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Thursday August 05, 2010 · 7:13 AM PDT

2010/08/05 · 07:13

For years, Internet advocates have warned of the doomsday scenario that will play out on Monday: Google and Verizon will announce a deal that the New York Times reports "could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content's creators are willing to pay for the privilege."

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Monday June 07, 2010 · 2:21 PM PDT

2010/06/07 · 14:21

You are in the current BP disaster ROV, number 69. Number 68 is Here

REC THE MOTHERSHIP instead. She needs your love to stay afloat.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

PLEASE visit Crashing Vor's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor for working on this!

For a description of the mothership/ROV liveblogging process, check out this thread.

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Sunday June 06, 2010 · 6:47 PM PDT

2010/06/06 · 18:47

You are in the current BP disaster ROV, number 66. Number 65 is Here

Please DO NOT Rec this diary, rather REC THE MOTHERSHIP instead. She needs your love to stay afloat.

Please be kind to kossacks with bandwidth issues. Please do not post images or videos. Again, many thanks for this.

PLEASE visit Crashing Vor's diary to find out how you can help the Gulf now and in the future. We don't have to be idle! And thanks to Crashing Vor for working on this!

For a description of the mothership/ROV liveblogging process, check out this thread.

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Saturday May 29, 2010 · 11:01 AM PDT

2010/05/29 · 11:01

Living through the times and knowing the times this one is close.

WaPo - A nice obit h/t soccergrandmom

A tribute by:
the preeminent video-essayist Matt Zoller-Seitz

From his directorial debut in ''Easy Rider'' to unforgettable performances in ''Rebel Without a Cause,'' and ''Blue Velvet,'' we look at the unpredictable, unparalleled career of a Hollywood legend...

EW.com

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Wednesday December 23, 2009 · 10:55 AM PST

2009/12/23 · 10:55

It's safe to assume as a result of our financial crisis and the debt held by other nations we are not in a position of great strength. We are no longer the consumer society. The buying power of the middle class which has sustained the world's economy over the years no longer exists to the degree it once did.

We, the people, have bailed out the banks to the tune of trillions of dollars, executive compensation and bonuses have barely taken a hit. However, little serious attention has been paid to the jobs issue and the banks have made no effort to pay the consumer back for their generosity.

A major debate on health care and the appearance is the President did not lead the debate. He did not confront those who were impediments. In a meeting with the Senate caucus he did not speak out against the Stupak language or the public option. Was this noticed outside of the blogs? Were other world leaders watching the leadership of the President?

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Bankers Snubbing. insulting - Barack Obama

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Bankers Snubbing. insulting - the office of the President of the United States

2 votes

Foreign leaders Snubbing. insulting - Barack Obama

2 votes

Foreign leaders insulting - the office of the President of the United States

0 votes

Both Parties Snubbing. insulting - Barack Obama

12 votes

Both Parties Snubbing. insulting - the office of the President of the United States

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None of the Above

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Afghanistan - Yes or No? Indictment in Chicago - Mumbai, India

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Monday December 07, 2009 · 3:22 PM PST

2009/12/07 · 15:22

I've been conflicted since the President's announcement of his Military intentions in Afghanistan this past Tuesday. The answer confronting the President was far from simplistic.

Following the withdrawal of the Russians from Afghanistan we, as a nation, blew it. We abandoned the Afghanistan people. We armed them, but turned our backs. No infrastructure at 2-3 billion. No good will. The Taliban walked into the void and were brutal.

As is so often our legacy we leave and allow our past allies the the ravages of their enemies. We did the same following the first Gulf war. In the southern marshes, despite no fly zones, we allowed Saddam's helicopters to decimate the Shi'a. The swamps drained and we turned our backs.

I didn't buy the rationale of the Bush administration and weapons of mass destruction. I was aware enough to know the justifications were based on deceptions and lies. I abhorred the War. I believe our entire government betrayed their responsibility and gave into the fear of being labeled unpatriotic at a difficult time. There was little courage, honesty in that time.

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Monday November 23, 2009 · 3:40 PM PST

2009/11/23 · 15:40

Nick Kristoff of the NY Times asked in a Tweet:

Want to know why the Int'l Violence Against Women Act, stalled in Congress, is necessary?

Further he wrote in his column:

Terrorism in this part of the world usually means bombs exploding or hotels burning, as the latest horrific scenes from Mumbai attest. Yet alongside the brutal public terrorism that fills the television screens, there is an equally cruel form of terrorism that gets almost no attention and thrives as a result: flinging acid on a woman’s face to leave her hideously deformed.

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Monday November 02, 2009 · 11:02 AM PST

2009/11/02 · 11:02

Thanks to kos for the tweet:RT @ezraklein: These are the best health care charts I've ever found. And I'm a connoisseur of health care charts.

Ezra Klein

On Friday, I sat down with Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson to talk about health-care reform. The conversation was long and ranging and will take a while to transcribe. But before we really got into the weeds, Halvorson handed me an astonishing packet of charts. The material was put together by the International Federation of Health Plans, which is pretty much what it sounds like: an association of insurance plans in different countries. But it showed something I've never seen before, at least not at this level of detail: prices.

the above is Ezra quoted from his article.

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Sunday October 25, 2009 · 8:59 AM PDT

2009/10/25 · 08:59

These last days I've been reading comments about unnamed sources. Are news reports based on anonymous sources to be considered valid? Many seem to think not. But, for many years they have been the cornerstone to in depth, critical reporting.

It would seem many might not step forward if named especially if circumstances were threatening or unpopular. Whether related or not this leads me to a story I read this morning. As I see it another assault on the truth by the power and the establishment and one over this past decade is fully supported by most of our federal courts.

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Tuesday October 06, 2009 · 5:26 PM PDT

2009/10/06 · 17:26

56 Soldiers Lost EVERYTHING. The Army is working to replace uniforms for the men. But they need assistance with other personal items. And they NEED TO KNOW that we are thinking about them over here, too.

I cam across this on another blog:From Cow Pastures to Kosovo

Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. troops and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said Sunday.

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Friday September 18, 2009 · 1:08 PM PDT

2009/09/18 · 13:08

So says Professor Charles Franklin, a Professor at the University of Wisconsin.

Look, credit where credit is due, Josh Marshall. And, I'm at work so can't give this attention it is deserving of. Deal, I'll delete this if someone picks it up and runs with it giving it the exposure I think it deserves. Ignore the tips. Someone do it justice,please. When I get home I'm expecting to delete this.

Who'da Thunk It

And the upshot is that contrary to what I would imagine most of our expectations would be, the decline in support for reform began slowing in August and has now basically stopped. Meanwhile, support for reform firmed up and started to grow at around the same time.

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Tuesday September 15, 2009 · 6:45 PM PDT

2009/09/15 · 18:45

Romell Broom was to be executed at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 15, in Ohio. The execution was delayed as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit considered granting him a hearing. When that temporary stay was lifted, the execution process began again with a searching for a suitable vein in Broom's arm to insert an IV and to inject the lethal chemicals. However, after two hours of fruitless endeavor, the correctional officers were unable to complete the execution. Governor Ted Strickland intervened and granted a week-long stay of execution while the state evaluates its procedures. Ohio has had a series of problems with its lethal injection process.

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