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Wonkette, "The Monuments", Confederates, and Mayor Landrieu
Wonkette has an article with some good snark about the neo-Confederates and their idols removed in New Orleans, and praise for Mayor Mitch Landrieu's speech ( Read more... ) -
The House that Jeff (Davis) Built
Whatever we might say about Jefferson Davis now, I think it would be hard to say any more eloquently than William Claypoole Johnson did in 1863, with his cartoon/poem "The House That Jeff Built". Check it out.http:// -
Harry Truman writes: “Limit CIA Role to Intelligence”
On 22 December 1963, on the one month anniversary of JFK's assassination, former President Harry Truman published and op-ed in the Washington Post about how he was “disturbed by the way CIA has been diverted from its original assignment” to keep the President promptly and fully informed and had become “an operational and at times policy-making arm ( Read more... ) -
50 Years Ago Today in Dealey Plaza - One Young Couple's Story
On 22 November 1963, Gayle and Bill Newman with their sons Clayton and Bill Jr. went to see President Kennedy as the motorcade drove through Dallas. They became some of the closest witnesses to the assassination.
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Grassy Knoll + 50
Some JFK conspiracy/coup d'etat links
JFK Assassination: CIA and New York Times are Still Lying to Us, by David Talbot, Salon
21 Cops Who Heard a Grassy Knoll Shot, by Jeff Morley, JFK Facts
Surgeon in ER insists 2 gunmen shot JFK - Doctor first to see Kennedy's wound. By Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Correction - Doctor doesn't " ( Read more... ) -
Surveillance State
"No laws define the limits of the N.S.A.'s power. No Congressional committee subjects the agency's budget to a systematic, informed and skeptical review. With unknown billions of Federal dollars, the agency purchases the most sophisticated communications and computer equipment in the world. But truly to comprehend the growing reach of this ( Read more... ) -
Flickr Redesign
Photo sharing site Flickr did a massive redesign last month. Photos are now displayed larger - and unless viewed individually, lacking titles and captions. Various other changes as well, most of which result in the site being slower loading and harder navigate. Flickr is owned by Yahoo. I remember when Yahoo killed GeoCities; I wonder if Yahoo is ( Read more... ) -
More on BP oil disaster links 3 years on
What BP Doesn’t Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill - The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was even worse than BP wanted us to know. Daily Beast article
US witness claims BP gas explosion cover-up Al Jazeera video with photos & interview -
Emile Christian
I'm enjoying the music of early New Orleans jazz trombonist Emile Christian on his birthday.
Wikipedia: Emile Christian
Music samples (via YouTube except where otherwise noted):
Original Dixieland Jazz Band, 1919: Satanic Blues (Christian is listed as co-composer)
Ditto Lassus Candy
Ditto, 1920 Soudan One of the pseudo-Near Eastern numbers ( Read more... )
