Jews On First - The Jewish response to attacks on the First Amendment by the Christian right. The First Amendment to the Constitution begins: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof… Jews have relied on those few words as the enduring bulwark of our freedom, security and privacy here in the United States. But in recent years, we've witnessed numerous efforts by fundamentalist Christians to erode the First Amendment by imposing their religious values through legislation, executive power, and intimidation.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Compassionate Conservatism
Conservatives disillusioned with Republican unwillingness to cut government spending can at least take heart that the largesse is not being spent on enforcing laws that regulate the private sector.
The question is compassion for who (And since I refuse to concede that corporations are people and thus deserving of legal rights, the question should be compassion for what)?
Two Tickets To Paradise
Bebop - Compare your favorite musicians performance calendar against your iTunes catalogue.
Conservatism Lead To Incompetence
Progressives have fallen into a trap. Emboldened by President Bush’s plummeting approval ratings, progressives increasingly point to Bush's "failures" and label him and his administration as incompetent. For example, Nancy Pelosi said “The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader." Self-satisfying as this criticism may be, it misses the bigger point. Bush’s disasters — Katrina, the Iraq War, the budget deficit — are not so much a testament to his incompetence or a failure of execution. Rather, they are the natural, even inevitable result of his conservative governing philosophy. It is conservatism itself, carried out according to plan, that is at fault. Bush will not be running again, but other conservatives will. His governing philosophy is theirs as well. We should be putting the onus where it belongs, on all conservative office holders and candidates who would lead us off the same cliff.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
It's Good To Be King
Piel Island is looking for someone to take over the running of its only pub. With the pub comes the title of King of Piel.
Turning Blue
Hold Your Breath - In Memory of the 400,000 who have died in the genocide in Darfur and the 2.5 million who have been displaced since 2003.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Money Talks
SCOTUS strikes down campaign finance restrictions. The Supreme Court issued an opinion today in Randall v. Sorrell, striking down limits on campaign contributions and campaign spending imposed by the state of Vermont. The Court, in a fractured opinion (six separate opinions, including two dissents), concluded that restrictions on both contributions and expenditures ran afoul of the First Amendment. More from Amy Howe at SCOTUSblog.
Murphy's Laws
List of adages named after people - From Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics to Ockham's Razor.
Eye Of The Tiger
wilderness survival - A very informative site for surviving in many different wilderness settings.
Labels:
emergancy preparedness,
Marcus,
Survival
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
Really Big Show
A team of astronomers led by the University of Michigan may know how black holes are lighting up the Universe. New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show, for the first time, that powerful magnetic fields are the key to these brilliant and startling light shows.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Behind The Page
C-SPAN's Book TV, where you can watch interviews and speeches by writers that have been shown on the network.
I Thought You Was Dead
Who is Snake Plissken? - Lieutenant S.D. Bob Plissken, war hero, two purple hearts, Leningrad and Syberia, youngest man to be decorated by the President.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Pocket Money
You can get regular updates on contracts over $5 million awarded to private vendors by the Department of Defense.
Friday, June 23, 2006
At Your Public Library
Dewey Donation System - Organizes book drives, wish lists, and other donations for public libraries around the United States, including areas hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Fight Or Flight
Econemisis - Discusses globalization and other factors that impact the global economy. Includes the political and economic risks involved with international trade.
Monday, June 19, 2006
We Have Them Too
Nabion - The House of the Prophets of Modern Israel - Messianic Jewish site devoted to modern prophecy and biblical prophecy.
Davy Jones Locker
The International Pirate Society is an organization for all things piratical. Everything from pirate festivals, movies, music, entertainment, anything and everything pirate related and maritime worthy.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Sleeping Serpant
Serene Dragon - Features sections on dragon origins, tales from around the world, types of dragons from myths to AD&D, and more.
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Overpaid And Underworked
Salaries of Members of Congress: A List of Payable Rates and Effective Dates, 1789-2006, from Congressional Research Service.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Are You Prepared?
Survival Blog - "The daily web log for prepared individuals living in uncertain times"
Labels:
emergancy preparedness,
Marcus,
Survival
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Spooked
The CIA is publishing their top 25 searched-for phrases on the CIA's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) site.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Backroom Fog
Cigar Cyclopedia - Offers detailed information on cigars manufactured and sold worldwide.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Process Junky
Process ID List - A list of the mysterious processes which run on Windows and what they do.
Monday, June 12, 2006
One World Governement
The Bilderberg Group met last weekend in Ottawa, Canada. Who are they?. What do they do? Conspiracy theories abound.
Travelling Minstrels
Renaissance Festival Music Podcast - "Weekly music and entertainment from Renaissance festivals with Celtic music, Irish folk music, Scottish bagpipes, English folk, Gypsy music, Renaissance music, and comedy from groups performing this week at a faire near you." Programs are archived.
Where Adventure Begins
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, which premiered on January 6, 1963, took viewers to the far corners of the world and studied wild animals in their natural habitats
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Now You See It
The Magic Gallery - Vintage magic posters and related items from the golden age of magic, 1890 - 1930.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Eat Grilled Cheese Sandwiches?
What do wild animals do when we’re not around? Find out with National Geographic’s Crittercam.
I'm Hungry
Bay Area Bites - Blogging culinary rants and raves from San Francisco/Bay Area foodies and professionals.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Always Prepared
Mary Yaeger’s embroidered Female merit badges, from Breast feeding to Pregnancy test.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Everybody Blogs
Richard Tomlinson is a former spy. Jailed under the Official Secrets Act in 1995 for publishing his memoirs. He's got a blog.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Yo Yo
On National Yo-Yo Day yo-yoers celebrate their skill toy of choice, cheap or expensive, simple or complex, by doing tricks ranging from the easy to learn to the completely mind boggling.
Monday, June 05, 2006
The American Way
Wiki of Wrongdoing - a definitive encyclopedia of George W. Bush's administration's legal, ethical, moral and competency shortcomings.
Transmutation
Alchemy Notebook - This gallery chronicles the creation of a modern notebook of alchemy, full of beautiful illustrations and mystical writing.
Gathering Dust
ArchiveGrid - Searchable database of collection descriptions containing historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Vegetate Online Too
Watch Online TV, or listen to online radio stations, a simple and free way is with live Television channels database is the biggest worldwide. You can watch 900+ live television channels and listen to 3800+ online radio stations, all completely free.
Bank On It
Karma Bank - Karmabanque provides an online virtual market platform for monetising dissent through 'smart boycotts'
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Friday, June 02, 2006
Thursday, June 01, 2006
Got Lost?
Let Your Compass Guide You - A site in a series of labyrinthine puzzles that make up The Lost Experience. Crack the code: "Permissum Vestri Complector Rector Vos" and solve the compass riddle for clues to unlock secrets to The Hanso Foundation.
Offe To Ye Olde Cantebury
Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog - Blogging with the most fresshe and newe postes.
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