Angelina Grimke
Deportation for tailgating
Links 13/8/2011: Ubuntu’s New Login Manager, Unity UI
Links for the day
CHILD ABUSE: Van Jones Forces Innocent Children to Advocate Infrastructure Spending, Oppose Corpora…
CHILD ABUSE: Van Jones Forces Innocent Children to Advocate Infrastructure Spending, Oppose Corporate Personhood on YouTube.
Planning Ahead to Dot Day
Are you a fan of Peter H. Reynolds? If you aren’t sure who he is or about the great things that he and FableVision do for kids and learning, stop reading this right now and go visit his webpage. Seriously. Go! If you are back, or just still here, then you know that Peter H. [...]
Democratic Dolchstoßlegende by David Atkins
Global Dimming for the Cult of Patents
Patents extravaganza meets its limit as the public continues to ask for change
Extras
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is in talks to consult for the British police as they continue to battle rioting. (Update: He has accepted the gig). The “individual mandate” portion of the health care reform law was ruled unconstitutional by a US appeals court. Long-shot 2013 NYC mayoral candidate Tom Allon hired Democratic uber-fundraiser Cindy
Has Arthur Alan Wolk Finally Learned That He Cannot Sue Every Critic?
by Paul Alan Levy As I noted in an update to my previous blog post about him, Arthur Alan Wolk responded to the post by threatening to sue me, and then suing me three days later, albeit without filing an...
Facebook And Twitter Aren’t To Blame For U.K. Riots
The violent riots and looting in London and other major cities around the U.K. this past week have dominated the British mainstream press and kept a nation on tenterhooks, fearful as many were that their own towns and villages were just one hooded teenager away from all-out chaos.
Iowa Corn Cakes
Federal Agency Admits Violating DOMA in Conducting Survey
Last month’s Senate hearing on a bill to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) featured a clash between Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and one of the witnesses defending DOMA, Tom Minnery of Focus on the Family. Minnery’s testimony referred to the social science evidence showing children do best when raised by their own [...]
After Triggering Downgrade, Debt Default Skeptics Try To Run From Their Records — But They Can’t
Another Depressing Debate
What’s to say about the GOP debate last night? Romney further disgraced himself demanding that marriage be federalized; Huntsman defended civil unions and the rights of states to decide the issue but overall gave a lackluster performance. Paul was rambling. Santorum and Bachmann were evil. More from The Advocate. Shifting gears but showing why the [...]
Ricky Martin Talks About First Secret Lover and Current Boyfriend
In a new Behind the Music profile, Ricky Martin reveals that his first secret relationship with a man left him heartbroken and that his current partner Carlos is sexy, smart, and loves his children. The Puerto Rican hearththrob, who came out in 2010, also tells of growing up Catholic in a Latin American country. “You go to school and [the] first thing they ask you when you come back home is, ‘Do you already have a girlfriend?’” Martin says. “Automatically, society tells you that’s what you are supposed to feel. You’re not supposed to feel this and if you feel...
Eliz. Warren gearing up for Senate run against Scott Brown in Mass.
Media Matters Daily Summary 08-11-11
Reactions to Rep. Mike Coffman’s view on taxes (11 letters)
Re: “A “no” vote on increasing taxes,” Aug. 10 Rep. Mike Coffman column. There are five big points missing from Rep. Mike Coffman’s flawed guest commentary. First, the stimulus he derides was made up of over $200 billion in tax cuts, a half-stimulus only half-stimulating the U.S. economy. Second, Rep. Coffman ignores the stimulus policies [...]
How Much Can You Save with a Home Energy Upgrade?
San Carlos resident Nadine Nakazawa took all the steps needed to make her home more energy efficient… or so she thought. Double-paned replacement windows were installed throughout her home. Then a residential solar array went up on the roof. And just to be sure there wasn’t anything else she could do to cut energy costs, [...]
Supercommittee Profile and the Odds of Success
Regular readers know that we have been following the deficit issue and the debt ceiling debate very closely. It is a daily topic of discussion around our office. The work of the Supercommittee will be interesting for students of politics,...
UK PM Advocates Censorship And The Cessation Of Free Speech… Of Course
U.K. Considers Blocking Twitter and BBM During London Riots
It seems that the rioters in London, have been actively using BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) to communicate with one another. Now, the U.K. prime minister, David Cameron, is considering blocking popular social networks like Twitter and Facebook – along with popular messaging services like BBM, in order to help curb the communication between rioters. Cameron says [...]
APA Spotlight: Kathy Lim Ko, President and CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
APA Spotlight is a weekly interview of Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIA) community leaders. It is a spotlight on individuals who have dedicated their careers to issues surrounding the APIA community with the goal of bringing much deserved recognition to their work and cause(s). Kathy Lim Ko is president and chief executive officer of the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF), a national health justice organization which influences policy, mobilizes communities, and strengthens [...] Continue »
Free Online Class Shakes Up Photo Education
On the ground floor of a converted, Victorian-era cinema in Coventry, England, Jonathan Worth delivers a world-class photography lecture anyone can attend at any time, from anywhere, for free.
Will They Ever Learn?
Once again, regulators consider a bad idea that refuses to die: Europe Considers Ban on Short Selling BRUSSELS — A European market regulator is considering [...]
Field Position by David Atkins
Boehner’s DOMA lawyers want to cite Maggie Gallagher, but avoid cross-examination
Apple en Samsung kruisen degens over tablets
Apple wil de markt voor tablets niet graag uit handen geven. Dat bleek tijdens het kort geding van Apple tegen Samsung in Den Haag. Het bedrijf eist een verbod van de Galaxy Tab op grond van patent- en modelinbreuken. Ook Motorola wordt op de korrel genomen. De tablet Xoom zou te veel op de iPad lijken.
Max Blumenthal
Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party, discusses his article “Meet the Right-Wing Hatemongers Who Inspired the Norway Killer” at alternet.org; the Islamophobes, including Pamela Geller, advocating for state terrorism and the wholesale killing of Muslims and Leftists; Republican campaign gimmicks that include loyalty oaths for Muslim government employees [...]
links for 2011-08-10
Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ good night, and good luck. (tags: quote movie) Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ we must never, ever be boring (tags: quote) Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ Virtual Coffeehouse Hangout (tags: idea) Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ you sometimes think you want to disappear, but all you really want is to be found (tags: quote) Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ Caramel-Drizzled Brownie Hearts Recipe (tags: food flickr) Morgaine LeFaye – Google+ chocolate [...]
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