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when do we finally say | Metafilter:

The Reality of Red-State Fascism, by Lew Rockwell. We consistently say ‘Man, we’re on the road to fascism’ yet people fall all over themselves to say ‘We’re nowhere near it.’. Well, when do we say ‘Holy shit…we’re there’? Everybody’s favorite libertarian gives us a timeline of the descent, and lets us know how we are now not just on the brink, but in the midst of Americanized Fascism:
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fascism comes in on cat’s feet. read arendt, read adorno.

if you are going to celebrate christmas, today is the day. the 12th day of christmas, epiphany.

MilkandCookies – Blue Christmas: “”

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classic

The Top 10 War Profiteers of 2004: “list plus info on major USA tax-subsidized corporations according to the The Center for Corporate Policy ~’War Profiteers’: now there’s a term you won’t ever hear on FOX or CNN. Or read in the Wall Street Journal. (Maybe ironically?)…”

(Via Spitting Image.)

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hmmm, not the usual suspects…. but pretty bad blokes nonetheless

Six Apart Acquires Live Journal: “

6A buys LJ, according to Om’s exclusive. Simply makes sense. The leading blogging tool vendor gets a massive user base (6.5 million users combined total — with 1.4% of 5.6M LJ’s generating $2.325M/yr); and a team with experience serving them at scale with richer community features.

Will be fascinating to see if this brings Blogspace and Journalspace together.

Follow along with this Technorati Keyword Watchlist.

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(Via Ross Mayfield’s Weblog.)

yes…. livejournal makes money. strange isn’t it.

Top Ten Urinals: “”

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….. funny enough.

globegazette.com – Archived News Search: “On Nov. 22, it officially dropped. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service estimates released that day, 2005 will be the first year in nearly 50 that America will not turn an agricultural trade surplus.

The dubious milestone was met with odd silence at USDA. Odd because throughout the fall presidential campaign, Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman talked herself hoarse each time some farm community in a swing state dedicated a new USDA-sponsored street light.

Now, as America is about to become a net food importer for the first time in generations, Veneman has no explanation of how Bush Administration economic and trade policies have taken American agriculture from a $13.6 billion trade surplus in 2001 to a flat line in four short years.
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it will get worse, if it ever gets better.

How slowly we forget: “

Remember when red (as in communist) meant left and blue (as in blood) meant right?

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(Via The Doc Searls Weblog.)

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up means down, left means right, sounds like 1984 perfected doesn’t it?

she really is, here she talks about canada

so this year, i resolve to:

begin a writing practice, write 750 words a day, everyday

get fit

eat better

only drink one bottle/glass of beer a day, if that

save money to go on a long trip

and that is about it.