tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85241502024-03-15T19:09:59.865-06:00cuddlefishcuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-37331486904229315582011-10-11T06:58:00.001-06:002011-10-11T06:58:15.749-06:00The game everyone's playing!<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/expd/6219745352/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6219745352_dd3db1b947_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/expd/6219745352/">BANZAI7'S OCCUPY USA MONOPOLY BOARD GAME</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/expd/">Colonel Flick</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-24461586458470037952011-02-25T22:49:00.002-07:002011-02-25T23:17:37.838-07:00A revolution against neoliberalism? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English<a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/201122414315249621.html">A revolution against neoliberalism? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English</a><br />
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<blockquote><i>Two observations about Egypt’s history as a neoliberal state are in order. First, Mubarak’s Egypt was considered to be at the forefront of instituting neoliberal policies in the Middle East (not un-coincidentally, so was Ben Ali’s Tunisia). Secondly, the reality of Egypt’s political economy during the Mubarak era was very different than the rhetoric, as was the case in every other neoliberal state from Chile to Indonesia. Political scientist Timothy Mitchell published a revealing essay about Egypt’s brand of neoliberalism in his book Rule of Experts (the chapter titled "Dreamland" — named after a housing development built by Ahmad Bahgat, one of the Mubarak cronies now discredited by the fall of the regime). The gist of Mitchell’s portrait of Egyptian neoliberalism was that while Egypt was lauded by institutions such as the International Monetary Fund as a beacon of free-market success, the standard tools for measuring economies gave a grossly inadequate picture of the Egyptian economy. In reality the unfettering of markets and agenda of privatization were applied unevenly at best.<br />
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The only people for whom Egyptian neoliberalism worked "by the book" were the most vulnerable members of society, and their experience with neoliberalism was not a pretty picture. Organised labor was fiercely suppressed. The public education and the health care systems were gutted by a combination of neglect and privatization. Much of the population suffered stagnant or falling wages relative to inflation. Official unemployment was estimated at approximately 9.4% last year (and much higher for the youth who spearheaded the January 25th Revolution), and about 20% of the population is said to live below a poverty line defined as $2 per day per person.<br />
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For the wealthy, the rules were very different. Egypt did not so much shrink its public sector, as neoliberal doctrine would have it, as it reallocated public resources for the benefit of a small and already affluent elite. Privatization provided windfalls for politically well-connected individuals who could purchase state-owned assets for much less than their market value, or monopolise rents from such diverse sources as tourism and foreign aid. Huge proportions of the profits made by companies that supplied basic construction materials like steel and cement came from government contracts, a proportion of which in turn were related to aid from foreign governments.</i></blockquote>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-87934828255939580442011-01-07T02:42:00.001-07:002011-01-07T02:42:00.063-07:00Friday Random Ten<img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/SBC00S_yF0I/AAAAAAAABXA/MOHm9tdZ-xg/s800/random_ten.jpg" /><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/thee_andrews_surfers/rip_off__/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1393139.jpg" alt="Thee Andrews Surfers - Rip-off!!"></a><br />
<i>Andrews Surfers...Go!</i><br />
Rip-Off (1999)<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/andrewssurfers">Thee Andrews Surfers</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/candi_and_the_strangers/candi_and_the_strangers/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s3268298.jpg" alt="Candi and the Strangers - Candi and The Strangers"></a><br />
<i>Tetsu</i><br />
Candi and the Strangers (2009)<br />
<a href="http://www.candiandthestrangers.com/">Candi and the Strangers</a><br />
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<i>You're So Cruel</i><br />
Hard Times (2010)<br />
<a href="http://www.thebluesquares.com/">The Blue Squares</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/masshysteri/var_del_av_stan/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1987349.jpg" alt="Masshysteri - Vår Del Av Stan"></a><br />
<i>Vår Del Av Stan</i><br />
Vår Del Av Stan (2008)<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/masshysteri">Masshysteri</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ufo/strangers_in_the_night/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s12410.jpg" alt="UFO - Strangers in the Night "></a><br />
<i>Love to Love</i><br />
Strangers in the Night (1979)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_%28band%29">UFO</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_mad_turks_from_istanbul/cafe_istanbul/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s135795.jpg" alt="The Mad Turks From Istanbul - Cafe Istanbul"></a><br />
<i>Ten Things</i><br />
Cafe Istanbul (1987)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Turks_from_Istanbul">The Mad Turks From Istanbul</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bram_tchaikovsky/strange_man__changed_man/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s27655.jpg" alt="Bram Tchaikovsky - Strange Man, Changed Man"></a><br />
<i>Sarah Smiles</i><br />
Strange Man, Changed Man (1979)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Tchaikovsky">Bram Tchaikovsky</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/neko_case_and_her_boyfriends/furnace_room_lullaby/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s18665.jpg" alt="Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Furnace Room Lullaby"></a><br />
<i>Porchlight</i><br />
Furnace Room Lullaby (2000)<br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_Case">Neko Case & Her Boyfriends</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/das_bierbeben/die_birne_ist_reif/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s794025.jpg" alt="Das Bierbeben - Die Birne ist reif"></a><br />
<i>FFM Punkarmee</i><br />
Die Birne ist reif (2001)<br />
<a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Bierbeben">Das Bierbeben</a><br />
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<img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/TSY4yUjeSHI/AAAAAAAAC34/mb262tWVrBA/s288/drunk_in_yr_uggs.jpg" /><br />
<i>Drunk In Yr Uggs</i><br />
Sorcerers of Madness (4rd Year In a Row) (2010)<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/guineaworms">Guinea Worms</a><br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/chinawoman/show_me_the_face/"><img alt="Chinawoman - Show Me the Face" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2826639.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.chinawoman.ca/Chinawoman/Chinawoman.html">Chinawoman</a></b><br />
<b><i>Show Me the Face</i></b> (self released)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/magic_slim_and_the_teardrops/raising_the_bar/"><img alt="Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Raising The Bar" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2936906.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.magicslimblues.com/">Magic Slim & the Teardrops</a></b><br />
<b><i>Raising the Bar</i></b> (Blind Pig)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/klaus_and_kinski/tierra__tragalos/"><img alt="Klaus & Kinski - Tierra, trágalos" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2692504.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/klausandkinski">Klaus & Kinski</a></b><br />
<b><i>Tierra, trágalos</i></b> (Jabaline)<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thebluesquares.com/">The Blue Squares</a></b><br />
<b><i>Hard Times</i></b> (self released)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/cyanide_pills/cyanide_pills/"><img alt="Cyanide Pills - Cyanide Pills" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2977045.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://damagedgoods.co.uk/band/?c=Cyanide-Pills">Cyanide Pills</a></b><br />
<b><i>Cyanide Pills</i></b> (Damaged Goods)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_ex/catch_my_shoe/"><img alt="The Ex - Catch My Shoe" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s3103439.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.theex.nl/home.html">The Ex</a></b><br />
<b><i>Catch My Shoe</i></b> (Ex)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_fall/your_future_our_clutter/"><img alt="The Fall - Your Future Our Clutter" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2527377.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b><i>Your Future Our Clutter</i></b> (Domino)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/cheese_people/well_well_well/"><img alt="Cheese People - Well Well Well" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2844227.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://cheese-people.livejournal.com/">Cheese People</a></b><br />
<b><i>Well Well Well</i></b> (self released)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bare_wires/seeking_love/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2981744.jpg" alt="Bare Wires - Seeking Love"></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebarewires">Bare Wires</a></b><br />
<b><i>Seeking Love</i></b> (Castle Face)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/laura_marling/i_speak_because_i_can/"><img alt="Laura Marling - I Speak Because I Can" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2646616.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.lauramarling.com/">Laura Marling</a></b><br />
<b><i>I Speak Because I Can</i></b> (Virgin)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/bettie_serveert/pharmacy_of_love/"><img alt="Bettie Serveert - Pharmacy of Love" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2638603.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.bettieserveert.com/">Bettie Serveert</a></b><br />
<b><i>Pharmacy of Love</i></b> (Palomine)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_besnard_lakes/the_besnard_lakes_are_the_roaring_night/"><img alt="The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2642863.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/">The Besnard Lakes</a></b><br />
<b><i>The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night</i></b> (Jagjaguwar)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/boston_spaceships/our_cubehouse_still_rocks/"><img alt="Boston Spaceships - Our Cubehouse Still Rocks" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2684583.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.bostonspaceships.com/">Boston Spaceships</a></b><br />
<b><i>Our Cubehouse Still Rocks</i></b> (Guided By Voices)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/pikelet/stem/"><img alt="Pikelet - Stem" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2751329.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ovalyn">Pikelet</a></b><br />
<b><i>Stem</i></b> (Chapter Music)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/howe_gelb_and_a_band_of_gypsies/alegrias/"><img alt="Howe Gelb and a Band of Gypsies - Alegrías" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2871782.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://howegelb.com/">Howe Gelb and a Band of Gypsies</a></b><br />
<b><i>Alegrias</i></b> (Eureka)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA/shinsekai/"><img alt="ミドリ - Shinsekai" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2842431.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midori_%28band%29%22">ミドリ</a></b><br />
<b><i>Shinsekai</i></b> (SAR)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/clogs/the_creatures_in_the_garden_of_lady_walton/"><img alt="Clogs - The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2695932.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/clogsmusic">Clogs</a></b><br />
<b><i>The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton</i></b> (Brassland)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/robyn_hitchcock_and_the_venus_3/propellor_time/"><img alt="Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 - Propellor Time" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2701985.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.robynhitchcock.com/">Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3</a></b><br />
<b><i>Propellor Time</i></b> (Sartorial)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/guinea_worms/sorcererers_of_madness__4rd_year_in_a_row__/"><img alt="Guinea Worms - Sorcererers of Madness (4rd Year in a Row!)" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2746044.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/guineaworms">Guinea Worms</a></b><br />
<b><i>Sorcererers of Madness (4rd Year in a Row)</i></b> (Columbus Discount)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_fresh_and_onlys/play_it_strange/"><img alt="The Fresh & Onlys - Play It Strange" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s3026487.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefreshonlys">The Fresh & Onlys</a></b><br />
<b><i>Play It Strange</i></b> (In the Red)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/giant_sand/blurry_blue_mountain/"><img alt="Giant Sand - Blurry Blue Mountain" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s3109375.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://howegelb.com/#/giantsand">Giant Sand</a></b><br />
<b><i>Blurry Blue Mountain</i></b> (Fire)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/club_8/the_peoples_record/"><img alt="Club 8 - The People's Record" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2714466.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/club8/">Club 8</a></b><br />
<b><i>The People's Record</i></b> (Labrador)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/swans/my_father_will_guide_me_up_a_rope_to_the_sky_f1/"><img alt="Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s3117646.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swans_%28band%29">Swans</a></b><br />
<b><i>My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky</i></b> (Young God)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elephant9/walk_the_nile/"><img alt="Elephant9 - Walk the Nile" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2713399.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/elephant9theband">Elephant9</a></b><br />
<b><i>Walk the Nile</i></b> (Rune Grammofon)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/white_fence/white_fence/"><img alt="White Fence - White Fence" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2791116.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/whitefenceband">White Fence</a></b><br />
<b><i>White Fence</i></b> (Woodsist)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/carolina_chocolate_drops/genuine_negro_jig/"><img alt="Carolina Chocolate Drops - Genuine Negro Jig" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2654264.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com/">Carolina Chocolate Drops</a></b><br />
<b><i>Genuine Negro Jig</i></b> (Nonesuch)<br />
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<a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/summer_people/good_problems/"><img alt="Summer People - Good Problems" src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2701503.jpg" /></a><br />
<b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/summerpeople">Summer People</a></b><br />
<b><i>Good Problems</i></b> (Red Leader)cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-23049946292239368482009-06-12T02:04:00.001-06:002009-06-12T06:31:44.219-06:00friday random ten<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vxaEq4JDEWsQLvlB-hmlkw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/SBC00S_yF0I/AAAAAAAABXA/MOHm9tdZ-xg/s400/random_ten.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >[Note: This is a randomized list of some of my favorite albums of 2009 so far...]</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/gurf_morlix/last_exit_to_happyland/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2031889.jpg" alt="Gurf Morlix - Last Exit to Happyland" /></a><br /><i>She's a River</i><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurf_Morlix">Gurf Morlix</a><br />Last Exit to Happyland (Rootball)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/shemekia_copeland/never_going_back/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2101939.jpg" alt="Shemekia Copeland - Never Going Back" /></a><br /><i>Dirty Water</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ShemekiaCopeland">Shemekia Copeland</a><br />Never Going Back (Telarc)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/soapandskin/lovetune_for_vacuum/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2044183.jpg" alt="Soap&Skin - Lovetune for Vacuum" /></a><br /><i>Turbine Womb</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/soapandskin">Soap&Skin</a><br />Lovetune for Vacuum (Play It Again Sam)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HdbS4m7-AC4xCW9dedJyEw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/SjAFSVii5-I/AAAAAAAACfY/3MTg6zniWnI/s144/cover.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Dos Fridas</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thediamondcentermusic">The Diamond Center</a><br />My Only Companion (self released)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/i_was_a_king/i_was_a_king/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s1963865.jpg" alt="I Was a King - I Was a King" /></a><br /><i>Norman Bleik</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/iwasaking">I Was a King</a><br />I Was a King (Hype City)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/black_joe_lewis_and_the_honeybears/tell_em_what_your_name_is_/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2099848.jpg" alt="Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - Tell 'em What Your Name Is! " /></a><br /><i>Get Yo Shit</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/blackjoelewis">Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears</a><br />Tell 'em What Your Name Is! (Lost HighwayRecords)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/ruthie_foster/the_truth_according_to_ruthie_foster/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2066712.jpg" alt="Ruthie Foster - The Truth According to Ruthie Foster" /></a><br /><i>Dues Paid In Full</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ruthiefoster">Ruthie Foster</a><br />The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/pikelet/not_so_still/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2127740.jpg" alt="Pikelet - Not So Still" /></a><br /><i>Hallway Master</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ovalyn">Pikelet</a><br />Not So Still [EP] (Special Award)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4ifqs3Mn8_WaxFRP5g0oqg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/SjAFSkXahDI/AAAAAAAACfc/dQpSaNYNGp4/s144/folder.jpg" /></a><br /><i>In a Day</i><br /><a href="http://www.girlinacoma.com/giac.html">Girl in a Coma</a><br />Trio B.C. (Blackheart Records)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_mummers/tale_to_tell/"><img src="http://static.rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s2265870.jpg" alt="The Mummers - Tale to Tell" /></a><br /><i>Lorca and the Orange Tree</i><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/themummers">The Mummers</a><br />Tale to Tell (Big Bass Drum)<br /><br /><br />bonus track:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Tq35b_LeI5t8lhL7qk5SDw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-39xMq9syew/SjAFSuZIZmI/AAAAAAAACfg/juCf4ziDk8I/s144/folder.jpg" /></a><br /><i>Fuck Your God</i><br /><a href="http://www.spinalonga.net/bands/thecallas.htm">The Callas</a><br />The Callas (Out of Tune Records)<br /><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" height="85" width="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7621356-24d"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7621356-24d" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="85" width="335"></embed></object>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-14608757483211248602009-06-04T08:33:00.000-06:002009-06-04T08:46:00.510-06:00thursday readsRight-wing advocate for domestic terrorism arrested (<a href="http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-turner-arrest.artjun04,0,99236.story">Hartford Courant</a>):<br /><blockquote>Internet radio host Hal Turner — accused of inciting Catholics to "take up arms" and singling out two Connecticut lawmakers and a state ethics official on a website — was taken into custody in New Jersey late Wednesday after state Capitol police in Connecticut obtained a warrant for his arrest.<br /><br />Turner, who has been identified as a white supremacist and anti-Semite by several anti-racism groups, hosts an Internet radio program with an associated blog. On Tuesday, the blog included a post that promised to release the home addresses of state Rep. Michael Lawlor, state Sen. Andrew McDonald and Thomas Jones of the State Ethics Office.<br /><br />"Mr. Turner's comments are above and beyond the threshold of free speech," Capitol Police Chief Michael J. Fallon said in an e-mail announcing the warrant. "He is inciting others through his website to commit acts of violence and has created fear and alarm. He should be held accountable for his conduct."</blockquote><br /><br />The Rachel Maddow Show: <a href="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/rachel-maddow-show-red-alert">Red Alert</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/03/AR2009060303239.html">E.J. Dionne Jr.</a> gets it:<br /><blockquote>A media environment that tilts to the right is obscuring what President Obama stands for and closing off political options that should be part of the public discussion. <br /><br />Yes, you read that correctly: If you doubt that there is a conservative inclination in the media, consider which arguments you hear regularly and which you don't. When Rush Limbaugh sneezes or Newt Gingrich tweets, their views ricochet from the Internet to cable television and into the traditional media. It is remarkable how successful they are in setting what passes for the news agenda.<br /><br />The power of the Limbaugh-Gingrich axis means that Obama is regularly cast as somewhere on the far left end of a truncated political spectrum. He's the guy who nominates a "racist" to the Supreme Court (though Gingrich retreated from the word yesterday), wants to weaken America's defenses against terrorism and is proposing a massive government takeover of the private economy. Steve Forbes, writing for his magazine, recently went so far as to compare Obama's economic policies to those of Juan Peron's Argentina.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/140442/barbara_ehrenreich%3A_welcome_to_a_dying_industry%2C_j-school_grads/?page=entire">Barbara Ehrenreich</a>: Welcome to a Dying Industry, J-School Grads<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bettybowers.com/">America's Best Christian</a> takes time to explain to less informed Christians the curious details of the Lord's concept of marriage. <br /><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFkeKKszXTw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OFkeKKszXTw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-77892551117117328462009-06-03T09:23:00.000-06:002009-06-03T09:25:07.538-06:00wednesday reads<a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/06/03/why-did-cia-hide-dick-cheneys-role-in-briefing/">Emptywheel</a>: Why Did CIA Hide Dick Cheney's Role in Briefing?<br /><br /><br />Alaska, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas opt-out of <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/02/palin-sanford-education/">national academic standards</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/03-5">Tom Engelhardt</a>: To the Graduating Class of American Empire, 2009<br /><br /><br />New Zealand is ranked at number one, the United States is 83<sup>rd</sup> and Iraq remains at the bottom of the ne <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/02/newzealand-tops-global-peace-ranking">Global Peace Index</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=22121">John Cole</a>: The Genius of Zero Tolerancecuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-26964147404324729642009-06-02T07:48:00.000-06:002009-06-02T07:49:44.799-06:00tuesday reads<a href="http://www.gregpalast.com/grand-theft-auto-how-stevie-the-rat-bankrupted-gm/">Greg Palast</a>: Grand Theft Auto<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175077/pratap_chatterjee_cleansing_halliburton">Pratap Chatterjee</a>: Is Halliburton Forgiven and Forgotten? <span style="font-style:italic;">Or How to Stay Out of Sight While Profiting From the War in Iraq</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/saddams-palaces-interview-with-richard.html">BLDGBLOG</a>: Saddam's Palaces: An Interview with Richard Mosse<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tinyrevolution.com/mt/archives/002981.html">Bernard Chazelle</a>: From the Oubliettes of History: the Negligiblescuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-13223588635986394302009-06-01T07:20:00.000-06:002009-06-01T07:22:14.815-06:00monday reads<a href="http://www.feministing.com/archives/015744.html">Domestic terrorist</a> assassinates Dr. George Tiller.<br /><br /><a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2009/05/jesuss-jihadis.html">Jesus's Jihadis</a><br /><br />McClatchy takes a look at the <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/69151.html">domestic right wing terrorist</a> suspected in the assassination of Dr. Tiller.<br /><br /><br />Michael Moore: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/1/737485/-Goodbye,-GM">Goodbye, GM</a>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-7064030411955270052009-05-30T08:56:00.000-06:002009-05-30T09:20:29.210-06:00saturday readsAmnesty International called Saturday for an independent probe into the number of civilians killed in the final weeks of Sri Lanka's civil war and also urged the UN to reveal its own estimates. (<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhAe52YNN5AqTfKguRK-txHARa0A">AFP</a>)<br /><br /><br />One Pissed Off Liberal: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/5/30/736624/-GBCW">GBCW</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/05/28/violetblue0528.DTL">Violet Blue</a>: Don't Marry Me, Bro<br /><br /><br />Man who tracked Che for CIA awarded $1 billion in lawsuit (<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/69121.html">McClatchy</a>)<br /><br /><br />Car-driven society poses health risk for Americans (<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090529/us_nm/us_healthcare_driving;_ylt=As93Xu4H7FXzVbw2o6K47EcWIr0F;_ylu=X3oDMTJzcDc0M2w5BGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNTI5L3VzX2hlYWx0aGNhcmVfZHJpdmluZwRwb3MDMTIEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDY2FyLWRyaXZlbnNv">Reuters</a>)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wonkette.com/408838/when-all-americans-can-gay-marry-we-all-gonna-screw-some-ducks">Lucky duckies</a> and <a href="http://wonkette.com/408848/pennsylvania-legislative-furry-arrested-for-trying-to-sex-young-boy">perverted pandas</a>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-12633765463487541582009-05-29T09:14:00.000-06:002009-05-29T09:17:29.720-06:00friday reads<a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-05-29/torture-photos-depict-sex-rape/full/">Scott Horton</a> on the torture photos coverup. <br /><br /><br />The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his troops amid concern over a wider trend across the armed services. (<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090529/ts_alt_afp/usmilitaryhealthsuicide_20090529094228">AFP</a>)<br /><br /><br />Dispatch from Mogadishu: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/29/somalia-mogadishu-civil-war-special-report">One week in hell</a><br /><br /><br />Foreclosures, mortgage delinquencies climb at <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/69014.html">record rate</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175076/william_astore_educating_ourselves_to_oblivion">Tomgram</a>: William Astore, Educating Ourselves to Oblivioncuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-30309323503710200572009-05-27T06:51:00.000-06:002009-05-27T06:54:12.414-06:00wednesday reads<a href="http://dissidentvoice.org/2009/05/two-sides-of-the-same-coin-heads-heads/">Sibel Edmonds</a>: Two Sides of the Same Coin<br /><br /><br /><i>Recently declassified documents obtained by investigators Jeremy Bigwood and Eva Golinger reveal that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has invested more than $97 million in “decentralization” and “regional autonomy” projects and opposition political parties in Bolivia since 2002.</i> (<a href="http://boliviarising.blogspot.com/2009/05/newly-declassified-documents-reveal.html">Bolivia Rising</a>)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175075/andy_kroll_six_ways_the_financial_bailout_scams_taxpayers">Andy Kroll</a>: The Greatest Swindle Ever Sold<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/05/hbc-90005038">Scott Horton</a>: Cheney Prepares the Twinkie Defense<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://robertreich.blogspot.com/2009/05/sotomayor-and-republicans.html">Robert Reich</a>: Sotomayor and the Republicans<br /><br /><br />'Western Germany Wants Stasi's Influence to Remain Hidden' (<a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,627115,00.html">Spiegel Online</a>)<br /><blockquote><i>The revelation that the policeman who shot Berlin student Benno Ohnesorg in 1967 was a spy for the Stasi East German intelligence service has led to an intense historical debate in Germany. Ohnesorg's death radicalized many students and is seen as one of the factors that lead to the 1968 student protest movement and the emergence of the far-left Baader-Meinhof terrorist group.<br /><br />Now Germany is asking itself what would have happened if people had known that Karl-Heinz Kurras, the policeman who fired the fatal shot and became the epitome of what students saw as an authoritarian West German establishment, was a communist and a Stasi informant? Would 1968 have happened? Would the country have been terrorized by left-wing urban guerrillas for over a decade?</i></blockquote><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5AUxej8WlU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X5AUxej8WlU&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-30365433886318460142009-05-20T07:31:00.000-06:002009-05-20T07:32:38.981-06:00wednesday reads<a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175073/noam_chomsky_unexceptional_americans">Tomgram</a>: Noam Chomsky, Unexceptional Americans<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/05/19/the-cias-comedy-of-briefing-list-errors/">Emptywheel</a>: The CIA's Comedy of Briefing List Errors<br /><br /><br />America's poor are its most generous givers (<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/68456.html">McClatchy</a>)<br /><blockquote> The generosity of poor people isn't so much rare as rarely noticed, however. In fact, America's poor donate more, in percentage terms, than higher-income groups do, surveys of charitable giving show. What's more, their generosity declines less in hard times than the generosity of richer givers does.<br /><br />"The lowest-income fifth (of the population) always give at more than their capacity," said Virginia Hodgkinson, former vice president for research at Independent Sector, a Washington-based association of major nonprofit agencies. "The next two-fifths give at capacity, and those above that are capable of giving two or three times more than they give."<br /><br />Indeed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest survey of consumer expenditure found that the poorest fifth of America's households contributed an average of 4.3 percent of their incomes to charitable organizations in 2007. The richest fifth gave at less than half that rate, 2.1 percent.</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><i><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/05/darwinius_masillae.php">Darwinius masillae</a></i>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-46456263582410375982009-05-18T08:27:00.000-06:002009-05-18T08:38:32.089-06:00monday reads<a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/18">Chris Hedges</a>: The Disease of Permanent War<br /><br />A <a href="http://armytimes.com/news/2009/05/army_suicide_051809w/">record number of suicides</a> has prompted Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli to launch a massive house-cleaning plan with orders to garrison, installation and medical commanders to revive lapsed health and welfare programs, and restore discipline in the barracks.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/18/parasites/index.html">Glenn Greenwald</a>: The myth of the parasitical bloggers<br /><br /><br />Torture News <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/17/732512/-Torture-News-Roundup:-Cheneys-Screwed">Roundup</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/05/18/0518wages.html">Unpaid wage claims</a> on the rise in Austin.<br /><br /><br />Will Patrick Roy return to the Avs as <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12393139">head coach</a>?cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-54193042874533444582009-05-15T08:02:00.000-06:002009-05-15T08:04:51.842-06:00friday reads<a href="http://promigrant.org/diary/687/the-luis-ramirez-murder-a-logical-step-in-the-process-of-establishing-a-subhuman-class">The Luis Ramirez Murder</a>: A Logical Step in the Process of Establishing a Subhuman Class<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/15/military_commissions/index.html">Glenn Greenwald</a>: Obama's kinder, gentler military commissions<br /><blockquote>What makes military commission so pernicious is that they signal that anytime the government wants to imprison people but can't obtain convictions under our normal system of justice, we'll just create a brand new system that diminishes due process just enough to ensure that the government wins. It tells the world that we don't trust our own justice system, that we're willing to use sham trials to imprison people for life or even execute them, and that what Bush did in perverting American justice was not fundamentally or radically wrong, but just was in need of a little tweaking. Like warrantless eavesdropping, extreme secrecy doctrines, concealment of torture evidence, blocking judicial review of executive lawbreaking, one can now add Bush's military commission system, albeit in modified form, to the growing list of despised Bush Terrorism policies that are now policies of Barack Obama.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />Training a new generation of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us/14explorers.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper">brown shirts</a>.<br /><blockquote>The Explorers program, a coeducational affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America that began 60 years ago, is training thousands of young people in skills used to confront terrorism, illegal immigration and escalating border violence — an intense ratcheting up of one of the group’s longtime missions to prepare youths for more traditional jobs as police officers and firefighters.<br /><br />“This is about being a true-blooded American guy and girl,” said A. J. Lowenthal, a sheriff’s deputy here in Imperial County, whose life clock, he says, is set around the Explorers events he helps run. “It fits right in with the honor and bravery of the Boy Scouts.”<br /><br />The training, which leaders say is not intended to be applied outside the simulated Explorer setting, can involve chasing down illegal border crossers as well as more dangerous situations that include facing down terrorists and taking out “active shooters,” like those who bring gunfire and death to college campuses. In a simulation here of a raid on a marijuana field, several Explorers were instructed on how to quiet an obstreperous lookout. </blockquote><br /><br /><br />The Cure for Layoffs: <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/14-13">Fire the Boss!</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/opinion/15krugman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion">Paul Krugman</a>: "I have seen the future, and it won't work."<br /><br /><br />The MPAA is a <a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/realnetworks-mpaa-is-a-price-fixing-cartel/">'price-fixing cartel'</a>.cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-67173440199185547112009-05-13T08:36:00.000-06:002009-05-13T08:37:39.848-06:00wednesday readsTamil war zone hospital <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8048087.stm">hit again</a>.<br /><br /><br />Glenn Greenwald on Jesse Ventura and the massive expansion of America's <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/13/ventura/index.html">"Hard Left</a>.<br /><br /><br />Conservatives Leading the World Headlong into the <a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=13571">18th Century</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/audits/139983/pipeline-istan%3A_everything_you_need_to_know_about_oil%2C_gas%2C_russia%2C_china%2C_iran%2C_afghanistan_and_obama/?page=entire">Pepe Escobar</a>: Pipeline-Istan<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.progressivehistorians.com/2009/04/more-than-nuremberg-thousands.html">More Than Nuremberg</a>: Thaousands Prosecuted For War Crimes After World War II<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/05/11/torture-is-fun/#more-270">Matt Taibbi</a>: Being anti-torture doesn’t make you pro-terroristcuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-89931613195043853062009-05-08T07:44:00.000-06:002009-05-08T07:46:42.821-06:00friday reads<a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/05/hbc-90004921">Scott Horton</a>: The Bush Era Torture-Homicides<br /><br /><br />Pentagon’s <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/pentagons-black-budget-grows-to-more-than-50-billion/">Black Budget</a> Grows to More Than $50 Billion <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/opinion/08krugman.html">Paul Krugman</a> senses that prospects for fundamental financial reform are fading.<br /><br /><br />Naomi Klein on the <a href="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/rachel-maddow-show-naomi-klein-bank-bailouts">bank bailouts</a>.cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-6990422711187754732009-05-07T11:05:00.000-06:002009-05-07T11:08:51.362-06:00thursday reads<a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/white-house-watch/torture/complicity----and-accountabili.html">Dan Froomkin</a>: Complicity -- and Accountability -- on Torture<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/05/hbc-90004923">Scott Horton</a>: Bolton's Spanish Delusions<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/05/07-11">Glenn Greenwald</a>: What 'Oversight' Means in Washington<br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=10751">"Churchill gene"</a>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-35811756513936170142009-05-06T09:45:00.000-06:002009-05-06T09:46:53.416-06:00wednesday reads<a href="http://firedoglake.com/2009/05/06/tarp-recipients-spent-taxpayer-dollars-lobbying-against-consumers-for-their-own-bonuses-in-1q-2009/">Jane Hamsher</a>: Bailout Recipients Spent $13 Million Lobbying Against Consumers, For Their Own Bonuses in 1Q 2009<br /><br /><br />Clear Channel <a href="http://mediamatters.org/columns/200905050007">implodes</a>.<br /><br /><br />U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan kill over 100 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/06/us-air-strikes-afghan-civilians">civilians</a>.<br /><br />Taliban takes control of Pakistan's <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67571.html">Swat valley</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/42012/send-warlords-guns-and-money">Spencer Ackerman</a>: Send Warlords, Guns and Moneycuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-60164863080923441992009-05-05T10:49:00.000-06:002009-05-05T10:52:46.058-06:00New Star Trek Movie<object width="400" height="340"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FSTAR_TREK_article.jpg&videoid=94844&title=Trekkies%20Bash%20New%20Star%20Trek%20Film%20As%20%27Fun%2C%20Watchable%27" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/onn_embed/embedded_player.swf"type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="340"flashvars="image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theonion.com%2Fcontent%2Ffiles%2Fimages%2FSTAR_TREK_article.jpg&videoid=94844&title=Trekkies%20Bash%20New%20Star%20Trek%20Film%20As%20%27Fun%2C%20Watchable%27"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/trekkies_bash_new_star_trek_film">Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable'</a>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-23600991656371525742009-05-01T08:15:00.000-06:002009-05-01T08:16:43.774-06:00friday readsSupreme Court Justice David Souter to <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/67295.html">retire</a>.<br /><br /><br />May Day riots start a day early in <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,622348,00.html">Berlin</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2009/04/far-rights-first-100-days-shifting-into.html">Orcinus</a> - The Far Right's First 100 Days: Shifting Into Overdrive<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2009/04/arlen-specter-tuesday-morning-first.html">The Rude One</a>: Arlen Specter, Tuesday Morning, First Light<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/04/30/violetblue0430.DTL">Violet Blue</a>: Why the SF Weekly should be 'whipped and gagged'<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.samkass.com/theories/RPSSL.html">Rock Paper Scissors Spock Lizard</a>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-67162270093727281302009-04-30T08:05:00.001-06:002009-04-30T08:05:56.097-06:00thursday readsIn a ruling in Madrid today, Judge Baltasar Garzón has announced that an inquiry into the Bush administration’s torture policymakers now will proceed to a <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-04-29/prosecution-of-bush-six-back-on/">formal criminal investigation</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/30/0430fluschools.html">'Probable'</a> case of swine flu closes Austin school. Flu panic sweeps <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/67188.html">Texas</a>.<br /><br /><br />Condi Rice pulls a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/condi-rice-pulls-a-nixon_b_193379.html">Nixon</a><br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFAa5aet0CI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UFAa5aet0CI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="324"></embed></object>cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-65184025297274470902009-04-27T10:37:00.000-06:002009-04-27T10:43:54.589-06:00monday readsCould the swine-flu outbreak be linked to a <a href="http://www.grist.org/article/2009-04-25-swine-flu-smithfield/">factory farm</a>?<br /><br /><br />Europeans urged to <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/27/swine-flu-mexico">avoid</a> Mexico and US as swine flu death toll exceeds 100<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://harpers.org/archive/2009/04/hbc-90004858">Scott Horton</a>: Broder for the Defense<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175064/nick_turse_hungry_and_without_options_in_new_york">Nick Turse</a>: A Tsunami of Hunger<br /><br /><br />Jürgen Klinsmann <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,621336,00.html">sacked</a>.cuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524150.post-2518701768586325312009-04-23T12:32:00.000-06:002009-04-23T12:35:47.442-06:00thursday reads<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/66727.html">War Criminals</a><br /><blockquote>A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing harsh interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but with direction from top administration officials, including then-Vice President Dick Cheney and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.</blockquote><br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/23-1">Ray McGovern</a>: Obama Plays Hamlet; Shredders Hum<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/23">Terry Jones</a>:If Dick Cheney can trumpet the 'success' of his torture policies without fear of retribution, why can't us ordinary criminals?<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://lukery.blogspot.com/2009/04/first-merchant-bank-exposed.html">Lukery</a>: First Merchant Bank exposedcuddlefishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10624004928105051035noreply@blogger.com0