… and today’s new, highly Nixonian developments, Joel says it all. Executive privilege? Executive hooey. And what’s this about “withdrawing statements”? In legal proceedings, there’s a word for “withdrawing” your original statement and it isn’t a nice one. And “contempt”? I … we … never mind. Joel really does say it all.
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In the news you can use department: “Situational Awareness” by our own MamaLiberty. Nice work, Mama. Though I’d like to know more of the background of this particular incident, it appears that the War on Food continues to ravage the Country Formerly Known As the Land of the Free. (H/T/ JS) “A Biblical Threat to National Security.” And you plan to persuade Muslims how? that the U.S. military isn’t conducting a holy crusade against them? (Tip o’ hat to J.B.) “Who Destroyed the Middle Class?” Sooooooo, do you think PBS would report this sympathetically if a Caucasian family decided to…
15 CommentsAnother big, ballyhooed federal prosecution, that is. The jury just found Roger Clemens not guilty on all six counts. Man, how many blown federal prosecutions is that? John Edwards (who may be a complete cad, but …). The Africa sting. Going back a few years, the Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo (hip hop producer) money laundering trial. All big deals, all cases in which some fed prosecutor hoped to stage a big show and make a big impression. And every one of them based entirely or mostly on testimony (or testilying) from informants (or stings cooked up by informants) with little real…
10 CommentsI mentioned before that the people I bought my new-old house from were into landscaping that … well, could best be called chaotic (photos). While they completely neglected the house during their 15-year residence, they did a lot to the yard. And a lot. And a lot. And a lot more. And then more on top of that. They built ornamental fences and archways and hanging gardens and benches and canopies and screens. And they put in ponds and fountains and birdhouses and … well, you name it. And they built a fence and hung stuff on it and nailed…
28 CommentsProof positive. The Canadian government is as filled with paranoid weirdos as the U.S. fedgov. (H/T MJR.) Is it a good sign that even the mainstream media is starting to notice the DEA’s war on pain patients and their doctors? Speaking of the war on freedom, here’s your question of the day. Eric Holder: Liar, incompetent or both? If you liked J.D. Tuccille’s book, High Desert Barbecue, you might want to give it a v*te. How will the world end? You get to help decide. Not exactly new, but a healthy reminder: Humans may not be the only animals with…
5 CommentsI’ve noted before how I only have to put an item in my head and eventually it’ll turn up at a garage sale. This works so well that my house and my small “workshopette” are both furnished almost entirely with garage sale & thrift store items. One thing that had been on my “GS vibe” for a while is a trickle charger for car batteries. This became more urgent when I went to start the XTerra last week and couldn’t. So yesterday, right on schedule, there it was … Kewl. High-tech electronics and everything. A little beat up cosmetically, but…
9 CommentsNo, I’m not talking about the target of the neocons’ latest interventionist fantasy. I’m talking about the St. Paul Moment. The Great Aha! Turning points and watershed occurrences in our lives. For the last three days the Damascus phrase has been banging around inside my head, telling me there’s a blog entry or article to be written. But whatever’s doing the banging hasn’t been kind enough to tell me exactly what brilliant point I’m supposed to make. Sigh. So I find myself once again scribbling something that might turn out embarrassingly idiotic, but really having no choice in the matter.…
25 CommentsWhen an American artist came under unjust scrutiny from the feds, he conceived a modern variation of the old “over-compliance” trick originated by 1960s draft protestors. (Video of him giving a talk about it.) (Tip o’ hat to MJR) This is such a cool, clever, innovative idea. Wonder how long before the feds hit it with a drone strike? (H/T C^2) Sharp-eyed Kent spotted this review of Safety Not Guaranteed, the movie inspired by the classified ad written by our own John Silveira. The film was a smash at Sundance, is just coming into theaters, and currently stands at an…
6 CommentsOn the anti-snitch book: Thanks to enthusiastic input, the anti-snitch book (booklet, really) is outlined, reality-checked, and ready for writing. Unforeseeable circumstances held the project up for three weeks, but we’re rolling again now. Thank you to all who’ve contributed so far and all who’ve offered future help. We’ve got some great material. On Sweetie the heeler Speaking of a little help from friends, Sweetie the heeler (now called Georgia) is doing well several weeks after her first immiticide treatment for heartworm. Her two foster “dads” dote on her and they and Sweetie are being very patient with the endless…
1 CommentIt’s been a long time since I’ve bothered to kick M*cr*$*ft. It’s become kind of a non-issue. In fact I was pretty impressed with the newest version of W******s that came with my laptop. (Never used it after the first few days, but it was jazzy, easy, and functional and it’s still on there as a dual-boot with Mandriva Linux.) But boy, have you read the scathing reviews the upcoming Windows 8 is getting from its beta users? If you want the gory details, here’s a 7,400-word analysis. And a shorter take. Basically everybody is saying that no business or…
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