Sitting Shivah

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Tuesday October 30, 2018 · 11:08 AM PDT

2018/10/30 · 11:08

Today I wear a yarmulkah. As a Reform Jew, I would normally be seen in a yarmulkah only on the High Holidays — today is different. Today I am in mourning and want to share my grief. The loss of eleven innocent lives at the Tree of Life Synagogue to the hatred of a deranged gunman has touched my in an intensely personal way. They are my family. As their family sits Shivah for the next week, I wear my yarmulkah in support of their mourning.

Join me. Find that yarmulkah tucked away in a drawer (the one from your friend’s or family’s wedding or Bar Mitzvah or the high holidays) — wear it proudly. Let the world know we stand bravely together. We will not be intimidated. We will not shrink in fear. Let us celebrate our strength together.

Sony Caves

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Wednesday December 17, 2014 · 2:34 PM PST

2014/12/17 · 14:34

BREAKING: According to NBC News, Sony has pulled The Interview from its December 25th release date. Citing the cancellation of screening by most of the major theater chains, and the ongoing threats by the unidentified hackers, Sony will delay the movie's release. No future date has been mentioned.

Homeland security is aware of the hacker threats, but says that there is no identified threat against US movie theaters.

Drop Your Drawers

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Monday November 22, 2010 · 7:42 AM PST

2010/11/22 · 07:42

I’ve been an air traveler since the mid ‘60s and my tolerance for inconvenience has finally been exceeded. I’ve worked in and around the airline industry since the ‘70s and seen service and amenities disappear faster than a 401k held by Goldman Sachs. I have probably accumulated close to a million air miles but this latest indignity is just too much.

Since 2004 I have been subjected to a ‘pat down’ every single time I’ve flown; my crime – osteoarthritis. In 2004 I got me a shiny new titanium left hip and in 2008 I made it a matching pair. Now I understand the need to keep the airways safe, and I understand technology’s inability to distinguish between a titanium hip and an AK47, so I grit my teeth and stand, with arms upraised, to be patted and wanded for everyone’s peace of mind – but these new measures have just gone too far... Action is required.

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Wednesday August 27, 2008 · 7:06 PM PDT

2008/08/27 · 19:06

In today's Dallas Morning News there was a front page story describing the plight of the many Texans without health care coverage. Between the years of disasterous (non)leadership provided by George Bush and the continuing misgovernance by his republican successor, Bill Perry, Texas once again leads the nation with the highest percentage of residents without health care insurance, according to the US Census Bureau. Almost 25% were uninsured in 2006 and 2007.

As might be expected, the republicans found a unique way to spin these numbers and their spokesperson is none other than an individual who help McCain put together his healthcare policy... See below the fold.

ambdallas

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Tuesday July 01, 2008 · 4:20 PM PDT

2008/07/01 · 16:20

The city of Dallas is on the verge of losing one of its valued citizens through "Extraordinary Rendition" to a foreign facility where she will be subjected to solitary confinement, social isolation, emotional stress, and public humiliation. Jenny has worked selflessly for the benefit of Dallas and its residents for the last 22 years and deserves a better fate.

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