The Judge Said: "What a huge debt this nation owes to its "troublemakers."
This is Judge Rakoff's first words in the case of Garcia v. Bloomberg, upholding the rights of the wrongly arrested to sue by class action.What a huge debt this nation owes to its "troublemakers." From...
View ArticleUK to Raid Ecuador Embassy to Get Assange?
It is being reported that the UK is contemplating raiding the Ecuadorian embassy to arrest Julian Assage prior to his being given asylum. Haven't seen this elsewhere here.livestream:...
View ArticleCharles Pierce Gets It Right: The RNC Is A Truth-Free Zone
"Liars."This is how Charles Pierce ends his piece in the Esquire describing tonite's escapades in Tampa.the Republican Party did something remarkable at its convention on Tuesday. It set out on an...
View ArticleAttempted Assassination of Newly Elected Quebec Premier?
This came across my twitter feed:life as it happens @thecitiZenpost@BBC Reports Bystander Not President Was Shot & Killed ~ RT @glptweets: Canada's President Shot, Gunman detained...
View ArticleSo Much For Keeping GW Out of the Election. NYT Op-Ed Shows GW Repeatedly...
A NYT op-ed slated for publication tomorrow indicates issues GW will again arise, just in time for the election. http://www.nytimes.com/...It appears GW was warned not just by the August 9, 2011 “Bin...
View ArticleCrap Going Down In Spain.
No time to diary. Here's the video link:http://elpais.com/...
View ArticleLetter from FDR to Democratic Party (and Obama?)
Filmaker Oliver Stone (The Doors, JFK, Nixon, Natural Born Killers [nice group, no?]) is putting together a documentary for Showtime entitled "The Untold Story History of the United States."In it, he...
View ArticleMarkos: What Say You? "Off The Record" Meeting With Obama.
Regarding your recent meeting with the President:Journalists make a profession of agitating for openness, for the sharing of information, for speaking with public officials and reporting back. In this...
View ArticleAnd The President Said "I Am The President And I Owe It To Those Kids"
Here's how I imagine the speech the President should have given this afternoon.As the President of the United States, I am one of the few people in the world who can do things when they need to be...
View ArticleProposition: Semi-Automatic Weapons Are The Weapons of A Militia
The Second Amendment reads:A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Proposition: Semi-automatic...
View ArticleProposition 2: A Person Owning Multiple Weapons Is A Militia
The second amendment reads:A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. As evidenced by the events...
View ArticleHouse Passes Senate Bill Unchanged
The cave was too good for the Republicans to reject. The next two months will be exhilarating. Not. Nauseating the better word.You are going to see the catfood commission recs adopted, but you may...
View ArticleNo Steroids In The Hall of Fame: Bonds, Clemens Rejected
Here's the story: http://www.nytimes.com/...This is an interesting story, particularly if you see it as I do, that sports is a metaphor for society and that this seems to indicate, for the first time...
View ArticleWithout Comment: Lawrence Lessig on Aaron Swartz
This from Mr. Lessig's blog. Surprising how much he speaks for me and I suspect so many of us around here:A time for silence A week ago today, Aaron gave up. And since I received the call late Friday...
View ArticleGood Op-Ed By Gabby Giffords @ NYT
Just thought I'd share a link to a good op-ed I just read by Gabby Giffords on our inept Congress.http://www.nytimes.com/...
View ArticleLet's Read and Discuss Graeber's New Piece
I wanted to invite those who have an interest to discuss the new piece by David Graeber over at the Baffler: http://www.thebaffler.com/...I have several initial thoughts on it as follows:1. What has...
View ArticleWarren Buffet's Son Calls For Revolution. Well, Sort Of.
Didn't see anyone covering this major editorial in the NYT. Warren Buffet's son, Peter is apparently an occupier. http://www.nytimes.com/...Early on in our philanthropic journey, my wife and I became...
View ArticleGreenwald's Partner Detained In UK
Didn't see any coverage of this here.At 6:30 am this morning my time - 5:30 am on the East Coast of the US - I received a telephone call from someone who identified himself as a "security official at...
View ArticleSec. of State Kerry Syria Statement Live Thread
Sec. Kerry about to give statement on Syria. This is an open thread.
View ArticleShare Your Chill Music For Labor Day Weekend
Oh, so this golden oldie just came on and it just so fit had to share:Particularly like the third verse:All up in her vibe something coming over me Summer days more likely that you notice breezes...
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