UPenn vs. Dover
UPenn vs. Dover: “ This has already been brought up at The Panda’s Thumb, but this open letter from UPenn faculty to the Dover school board deserves even wider distribution. I like it as a short, simple statement of why we shouldn’t be peddling Intelligent Design creationism in classrooms. 5 January 2005 Dover Area School […]
Read Morewhen do we finally say | Metafilter
when do we finally say | Metafilter: The Reality of Red-State Fascism, by Lew Rockwell. We consistently say ‘Man, we’re on the road to fascism’ yet people fall all over themselves to say ‘We’re nowhere near it.’. Well, when do we say ‘Holy shit…we’re there’? Everybody’s favorite libertarian gives us a timeline of the descent, […]
Read Morewhen do we finally say | Metafilter
when do we finally say | Metafilter: The Reality of Red-State Fascism, by Lew Rockwell. We consistently say ‘Man, we’re on the road to fascism’ yet people fall all over themselves to say ‘We’re nowhere near it.’. Well, when do we say ‘Holy shit…we’re there’? Everybody’s favorite libertarian gives us a timeline of the descent, […]
Read Morehappy epiphany
if you are going to celebrate christmas, today is the day. the 12th day of christmas, epiphany.
Read MoreMilkandCookies – Blue Christmas
MilkandCookies – Blue Christmas: “” (Via .) classic
Read MoreThe Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004
The Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004: “list plus info on major USA tax-subsidized corporations according to the The Center for Corporate Policy ~’War Profiteers’: now there’s a term you won’t ever hear on FOX or CNN. Or read in the Wall Street Journal. (Maybe ironically?)…” (Via Spitting Image.) ——- hmmm, not the usual suspects…. […]
Read MoreSix Apart Acquires Live Journal
Six Apart Acquires Live Journal: “ 6A buys LJ, according to Om’s exclusive. Simply makes sense. The leading blogging tool vendor gets a massive user base (6.5 million users combined total — with 1.4% of 5.6M LJ’s generating $2.325M/yr); and a team with experience serving them at scale with richer community features. Will be fascinating […]
Read MoreTop Ten Urinals
Top Ten Urinals: “” (Via .) —– ….. funny enough.
Read Morethe real end of empire….
globegazette.com – Archived News Search: “On Nov. 22, it officially dropped. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service estimates released that day, 2005 will be the first year in nearly 50 that America will not turn an agricultural trade surplus. The dubious milestone was met with odd silence at USDA. Odd because throughout […]
Read MoreHow slowly we forget
How slowly we forget: “ Remember when red (as in communist) meant left and blue (as in blood) meant right? “ (Via The Doc Searls Weblog.) —– up means down, left means right, sounds like 1984 perfected doesn’t it?
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