Category Archives: this n that

brexit summed up

Posted on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 7:52 pm by

I’ve been bookmarking (see “brexit” in the bookmarks to the right). The main big problem with whatever form the Brexit takes — given that there’s no planning at all at this point — are over the treaties that cease to … Continue reading →

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google plus importation

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 9:28 pm by

I am importing selected collections into this blog. Turns out I have about 10K posts over the years (since 2011) at G+ (although to be fair, I deleted quite a few, such as the entire Campaign 2016 collection which was … Continue reading →

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this ‘n that: #ows roundup

Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

The Moment When the Police Lost the Occupy Portland Narrative – Excellent overview and analysis of the events in Portland. Watchdog targets mayors: Stop harassing journalists covering Occupy protests — Lots of cases of journalists being blatantly attacked and arrested, … Continue reading →

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Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

Look. Legally THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION. Why isn’t Breitbart being arrested and prosecuted FOR BLACKMAIL?? (Breitbart won’t release X-rated photo of Weiner, via Dan Savage) Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who first reported on the lewd … Continue reading →

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Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

I think the GOP has lost its collective mind. Firstly, consider this: GOP to Newt: Leave Paul Ryan Alone! Then look at this: Reports: Tommy Thompson In, Ryan Out For Wisconsin Senate Seat. Include Boehner’s recent comments about the Republicans … Continue reading →

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Posted on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Read this, give here. Why we may need to take international action against Blackwater: they have resettled in the UAE amid mounting legal problems in the U.S.:Blackwater Founder Forms Secret Army for UAE. That doesn’t sound good to me at … Continue reading →

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Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

More online news like this, please: New Orleans gets flood help; Memphis breathes easier. Note captions (use “subtitle” option), AND transcript available! Nifty. Although there’s an extremely amusing caption typo at 00:17. Overseeing Government Oversight. Live tweeting of the hearings … Continue reading →

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Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

This seems oddly politically tone-deaf — I’m astonished that the Republican House is refusing to pass such a thing (it passed unanimously in the Senate): No House resolution honoring military’s bin Laden mission. The house GOPers may have seen it … Continue reading →

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Posted on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Go and read Now What?: It is hard to escape the fact that, in far too many ways, bin Laden won even in death. He hoped to provoke a drastic over-reach from that resident idiot in the White House, and … Continue reading →

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Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

Go read the whole thing: “USA! USA!” is the wrong response by David Sirota This is bin Laden’s lamentable victory: He has changed America’s psyche from one that saw violence as a regrettable-if-sometimes-necessary act into one that finds orgasmic euphoria … Continue reading →

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Posted on Monday, May 2, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Definite food for thought: Health-Care Reform: An Original And Simple Proposal …[W]e should return health care insurance companies to the pre-1984 federal regulations that limited their fees to administration only (about 15% of medical dollars), without excessive profits going to … Continue reading →

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Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

A lot of buzz this morning about proposed changes to applications for passports. For starters, it’s beginning to look like it will be easier to get a security clearance than a passport if these changes go through. State Dept. proposes … Continue reading →

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Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

@pzmyers hits it so far out of the ball park in Why I am an amoral, family-hating monster…and Newt Gingrich isn’t, it isn’t even funny: If we strip marriage of the asymmetry of power, as we must if we allow … Continue reading →

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Posted on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

Fighting Back: Corporate Control? Not in These Communities Save Our Schools: March and National Call to Action Top 10 Worst Things about the Republicans’ Immoral Budget GOP Thuggery: Disenfranchisment major theme: NH GOP Seeks To Disenfranchise Students Who ‘Just Vote … Continue reading →

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Posted on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

Not that I think there’s anyone on my regular reading list who hasn’t long since signed this petition, but just in case, and pass it around again, wouldja? I Stand With Planned Parenthood I would laugh, if I weren’t fucking … Continue reading →

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