Musical Moondays: DK4 Welcome Mat Edition
Welcome to Musical Moondays, an open thread series for music junkies and their enablers. Please add your musical contribution, which may or may not relate to everything and/or nothing at all. Post a...
View ArticleHBGary vs. Anonymous: The Ethics of Outsourced Espionage against Public Citizens
I'm very concerned about the corporate malfeasance and possible government complicity revealed in the 75,000+ leaked #HBGary emails.First of all, I have to say it's rather pathetic that these guys...
View ArticleYour world, now with dots: Help make 6dot Braille labeler a reality.
Last fall I met someone in class at Stanford University, a young mover-and-shaker who is likely to go very far in this world. But if he read this diary right now, he'd probably blush, because he's just...
View ArticleHow Can They Air This? Transphobic "Humor" on E! TV
I couldn't believe my eyes when I read this article a friend had shared:Chelsea Lately Resorts to Transphobic Humor to Mock Chaz BonoLast night’s episode of Chelsea Lately repeatedly made a mockery of...
View ArticleThe Souls of Black Folk in ‘Post-Racial’ America
I wrote an essay for a class on African American Literature to satisfy this prompt:In the last decade or so, commentators have speculated about the advent of a “post-racial” turn in U.S. culture and...
View Article#OccupyOakland Journalist @susie_c Being Held in Santa Rita Jail
It has come to my twitterfeed that #OccupyOakland journalist Susie Cagle (@susie_c) has been jailed for illegal assembly and is currently being held in Santa Rita jail. From what I can tell from her...
View ArticleSEIU stands with a leader who doesn't stand with us.
Yesterday morning, I received the following email from Mary Kay Henry, the SEIU President:Dear aigeanta, You’ll probably hear about it on the news very soon, but I wanted you to see this now.Today,...
View ArticleConfirmed: Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) coordinating Occupy raids
Many of us have been wondering why the raids on Occupy camps across the country have had such a coordinated feel. If only the official response to real social ills could have been as timely and...
View ArticleMusical Moondays - Rich Man's Edition
Welcome to Musical Moondays, an open thread series for music junkies and their enablers. Please add your musical contribution, which may or may not relate to everything and/or nothing at all. Post a...
View ArticleNo one left
They capitulated first against the Gays, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a homosexual.Then they capitulated against the Health Care Reformers, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't sick.They...
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What's Happenin'? 4.20.12
Welcome! "What's Happenin'?" is a casual community diary (a daily series, 8:30 AM Eastern on weekdays, 10 AM on weekends and holidays) where we hang out and talk about the goings on here and...
View ArticleUS Senate IP Caught Defacing Edward Snowden's Wikipedia Entry
Republished from Voices on the Square by permission because I wrote it. Usually the only wiki we associate with Edward Snowden is WikiLeaks. However, in a hilarious turn of events, an IP address linked...
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