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a few thoughts post-apcolypse: hug your kids

There can be no catharsis today. But there can always be community. My advice: don't think about politics at all, if possible, for the next few days. do stuff with your kids. Go to the beach. Whatever....

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the revolution starts ... now.

All, I'm an occaisional blogger here and intend to blog more moving forward. Some of these ideas and links can be found in other incantations in various KOS diaries. This diary outlines a three-point...

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Diebold History and a mysterious death

For anyone interested in some historical background on Diebold and ESS and it's right-wing republican evangelical christian backers, the following article, entitled "Diebold, electronic voting and the...

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BREAKING ASHCROFT: Judges threaten Nat. security

AG John Ashcroft has apparently decided that he's not going to walk quietly into the night: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/breaking/111204ashcroft.html And the money quote: In his first remarks since his...

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WalMart, WJC and GWBush

Update [2004-11-19 17:36:6 by bigskiphazzy]: I renamed and updated this post because I think it's important, and I wrote it, and I'm in a brow-beating mood. I think, in retrospect, Clinton wrote the...

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Urge your community to stand up against Patriot Act

Last night I spoke at my local city council meeting and urged them to pass a resolution expressing our community's concerns with provisions in the USA Patriot Act. As I researched the subject, I was...

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Public School NOT Sunday School! ACT NOW!

The Christian Fundamentalists are kicking our ass again. We have to stand up and be heard. Otherwise, "liberals attempt to ban Declaration of Independence" will be part of right-wing lore for years to...

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Ain't Too Proud To Beg...

Since kos posted a reference to the NY Times article on the main page talking about the "emboldened religious right," I've decided to repost my DIARY on the Cupertino School District lawsuit flap. I'm...

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Stop the Parents Television Council

Tim Goodman, ironically the television columnist for the SF Chronicle, has a great article today, which basically details how the Parents Television Council has hijacked the FCC through massive emails...

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Bill Moyers' final show a MUST SEE!

All, I want to encourage all progressives to watch the final segment of NOW with Bill Moyers Friday night on PBS. Moyers' final show should be of upmost interest to all of us. Again I encourage you to...

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Where's the GD outrage!

I can't fucking stand this anymore. What kind of fucking country do we live in? Where the Fuck is the OUTRAGE! This shit makes me sick and that phat phuck McClellan sits up there lying through his...

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What does Pelosi Stand For, for christ sake!

So my question today for all "reform democrats" is what the fuck does Nancy Pelosi stand for? Anything? Or is she just yet another cardboard democrat, hell bent on defending her fiefdom? Here's the...

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British vs. American Culture (Iraq style)

This bit, I think, may or may not indicate substantive differences between British and American Culture, but it certainly speaks, I believe, to the respect (or lack thereof) of history between the two...

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Oh my god, no!

Democratic leadership asking Terry McAuliffe e to stay on as DNC chair!!! You gotta be kidding me! http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050106/ap_on_go_co/democrats_mcauliffe Here's the...

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Where did Delay's crazy conspiracy stuff come from

Can anyone tell me exactly WTF Tom DeLay and a few of the other rethugs were talking about when they kept referring to the "X files" wing of the party in regard to the Ohio objections yesterday? I...

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DOD and Hersh: something's going on

As I watched the local news last night (KTVU Channel 2 in San Francisco) I was shocked to see an extended story on Seymour Hersh's New Yorker expose, which details the Bush Administration's designs on...

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Benediction finger to Demos, world's religions

Was it just me, or was the good Reverand Kirbyjon Caldwell's benediction just a tad on the crazy eyes killa side yesterday? Forgive us for partisan politics? You are the true power broker? WTF? I mean...

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Terror threat false alarm! No shit sherlock

I guess it will come as no surprise to anyone on this blog, but the FBI announced today that the alledged "terrorist threat" to Boston, which just so happened to coorespond with the inaugural events,...

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All opposed to DEAN, please answer

So now it appears that the anti-Dean factions of the Democratic Party have officially cranked up the noise machine to derail his run for the DNC Chair. This article in Salon (subscription or day pass...

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A Dear John (McCain) Letter:

Dear John, It's over. You and me. Us. Over. I want to tell you, first off: I wasn't an easy mark. The first time I heard the siren song of your "bonafides," as a liberal democract, I have to admit I...

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Beyond outrage: We are at War (UPDATED)

People, the truth can no longer be avoided, or postponed, or parsed. We no longer have the luxury of hoping that the political dialogue in this country is just that: dialogue. Something shared between...

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Kossacks: The Shire Awaits You

Brothers and Sisters, Fellow kossacks spanning the globe, bringing us the constant variety of outrage; fellow lovers of good coffee, of late-night blogging on wine, of blogging on "The Man's" time on...

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Where's the G**d**m $9 billion Mr. President?

So it's been exactly four weeks to the day since it was reported that Presidential Medal of Freedom winner L. Paul Bremer's Coalition Provisional Authority lost $9 billion in taxpayer dollars. Does...

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On Profanity and BLOGS (Or GFY)

I have never met a derivative of the word "fuck" that I didn't love. Someone used to do a standup routine about it. It's fucking hilarious. I like to call it the "swiss army knife" of words. It's a...

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Slaughter/Pelosi Report: You Didn't Read It and What You Missed

Okay, so no one read the Slaughter/Pelosi report "Broken Promises: The Death of Deliberative Democracy. I read it. I don't blame you. But don't sweat it. I'll fill you in on the juicy details that this...

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Joe McCarthy to chair baseball steriod hearings?

So it has come to this: The U.S. House of Representatives threatens gainfully employed U.S. citizens with jail time if they choose not to show up for a hearing that serves no purpose and is a colossal...

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Baseball hearing: More MISUSE of Power!

Okay, this is probably a direct violation of KOS etiquette (i have no idea), but I wrote this diary on the travesty of the ongoing so-called "baseball steriod hearings" yesterday and it died due to,...

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Kossacks: Support framing and activism

This diary is meant as a general reminder to all progressive democrats, but also serves as an "Action Alert" for NorCal Kossacks. It is my belief that we must, as a community, continue to support local...

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Priscilla Owen: boy died? not my problem

All right. I haven't produced a serious diary in quite some time, but I can't let wingnuttery's tool of the year, Bill Frist, drop his nuclear option next week in honor of this piece of shit Owens...

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'True Believer' Santorum LIES about Pope/Death Penalty

There hasn't been much discussion here about yesterday's New York Times Magazine profile of Rick Santorum, titled 'True Believer.' The upshot of the article, (subscription required) by Michael...

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Forget real estate: Invest in Republican lawmakers!

In light of the impending housing bubble burst, and the still lingering effects of the dot com collapse of 2000, venture capitalists might very well be wondering where they might best invest their...

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What's missing at americasupportsyou.mil?

OK, so last Saturday I'm watching the Fox baseball game of the week and the annoying Fox ticker begins, which during sporting events tends to feature scores and highlights from around the sporting...

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