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it's on like donkey kong
If you live in the Bay Area of California, or have friends or family that do, please read this link. The Ecology Center, which operated Curbside Recycling, has used strongarm tactics in the past to try to eliminate the union from contract negotiations and is now trying to eliminate the union from contractually required arbitration hearings in the ( Read more... ) -
in which i have had a Day
First you take a small amount of sugar. Traditionally, a sugar cube is used here, though as long as you're using the right amount (about a teaspoonful) it's not important. Toss in a dash or two of bitters, then a splash of club soda. Muddle until well blended, then drop in some ice cubes. Pour in your bourbon (that's what I use, but scotch or ( Read more... ) -
why you, me, and everyone you know owes julian assange a beer and a handshake (first draft)
(Note: I wrote this in response to news that the Department of Defense is threatening WikiLeaks by telling them to return the classified information, expunge all copies, and cease distributing it, Or Else. I like to think your average person sees WikiLeaks and other investigative journalists and journalistic entities are necessary, but may not ( Read more... ) -
oh my god i understand now
The truth has been revealed to me by the secret chiefs of the world ( Read more... ) -
confessing the blues
I take my gospel with flattened fifth notes.
The first time I was ever moved spiritually by music was when I was in the main branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. I had been having money troubles and was looking at living in an alley for a while if things didn't improve. It was getting late, the sky was dark, and I was listening to Thelonious ( Read more... ) -
welp
Lieberman, are you out of your fucking mind? He recently proposed the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act, or PCNAA, which basically boils down to this:
- If there’s a cyberspace emergency, we can shut off the Internet.
- Cyberspace emergency is defined so loosely it can mean ANYTHING.
- Private companies - like internet service ( Read more... )
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SPREAD THE WORD
Got a message from FW Ongerth today about a particularly interesting piece of legislation that will be having a hearing tomorrow. The Employee Prevention Misclassification Act will make it less attractive for companies to employ people as 'independent contractors' and thus keep from being bound by laws about minimum wage, overtime, health benefits ( Read more... ) -
tilting at windmills
Just sent off two sets of letters to congressmen, senators, and state legislators. First, I learned what goes on at the Red Onion State Prison here in Virginia, namely human rights abuses too numerous to mention here - beatings, sexual assault, indefinite placement in ‘special housing units’ - read that as 23 hours a day in a cell the size of your ( Read more... ) -
if you kids don’t calm down back there i swear to god i’ll turn this internet around
A lot of people are completely freaking out about the fact that President Obama isn't going to be at Arlington this year - apparently unaware that since the Reagan administration, the only president that consistently attended the ceremony was Clinton. Reagan skipped it in favor of a summit meeting in 1983; George H. W. Bush didn't attend at ALL as ( Read more... ) -
holy hell, arizona, holy hell
In its latest attempt to codify 'FUCK brown people' into law, Arizona has passed a racial studies bill. Given that I have had people actually argue with me claiming the bill is harmless, I thought I'd write up a 'Horrible Crap For Dummies' post ( Read more... )