Stevens loses race

AP: Stevens Loses Alaska Senate Race. Sweet justice. They should now throw this asshat out onto the tundra and paintball him from helicopters.

Posted on November 19, 2008 8:23 AM | link to this entry

Change.gov

Change.gov, a website put up by the Obama campaign. If they use this to its fullest potential, this could be a game-changing tool for his presidency.

Posted on November 7, 2008 1:27 PM | link to this entry

Palin's Nightmare

Palin’s Nightmare. HA! This is so funny, it's criminal. This dumb broad needs to get some book learnin', dontcha think?

Posted on October 27, 2008 3:23 PM | link to this entry

Palin Fact Check

Attacks, praise stretch truth at GOP convention - From the AP newswire, an good point-by-point rebuttal to the speechifying last night. (via)

Posted on September 4, 2008 4:08 PM | link to this entry

Coffee Terrorism

Coffee Terrorism. Anyone who thinks that wearing a kaffiyeh promotes terrorism really just needs to die. Personally, I find Rachael Ray's carnivorous Joker grin more frightening than a scarf.

Posted on May 29, 2008 1:27 PM | link to this entry

Maryland Tech Tax Repealed

I didn't see this back on the 5th, but the Maryland tech tax was repealed. Halleleujah, amen.

Posted on April 15, 2008 8:02 PM | link to this entry

U.S. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks 'Abortion'

Your tax dollars at work: U.S. Funded Health Search Engine Blocks 'Abortion' as a search term. I used to work for a sister organization of the School of Public Health, and a more dedicated, passionate group of people I have never met. I'd bet a few people have resigned over this idiotic decision.

Posted on April 4, 2008 10:04 AM | link to this entry

O'Malley Calls For Repeal Of Tech Tax

I knew there was a reason I had this guy's big green sign on my lawn last year. I'm looking into what I can do to help fight this legislation; it has the potential to hurt my business significantly (and I'm already worried about the economy.)

Posted on March 13, 2008 10:24 PM | link to this entry

McCain In the Lead

Whew, is anyone else relieved that McCain has a commanding lead in the Republican Primary after Super Tuesday? I mean, given the alternatives?

Posted on February 6, 2008 10:16 AM | link to this entry

Lawrence Lessig on Barack Obama.

Here's a transcript of a video Lawrence Lessig (Wikipedia entry) made explaining why he's choosing to support Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. While I think it may be just a wee bit naiive, I find myself agreeing with his conclusion.

Posted on February 5, 2008 11:11 AM | link to this entry

Sales Tax

From our friend Jason, this morning: Maryland to Tax Computer Services. 6% on consulting and custom code, effective January 1. What does this mean for me? Less work, I suppose. I'm not happy about this.

Posted on November 21, 2007 9:21 AM | link to this entry

Campaign logos

Ward Sutton takes on the deisgn of campaign logos in the New York Times. (via)

Posted on November 19, 2007 10:13 AM | link to this entry

Imran Khan Arrested

Cricket legend seized in Pakistan. Listen to this NPR interview with Imran Khan from Monday—it's the most damning description of our country's misguided foreign policy I've heard in a long time. The more the US meddles with foreign countries, the more destabilized they become.

Posted on November 14, 2007 8:52 AM | link to this entry

Karma is a Bitch.

Ha, ha. Karma is a bitch, boys. A Washington publisher is being sued by several conservative authors over book royalties. The plaintiffs include the Swift Boat asshats and several others. Favorite quotes: “It suddenly occurred to us that [the publisher] Regnery is making collectively jillions of dollars off of us and paying us a pittance.” He added: “Why is Regnery acting like a Marxist cartoon of a capitalist company?”

Um, no, dude. They're just acting like a capitalist company. See how that feels? That's called "Middle Class America".

Posted on November 7, 2007 10:16 AM | link to this entry

Grieving Father Sues Church

The father of a dead Marine is suing the crackpot who uses funerals to further his anti-homosexual agenda. While my heart absolutely breaks for the families of the dead soldiers, my head brings up the first-amendment argument and tries to find a peaceful, legal solution. What I'd like to see is a crowd of veteran supporters and military families surrounding and shielding the funeral proceedings, insulating the mourners from this asshat's self-serving ranting.

Update: HA!

Posted on October 26, 2007 9:39 AM | link to this entry

The Shock Doctrine

Wow, check this riveting short film by Alfonso Cuaron in response to a new book by Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine. Her publishers asked for a blurb and he made a film—art at work for social change. My respect for Cuaron just keeps rising. I'm going to hit the library up for a copy and read it as soon as I can. Also, John Frickin' Cusack is producing a movie inspired by the book, called War, Inc. Here's a link to an interview he conducted with her about the book and a trailer for the movie (Warning: Huffington Post link).

Related: I'm starting an illustration series on her essay 10 steps to Facism, something I find eerily prescient these days.

Posted on October 2, 2007 5:32 PM | link to this entry

More White House bullshit

I don't know what's funnier about this story, really. From everything I've read, Petraeus is a straight shooter who will tell the truth about Iraq, so I'm not surprised our lousy government is trying to keep any bad news covered up. But it still makes me mad that they're trying to spin this thing like their half-baked war is a success.

Posted on August 16, 2007 5:00 PM | link to this entry

Google Map Hack: Baltimore Homicides

This made the rounds a week or two ago: a Google map hack of DC/Baltimore homicides. 2007, 2006, and 2005. Sobering.

Posted on February 13, 2007 1:13 PM | link to this entry

Abu Ghraib Whistleblower

If you have the time, read (or watch the Tivo) this 60 Minutes article about the whistleblower of Abu Ghraib. The logic of those who brand him a "traitor" is mind-boggling; they claim he "put our troops in harm's way". What about Donald Rumsfeld, who publicly identified the whistleblower on live television? Doesn't that qualify as "putting troops in harm's way?" People should be celebrating this man (Darby), not castigating him. This country is pretty fucked up.

Posted on December 11, 2006 4:07 PM | link to this entry

Maryland Election Roundup.

Computerworld has a great article about the state of elections countrywide. Here's the entry for Maryland.

Posted on November 2, 2006 9:40 AM | link to this entry

Maryland Absentee Ballots

Make sure your vote is counted. Register for an absentee ballot (Maryland) today and make sure you return it before the due date. With all the bullshit surrounding Deibold touchscreens and reports of fraud, this election counts more than ever.

Posted on October 26, 2006 10:07 AM | link to this entry

Pat Tillman, RIP

Wow, right on, man.

Posted on October 21, 2006 10:53 PM | link to this entry

September 11th Intercept Tapes.

Vanity Fair has the 9/11 NORAD tapes online, with transcriptions and audio. It's interesting that 1. the official timeline was misrepresented, and 2. Cheney made such a big deal out of the deliberations to shoot Flight 93 down, when he wasn't notified about any of it until 15 minutes after the attacks were over.

Posted on August 2, 2006 9:30 PM | link to this entry

Federal Judge Overturns Wal-Mart Bill

A Federal judge threw out the MD. Wal-Mart bill. I wonder who got paid off for this one?

Posted on July 20, 2006 10:45 AM | link to this entry

Ten Commandments.

Ten good reasons to keep religion out of politics. Because we elect assholes like this, who are dumber than a box of hammers. Perhaps you should spend a little more time reading your Bible and understanding it instead of trying to ram it down our throats, Congressman. (For the record, I had a brainfart and forgot Kill and Adultery, of all things, but I remembered the other eight. I'm a heathen.) (Youtube link)

Posted on June 17, 2006 2:48 PM | link to this entry

Balls Of Steel.

Balls Of Steel.
Having finally seen the video, I'd have to say DAMN. Somebody buy this guy a wheelbarrow for his nuts.

Posted on May 4, 2006 11:31 AM | link to this entry

Revisiting Desert One.

Revisiting Desert One.
Mark Bowden, who wrote Black Hawk Down (the book), wrote a feature for The Atlantic on the failed hostage rescue attempt in 1980. I heard the NPR interview this afternoon and stumbled on the excerpt later.

Posted on May 1, 2006 11:52 PM | link to this entry

Broken Windows Theory.

Broken Windows Theory. From the Boston Globe as well. I find this theory fascinating. There's good info here-more reading to be done. (via)

Posted on March 29, 2006 12:36 AM | link to this entry

PR Flack Resigns From NASA

PR Flack Resigns From NASA
Dude was a 24-year-old Bush appointee, and was trying to squash NASA's global warming scientists. Oh, and he never graduated college. (via)

Posted on February 8, 2006 11:21 AM | link to this entry

ANWR Drilling Shelved.

ANWR Drilling Shelved.
Right The Fuck On.

Posted on November 10, 2005 9:31 AM | link to this entry

Pre-emptive Nuke Strikes Against What?

Pre-emptive Nuke Strikes Against What?
This makes about as much sense as the rest of the Presidency. Now they'll be able to nuke anything, claim it was a "threat", and won't have to prove anything because it'll be a smoking crater in the earth.

Posted on September 12, 2005 1:54 PM | link to this entry

Private Warriors

Private Warriors
Inside the outsourcing of Iraq.

Posted on June 24, 2005 7:23 PM | link to this entry

What is Torture?

What is Torture?
Excellent primer on the American use of torture.

Posted on May 31, 2005 4:30 PM | link to this entry

My Governor is a Douchebag.

My Governor is a Douchebag.
Health benefits for all vs. 380 jobs. Great choice, you whore.

Posted on May 20, 2005 10:26 AM | link to this entry

Fax Your Senator

Unrealid.com
National ID's are another step towards fascism. Take action now.

Posted on May 9, 2005 5:03 PM | link to this entry

What's The Matter With Liberals?

What's The Matter With Liberals?
Great reading from the NY Review of Books.

Posted on May 6, 2005 2:22 PM | link to this entry

Ratz.

Ratz.
Excellent article on the selection of the new Pope. Jen and I were talking about this over coffee this morning.

Posted on April 20, 2005 9:03 AM | link to this entry

Maryland Government

Maryland Government
Well-written Wikipedia entry about my state.

Posted on April 11, 2005 3:56 PM | link to this entry

West Point, circa 1969

West Point, circa 1969
Fascinating reading on the Point, from a former cadet.

Posted on April 7, 2005 2:10 PM | link to this entry

DeLay's right-to-die history

DeLay's personal right-to-die history
Were you really surprised to hear this?

Posted on March 28, 2005 11:11 AM | link to this entry