Voters contend they were duped into registering as Republicans - Los Angeles Times "Elections officials and lawmakers have launched investigations into the activities of YPM staff in Florida and Massachusetts. In Arizona, the firm was recently a defendant in a civil rights lawsuit. Prosecutors in Los Angeles and Ventura counties say they are investigating complaints about the company..... It all sounds familiar to Beverly Hill, a Democrat and the former elections supervisor in Florida's Alachua County. About 200 voters -- mostly college students -- were unwittingly registered as Republicans there in 2004 by YPM staffers using the same tactic, Hill said."
The San Bernardino County story is several weeks old and extensively reported in local media - and just now making the Local section of the LA Times.
Friday
Thursday
Tuesday
Freegans and FreeCycling Gain Fans - BusinessWeek
Freegans and FreeCycling Gain Fans - BusinessWeek: "Freecycle now has 6 million members internationally, and since Wall Street imploded it has been registering 50,000 more each week, up from 25,000 previously. Freecycle and the Freegans are among the fastest-growing groups on Yahoo!"
Experiments in Field Drawing on Vimeo The RFID pen maps out the fields surrounding an RFID tag.
RFID ("Ar-fid") chips represent an easy solution to tracking people or things. The chips are embedded in everything: cars, shoes, cell phones and clothing. Useful for retailers tracking inventory, but after the goods are sold the chips remain track-able. Buying chipped merchandise with a credit card links the RFID chip in the merchandise to your identity. RFID readers can be programmed to send an alert whenever your RFID chip is nearby.
Of course, you're a law-abiding citizen so you have no concerns about ubiquitous monitoring and surveillance.
RFID ("Ar-fid") chips represent an easy solution to tracking people or things. The chips are embedded in everything: cars, shoes, cell phones and clothing. Useful for retailers tracking inventory, but after the goods are sold the chips remain track-able. Buying chipped merchandise with a credit card links the RFID chip in the merchandise to your identity. RFID readers can be programmed to send an alert whenever your RFID chip is nearby.
Of course, you're a law-abiding citizen so you have no concerns about ubiquitous monitoring and surveillance.
YouTube - Rev. Arnold Conrad at McCain Rally - Jesus versus Obama?
YouTube - Rev. Arnold Conrad at McCain Rally - Jesus versus Obama? McCain's God is bigger than your God.
Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama | The Trail | washingtonpost.com
In Fla., Palin Goes for the Rough Stuff as Audience Boos Obama | The Trail | washingtonpost.com: "'Kill him!' proposed one man in the audience."
Sunday
Mad Dog Palin : Rolling Stone
Mad Dog Palin : Rolling Stone "Here's the thing about Americans. You can send their kids off by the thousands to get their balls blown off in foreign lands for no reason at all, saddle them with billions in debt year after congressional year while they spend their winters cheerfully watching game shows and football, pull the rug out from under their mortgages, and leave them living off their credit cards and their Wal-Mart salaries while you move their jobs to China and Bangalore.
And none of it matters, so long as you remember a few months before Election Day to offer them a two-bit caricature culled from some cutting-room-floor episode of Roseanne as part of your presidential ticket. And if she's a good enough likeness of a loudmouthed Middle American archetype, as Sarah Palin is, John Q. Public will drop his giant-size bag of Doritos in gratitude, wipe the Sizzlin' Picante dust from his lips and rush to the booth to vote for her. Not because it makes sense, or because it has a chance of improving his life or anyone else's, but simply because it appeals to the low-humming narcissism that substitutes for his personality, because the image on TV reminds him of the mean, brainless slob he sees in the mirror every morning."
And none of it matters, so long as you remember a few months before Election Day to offer them a two-bit caricature culled from some cutting-room-floor episode of Roseanne as part of your presidential ticket. And if she's a good enough likeness of a loudmouthed Middle American archetype, as Sarah Palin is, John Q. Public will drop his giant-size bag of Doritos in gratitude, wipe the Sizzlin' Picante dust from his lips and rush to the booth to vote for her. Not because it makes sense, or because it has a chance of improving his life or anyone else's, but simply because it appeals to the low-humming narcissism that substitutes for his personality, because the image on TV reminds him of the mean, brainless slob he sees in the mirror every morning."
Tuesday
Sunday
Press TV - US offers pirates $7m bribe for Iran ship entry
Press TV - US offers pirates $7m bribe for Iran ship entry Pirates demand $2 million ransom, US offers $7 million.
Monday
McCain camp criticism rife with errors - Ben Smith - Politico.com
McCain camp criticism rife with errors - Ben Smith - Politico.com: "top campaign aides convened a conference call today to complain of being called “liars.” They pressed the media to scrutinize specific elements of Sen. Barack Obama’s record.
But the call was so rife with simple, often inexplicable misstatements of fact that it may have had the opposite effect: to deepen the perception, dangerous to McCain, that he and his aides have little regard for factual accuracy."
But the call was so rife with simple, often inexplicable misstatements of fact that it may have had the opposite effect: to deepen the perception, dangerous to McCain, that he and his aides have little regard for factual accuracy."
Sunday
Another Predictable Black Monday
Another Predictable Black Monday: "This situation was allowed to fester for six years after concerns with subprime lending were first raised."
Saturday
Friday
Business & Technology - newsjournalonline.com
Business & Technology - newsjournalonline.com: "Bright House Networks is making speeches from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Palin, as well as some highlights at the Republican National Convention, available on Central Florida News 13 On Demand, channel 313.
'Customers can access 24/7 at their convenience"
'Customers can access 24/7 at their convenience"
The Energy Challenge - Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid’s Limits - Series - NYTimes.com: "Transmission lines carrying power away from the Maple Ridge farm, near Lowville, N.Y., have sometimes become so congested that the company’s only choice is to shut down — or pay fees for the privilege of continuing to pump power into the lines.....[J]ust two of the windiest states, North Dakota and South Dakota, could in principle generate half the nation’s electricity from turbines. But the way the national grid is configured, half the country would have to move to the Dakotas in order to use the power."
Tuesday
Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process - NYTimes.com
Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process - NYTimes.com: They chose Palin "to rev up the base and potentially reach out to Clinton supporters" referring to underage pregnancy and Bill.
wcco.com - Marchers Fret As Arrests Cloud Anti-War Message
wcco.com - Marchers Fret As Arrests Cloud Anti-War Message: "confronted by a group of counter-protesters carrying signs like 'Victory Over Terrorism' and 'Stop the 60s Juggernaut,' however, a group of about 15 broke into a spontaneous 'Electric Slide' line dance to Madonna's 'Like A Virgin.'"
Friday
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Crazy Convention Cartoon Calamity!
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Crazy Convention Cartoon Calamity!: "Since I don’t even have basic cable, I’ve been following it entirely through editorial cartoons."
CJR: Coming Clean About Casualties
CJR: Coming Clean About Casualties: "the accounts given by officials differ so sharply from those of local eyewitnesses that the coalition’s portrayal of events seems disconnected from reality."
Bikers rally for GOP
YouTube - McCain Exploits Wife for Topless Biker Beauty Pageant August 4, Sturgis, South Dakota
Harley 105th Anniversary Pary August 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
GOP Convention September 1, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Good thing Cynthia McCain sells beer
YouTube - McCain Exploits Wife for Topless Biker Beauty Pageant August 4, Sturgis, South Dakota
Harley 105th Anniversary Pary August 28, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
GOP Convention September 1, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Good thing Cynthia McCain sells beer
Thursday
Wednesday
The Associated Press: Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record
The Associated Press: Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd lowest level on record: "We could very well be in that quick slide downward in terms of passing a tipping point,' said senior scientist Mark Serreze at the data center in Boulder, Colo. 'It's tipping now. We're seeing it happen now."
Russia, ignoring U.S., recognizes breakaway Georgian regions - Yahoo! News
Russia, ignoring U.S., recognizes breakaway Georgian regions - Yahoo! News US says, "Hey, we don't care how those South Ossetian's voted."
FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report - Yahoo! News
FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report - Yahoo! News: "to see it through an expected wave of bank failures"
Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war? | Countdown to Crawford | Los Angeles Times
Why was Cheney's guy in Georgia before the war? | Countdown to Crawford | Los Angeles Times With Georgia's Saakashvili out of the country, Cheney's national security adviser joined US troops in Georgia laying the groundwork the war for South Ossetia.
cbs4denver.com - Investigators Look Into Possible Plot To Kill Obama If this were four Muslims with a slingshot arrested within 50 miles of John McCain it would be 24/7 coverage on every network and on every major metro front page. But this is four white American Christian terrorists arrested in Denver with guns, walkie talkies and bulletproof vests and you probably haven't heard anything about it because the GOP-connected & GOP-appointed US Attorney says they're no credible threat.
Tuesday
U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD
U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD: "PR Push for Iraq War Preceded Intelligence Findings"
Monday
Sunday
Golden official grilled for al-Jazeera invite - The Denver Post
Golden official grilled for al-Jazeera invite - The Denver Post: "an Arabic TV network with a reputation"
Thursday
Wednesday
Op-Ed Contributor - Russia Never Wanted a War - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor - Russia Never Wanted a War - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com: "What is clear is that Western assistance in training Georgian troops and shipping large supplies of arms had been pushing the region toward war rather than peace."
Sunday
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online
Kremlin dusts off Cold War lexicon to make US villain in Georgia - Times Online: "the conflict in South Ossetia was part of a plot by Dick Cheney, the Vice-President, to stop Barack Obama being elected president of the United States."
Friday
The Real News Network - Story
The Real News Network - Story: "The last referendum in the region was in November 2006. Ninety-one percent of attendance. Ninety-nine percent, they voted for union with North Ossetia and Russia. And the referendum was totally ignored by Georgia, the US, and in Europe. Once Saakashvili decided to attack South Ossetia last week, he was applying Pentagon tactics. US troops had just finished teaching Georgians how to ethnically cleanse an area. That was part of the so-called, I quote, 'Georgian-US Immediate Response 2008 Military Exercises.'"
Wednesday
Tuesday
CJR: Unhealthy Alliances Between Hospitals and TV Stations
CJR: Unhealthy Alliances Between Hospitals and TV Stations: "a plea to news outlets to stop doing phony journalism"
Thursday
Win Points for McCain! - washingtonpost.com
Win Points for McCain! - washingtonpost.com: "Just cut and paste."
CJR: Dissent Deficit
CJR: Dissent Deficit: "America’s sclerotic political system (the “sensationalist” press included) is too consumed with trivia and sustaining the status quo to respond effectively to a world in which, as he writes, “on every dimension—industrial, financial, educational, social, cultural—the distribution of power is…moving away from American dominance.”"
Tuesday
Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker: "a meeting took place in the Vice-President’s office. “The subject was how to create a casus belli between Tehran and Washington,” he said."
The Rise and Relative Fall of Stupidity in America (Comics)
The Rise and Relative Fall of Stupidity in America (Comics) "Maybe letting stupid people run everything wasn't such a good idea."
POLITICS-US: No Traction in the Middle East
POLITICS-US: No Traction in the Middle East: "The hard-line, confrontational policy the United States has embraced under the Bush administration has inadvertently demonstrated the limits of U.S. power"
Monday
Tuesday
U.S. special forces soldier pleads guilty in stolen weapons case -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
U.S. special forces soldier pleads guilty in stolen weapons case -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com: "Army investigators found 32.5 pounds of C4 explosives, 11 grenades, a full spool of detonator cord, one live rocket-propelled grenade warhead and other firearms and explosives"
Friday
Wednesday
Tuesday
Sunday
President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran - Times Online
President George W Bush backs Israeli plan for strike on Iran - Times Online: "stand by for immediate attack and tell us when you’re ready"
Saturday
Regulators Seize Mortgage Lender - NYTimes.com
Regulators Seize Mortgage Lender - NYTimes.com "You haven’t had a lot of failures of that size, yet."
Thursday
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Anti-Gay Alabama A.G. Caught Being Gay
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Anti-Gay Alabama A.G. Caught Being Gay: "What are the odds of a dude named Troy King getting caught in bed with a Homecoming King from Troy University?"
Tuesday
Monday
Sunday
The Associated Press: The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling
The Associated Press: The buck doesn't stop here; it just keeps falling: "The almighty dollar is mighty no more. It has been declining steadily for six years against other major currencies"
Saturday
Thursday
Tomgram: Rick Shenkman, American Stupidity
Tomgram: Rick Shenkman, American Stupidity: "we are living in an Age of Ignorance."
Monday
Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
Annals of National Security: Preparing the Battlefield: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker: "members of the Democratic leadership—Congress has been under Democratic control since the 2006 elections—were willing, in secret, to go along with the Administration in expanding covert activities directed at Iran, while the Party’s presumptive candidate for President, Barack Obama, has said that he favors direct talks and diplomacy"
Saturday
Friday
Tuesday
Saturday
Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves by the end of the century - A special report by Johann Hari - Asia, World - The Independent
Bangladesh is set to disappear under the waves by the end of the century - A special report by Johann Hari - Asia, World - The Independent: "If you really want people in the West to understand the effect they are having here, it's simple. From now on, we need to have a system where for every 10,000 tons of carbon you emit, you have to take a Bangladeshi family to live with you. It is your responsibility."
U.S. Says Israeli Exercise Seemed Directed at Iran - NYTimes.com Oil companies hope Israeli exercise brings $7/gallon gasoline.
How the Russert Test Failed America
How the Russert Test Failed America: "Dick Cheney's press aide testified during the Scooter Libby trial, Russert's show was the place the Bushies loved the most for 'getting their message out.'"
Friday
Rubio: linking drilling to gas prices is 'disingenuous' | Naked Politics
Rubio: linking drilling to gas prices is "disingenuous" | Naked Politics: Florida's Republican House Speaker says, "For anyone to represent that someone drilling off the coast in Florida is going to lower gas prices here or anywhere in this country is disingenuous and a flawed argument."
Sunday
Thursday
Think Again: Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: Did “ Everyone” Agree?
Think Again: Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction: Did “ Everyone” Agree?: "the claim that “everyone agreed” that the evidence of Iraqi WMD was incontrovertible is simply false"
Wednesday
Monday
Citing History, Bush Suggests His Policies Will One Day Be Vindicated - washingtonpost.com
Citing History, Bush Suggests His Policies Will One Day Be Vindicated - washingtonpost.com: "just two out of 109 historians said Bush would be judged a success; a majority deemed him the 'worst president ever.'"
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