Archive for August, 2006
Neo-chamberlisms
Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald
If I had to put it in a sentence or two, I’d summarize that neocon hawks have no remaining credibility when it comes to solving foreign policy issues–for them, anything short of all out carnage (even if it’s our troops or innocents dying) is appeasement. The fact then, that they’re [...]
The Popular Vote in CA
Followup:
The PBS show NOW will reportedly soon (tomorrow) be covering issues of voting rights in various states and the push underway by the GOP (with help from the DOJ) to rewrite the rules and throw even more poor and disenfranchised voters off the rolls.
Previously:
Popular vote gets thumbs up in Calif. - Yahoo! News
So if California [...]
Was the US Founded by an ex-communicated Jew?
The answer is "no, not directly." He was dead for 100 years. But Spinoza’s philosophical ideas from the mid-1600s carried over to 1776 and today. He articulated the idea that concentrations of power, either in government or religion, but especially in combinations of the two, would naturally result in tyranny — a tyranny of ideas [...]
Read More..>>More on Airport Screening
Bloomberg.com: Politics
A good followup article to my previous articles on El Al style airport screening.
US Citizens, Guilty Until Proven Innocent, Denied Return to US by Feds
2 Lodi residents refused entry back into U.S. (SFGATE)
So under intense interrogation, one tired man contradicts himself and says "yes" then "no" to questions about two US citizens visiting terrorist training camps while in Pakistan. Rather than letting the men return home to California, the Feds decide that it’s much safer to our nation’s security [...]
Sh*t Farm
Sisters blew whistle on Katrina claims - Yahoo! News
I would think that the damage to State Farm’s reputation would be far worse than any claims they’d pay out. After reading this, I’d certainly never want to do business with them.
What good is an insurance company that won’t pay claims? Why should we pay them [...]
More RFID Garbage
No, literally.
Guardian Unlimited | UK Latest | ‘Bin brother’ fear over wheelie tag
So what happens when government or private businesses start slapping RFID tags on everything? Well, for one, they may start to charge people differently based on weight. No big deal, some might say. Pay what you deserve to pay.
But they did [...]
Harris: Separation of Church and State is a Lie
Rep. Harris’ religious remarks draw ire - Yahoo! News
Separation of church and state is “a lie we have been told,” Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is “wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers.”
“If you’re not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate [...]
Leaving the Doors Open
Update:
Here’s some more information on what kinds of door locks are more secure than what you probably have at home and why.
Previously:
YouTube - Bump keying
Key Bumping is a technique that can apparently open any standard key lock with a generic key and a small mallot or the back of a screwdriver. It [...]
Jackie Mason sues Jews-for-Jesus
Mason sues Jews for Jesus over pamphlet - Yahoo! News
“Gee, I never realized Jackie Mason was a goy,” I thought to myself. Turns out, he’s not. And now he’s suing Jews for Jesus for implying he is. Just think how much business he’d lose if people suddenly started think his schtick wasn’t legit. No, Jacke [...]