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this n that

Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 9:00 am by

Much as I absolutely despite Rand Paul, for most of what he’d like to get done, I have to give him props on opposing the extension of the Patriot Act: Rand Paul vs. the PATRIOT Act. WT *fucking* F is … Continue reading →

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toppling methods of discourse, communication, & collective action

Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 9:00 am by

In The “Twitter Can’t Topple Dictators” Article, Jay Rosen says It’s hard to know how much weight to assign to the Internet and its social media tools–Facebook and Twitter–in recent uprisings like Iran and Moldova in 2009, Tunisia this year … Continue reading →

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egypt: day of departure

Posted on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 1:00 pm by

Actually, my brain is completely fried after the various long posts I’ve made this week (and I’m in the middle of writing a Wikileaks one), but I wanted to mark the Day of Departure protest in Egypt today. So I … Continue reading →

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