Liberal Voices Get New Home on Radio Dial, from The New York Times. Air America
A New Future for Spain: Call It Social Socialism, from The New York Times, courtesy of Mark A, who says, "Wow. This guy is great. Wants to separate church and state in a vast majority Catholic country, wants gay marriage (er, whatever), and tons of other things that you would just expect to be good public policy. I am writing him a letter to see if he can run for president in my country."
Race for mayor comes down to toss of the dice, from Boston.com.
Baking for Passover with 30 dozen eggs, from Boston.com.
Coach Fitz's Management Theory, from The New York Times Magazine.
Mayor With a Mission, from The New York Times Magazine.
The Height Gap, from The New Yorker. "Why Europeans are getting taller and taller--and Americans aren't."
John Kerry snowboards and rides a Serotta? (scroll down)
FundRace, courtesy of Tad. The neighbor search function is crazy!
The Memory Hole - Rescuing Knowledge, Freeing Information.
"We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001", from Salon.com.
The fashion of the Christ, reprinted from Jewsweek, courtesy of Rachel. "Dave Abitbol is not your typical Jewish guy from Montreal. In fact, the 39-year-old Web designer isn't your typical Jewish guy from anywhere. While most of us walked out of The Passion of the Christ with a fear of impending anti-Semitism, Abitbol walked out with a novel idea: Create a t-shirt with the words 'Christ Killer' on them."
Tenn. County Reverses On Gay Ban, from CBSNews.com. Mark A points out: "Not gay marriage... gays!"
Rice to testify in public, under oath, from MSNBC, courtesy of Josh.
Could 9/11 Have Been Prevented?, from Time magazine (August 2002). Josh says, "Clarke is not a revisionist."
Shifts from bin Laden hunt evoke questions, from USA Today, courtesy of Josh.
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Mark A:
For gay Catholic, marriage video shown at Mass was 'vile', from Boston.com.
The Human Factor, from The New York Times.
Whoa! The Crack Team.
This is the 2nd ever ad banner I've clicked on. Totally worth it! Kosher Pets.
All Mark A:
Rice Seeks Meeting with Sept. 11 Panel Members, from Reuters.
Poll: Americans Very Concerned Who Wins Presidential Election, from VOAnews.com.
Libya Signs Energy Exploration Deal With Shell, from The New York Times.
U.S. Senate Passes 'Unborn Victims' Bill, from Reuters.
"Bush Lies" Yields 2550 Results On Google, from the Macon Daily. Says Mark A, "This article is bullshit, I got 1,850,000 hits! 3,580 on Google News, 549,000 on Google Groups, 640 on Google Images, 503,857 on Altavista."
Media, Kerry to check Bush lies, from The Hill.
How Kerry Can Win, from New Democrats Online.
Squabbling Turns Specific Over Intel Failures, from Fox News.
Democracy's Revenge, from the Washington Post.
President's Remarks at Correspondents' Dinner, from townhall.com. Says Mark A, "President Bush will most certainly not replace Cheney with Leno -- Bush can hold his own in the humor department. But it looks like they are going to skewer the bastard for making some jokes about WMD. Ouch baby! Those eggshells are thin!"
Gibson film spurs man to say he murdered, from Boston.com.
Manhandling McClellan, from the Washington Post.
What To Do When Your Friends E-mail Lies To You, from FactCheck.org.
Bush Pokes Some Fun During Media Dinner, from AP.
Boston firefighters group not allowed to serenade president, from Boston.com, courtesy of Rachel.
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Mark A. section:
In Pledge Case, Passing the Test, from the Washington Post. Excerpts From Arguments on the Meaning of 'Under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance, from The New York Times. Atheist Presents Case for Taking God From Pledge, from The New York Times (also sent in by Rachelita).
14 States Ask U.S. to Revise Some Education Law Rules, from The New York Times.
Dick Clarke Is Telling the Truth: Why he's right about Bush's negligence on terrorism, from Slate.com.
Fatal in Difference: Bush's catastrophic allergy to Clinton, from Slate.com.
350 Tax Increases? President Bush applies the Powell Doctrine to running for re-election, from Slate.com.
Gay Rights Information Taken Off Site: New GOP Head of Agency Says He Is Reviewing Material, from the Washington Post.
FactCheck.org. See: Bush accuses Kerry of 350 votes for “higher taxes” Higher than what?, Did Kerry Vote "No" on Body Armor for Troops?, Bush Strains Facts Re: Kerry's Plan To Cut Intelligence Funding in '90's.
White House Blasts Cheney Memoir, Calls Former Vice President "Disgruntled", from Easterblogg at New Republic online.
Oxford dons taught how to cycle, from the BBC online.
A Chinese Girl's Diary Builds a Bridge Out of Rural Poverty, from The New York Times.
A Bush Surprise: Fright-Wing Support, from The New York Times. Conservative punk?
Clarke: 'White House is papering over facts', from CNN.com, courtesy of Mark A, who says: "Wow. I really, really, really hope Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriage, cuz this guy is for me!!"
Quid Pro Quack, from the New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita.
The Mocking of the President, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Mark A. " 'President Bush admitted that his prewar intelligence wasn't what it should have been,' Jay Leno said. 'We knew that when we elected him.' " "Letterman said of Bush's campaign ads: 'In one of the commercials you see George W. Bush for 30 seconds. In another commercial you get to see George W. Bush for 60 seconds. Kind of like his stint in the National Guard.' "
Dihydrogen Monoxide, from snopes.com, courtesy of Kris.
Al Franken, Seriously, from The New York Times.
Spousal Benefits for Gays at U.N. Challenged, from the Washington Post. "A bloc of more than 50 Islamic states, backed by the Vatican, sought today to halt U.N. efforts to extend spousal benefits to partners of some gay employees.... The United Nations has recognized polygamy, a common practice in the Islamic world, as a legitimate form of marriage and permits employees to divide their benefits among more than one wife. But the decision to expand that right to same-sex partners has fueled intense opposition."
From Mark A: Freecycle.org. "The worldwide (!) Freecycle Network is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns."
Be Your Own Barista, With a Programmable Helper, from The New York Times. Mark A describes it as "more ammo for the Ross/Parsons nuclear arms race."
The Week in Weird: Janet and Justin get all dolled up, from Rolling Stone, courtesy of Alison.
Confessions of a Welfare Queen: How rich bastards like me rip off taxpayers for millions of dollars, by John Stossel, from Reason.
We locked you up in jail for 25 years and you were innocent all along? That'll be £80,000 please, from the Sunday Herald (UK).
The Facts Don't Matter, from This American Life. "Straight Eyes on the Quirin Guys. Chris Neary tells the story of how a bungled Nazi sabotage operation from the early days of World War II has become the legal foundation for the Bush administration's current push to try U.S. citizens in military tribunals."
The Maiden Name Debate, from Slate.
The nuclear merit badge: Using common household items, he almost built a breeder reactor, from the Christian Science Monitor. When a teenager attempts to build a breeder reactor, from Harper's (1998).
The Propaganda Remix Project, courtesy of Tad. Definitely check this out. Scroll down to see the posters.
Subaru is trying to get its cars reclassified as light trucks??!! Shape Up, Subaru, from the Car Talk site, courtesy of Tad.
ReDefeatBush.com, courtesy of Alison.
British Lottery Funds Help Lowbrow Film Win a Jackpot of Outrage, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel. "Is 'Sex Lives of the Potato Men,' a film that one critic called 'a sump of untreated dung,' the worst British movie ever made?" Feel free to draw your own conclusions about government funding of the arts...
Stalin's last army - hordes of gigantic crabs on their way to invade Europe, from the Daily Telegraph.
Panda partakes in sex ed course, from Boston.com.
A Biological Dig for the Roots of Language, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel.
Irregular Goods. Your source for anti-Bush buttons, bumper stickers, etc., and tons of other fun stuff. Also see their Cafe Press shop.
The do-it-yourself campaign, from Boston.com. "Last Wednesday, Cox posted a Bush-Cheney poster with the slogan 'But not if you're gay!' to her site, and asked readers to send in their own 'creative adaptations of this technology.' "
All dogs go to heaven?, from Boston.com. "On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported what may be the latest front in the modern-day wars of religion: the rise of Holy Communion for pets." Rachel alerted me to this.
In Searching We Trust, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachelita and Robin.
'Idol' reject Hung gets record deal, from CNN.com.
FactCheck.org, courtesy of Mark A.
Bush Misrepresents Kerry's Position on Intelligence Funding, from John Kerry's DBunker blog, courtesy of Mark A, who says, "Someone who works for Kerry is a smaht cookie."
Howard Stern's schwing voters, from Salon.com, courtesy of Mark A. "The raunchy jockey is mobilizing his army of listeners against Bush -- and they could make a difference in November."
U.S. Videos, for TV News, Come Under Scrutiny, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel. "Investigators are scrutinizing TV segments in which the Bush administration paid people to pose as journalists praising the new Medicare law."
The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld, Set to Music, from NPR.
From Ed: "I propose a Celebrity Death Match between John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. Grudge: Bush space policy. Venue: Mare Tranquillis." Former astronaut Glenn criticizes Bush space plan, from CNN.com. Neil Armstrong: Support Bush's space plan, from CNN.com.
H2O mixup creates scare, from Boston.com. "City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production. Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide -- H2O for short -- is the scientific term for water."
If you'd like to opt out of getting credit card offers, call (888) 567-8688. Here's the info I got from an online newsletter: "This will be a toll-free, automated call. Be prepared to give your name, address and social security number. It's OK. These credit reporting agencies have all of that already and this simply identifies you. You will have the choice of opting out for two years or for your lifetime. Just remember that, either way, if you complete any kind of credit application in the future you will automatically opt back into the system. That means you'll have to call and opt out again."
Still busy. Still all Mark A.
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My Hell in Camp X-Ray, from The Mirror.
Freed Guantanamo prisoner denounces camp, from Reuters.
Views split about 3 freed from Guantanamo, from Boston.com.
Fighting Dirty, from the American Prospect. "Bush, beware: The mud that's being tossed at Kerry just might stick to you."
All The President's Lies: Selected Articles from The American Prospect.
BAA03-02, ADDENDUM 2, SPECIAL FOCUS AREA: METABOLIC DOMINANCE, from DARPA, via Mark A, courtesy of Nathan.
Daily news from Democracry Now.
No Bush Left Behind: When You're Barred From Banking, Why Not Bank on Education? from Democracy Now.
Woman charged with murder after allegedly refusing C-section; she denies she feared scars, from Boston.com.
Soldiers find love in Iraq, marry, from Boston.com.
I'm busy, so this is all Mark A today.
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Well, my new newsworthy fascination is the veepstakes.
Brokaw is a great idea. I also predict a slew of movie-star running mate rumors from Sean Penn to Martin Sheen, the latter of who already plays a president on TV. In that vein, you could also think of Michael Douglas (another prez in some movie), or hell even Kevin Kline for his role in "Dave". I would also go so far to say that Edwards doesn't have a chance in hell. Sorry, dude.
In other timewasting GOP attack machine activities....
Bush's flip flops, from dailykos.com.
Wow. They really do think we are all dumb. Or maybe they're just trying to do as much crap as possible before we send the fuckers to Guantamano. Bush Choice for Manufacturing Post in Question, from the Washington Post.
She's sooooo hot! The passion of the liberal, from TownHall.com, by Ann Coulter.
FirePaige.org, courtesy of Rachel.
Man killed during initiation at Masonic Lodge, fellow member charged with manslaughter, from Boston.com. Now we know what the Masons are doing while they're not busy running the world.
TrueMajority.org, courtesy of Mark A.
The BrideAudit: Get Everything Your Guests Owe You, courtesy of Alison.
Billionaires for Bush, courtesy of Ed.
Stern Believes Radio Reign Coming to End, from Hoover's, courtesy of Mark A. Howard Stern case highlights frightening ties between the Bush administration, Clear Channel and the religious right, from DownWithBush.com. Also from Mark A.
Hamburger Helpless, from Harper's, courtesy of Rachel. She describes it as: "The voice of middle America or perhaps America's middle."
My Life, My Cadillac Escalade EXT, from The New York Times. All I can say is NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is so wrong, so so wrong.
Of Togas and Tuxedos, a letter to The New York Times. "I am unsure of how we came to your attention, but I would like to assure your readers that anyone who took courses in physics at the University of Vermont would find us costumed in neither ill-fitting tuxedos nor bedsheets."
Japan Seeks Robotic Help in Caring for the Aged, from The New York Times.
Seattle mayor to recognize gay marriages, from Salon.com, courtesy of Alison.
Where There's No Room for All Three of Them, from The New York Times. Oh the Santa Cruz Island Fox. So cute.
Some cool books on American government that Rachel wants to get from the library...
So fun! Ride like a girl with Team Betty.
Some collegiate teams are quite busy in the offseason....
McDonald's ran a very mysterius giveaway this past weekend.
All of this is from Rachel:
See Dick Run, from The New York Times, by Maureen Dowd.
Judge Finds a Typo-Prone Lawyer Guilty of Bad Writing, from The New York Times.
For These Men, Lots of Guts but Little Glory, from The New York Times.
Check this out! (Sent by Rachel.) Rep. John Dingell's (D-MI) letter to Bush economic adviser Gregory Mankiw questions the administration's suggestion that fast food jobs should be listed as manufacturing.
Mark A just hasn't admitted to himself yet that he wants to blog... His contributions: Hazy Outlook, from the Washington Post, by Howard Kurtz, links to Blogging Infrequent? from MatthewYglesias.com, which links to Power Creators, from Pew Internet & American Life.
Vote with your wallet: State Democrats hope credit card raises spirit, funds, from Boston.com.
Kerry Backs Benefits for Legally United Gays, from the Washington Post, courtesy of Alison.
Bush To Make Up Missed National Guard Service This Weekend, from The Onion.
Jesus Demands Creative Control Over Next Movie, from The Onion.
Gay couples get marriage licenses in Oregon; New York ceremonies considered illegal, from Boston.com.
Mark A liked John Kerry's victory speech.
Killington residents endorse plan to join New Hampshire, from Boston.com.
This is all Rachel. Mark A has taken the day off.
A Trust Worth Winning, by John Edwards, from The New York Times.
This Soldier's Story, by John Kerry, from The New York Times.
Christ's real passion was life, from Boston.com.
Harvard rips political T-shirt by Urban Outfitters, from Boston.com. "A Harvard political institute criticized the hip retailer Urban Outfitters on Monday for a new T-shirt campaign declaring that 'Voting is for Old People.' "
666 appearing on 'Passion of the Christ' tickets, from Boston.com.
30 Little Turtles, from The New York Times, courtesy of Rachel. "When we hand over low-wage, low-prestige jobs to India or Pakistan, we make a safer world for our own 20-year-olds."
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Mark A's section:
I think this is the first banner ad I have ever clicked on.
Week of real hatred, from the NY Daily News. Says Mark A: "One star for 'Passion' = piles of hate mail."
Divide and Bicker: The Dean Campaign's Hip, High-Tech Image Hid a Nasty Civil War, from the Washington Post.
Mark A has discovered that one can search all NYT history and get the full text of the articles through the library Web site.