Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, NM CD3, my Representative
I happened to notice the my Rep, Ben Ray Lujan, who I met in Austin when he came to ask for our support in 2008, hasn't yet signed on as a co-sponsor of the People's Budget. I tried to write him to...
View ArticleBirtherism: The Legacy of American Colonialism in Hawaii
Birtherism and the Legacy of American Colonialism in Hawaii To understand how bitherism is an egregiously opportunistic ploy you have to first understand why Hawaii does not give out Birth...
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The Daily Show/Colbert Report Chat thread 04.26.11
Tonight on TDS, MoneyGeek Elizabeth Warren; and on TCR, philosopher A.C. Grayling, Author of The Good Book. Meanwhile, Conan's got reruns.
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Black Kos Music: Late Night in the Justice Department
I'm your VJ/DJ, Justice Putnam; and I'll be manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. Sit back, roam the Big Orange and have a...
View ArticleBenjamin Wallace-Wells' NY Magazine Cover Story on Krugman: "The Loneliness...
Early yesterday (Monday) morning, I published this post: "How The 'Bipartisan Consensus' On Dodd-Frank & The Budget Enables The Pillaging Of Our Underclasses." A few hours later, I received the...
View ArticlePastor Terry Jones: In Defense of a Monster
Terry Jones, the lunatic cult leader from Gainesville, Florida who has recently begun a crusade to burn the Quran in public, is a disgusting man. His actions are reprehensible, ignorant, and...
View ArticleChainsaw Paul Ryan
Not so long ago Al Dunlap was the hottest CEO on Wall Street. He was considered a turnaround wizard. He would come in and takeover tired companies and turn them into lean, competitive, up-to-date...
View ArticleIt began with Nostradamus and ended with Brüno.
What am I talking about? The territorial and human conflict between Palestine and Israel. Solved by Brüno with the suggestion of a timeshare. The old story goes: Nostradamus was accurate within two...
View ArticleDaily bigjac: Thanks and follow-up to my day at Walmart diary
Thank you so much, all of you who rec'd, tipped, and commented in my last diary, A day at Walmart. I have so much to add, and many folks don't go back to old comment threads, so I feel the need to...
View ArticleDallas County does the right thing: LGBT Non-Discrimination Win
Some good news on the LGBT front -- especially for Ts: Dallas County commissioners have expanded the county's non-discrimination policy to cover transgendered employees: http://www.dallasvoice.com/...
View ArticleJapan Unearths Site Linked to War Crimes
In February, Japanese authorities began excavating the site of a former medical school that may reveal dark secrets about the country's WWII-era biological weapons program: The investigation begins...
View ArticleUs and Them, Over and Over Again.
Because this is how a picked bass guitar is supposed to sound. Tyler Pope is a genius.
View ArticleIAFF: Invest Your Money in Progressive Think Tanks
I just watched Harold Schaitberger of the IAFF (fire fighter's union) on The Ed Show tell America (and more importantly Congress) that they are pausing their contributions and investments to Democrats...
View ArticleWow... Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist Threatens to Overthrow US Government over...
I just read this piece from the New York Times discussing a proposed executive order to require all contractors with the US Government to disclose any political donations. This could be viewed as a...
View ArticlePirates and the Royal Wedding
The media is giving a lot of attention to the royal wedding in Britain. The bride and groom seem like perfectly ordinary, average people that normally do not draw such attention. But Prince...
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Insomniacs' Vent Hole with Craig Ferguson.
Please read and follow instructions before opening. Or consult your physician. SPOILER WARNING: A latenight gathering for non-serious palaver that does not speak of that night's show. Posting a...
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Overnight News Digest: "Rainy Night In Georgia" Edition
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest (OND) for Tuesday, April 26, 2011. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a...
View ArticleRFC: Newscorp's Corporate Veil Pierced?
RFC: Request for Comment In another time, involving anything other than political "nonprofits", would the consistent and repeated movement of individuals between nonprofit and for-profit entities be...
View ArticleHow Did We Get Here?
Contrary to what you might hear from conservatives, a clear majority in this country do not self-identify as "liberals." To hear the knuckle-dragging, mouth-breathing paranoid delusions of the...
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