Cingular rep: we're not turning over data to NSA. Can anyone else confirm?
After reading the USA Today article on the NSA's data collection, I came home today and made my first item of business calling my cellphone provider, Cingular, to learn what their official stance on...
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A Video: The Mark Foley Scandal in Seven Minutes
With a little less than two weeks to go, I'm feeling the need to do my part beyond giving money. This short video is the first product, created with the goal of summarizing the narrative (so far) of...
View ArticleICE drugs detainees to make deportation easier
At this point, in the fading months of the Bush's reign, I've cynically become accustomed to one saddening report after another about the mismanagement and malfeasance running through much of our...
View ArticleFISA fight: My letter to Obama
Well, today has been a sad day for anyone who respects the Rule of Law and our country's Constitution. My anger at the Democrats who've brought this bill to the House will hopefully help in their being...
View ArticleFISA Fight: Dodd is on the floor, liveblog!
A quick update for C-SPAN junkies (of which I am normally not one), Dodd is on CSPAN-2 right now laying into the FISA Bill and the Bush Administration. Watch it online here.My recap after the break:I...
View ArticleMitt's real problem: the GOP's 22%
Mitt Romney does have a big problem. So does the GOP in general. And it's too bad that he got it wrong in that Mother Jones video that I'm sure we'll all be talking about for weeks to come (and maybe...
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Great read: "Why I left the GOP" on Salon
I came across this very well written and poignant account of Mr. Jeremiah Goulka's decision to leave the GOP, published last week on Salon. In a way, it's a nice parallel to my diary last night about...
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Wayne LaPierre and the NRA are crazy (incl. video)
As the father of a very young child, I could only listen in horror to what happened to all of those families in Newtown, CT on 12/14/12. I can't imagine how they felt. I hope I never have to know.And...
View ArticleThe Gov't banned Buckyballs last week. Why not guns?
Imagine you make a product for sale to adults. You clearly label on the product that it is not intended for use with kids. You even label it's a danger to children. But the label doesn't matter, and...
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Sec. of State Clinton's blood clot: as explained by a neurologist
I'm a neurologist who would like to explain a bit about the kind of blood clot Sec. of State Clinton suffered. The technical term for it is a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. The brain's venous system...
View ArticleA Question: Are we a community of talk or action?
Last week, I posted a diary about my White House petition for gun control. It provoked good discussion in the comments, of which there were over 200, and it made it to the rec list for about 24 hours...
View ArticleUse the shutdown as free publicity for ACA health exchanges
I'll keep this brief. The Democrats should use the shutdown as an opportunity to promote the fact that the ACA health exchanges have just opened. Basically, every Democrat on TV, from the President on...
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