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OWS: The Moving Ground Beneath Our Feet

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Wednesday November 16, 2011 · 10:02 AM PST

2011/11/16 · 10:02

It's hard to ignore the note of triumphalism exhibited by the likes of Michael Bloomberg, TV commentators and others over the recent rousting of Occupy Wall Street's encampment at Zucotti Park, as well as at its sister camps in Oakland and elsewhere. The spoken terms are polite enough: These actions, we are told, are in the name of public safety and public order, and any compromise of first amendment rights is simply an unfortunate but temporary sacrifice for the sake of the higher good of public well-being. The subtext is something else: That'll show 'em.

Bloomberg, Jean Quan and rafts of pundits seem to feel that simply dismantling a few tents, making a few arrests, and coercing a near-total news blackout on the momentary suppression of the most substantive popular movement since the Civil Rights era will be enough to defang OWS and the widespread sentiments it represents. It seems unlikely that this is the case, no matter how badly Bloomberg et. al. might wish to believe otherwise.

Guy Bulldozes Foreclosed House: REAL American Hero

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Friday February 19, 2010 · 9:14 PM PST

2010/02/19 · 21:14

In the wake of the rather marvelous diary concerning big banks' incentives to foreclose from a couple of days back, I thought this was a little appropriate:

Guy Bulldozes Own Foreclosed Home

(Sorry, it's CNN - you'll have to put up with a commercial to watch the video.)

Wasteful? Yes. Ultimately pointless? Probably. But nonetheless, it got me thinking.

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How much do you love your bank?

173 votes Vote Now!

How much do you love your bank?

Oodles

5%

9 votes

Bunches

2%

4 votes

Loads

1%

1 vote

Tons

1%

1 vote

Lots and lots - they're just swell

5%

9 votes

I want the bloated, blood-swelled ticks comprising the "too big to fail" class to roast on spits in hell for all eternity

149 votes

Stooges' Ron Asheton is dead

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Tuesday January 06, 2009 · 12:42 PM PST

2009/01/06 · 12:42

Wow.

According to CNN, Ron Asheton was found dead in his Ann Arbor, MI home after not being heard from for several days.

I don't know what this means to you, but I'll tell you what it means to me.

Want to see something amazing? UPDATED

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Thursday December 11, 2008 · 3:25 PM PST

2008/12/11 · 15:25

Then check this out:

I'd guess that this is something you haven't seen, or probably thought of, before: A music video for deaf people. (UPDATED to add: My apologies for not summarizing this for those who can't view it - this is a music video for deaf/hard of hearing people using American Sign Language in place of a singing performer, done to John Mayer's "Waiting On The World To Change." And, it should be said, big thanks to John Mayer for giving permission for us to use his song, as well as to Christina Aguilera and Sponge who have allowed us to use their performances in other videos.)

Yes you did. Thank you.

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 11:20 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 23:20

This past July 18, my daughter Sovay Mandela was born.

Can America Please Grow Up Now?

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 6:01 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 18:01

Hi...for those who may be interested, I humbly proffer the following: My most recent column for North Star Writers - basically my take on what the defeat of McCain means in a broader sense (as if you don't get enough of that kind of thing around here already).

In any event, I'd be curious to know what y'all think.

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Should I periodically post these columns here?

49 votes Vote Now!

Should I periodically post these columns here?

Yes, they are fleetingly amusing.

27 votes

No, you are a tiresome pedant.

6 votes

Actually I couldn't care less.

6%

3 votes

Strawberry

4%

2 votes

Rhubarb

5 votes

Banana Creme

8%

4 votes

Apple

4%

2 votes

Burying Reagan in St. Paul

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 10:02 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 22:02

Because I can't resist, because it's topical and thus somewhat time-sensitive, and because there's no assurance that it is going to run anywhere else, I thought I'd submit my new column for North Star Writers Group to y'all here, in case anyone is interested...

Sarah Palin vs. My Mother

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Thursday September 04, 2008 · 1:57 PM PDT

2008/09/04 · 13:57

Others here have written of friends and relatives seeing divine light thanks to the intervention of Sarah Palin - and running towards the Obama/Biden ticket.

Less than half an hour ago, the same thing happened in my family. I don't often write on here these days, and when I do, it is seldom about the personal, but I thought that given the spirit of the day, I'd throw this story into the mix.

My column on Sarah Palin

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 10:56 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 10:56

For what it's worth, and since everybody's weighing in on the subject, I thought I'd post my most recent opinion column concerning Sarah Palin for your consideration. I know that there's no shortage of verbiage on this subject today, but I'd be interested to know what some of you think.

Firstly, a hat-tip to Kos and Trapper John, who variously informed/reminded me of some of dear Sarah's "qualifications" in their front page posts as I was writing this. Invaluable assistance, and greatly appreciated.

Column is below...

Amazing New Republican Diet Plan!

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Saturday January 19, 2008 · 9:41 AM PST

2008/01/19 · 09:41

Sick of carrying around all those excess pounds? Ashamed of your flabby, out-of-shape physique? Mortified at the thought that when others look at you, all they'll see is a bloated, gluttonous, ugly pig?

Well, the Republican party has a solution!

The Lone Gunmen's League of America

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Tuesday April 17, 2007 · 11:03 AM PDT

2007/04/17 · 11:03

At this point in American history, we're all pretty well accustomed to lone nut gunmen (and to some extent, lone nut gunmen with buddies): Charles Whitman, Kip Kinkel, Harris/Klebold, Charles Unruh, "Big Jim" Huberty and others have seen to that. And every time one of them cuts loose in a school or a cafeteria or a factory or a post office or an office complex, the news reports sound sickeningly the same: the crimes and their perpetrators have come to seem so much "of a type" as to seem scripted.

Which is perfectly convenient for the parasites in the broadcast and print media: The stories practically write themselves! And overnight ratings and newsstand sales both soar through the roof! Ah, the profits to be made from blood-drenched human tragedy. ("BLOODBATH!" screams the headline on today's Detroit "News," which makes itself look even more pathetic than its usual norm by desperately seeking out a "survivor" of the attack with Michigan roots to interview. They manage to find one: A woman who happened to be in the basement of a different building. Nothing like going for the relevant eyewitness account, eh...?).

PTLD/Lymphoma - Request for knowledge/help

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Sunday April 23, 2006 · 9:31 AM PDT

2006/04/23 · 09:31

Hello everyone. This isn't at all political, but I could use some help - badly, and I hope that a few people on this site might be able to share some of their knowledge and expertise on a very arcane subject, but one with enormous consequences.

One of the best people I know in this world, a woman of 37, is a kidney transplant recipient. She's done very, very well healthwise until recently, when she was diagnosed with PTLD - post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder. Basically, it's a form of lymphoma associated with the Epstein-Barr virus which exclusively affects transplant patients. Read More

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