurately presented, undoubtedly. James is rightly worried, the truth is a powerful weapon. This republican only wants the truth revealed if it's his 'truth'.He wants the anti-god media brought under strict FCC control. James is clinging tightly to his soul but his sense of humor has gone missing.
He reminds us that he has a logo on his website that says he is a proud friend of Israel. He also thinks they are going to spend an eternity in Hell. With friends like that, both the Jews and members of the Second District are in trouble. I love ya brother but burn baby burn. You're going to love the video 11.5MB" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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onegoodmove: Time-Out Dick
"Ilana Wexler is the twelve year old organizer of Kids for Kerry She spoke at the Democratic convention and has a suggestion about what to do with Dick Cheney, and his potty mouth. She's calling for a national No Name Calling Day you can sign the petition here. Here is the video from the convention 1.8 MB detailing her idea for the Vice President" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Ilana Wexler is the twelve year old organizer of Kids for Kerry She spoke at the Democratic convention and has a suggestion about what to do with Dick Cheney, and his potty mouth. She's calling for a national No Name Calling Day you can sign the petition here. Here is the video from the convention 1.8 MB detailing her idea for the Vice President" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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RuminateThis: Fortress Bush
"A sullen President George W. Bush is withdrawing more and more from aides and senior staff, retreating into a private, paranoid world where only the ardent loyalists are welcome." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"A sullen President George W. Bush is withdrawing more and more from aides and senior staff, retreating into a private, paranoid world where only the ardent loyalists are welcome." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seat of the Revolution
“My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island, or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now.” -- Carol Mosley-Braun ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
“My late mother used to say it doesn’t matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island, or the Rio Grande. We’re all in the same boat now.” -- Carol Mosley-Braun ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seat of the Revolution: "We run the Government website for the Preparing for Emergencies public information campaign, on www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk, and are very concerned that the material on your site will confuse people about the sensitive advice and information that we are giving to the public."
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Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary: Valero Profit Rises Fivefold Amid Strong Fuel Demand (Update2): "The industry has never made so much money"
I received this today from a real special person. This is the second update they have sent me and they are a little apologetic for sending me this stuff. I am soooo happy to be receiving information like this from you :-)
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I received this today from a real special person. This is the second update they have sent me and they are a little apologetic for sending me this stuff. I am soooo happy to be receiving information like this from you :-)
xooxoxoxoxoox
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kadyellebee: "wiki?" January 9, 2003
Wow, surfing the net, wikis, weblogs and such, I ran across this post to which I commented on May 14, 2003... weird. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Wow, surfing the net, wikis, weblogs and such, I ran across this post to which I commented on May 14, 2003... weird. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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BW Online | July 27, 2004 | Will Oil Profits Run Out of Fuel?: "If oil company executives still acted like James Dean in the classic film Giant, this would be the week they grabbed their hats and screamed 'Yee-hah!' amidst a gusher of crude. The reason: High energy prices are fueling record earnings at some of the industry's largest players. "
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RuminateThis: Gubernetorial duties: "…my Governor, Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, has been in Boston as part of the state delegation to the Democratic Convention this week, but he’s leaving today to return home. Pressing state business, you say? Important political event or leaving on some overseas trade/travel junket, you might inquire? Needs to start his vacation and cut some brush around the ranch, you may snarkily query?
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Governor Kulongoski is coming home to attend a funeral. Just as he has done at least 18 other times over the last year and a half, Kulongoski is going to attend the funeral for Lance Corporal Bryan Kelly of Klamath Falls, the seventh Oregon Marine to die in Iraq, killed on July 16. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Governor Kulongoski is coming home to attend a funeral. Just as he has done at least 18 other times over the last year and a half, Kulongoski is going to attend the funeral for Lance Corporal Bryan Kelly of Klamath Falls, the seventh Oregon Marine to die in Iraq, killed on July 16. " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Muslims For Kucinich: Convention Report: Kucinich Relases Delegates (but they decide to vote for him anyway): "'We'll support the Kerry-Edwards ticket when it's time,' said one delegate during the Sunday meeting, 'but Dennis, you're the reason we're here. We owe it to ourselves, to the principles we all believe in, and to our constituents back home to stand up and cast our ballots for you.'"
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the alternate patriot: "Ron Reagan, the younger son of the late President Reagan, criticized the Bush administration's foreign policy, saying he believed the president misled Americans to gain support for the Iraq war.
'We lied our way into the war,' he said on CNN's 'Larry King Live' on Wednesday, referring to allegations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and direct connections to al-Qaida. 'It's a terrible mistake, a terrible foreign policy error.'
Reagan, 44, a vocal opponent of his father's conservative politics, said he would vote for anyone who could beat the current president.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'We lied our way into the war,' he said on CNN's 'Larry King Live' on Wednesday, referring to allegations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and direct connections to al-Qaida. 'It's a terrible mistake, a terrible foreign policy error.'
Reagan, 44, a vocal opponent of his father's conservative politics, said he would vote for anyone who could beat the current president.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Labor Triumphant: "For decades, despite the ostensibly pro-labor tilt of the Democratic Party, unions have had to fight just to get pro-worker language onto the platform on such crucial issues as trade. Not this year. Thea Lee, the AFL-CIO’s chief policy and politics staffer on all things trade related, noted that Kerry’s platform watchdogs were happy to see that the platform includes the need for establishing workers’ rights and labor and environmental standards in trade accords...
Labor has also received enthusiastic backing on the platform and from the Kerry-Edwards ticket for its foremost institutional imperative, the Employee Free Choice Act." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Labor has also received enthusiastic backing on the platform and from the Kerry-Edwards ticket for its foremost institutional imperative, the Employee Free Choice Act." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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jenett.radio: if you didn't know...: "Report on Sept. 11 finds home on Net"
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Psychotria Nervosa: VP afraid of apples!: "On a personal note, the United States Secret Service examined my briefcase on the way in. I was carrying, among other things, an apple and a banana.
They confiscated the apple, saying I could have thrown it at the vice president. But the banana made it through." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
They confiscated the apple, saying I could have thrown it at the vice president. But the banana made it through." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Zwichenzug: " Organizing
Had a chance to do some actual organizing today for the first time in months. You forget how rewarding it is when you don't do it for awhile. I enjoyed being on the bargaining team during the contract campaign, but I'm glad to get back to the work that really builds the union."
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Had a chance to do some actual organizing today for the first time in months. You forget how rewarding it is when you don't do it for awhile. I enjoyed being on the bargaining team during the contract campaign, but I'm glad to get back to the work that really builds the union."
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disjointed.org - Only in Texas: "Joanne Webb, a mother of three and a former schoolteacher in the town of Burleson near Forth Worth, was facing up to a year in jail after she sold a vibrator at a private party to two undercover police officers posing as a married couple."
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The S-Train Canvas: Getting it out...: Real story of magnitude brought me to tears.
"Crazee: Well if it isn't the S-Train!
Me: Ya know it man. How you been livin'?
Crazee: Been out of the joint for 8 years. Clean livin' with a good woman and a son. What about you?
Me: Been out for over 12 years. Got a wife and three kids. Hanging in there.
Crazee: That's good man. For what its worth, I'm sorry man. Sorry for all the shit back then.
Me: I hear ya. I'm sorry, too. Those were some fucked up times for both of us.
Crazee: (smiles) No doubt. Hey S-Train, what's your real name?
Me: (smiles) Solomon. You?
Crazee: (laughs) Quincy. Always hated that name.
Me: Well Quincy, you take care now. Keep on keepin' on.
Crazee: You do the same Solomon.
(We shake hands)
Me: Here's my card, man. Call me sometime. To talk about things. Maybe we can hang one day.
Crazee: Alright. That's alright. Here's my number (I write it on one of my cards). God bless you. (Walks away)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"Crazee: Well if it isn't the S-Train!
Me: Ya know it man. How you been livin'?
Crazee: Been out of the joint for 8 years. Clean livin' with a good woman and a son. What about you?
Me: Been out for over 12 years. Got a wife and three kids. Hanging in there.
Crazee: That's good man. For what its worth, I'm sorry man. Sorry for all the shit back then.
Me: I hear ya. I'm sorry, too. Those were some fucked up times for both of us.
Crazee: (smiles) No doubt. Hey S-Train, what's your real name?
Me: (smiles) Solomon. You?
Crazee: (laughs) Quincy. Always hated that name.
Me: Well Quincy, you take care now. Keep on keepin' on.
Crazee: You do the same Solomon.
(We shake hands)
Me: Here's my card, man. Call me sometime. To talk about things. Maybe we can hang one day.
Crazee: Alright. That's alright. Here's my number (I write it on one of my cards). God bless you. (Walks away)" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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jenett.radio: play with... jett found this cool flash of bits of cult movies.
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mousemusings: Is this Dude For Real??: "
'I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind. '
'The enemy declared war on us,' Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids. 'Nobody wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president... The next four years will be peaceful years.' Bush used the words 'peace' or 'peaceful' a total of 20 times." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'I'm a war president. I make decisions here in the Oval Office in foreign-policy matters with war on my mind. '
'The enemy declared war on us,' Bush told a re-election rally in Cedar Rapids. 'Nobody wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president... The next four years will be peaceful years.' Bush used the words 'peace' or 'peaceful' a total of 20 times." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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mousemusings: Jonathan Idema on trial for private "war on terror" claims Rumsfeld link: "A US citizen in court charged with running a private 'war on terror' in Afghanistan claimed he and two other Americans were working with the full knowledge of US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld."
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Negative Capability (Harpers.org): "The President of the United States is not a fact-checker."
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BugMeNot.com: "Bypass Compulsory Web Registration"
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Profits Up/Wages Down
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NathanNewman.org - News and Views: Even Greenspan Thinks Wage Inequalty a Problem: "'We do have problems with the distribution of income,' he said. 'The skill premium for skilled workers versus lesser-skilled continues to widen.
'Real wages have been rising,' he said, but 'there's been a disproportionate rise in the 20 percent of payrolls which were supervisory workers,' who have higher qualifications, while the wages of hourly workers have 'barely budged.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'Real wages have been rising,' he said, but 'there's been a disproportionate rise in the 20 percent of payrolls which were supervisory workers,' who have higher qualifications, while the wages of hourly workers have 'barely budged.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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funferal: Iraqi Prime Minister in extra-judicial killings?: "The interior minister expressed the wish that he would like to kill all these men on the spot. The PM is said to have responded that they deserved worse than death. At that point, he is said to have pulled a gun and proceeded to aim at and shoot all seven. Six of them died, the seventh, according to one witness, was wounded in the chest."
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Turning the Tide: Invading Cuba: "Kennedy didn't make a clear promise not to invade Cuba again, and immediately reinstituted the terrorist war against Cuba when the missile crisis was over, continuing until his assassination."
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Dropping Money: Stickers by Sticker Giant: "Let's cut out the intermediate step of building weapons and just…Drop money on the enemy…and, in the ensuing frenzy to get the cash, the enemy will be immobilized! (…in lots of small bills) No Collateral Damage! Promotes free-market capitalism!!!"
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ACLU - Pizza: "The government and corporations are aggressively collecting information about your personal life and your habits. They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships."
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Arbor Update: U.N.: "10 Stories the World Should Hear More About": "The corporate media likes to ignore the accomplishments of international organizations in order to convince the public that collaborative efforts are useless, thus preserving the common wisdom that submits to America’s go-it-alone, blood-thirsty war policies."
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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics: "'The worst is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking...'"
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "Indeed. Children. Torture. Evil. Period. Irrefutably, this is one of those times when you hope that the horrors are simply not true"
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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics: "'We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.'" -- Abraham Lincoln
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randomWalks: foul taste in your mouth yet?: "Yet Nader still insists that he will draw more votes from Bush than from Kerry."
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randomWalks: now that's hate!: "Virginia lawmakers are expected to move swiftly to correct legislation which mistakenly bestowed the right to a weekend day off to millions of Virginians."
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "
I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.
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I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.
—George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Lean Left: Illegal, Bigoted, or Just Plain Embarrassing: Which is Worse?: "Jerry Falwell has issued several explicit and vehement endorsements of George Bush in his tax-exempt church's newlsetters and in sermons from the church pulpit. "
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Boeing Has a Powerful Ally With Hastert: "Congress is poised to appropriate $100 million to keep one of the federal government's most scandal-ridden and contentious programs -- the Air Force's plan to replace its aging aerial-refueling tankers with new Boeing 767s."
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Guerrilla News Network: "[I]s there a supportable case that the CIA directly intended for African-Americans to receive the cocaine which it knew would be turned into crack cocaine and which it knew would prove so addictive as to destroy entire communities? The answer is absolutely, yes."
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Gaurdian Unlimited -- PM admits graves claim 'untrue' : "Downing Street has admitted to The Observer that repeated claims by Tony Blair that '400,000 bodies had been found in Iraqi mass graves' is untrue, and only about 5,000 corpses have so far been uncovered."
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Germany to Drop 9/11 Plot Charges: "German prosecutors are preparing to drop all the most serious charges against the only man convicted for the 11 September attacks, because they fear that crucial American evidence was obtained by torturing detainees."
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From a stash of questionable videos, here is a great one, Britsh Army / LSD Test
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We Apologize for Abu Ghraib
"Neal Pollack convined people across the web to declare April 15th, “Fair and Balanced Day” to protest Fox News’ decision to sue Al Franken for using the words “fair and balanced” in the title of his book, and add the phrase “Fair and Balanced” to their web site, either in the title, or in a posting.
I’m hoping that I can convince at least a few people to do this same, in reaction to the latest news about the torture at Abu Ghraib (see below). I’ve already added “We Apologize for Abu Ghraib” to the title of my weblog."
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"Neal Pollack convined people across the web to declare April 15th, “Fair and Balanced Day” to protest Fox News’ decision to sue Al Franken for using the words “fair and balanced” in the title of his book, and add the phrase “Fair and Balanced” to their web site, either in the title, or in a posting.
I’m hoping that I can convince at least a few people to do this same, in reaction to the latest news about the torture at Abu Ghraib (see below). I’ve already added “We Apologize for Abu Ghraib” to the title of my weblog."
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "Statement Made By Our President
I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate.
Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America -- and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts.
It is important for our country to continue the debate on this important issue, and I urge the House of Representatives to pass this amendment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate.
Activist judges and local officials in some parts of the country are not letting up in their efforts to redefine marriage for the rest of America -- and neither should defenders of traditional marriage flag in their efforts.
It is important for our country to continue the debate on this important issue, and I urge the House of Representatives to pass this amendment." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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slacktivist: Denial is a happy place: "Veteran Jake Caldwell, 42, of Lancaster, held up a sign that stated 'Stop the war' as he loudly questioned the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq."
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Rhino's Blog: "July 17th, 1998 -- NY Times reveals the CIA worked hand-in-hand with drug traffickers. Old news travels fast."
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This seems to work with only Micro$oft Internet Explorer and not Mozilla products. BushOut.TV: Jib Jab's "This Land"
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Analysis: President Kerry on Israel: "A leaked draft of the Democratic Party platform and recent statements by John Kerry suggest that a Democratic White House would continue the Bush administration's enthusiastic support for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon."
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A Mixed Blog: Congressional "Black" Caucus - Can't they behave better?: "Nader Further Asks: 'can you imagine if the Abolitionist Party was told not to run against the pro-slavery Whigs and Democratic Parties in the 1840s!'"
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Whiskey Bar: Send in the Clowns: "The land of Lincoln is starting to look more like the land of losers - at least for the party of Lincoln. Now that Mike Ditka has come to his senses ('I need this like I need 'Refrigerator' Perry to sit on my face.') the Republicans are reportedly trying to coax guns-'n-poses rocker Ted Nuget into being their standard bearer in this year's Senate race"
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog : "Lynne Cheney told CNN that she agreed with her husband's initial position in the 2000 campaign -- as she put it, that 'people should be free to enter into their relationships that they choose' and 'that when it comes to conferring legal status on relationships, that is a matter left to the states.'
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "Anti-gay Marriage Amendment Causing Hypocrisy on Both Sides
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "'I don't think you fix the problem by changing the No. 2 horse, but Bush is facing so much heavy baggage going into November, he's going to have to throw some of that baggage off,' said the Republican, who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue..."
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bush, Gulf War II, left): "Rumsfeld, for years the most public face of the Bush administration's war on terrorism, has suddenly become scarce."
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog: "The Congressional investigation into the abuse of Iraqidetainees at Abu Ghraib prison has virtually ground to halt, as a senior Senate Republican said Thursday that no new hearings would be held on the matter until this fall at the earliest."
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No Sweat: "Since we last updated you in June on the Codevi case in Haiti the situation has not improved for the garment workers there who produce jeans for Levi Strauss. On June 11th Grupo M fired 254 workers at the World Bank IFC-funded facility, including six of seven union committee members."
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All Facts and Opinions: Screw ClearChannel: "Media behemoth ClearChannel can keep Project Billboard's antiwar ad from hanging in Times Square, but it can not stop us from showing this here."
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All Facts and Opinions: Whoopi's a Winner: "In a statement, Goldberg wished Slim-Fast well and said, 'I've done material on every president in the past 20 years, from Reagan to Carter, from Clinton to Bush. I have used portions of the material I did at the fund-raiser in shows, speeches and even on national television and it seems now that people from the other side are using this to further their own agenda. ... I only wish that the Republican re-election committee would spend as much time working on the economy as they seem to be spending trying to harm my pocketbook.'"
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Whiskey Bar: Right From Wrong: "As you can probably tell from my last post, I'm no libertarian, nor do I play one on television. But if I were a libertarian, I believe I'd find Reason magazine's top ten list of reasons to dump George W. Bush very, well, reasonable."
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Eschaton: "Michael Moore's headline grabbing documentary, 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' which Disney declined to distribute, grossed more than $80 million in its first three weeks of release, more than any Disney film this year ..."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "EXPERTS fear up to 15,000 stray dogs will be poisoned before next month's Athens Olympics so the city looks 'pristine'."
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Eschaton: "“It makes no sense for assault weapons to be around our society.”
George W. Bush
1999
"The president supports the current [assault weapons ban] law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law."
White House spokesman Scott McClellan
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George W. Bush
1999
"The president supports the current [assault weapons ban] law, and he supports reauthorization of the current law."
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Eschaton: "Almost two-thirds of Indiana National Guardsmen in a battalion that spent a year in Iraq chose not to re-enlist when their service time expired."
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Jesus' General: "I was sorry to hear that the wicked unbelievers at the Cedar Rapid Fire Department wouldn't allow you to participate in the centuries old Christian tradition of book burning."
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fact check one two | Metafilter: "When starving people find food, they don't worry too much about the ingredients. Michael Moore's film is crude and sometimes patronising. He puts words into people's mouths. He finishes their sentences for them. At times he is funny and moving, at others clumsy and incoherent. But I was shaken by it, and I applauded at the end. For Fahrenheit 9/11 asks the questions that should have been asked every day for the past four years. The success of his film testifies to the rest of the media's failure."
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Is Fabulous President George W. Bush a Fabulous Homosexual? Baptists Are Saving Homosexuals asks what conservative Christians demand to know: " Baptists Are Saving Homosexuals asks what conservative Christians throughout America are demanding to know:
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Jim Moore's Journal: Reporting on systems evolving :
Ya know, I think this is a fine idea, to protest and report, basically keep an eye on the Sudan genocide.
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Ya know, I think this is a fine idea, to protest and report, basically keep an eye on the Sudan genocide.
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Joi Ito's Web: Japan: Schoolkids to be tagged with RFID chips
I posted something similar to this earlier this year 2004-03-01
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I posted something similar to this earlier this year 2004-03-01
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mousemusings: Roadless Rules for Forests Set Aside: "The Bush administration said yesterday it plans to overturn a Clinton-era rule that made nearly 60 million acres of national forest off-limits to road-building and logging, setting aside one of the most sweeping land preservation measures in decades."
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The Wage Slave Journal: "It may be little early, but I'd like to make a suggestion:"
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Anti-Bush campaign is stripped to its bare essentials: "'Dames Demanding Democracy ... Because a True Democracy Has Nothing to Hide'"
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War on Terrorism: Depicting a source of the highest threats to the world: "Want to stop terrorism ?"
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Mahjoob's House . Abu Mahjoob Creative Productions Company.
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morons.org - Another Right Down the Tubes: "Another person has been arrested for protesting Bush."
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The JibJab Times: Another @#$% Election!
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Bombs and Shields: "A general strike was recognized as thousands took to the streets to protest police brutality and the government in Indian occupied Kashmir. Another general strike was observed throughout Bangledesh where workers upset, about job loss and privatization policies, clashed with police."
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40 Reasons To Vote For George Bush Or Against John Kerry - Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)
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How Many People Have Ever Lived on Earth?
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What Cheney said. But with fewer words. | Metafilter: "'By jabbing a threatening phallus at your enemy like a wild animal, you aren't just belittling him, but also making him your sexual inferior.'"
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Eschaton: "The Philippines said on Monday it would withdraw its troops from Iraq as soon as possible to save a Filipino hostage threatened with death by militants. "
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feministe: Wal-Mart: Business Meetings At Hooters: "Feministing, links to an article in the Guardian that outlines the complaints in the Wal-Mart gender discrimination case rather well."
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Alan Maass: Green Party Shifts into Reverse: "The problem with the 'safe states' strategy is it leaves unchallenged the illusion that John Kerry is a progressive who is going to do something very different from what Bush is doing now."
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How Anti-War a Platform: "Yet, the Democratic Party's platform writing committee, which meets today in Florida to finalize the manifesto on which the ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards will campaign this fall, appears likely to issue a document that fails to take a position on whether the war in Iraq was justified."
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Eschaton on George W Bush: "And I repeat to you -- my own view is, is that if a state -- if people decide to -- what they do in the privacy of their house, consenting adults should be able to do."
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Kids Campaign: "Hello,
My name is Lily Thorpe and I am 10 years old. On February 11th, 2004 I registered with the Colorado Secretary of State, 'Kids Campaign', a political committee to help kids have a voice." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
My name is Lily Thorpe and I am 10 years old. On February 11th, 2004 I registered with the Colorado Secretary of State, 'Kids Campaign', a political committee to help kids have a voice." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Who Owns What: "Of the hundreds of channels available through cable and satellite, the major cable channels and broadcast networks are owned by a handful of companies. Let's take a look some of the most popular channels and which companies own them."
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Dirty Greek: "In 48 hours Congress will be voting on an amendment to the Constitution that bans gay marriage. This will be the first time in our country's history that the Constitution has been altered to *intentionally discriminate and deny rights* to a select group of people. If America stands for anything, it stands for equal rights and opportunities for everyone, not just heterosexuals."
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MoveOn.org: United, Not Divided
Urge congress not to pass the constitutional amendment denying marriage equality to anyone. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Urge congress not to pass the constitutional amendment denying marriage equality to anyone. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Eschaton: " The Peaceniks at Clear Channel -- They simply can't tolerate an image of a bomb on one of their New York City billboards:"
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Capitol Hill Blue: Cheney Faces Criminal Indictments; Other Illegal Actions Raise Warning Flags at White House: "Vice President Dick Cheney faces criminal indictments for illegal activities while CEO of energy giant Halliburton and also illegally intervened to secure a $7 billion no-bid contract for his former employer after his election to office, an analysis by the White House counsel’s office concludes."
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rape statistics
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First Dick says fuck off, then this...
jiveturky: The single greatest event of my life.: "His smile faded, and he raised his left arm in our direction. And then, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America, extended his middle finger."
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jiveturky: The single greatest event of my life.: "His smile faded, and he raised his left arm in our direction. And then, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America, extended his middle finger."
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Joi Ito's Web: Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism: "An amazing documentary about Fox News and the danger of corporations controlling news. "
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "A sane person would ask themselves- if they have information so incredibly detailed as stated, why not raise the alert status?"
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randomWalks: Free Speech?: "The valedictorian of a Brooklyn high school was escorted out of the building and denied her diploma yesterday because she trashed the school in a scorching graduation speech."
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Seeing The Forest - a Weblog of Politics
Sign up to be a union member. Anyone can. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sign up to be a union member. Anyone can. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Drug WarRant: "Despite the fact that all studies show DARE is a failure, it still has its fans."
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THE WAR IN CONTEXT:: Iraq, the War on Terrorism, and the Middle East Conflict - in Critical Perspective: "Here's a dinner-party talking point that can run and run, certainly until November and, if the Democrats win the US presidency, for several months beyond. Would John Kerry, far from quickly bringing US troops home, keep them in Iraq even longer than George Bush?"
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Obsidian Wings: Failures of Imagination: "U.S. human rights abuses towards people we suspect of terrorism."
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Body and Soul: Sand Lines: "But if private armies are hired by private companies doing business in Iraq, are any of us going to feel any responsibilty, or will we just feel relieved that there are no more American troops involved?"
Assuming that a Kerry victory would get us out of Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Assuming that a Kerry victory would get us out of Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Body and Soul: The morality of capitalism: "Why doesn't the fact that the market encourages people to act in negative ways, in ways that hurt other people, invite moral condemnation?"
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ritilan.com: A cell phone repeater for everyone: "How many of you have spots in your home that you loose cell signal or a spot on the drive home that no matter how fast you drive you still drop the call? Well here is the fix."
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Foodgoat ... something tasty every day: the vegan candidate: "But there are other people in the race you know. For example, my brother says he's going to vote for Dennis Kucinich, whom he saw speak at UCLA. He's got a sense of humor, that kid."
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Eric Schwartz - Video Page: "Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis" etc...
Um... this is good. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Um... this is good. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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feministe: Rape Culture and Masculinity: Rape is a Men's Issue: "'If the University of Colorado is serious about protecting women from violence, it will never again put a young lady on its football team.'"
Asshole. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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craigblog: Sweatshop labor used in the Olympics?: "Workers in official Olympic supplier Fila's factories endure forced overtime, get fined for mistakes they make, and are intimidated out of joining trade unions. "
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Uncommon Thought Journal: Is Banning Same Sex Marriage Critical to Our National Security?
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Billionaires For Bush: "This summer, the Billionaires are hitting the campaign trail in style! Kicking-off at the DNC in Boston on July 27th, we're taking our limo (for real) through the crucial Midwest swing states to tell voters the good news: forget job losses, no-bid contracts and sky-rocketing healthcare costs, Dubya and Dick are the best friends Billionaires have ever had in the White House. Four more years! Four more wars!"
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The Blogging of the President: 2004: "The deliberate confusion of anti-Americanism with anti-Bushism is tiresome."
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not watching television: The dog ate my homework: "Pentagon Says Bush Records of Service Were Destroyed"
I know I posted this already, but it is really mind blowing. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I know I posted this already, but it is really mind blowing. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Eschaton: "The head of the largest and oldest U.S. civil rights group criticized President Bush on Saturday for once again refusing to speak at its convention this year and urged him to reconsider."
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Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things
This sounds more like entrapment. Cops in Ohio and Minnesota leaving keys in cars - to be stolen. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This sounds more like entrapment. Cops in Ohio and Minnesota leaving keys in cars - to be stolen. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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All the Mountain Dew you can drink! | Metafilter
This is a good video, I do like the first one better, check it out too. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This is a good video, I do like the first one better, check it out too. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Lego Spiderman 2
OK - this one is pretty good too. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
OK - this one is pretty good too. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Bunnies redo The Exorcist
These are great. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
These are great. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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TNR Online | July Surprise? (print)
Pakistan is being pushed to locate some terrorists for the DNC, late July. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Pakistan is being pushed to locate some terrorists for the DNC, late July. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Confined Space: "Leo Gerard is pissed. Girard, President of the United Steelworkers of America, today expressed astonishment that OSHA and several steel industry trade associations had formed an 'alliance' on safety without any union involvement."
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mousemusings: See Donald Fire Bush
Funny and serious video and link to good site. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Funny and serious video and link to good site. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Lean Left: One Step Closer to Theocracy: "Reading from the Bible on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch endorsed a federal judicial nominee who wrote that wives should have a subordinate role in marriage, with the Utah Republican emphasizing 'millions and millions of people will agree with' that view."
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bush, Gulf War II, left): "Yesterday we posted a piece on Karpinski alleging that Israelis were involved at Abu Ghraib. Here's more info, with some links added to the original source."
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morons.org - Iraqi Hospitals Worse Off Under US than Under Saddam: "It seems we've liberated the Iraqi people from pesky things like decent hospitals and basic sanitation."
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Not Safe For Work = NSFW
Nettavisen: News in English
Those wacky Norwegians, they are protesting in a new way, with group, Fuck for Forest.
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Nettavisen: News in English
Those wacky Norwegians, they are protesting in a new way, with group, Fuck for Forest.
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Top News Article | Reuters.com: "HOUSTON (Reuters) - Chanting 'Got milk,' 50 mothers staged a protest 'nurse-in' at a Houston shopping mall after one of them said security guards asked her to cover herself or move on while breast-feeding her 4-month-old son."
Collective action, it rocks! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Collective action, it rocks! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Ted Rall
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Outrageous as usual. gota like it. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Spy-der-man
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Eschaton: "I'm from the Classic Rock generation, and I never cared much for rap. But my wife bought me the new Beastie Boys cd, To The Five Boroughs, for my birthday last week and I'm completely blown away."
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Eschaton: "The leaders of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday disputed Vice President Dick Cheney's suggestion that he probably had access to more intelligence than the commission did about possible ties between the Qaeda terrorist network and Iraq."
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Eschaton
" "Sadly, No!" is all over the story of the abuse Iraqi children in our Iraqi prisons."
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" "Sadly, No!" is all over the story of the abuse Iraqi children in our Iraqi prisons."
But not our media ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Left Coaster: 7 Marines Dead Last 2 Days
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Sad but true. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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morons.org - Why wasn't this in Fahrenhiet 9/11?: "And, here's where the comparison really begins to look bad. Edwards was born in a poor mill town and worked his way up through college and established a brilliant legal career. Bush, on the other hand, was born into wealth, and... We'll let David Rubenstein finish the comments which can be found in this article"
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The Fourth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival : Screenings : The Media That Matters Traveling Film Festival: "The Media That Matters Traveling Film Festival"
Anyone want to organize them to Ann Arbor? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Anyone want to organize them to Ann Arbor? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Bush, Gulf War II, left)
More and more it is coming out that the Israelis are helping with the torture in Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
More and more it is coming out that the Israelis are helping with the torture in Iraq. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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THE WAR IN CONTEXT:: Iraq, the War on Terrorism, and the Middle East Conflict - in Critical Perspective: "The U.S. military said last week that three soldiers, now back in their base at Fort Carson, Colo., have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Jan. 3 drowning of an Iraqi detainee. A fourth soldier faces charges of pushing a second man, who survived, into the same river."
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Windchime Walker: "1. Grosse Pointe Public Librarians and Support Staff are entering their third year with no contract."
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Michael Moore.com : Mike's Message : Blog
Well it doesn't feel like a weblog. can't comment, which I understand. but what about linking to a specific post? needs to be added. also needs to be syndicate-able. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Well it doesn't feel like a weblog. can't comment, which I understand. but what about linking to a specific post? needs to be added. also needs to be syndicate-able. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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The Left Coaster: Blair Finally Admits That WMDs May Never Be Found In Iraq
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Seeing The Forest
Power of unions... ? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Power of unions... ? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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War On Pornography
A new google bomb ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A new google bomb ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seeing The Forest: "HEY BONEHEAD! Instead of complaining about how people in unions have it so much better than other workers, and saying they shouldn't, WHY DIDN'T YOU JOIN A UNION!"
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Kathryn Cramer: Mercenary Update
New Zealand has officially banned mercinaries. That means you can't go to Iraq and get paid $8-$10000 per week as a "contractor" while solidiers are getting less that $2000.
You can't do that and come back home to New Zealand without getting into a whole lot of trouble.
P.S. The "Contractor" army in Iraq is the second largest private army in the world. Scarry stuff. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
New Zealand has officially banned mercinaries. That means you can't go to Iraq and get paid $8-$10000 per week as a "contractor" while solidiers are getting less that $2000.
You can't do that and come back home to New Zealand without getting into a whole lot of trouble.
P.S. The "Contractor" army in Iraq is the second largest private army in the world. Scarry stuff. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Langston Hughes - The Academy of American Poets
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Seeing The Forest: "
'I can testify to the extraordinary destruction of 'American Brand Value' accomplished by this administration, from Europe to Hong Kong to Shanghai to Tokyo, and beyond,' he wrote in a recent e-mail that he widely distributed. 'If any CEO of a global multinational had accomplished this for his enterprise as quickly and radically as George Bush Jr. has done for the U.S., he would be replaced by the board in no time.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
'I can testify to the extraordinary destruction of 'American Brand Value' accomplished by this administration, from Europe to Hong Kong to Shanghai to Tokyo, and beyond,' he wrote in a recent e-mail that he widely distributed. 'If any CEO of a global multinational had accomplished this for his enterprise as quickly and radically as George Bush Jr. has done for the U.S., he would be replaced by the board in no time.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Seeing The Forest: "Interested in going deeper into some of the facts from Michael Moore's movie F-911? Check out the Center for American Progress' page, The Complete Saudi Primer. "
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Seeing The Forest: "Many observers of Southwest Airlines assume that our outstanding relationship with our People is due to a non-union work force. Nothing could be further from the truth. As a percentage of total Employees, Southwest is probably the most heavily unionized airline in America. More than 4 out of 5 Employees at Southwest are union members."
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Open Source Politics: A T-Shirt Waiting to Happen: "'I'd rather have two Johns than a Bush and a Dick.'"
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Michigan IMC: feature/5989: " Billionaires for Bush or Kerry Visit Downtown Grand Rapids"
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RuminateThis: Thinking outside the box
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Top Ten Bush Complaints About "Fahrenheit 9/11"
10. That actor who played the President was totally unconvincing
9. It oversimplified the way I stole the election
8. Too many of them fancy college-boy words
7. If Michael Moore had waited a few months, he could have included the part where I get him deported
6. Didn't have one of them hilarious monkeys who smoke cigarettes and gives people the finger
5. Of all Michael Moore's accusations, only 97% are true
4. Not sure - - I passed out after a piece of popcorn lodged in my windpipe
3. Where the hell was Spider-man?
2. Couldn't hear most of the movie over Cheney's foul mouth
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1. I thought this was supposed to be about Dodgeball
via David Letterman
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10. That actor who played the President was totally unconvincing
9. It oversimplified the way I stole the election
8. Too many of them fancy college-boy words
7. If Michael Moore had waited a few months, he could have included the part where I get him deported
6. Didn't have one of them hilarious monkeys who smoke cigarettes and gives people the finger
5. Of all Michael Moore's accusations, only 97% are true
4. Not sure - - I passed out after a piece of popcorn lodged in my windpipe
3. Where the hell was Spider-man?
2. Couldn't hear most of the movie over Cheney's foul mouth
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1. I thought this was supposed to be about Dodgeball
via David Letterman
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morons.org - Conservative response to Fahrenheit 9/11: A conservative film festival
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The Left Coaster: Not Since Hoover
Unemployement stats ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Crooked Timber: Call Halliburton
They have spent pennies on the dollars on their contracts. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Crooked Timber: Who dares question the great OZ?: "The White House has contacted the Irish Embassy to complain about the Irish journalist, Carole Coleman, who interviewed President Bush last week."
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Tristero: Fair And Balanced: "What the Times left out--and what we heard from two different people who attended the game--was that the booing, jeers and catcalls were so loud and so widespread that the Secret Service hustled the Vice President out of the stadium immediately, fearing for his safety."
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Body and Soul: Crime in the military
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National Geographic Magazine's Sights & Sounds: Cocaine Country
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Dirty Greek
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Dirty Greek: "I got this little bit of shining wisdom from Dirty Greek : 'We should be willing to spend money on our society willingly - we should not be forced to pay for whatever they think we should pay for. If we don't want to pay for certain things, then we don't deserve them. I often hear from people that 'if there were no taxes, we would have no roads, no public schools, etc.' But there's that animal again - it's not that we shouldn't pay for those things, it's that we should willingly pay for them rather than be forced.
Can you imagine walking into a carwash and telling the manager that you want a car wash, but you don't want to pay for it? Everyone else is getting their cars washed there, so why shouldn't you? You just don't want to pay. Well, obviously you have to pay to get your own car washed, but you certainly shouldn't be forced to pay for someone else to get his car washed, should you? Of course not.
You could do that out of the kindness of your heart, but imagine being imprisoned for refusing to pay for another man's car to be washed! That is, of course, insane. Well then, why should I be forced to pay for bombs and armies and a broken 'social security' system if I don't want to take part in it? The answer is simple - I shouldn't. '
Sometimes you're surfing along the internet just reading people's thoughts in a relaxing manner. Then it hits you. In spite of whatever you might see in the daily news, maybe that bright future we've all been expecting really isn't as far away as we all thought.
Occasionally, we can say very intelligent things in the blogosphere. Each of us can lift ourselves up to see above the current political fray even if just for a moment. Done enough times from people from enough perspectives and the world just might get changed in some pleasantly surprising ways." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Can you imagine walking into a carwash and telling the manager that you want a car wash, but you don't want to pay for it? Everyone else is getting their cars washed there, so why shouldn't you? You just don't want to pay. Well, obviously you have to pay to get your own car washed, but you certainly shouldn't be forced to pay for someone else to get his car washed, should you? Of course not.
You could do that out of the kindness of your heart, but imagine being imprisoned for refusing to pay for another man's car to be washed! That is, of course, insane. Well then, why should I be forced to pay for bombs and armies and a broken 'social security' system if I don't want to take part in it? The answer is simple - I shouldn't. '
Sometimes you're surfing along the internet just reading people's thoughts in a relaxing manner. Then it hits you. In spite of whatever you might see in the daily news, maybe that bright future we've all been expecting really isn't as far away as we all thought.
Occasionally, we can say very intelligent things in the blogosphere. Each of us can lift ourselves up to see above the current political fray even if just for a moment. Done enough times from people from enough perspectives and the world just might get changed in some pleasantly surprising ways." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Dirty Greek: "A team of US military officers acted as censors over all coverage of the hearings of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen on Thursday, destroying videotape of Saddam in chains and deleting the entire recorded legal submissions of 11 senior members of his former regime.
A US network cameraman who demanded the return of his tapes, which contained audios of the hearings, said he was told by a US officer: 'No. They belong to us now. And anyway, we don't trust you guys.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A US network cameraman who demanded the return of his tapes, which contained audios of the hearings, said he was told by a US officer: 'No. They belong to us now. And anyway, we don't trust you guys.'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "The Army's internal study of the war in Iraq criticizes some efforts by its own psychological operations units, but one spur-of-the-moment effort last year produced the most memorable image of the invasion."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "The FBI on Thursday warned police of potential July 4 attacks by al Qaeda using tactics like assault teams, car bombs and suicide bombs, although it said it had no credible threat for the holiday."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "One thing, however, will remain unsaid: that the United States was complicit, directly and indrectly, in all four of those crimes."
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Eric Lee: Timely, relevant content key to website success
Union website success
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Union website success
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Michael Moore.com : Mike's Message : Weblog
Michael Moore steps into the blogosphere. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Michael Moore steps into the blogosphere. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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BBC NEWS | Magazine | This man wrote down his every thought - why?
Lion is a friend of mine, very cool guy! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Lion is a friend of mine, very cool guy! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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TTS Interactive Text to Voice Demo
For Cheney -- ahh that feels better ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
For Cheney -- ahh that feels better ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Drug WarRant: "Marijuana prohibition is unique among American criminal laws. No other law is both enforced so widely and harshly and yet deemed unnecessary by such a substantial portion of the populace."
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Shameless Agitator: "NATO to Bush: Go fuck yourself.
This is not surprising, after Bush said (as he left Ireland) 'Nato has the capability and... the responsibility to help the Iraqi people defeat the terrorist threat.'
The responsibility?! Come on, Shrub! You broke it, you bought it.
Alright, GeeDubya, where's the cash you stole from Iraqi people?
$3,415. That is the cost TO EACH AMERICAN FAMILY of the (war against) invasion of Iraq. How much will it ultimately cost us?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This is not surprising, after Bush said (as he left Ireland) 'Nato has the capability and... the responsibility to help the Iraqi people defeat the terrorist threat.'
The responsibility?! Come on, Shrub! You broke it, you bought it.
Alright, GeeDubya, where's the cash you stole from Iraqi people?
$3,415. That is the cost TO EACH AMERICAN FAMILY of the (war against) invasion of Iraq. How much will it ultimately cost us?" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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VisualResistance.org - No RNC Poster Project
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BushOut.TV: Boondocks on Bush's ads Nice Boondocks.
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EFF: Patent Busting's Most Wanted: "Here are the EFF Patent Busting Project's ten most-wanted patents?4the ones that pose the biggest threat to the public domain."
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:: jakeneck | freers of the lead world ::: "The Moral Values Party. With thousands of Republicans set to invade the city this summer, high-priced escorts and strippers are preparing for one grand old party."
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OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism new movie coming soon
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Crooked Timber: I'm pretty sure that this isn't what Jesus would do: "According to the blog Non Prophet, James Dobson’s socially conservative activist group, Focus on the Family, has included Michael Moore’s home address in their daily email to supporters. "
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The Left Coaster: Ashcroft: Not So Good on Terrorism?
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Uncommon Thought Journal: News Sound Bites: "'The depressing reality is that abstinence education actually increases teenage pregnancies. An American study showed that nine out of 10 young people who took a sexual abstinence pledge went on to break it, and because they were so unprepared and guilty they were far less likely to use contraception.'"
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Uncommon Thought Journal: Spinning Torture: "First, there is the implication that there were rules from the Bush Regime that took 'interrogation' beyond the legal bounds. "
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morons.org - Army Calling Up IRR: "The 5,600 former soldiers will be 'involuntarily recalled' and attached to National Guard or Reserve units being called up for duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. The formal announcement (members of Congress are being told today) will happen tomorrow."
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Uncommon Thought Journal: Iraqi's Are Not Better Off: "How many times since the US invaded Iraq have you heard it justified because 'the Iraqi's are better off.' I'm sure I've heard that at least a thousand times in that last year. Well, according to the General Accounting Office Report to Congress (6/04 pdf), that just ain't so."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "The Defense Department will allow families of U.S. troops and others killed in Iraq to watch their loved ones' coffins be removed from military transport planes at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, according to a memo issued last month."
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Dirty Greek /journal.php: "WASHINGTON - The government needs to establish guidelines for canceling or rescheduling elections if terrorists strike the United States again, says the chairman of a new federal voting commission."
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Body and Soul: As a former resident of the Bronx, I salute you: "During the singing of 'God Bless America' in the seventh inning, an image of Cheney was shown on the scoreboard. It was greeted with booing, so the Yankees quickly removed the image."
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Follow Me Here...
This was suggested in Atrios' comments section and is going around:
Send your Fahrenheit 9/11 ticket stubs to:
president george w bush
1600 pennsylvania ave
washington, dc 20500
Enclose a note saying "I know what you did last summer". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
This was suggested in Atrios' comments section and is going around:
Send your Fahrenheit 9/11 ticket stubs to:
president george w bush
1600 pennsylvania ave
washington, dc 20500
Enclose a note saying "I know what you did last summer". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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