Didn't quite finish my chapter, but I promised.

A brief one for the moment, because I'm still sifting. PolitiFact Wisconsin (link: http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/ ) has an excellent summary of the major talking points, issues, and rumors flying around. Many, many statements ( Read more... )

Firstly, congratulations and Thank You to all involved, on both sides, in the demonstrations downtown today. Here is the official City of Madison news release from the Police Department:

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So. The week has passed, slowly. I had to keep reminding myself that today wasn't Friday. This evening the hours have crawled by to the extent that I was surprised to see at one point that it was only 7 o'clock - I could have sworn it was closer to 9 ( Read more... )

Not long ago I wrote this entry about the president of Heavy Ink Comics who thought it was okay to not only joke about, but advocate the assassination of all of Congress.

Well, it seems his words caught up with him.No doubt the tinfoil-hat contingent of gun owners will scream that this is in violation of civil rights, this is the government taking ( Read more... )

The Phelps-A-Thon will be counter-protesting Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church's protest of San Diego Comic-Con.

To pledge a per-minute donation (the WBC's protests tend only to last about 45 minutes), go here. Funds raised will benefit two comic-book related good causes, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund and The Hero InitiativeComic- ( Read more... )

Boosting the signal.

Neo-Nazis attack Slovakia’s first gay pride event, cancelling its parade

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(With thanks to hughcasey.)

A suburban Philadelphia school district used the webcams in school-issued laptops to spy on students at home, potentially catching them and their families in compromising situations, a family claims in a federal lawsuit.

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With all due respect to Mr. Wurzelbacher, whom I don't know and toward whom I bear no ill will...

There seemed to be an effort to turn this particular gentleman into an "Everyman" of sorts. I'm rather pleased to see that the effort in general did not go over terribly well among the debate viewing audience. Regardless of Mr. Wurzelbacher's hopes ( Read more... )

CBS Evening News Investigates Little-Known, Problem-Ridden Process That Could Endanger Your Vote (posted Sep. 30, 2008)

Red Flag on Voter Purges

Report on Voter Purging at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law:

http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/voter_purges- To double-check your voter status nationwide ( Read more... )

Ok. This is technically "old" news because it was reported on the 11th and 12th, but I'm passing it along anyway.

[Edit: Updated 9-25-08]

Several states (Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan) have allegedly reported receiving mail-in voter registration forms that have incorrect address information on them. Using these forms will result in ( Read more... )