The FCC Protects Who?

Three of the country's most powerful media corporations have asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a thirty-day extension as they consider whether to submit arguments designed to eliminate media ownership safeguards.

Puzzle Addiction!

I have found a MAJOR time waster, and have fallen prey. Now I pass it on to YOU, so you can be sucked in! Seventy pages of internet savvy riddle puzzeling!

addendum: I have become stuck at screen 15, and don't have time to work past it, anybody let me know if you break through screen 15.

Rosey the Riveting

Posters for a new war.

Sharing a picture of my son Ryan 

Petty Larsony

Run to the Farside

Malware

CA slaps spyware label on Kazaa.

I'm Stuffed

Help Lines Hear Thanksgiving Horror Tales

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Found this article on Dr. Web's site.

Know It All

The latest book on my nightstand.

With or Without You

"As agency employees we do not identify with, support or champion opposition to the administration or its policies," Goss said in the memorandum, which came after several top officers resigned.

And that's part of our world tonight

Veteran CBS news anchor Dan Rather to resign.

Gag Rule

“There has been a rather profound reorientation of government information policy in the direction of greater secrecy, and one finds it on every level,” Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy of the Federation of American Scientists, said in an interview. “... By every measure, this administration, led by the Justice Department, has been less forthcoming than any of its predecessors.”

Arbeh

"Either it's a sign of the coming apocalypse or a tasty afternoon treat. You decide."

Thank you Alan for point this article out and for the quote.

Non-Affirmative Action

Universities Record Drop In Black Admissions.

Pork Barrel

Despite soaring deficits, the government spending plan awaiting Bush's signature is chock-full of special items for industries and communities.

DeLay Tactics

Prosecutor Blasts GOP for Shielding DeLay.

Win, Place and Show

Little noticed in this month's election was that the nation's third biggest vote getter, behind only Bush and Kerry, was Sen. Barbara Boxer (voting record), a fiery California Democrat who proudly wears her liberalism on her sleeve.

Holiday Cheer

Some guy is drinking nothing but Pepsi Holiday Spice for 45 days and blogging about it.

Reform the System

The wildfire popularity of recent articles alleging fraud in the 2004 election may not prove that Kerry was "robbed" of a victory. But they do prove one thing beyond a doubt—many Americans feel a deep mistrust toward the U.S. electoral system that erodes the integrity of our democracy.

Voice of America

No longer the just-the-facts newsman, retired CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite, 88, blasted the Bush administration during a charity appearance on Fisher Island.

Can He Fire Them All?

Bush's 'Perception Management' Plan.

E-Voting

The first scientific analysis of voting machine irregularities has now been published by the University of California.

Heaven Sent

A 48-year-old woman became the first person in Chilean history to file for divorce Thursday, ushering in a new era for this heavily Roman Catholic country that had been the last in South America with no divorce law.

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Pomp and controversy attend the opening of Clinton's presidential archives.

Apology Accepted

The world accepts our apology.

Southern Response

Here is a Southerners response to the 'F' the south website posted here and elsewhere. Which by the way, I posted here really to show the rage that was being caused by the results of the elections, and not as statement of agreement. Not only does the diatribe neglect that many liberals, both Black and White, voted for Kerry (and Blacks in very large numbers), but it blames the victims and not a corrupt system (including blatant vote stealing and suppression). Besides that, Lisa (who posts here and at here own site) is a Southener and is what I consider to be my political sister.

Nail This to the Door

The Official Rules of Calvinball.

Peter and the Coyote

Mass Media In 'Lock Down' Not To Cover Vote Fraud.

Shooting Star

The Leonid Meteor Shower 2004: Modest Peak Expected Nov. 16-19.

Less Cash in Their Pockets

The economic well-being of middle-income families has changed significantly over the last few years.

Good Housekeeping

Much to the dismay of eleven states in the union, good parenting is the key to success with children, and gay parents are equally as likely to raise well-adjusted kids as heterosexuals.

250 Million to One

Unexplained poll discrepancy.

Price to Pay

Many believe the popular Barghouti is the only leader capable of unifying squabbling Palestinian factions, reining in militants and possibly restarting peace efforts with Israel.

Filed under: What the Hell...

A woman and her boyfriend are accused of plotting to sacrifice the woman's three children on a church altar.

Learning from Mistakes

As liberals and Democrats sort through what went wrong in Election 2004, they should put at the top of their list the dangerous imbalance that now exists in the national news media.

White Diamonds

Italy's warty white truffles, once aphrodisiacs for the ancient Romans and now the most expensive funghi in the world, are finally getting their own museum.

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Jurors find Scott Peterson guilty of murder.

Good Things in Small Packages

Stanford University doctors successfully replaced a heart valve on the youngest infant ever, a 9-month-old girl, in an experimental operation that has only been performed once before in the United States.

Shakeup Begins

Does this mean Alberto Gonzales won't be on the Supreme Court?

A Dove from the Phoenix?

I don't understand why Ariel "The Butcher" Sharon thinks a smear campaign against a dead man is going to help an ongoing 'peace' process. I definitely don't think that Arafat is the kindly man of peace that the Arab news is trying to portray, but he did lay down his arms and come to the peace table. My point being, and I think everyone will agree, there is bad blood on both sides. Sit down and hammer out a peace plan and then you can sling as much mud as you want.

Old is New, Again

HOORAY FOR WHAT!, a hilarious send-up of fascism, jingoism, and war profiteering. Lost musical opened in San Francisco November 10th.

Judgement Day

The last election showed that we have slow witted people, and now America has the fastest Super Computer, Blue Gene. What is next?

Rage and Sorrow

Fuck The South (Dot Com) Sorry Everybody (Dot Com)

East, East, and Away: Will Your Job Move to China?

East, East, and Away: Will Your Job Move to China? :

You heard the subject brought up in the presidential debates, but how much do you know about the effects of foreign outsourcing? The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania published an informative article and book review on this subject, looking at both sides of the issue, as excerpted below.

"Although outsourcing eliminates many jobs, it also creates employment. It does so directly by creating demand for employment in sectors associated with the mobility of production inputs and finished goods (such as logistics, shipping and retail) and indirectly by enhancing the competitiveness of the local firm. Outsourcing permits a company to focus on what it does best (for example, designing and developing new products) and allows for the deployment of resources into areas of comparative advantage that, at least in developed economies, produce more value added and better paying jobs. President Bush’s chief economic advisor was alluding to those benefits when he suggested that outsourcing was good for the U.S. economy, though he neglected to consider its downside potential or show sympathy for the workers displaced."

But, "... as numerous studies have shown, the jobs created by exports seldom go to those workers displaced by imports; close to one-third of the manufacturing employees displaced by foreign competition were unable to find a job. Two-thirds of those able to find work made less than in their old jobs, and while the average earnings loss was 13%, one-quarter suffered earning losses in excess of 30%. Those who found employment in the service sector, where average wages are barely more than half the manufacturing wages and where newcomers lack know-how and seniority, suffered an especially steep drop. "

Click the link above for the whole article.

GOD HELP AMERICA- A View From Across the Pond

Mirror.co.uk - GOD HELP AMERICA

Youth Vote

18-29 year olds are the only age bracket that voted for Kerry and overwhelmingly so, if that age bracket had been the only one to vote that Electoral Vote map would have looked like this.

The Titanic

Could the 4,530 votes lost due to a data storage error be only the tip of the e-voting iceberg?

Backdraft

Can somebody tell me how they are going to "maintain peace" in Iraq and then attack Iran without a draft?

Take Action

Thousands of election protection workers kept things from being worse, but, unfortunately, more than 1,000 cases of vote suppression were still reported on and around Election Day. Moving Ideas has put together a list of many of the instances—mostly against students and people of color. Read the list, then take action: Send an e-mail to Attorney General John Ashcroft demanding a full investigation into the cases of voter suppression.

Spoilage

Did you know that votes spoil?

Grassroots

The Democrats Need a Spiritual Left.

Jane, you ignorant slut

Need a Saturday Night Live transcript?

Deep Purple

I trying to think if this voter distribution map makes me feel better or worse.



Thank you to Infojones for posting the map.

Break It Down

This graph made me proud to be Jewish



Thank you to Andrew Tanenbaum at electoral-vote.com

Paying Dividends

Whatever else the U.S. election means for a variety of issues and groups, among the biggest winners are oligopolies.

Can we Secede?

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Thank you Fey for sending this to me.

Fool me Twice, Shame on Me

Shoplifting the election. Thank you to Eric for leading me to this article.

Christian Science

Bush FDA appointee helps stop over the counter sale of 'Plan B' post-contraception pill.

Depths of Hell

Kerry concedes. I don't even know how to express my devastation over the realization that there will be four more years.

Cross Your Fingers

Look for election results.

November Suprise

The GOP is making an all out push to steal this election in the swing states.