Category Archives: America

Obv issue

Anybody who doesn’t see two problems is fucking stupid.

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NPR: Hear: Elizabeth Warren Checks In

We’re going to file this one under Intense Planet Money Interviews. Bailout monitor and Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren sat down with Adam Davidson this week and went at least 15 rounds over what’s really wrong with the economy and … Continue reading

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Barack Obama: How He Did It | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

This is part one of a seven-part in-depth look behind the scenes of the campaign, consisting of exclusive behind-the-scenes reporting from the McCain and Obama camps assembled by a special team of reporters who were granted year-long access on the … Continue reading

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Lessig on Palin

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The Things that Carried Him

“It breaks your heart when you drive through and you see people and they’re crying for you,” Vicki said later. She was especially struck by the nameless mechanic in his coveralls, black with oil. He had crawled out from under … Continue reading

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Jesus made me puke

So here I was, standing in the church parking lot, having responded to church advertisements hawking an “Encounter Weekend” — three solid days of sleep-away Christian fellowship that would teach me the “joy” of “knowing the truth” and “being set … Continue reading

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Paper Leaders Arrested For Story On Subpoenas

The leaders of an alternative newspaper chain were arrested after running a story about grand jury subpoenas they received seeking reporters’ notes and information on who visits their Phoenix weekly’s Web site. Michael Lacey, executive editor of Village Voice Media, … Continue reading

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Get Over Yourselves, Airports

When my wife and I got to the airport, we were informed that I was checked in but she was in danger of being bumped off the flight because it was oversold. I reacted to this news by informing the … Continue reading

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Wiretapping Lies Continue, This Time in the NY Post

Monday’s New York Post ran a story by bureau chief Charles Hurt blaming a delay in NSA surveillance activities to find information about captured soldiers in Iraq on the privacy framework that protects Americans from unfettered surveillance. The biting story, … Continue reading

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Threat Level – Wired Blogs

Threat Level – Wired Blogs Debating Spy Laws Kills Americans and Telcos Did Spy on Americans, Spy Chief Says ——- What a nut.

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