August 2007
111 posts
Republicans Move To Stealthily Steal Electoral...
The New Yorker: At first glance, next year’s Presidential election looks like a blowout. But it might not be. Luckily for the incumbent party, neither George W. Bush nor Dick Cheney will be running; indeed, the election of 2008 will be the first since 1952 without a sitting President or Vice-President on the ballot. At the moment, survey research reflects a generic public preference for a...
BBC NEWS | Europe | Romania confronts huge meat... →
July 2007
195 posts
Specter gives WH one day to clarify Gonzales... →
breaking news
Video of a Man Walking on Custard →
Free the Net | Meraki →
Building a free wi-fi network in SF right now.
“and then I would take the other hand with the falafel (sic) thing and I’d...”
– -Bill O’Reilly Eschaton
Ice Cream social - pictures are up
The Ice cream social was a big success. Got to meet lots of the neighbors, and they are all very nice people. Looks like we will add some new folks to the Neighborhood association and have more sidewalk BBQs. Pictures are up on flickr. If you were there, and have any pictures to add, please send em. Got to see Andy Palacio and Emeline Michel from Belize and Haiti at Stern Grove on Sunday. lots...
Hackers find serious problems in California voting... →
Thanks to D.A. Leechenstein for sending in the link
BBC NEWS | Africa | Ivory Coast leaders burn... →
Could this be the start of lasting peace? I hope so, but we probably won’t be able to tell until after the new elections.
Justice Roberts in hospital after fall →
Is karma sending him warning signals? I hope so, it will be easier than trying to remove him from the bench.
Company sinks teeth into 'dog time-share' concept... →
rent-a-dog
“$140,000: Estimated cost per minute of the war and occupation in 2007.”
– State of the Nation
Cheney and the Hospital Room →
“Fascinating catch over at TPM: The New York Times editorial calling for Gonzales to be impeached if a special prosecutor isn’t appointed includes this line:
Unwilling to accept that conclusion, Vice President Dick Cheney sent Mr. Gonzales and another official to Mr. Ashcroft’s hospital room to get him to approve the wiretapping.”
Ice Cream Social is Tomorrow
Hi Everyone, Just a quick reminder that the Outer Cole Valley Ice Cream Social is tomorrow. All the events will be in front of 268 Carl st. (between stanyan and willard) Here is a rough schedule for the day: 11:45AM-1:00PM BYO-BBQ (bring your own lunch to throw on the gas grill) 1:00PM-3:00PM ICE CREAM (bring toppings or cones to share. we only have cups) 3:00-till late ICE CREAM INDUCED MAYHEM...
Blackle - Energy Saving Search →
“Alberto Gonzales is saying, basically, there are problems of which he cannot...”
– -Jon Stewart
Michael Moore Tells Jay Leno He's Been Subpoenaed... →
I would love to see him refuse the subpoena without any actual legal reasoning, exactly the same way Harriet Miers refused her subpoena.
SFist: Attacks in the Marina District →
11 attacks in the marina over the past three weeks. Add in all the shootings (gang-related and otherwise) going on all over the city, and it is time to put on some Kevlar and get Gavin Newsome the hell out of office.
The future of mobiles: powered by a heartbeat →
“Mobile phones could in future be powered by their owner’s beating heart after scientists developed a generator that can produce electricity from vibrations in the surrounding environment.” Sent in by D.A. Leechinstein. Thanks D.A.! You can send me stuff at cultrvultr {at] Cultrvultr.com
Leahy Subpoenas Rove, Jennings For Documents And... →
Finally! can’t wait to see how this is going to go down. Inherent Contempt and the Senate Sargent-at-Arms is what I am hoping for. There is a small jail in the capitol building they built for purposes just like this.
Neo-Cons Cheer Arrest Of Korey Rowe →
The producer of ‘Loose Change’ is in Jail for desertion. Lets hope this backfires, and helps expose the Bush Administration even more.
Study Says Obesity Can Be Contagious - New York... →
I know from personal experience that this is true. My friends eat like West Virginians on thanksgiving, and definitely encourage me to go the extra mile. When Nate took a vacation for three weeks I lost over 10 pounds. This makes me feel bad for our skinny new housemate Andrew. He is going to pull a Kristie Alley by the end of the summer. Does health insurance cover the crane that comes to...
House bans permanent bases in Iraq. →
Kolo Afrobeat →
For all you fans of Atongo Zimba, King Ayisoba takes it up a notch!
“Contempt citations issued.
In a 22-17 vote, the House Judiciary Committee...”
– Think Progress » Contempt citations issued.
From the Gonzales hearing today
SCHUMER: I'll let you speak in a minute, but this is serious, because you're getting right close to the edge right here. You just said there was just one program -- just one. So the letter, which was, sort of, intended to deceive, but doesn't directly do so, because there are other intelligence activities, gets you off the hook, but you just put yourself right back on here.
GONZALES: I clarified my statement two days later with the reporter.
SCHUMER: What did you say to the reporter?
GONZALES: I did not speak directly to the reporter.
SCHUMER: Oh, wait a second -- you did not.
(LAUGHTER)
OK. What did your spokesperson say to the reporter?
GONZALES: I don't know. But I told the spokesperson to go back and clarify my statement...
SCHUMER: Well, wait a minute, sir. Sir, with all due respect -- and if I could have some order here, Mr. Chairman -- in all due respect, you're just saying, "Well, it was clarified with the reporter," and you don't even know what he said. You don't even know what the clarification is. Sir, how can you say that you should stay on as attorney general when we go through exercise like this, where you're bobbing and weaving and ducking to avoid admitting that you deceived the committee? And now you don't even know. I'll give you another chance: You're hanging your hat on the fact that you clarified the statement two days later. You're now telling us that is was a spokesperson who did it. What did that spokesperson say? Tell me now, how do you clarify this?
GONZALES: I don't know, but I'll find out and get back to you.
Why German Trains No Longer Run on Time →
some outrages of the new farm bill →
Chromeo in SF
Just (like ten minutes ago) got back from the Chromeo show in SF tonight. They gave out free tickets so the place was packed. Some new songs, a whole bunch of old songs, and “anyway you want it” by Journey played on the talkbox. Awesome. I forgot to bring the camera, but check flickrtube tomorrow and I’m sure you’ll find some stuff. Every asshole in the audience had their...
Congress: FDA Closure Plan Risky for Consumers →
A Food and Drug Administration plan to close half its laboratories is an assault on food safety that probably would expose more Americans to harm from unsafe food, lawmakers charged Tuesday. Click the link for video
Shortage of Doctors Affects Rural U.S. →
A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.
False flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
This term is starting to appear more and more. I think you will hear it quite a bit come February 2009. If you’ve never heard a full definition or read historical examples, head over to wikipedia for some background.
Winterton Collection of East African Photographs... →
RIA Novosti - World - White House preparing to... →
Read whatever you want into this report. Via Russian news agency RIA Novosti. All the comments are by Paul Craig Roberts, formerly of the Reagan administration. I don’t put much stock in his words, but I don’t think anyone could say that a false-flag attack by the Bush administration would be surprising. The sad part is that even after 9-11 our emergency infrastructure (FEMA, DHS,...
SFist: July Muni Payout: $58,437.75 →
your taxdollars at work