Got this in my inbox, if you are following the political game in the US, you might find this interesting: ( looks like they have done something that requires windows media player, however.. so that is likely to lose them some audience....)

Dear activists, colleagues, and friends,
It's a three-way dead heat in Iowa. The caucuses start in a few hours ( Read more... )

I find this story chilling and frightening ( Read more... )

Wow-

seeing this video makes you just sit and stare and wonder if someone 50 years from now will be sitting and shaking their head at the news propaganda citizens here bought into, the way we look at propaganda from previous dictators now...

There is nothing earth shattering or secret in this video, but the collection of numbers and ideas makes you stop and think..
the whole "what you learn now is going to be obsolete 3 years from now" is a fallacy that came out of twisted stats, but the majority of what they are saying is absolutely true...

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I am finally at my breaking point with how the Bush administration is abusing executive privilege. This is an important and powerful tool and should be wielded carefully and judiciously. Instead, the recent usage has felt more like a drunk foreign diplomat commiting a string of petty crimes, then using diplomatic immunity to escape from any penalty ( Read more... )

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on a better note, the party will be kicking off here soon... pictures and stories galore later on...