Category — politics

US House officials have confirmed hackers breaching several websites belonging to House of Representatives members in the past week. Portions of the websites were replaced by digital graffiti which began earlier this month [From Dozens of US House of Representatives Websites Hacked]

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Unsurprising, given the infrastructure, but surprising given the possible repercussion.

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I think he hits the nail on the head. Let people have those they love.

I have to say, that if you vote for the bail-out, I am not voting for you anymore. This bail-out benefits the wealthy in the short term and supposedly supports the rest of us long term, but that’s a fiction. This is Enron 2.0. We can support the rest of use in the long term by letting these behemoth companies fail, and for the wealthy to take the losses. The people who were invested in these companies can have basic pensions guaranteed through the government should they be in significant need. Otherwise, we have to let things fail. Go read the economist’s blogosphere.

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eeep….. this was post 5000 in the current blogging system.

Michael Palin for President]

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A Palin I can support! I actually made this joke in irc the other day…

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fans and a soccer team take out the security guards when they start beating on a fan who entered the field of play.

I can verify that John has an infamous reputation for being a hot head. He has a quick and explosive temper that many have experienced first hand. Folks, quite honestly that is not the finger I want next to that red button.

[From I Spent Years as a POW with John McCain, and His Finger Should Not Be Near the Red Button | Election 2008 | AlterNet]

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This is an introduction to the POW’s perspective on John McCain. It is an interesting read because it reveals the differences between the media, the hype, and the communal knowledge that it spins.

For Workers Strikes Against the War!

ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan

[From ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan : Indybay]

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oh my… it is about time!

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this is a great little puppet show about neoliberalism with great social and political theoretical basis. from monochrome