Category — politics

Spy Chips:
This book will make you look at every store-bought item you own or debate owning with a curious skepticism that — after reading the book — won’t seem too unwarranted. It was published two years ago (a cheap paperback came out in the fall), but if you’ve yet to explore the fascinating, potentially paranoia-inducing, world of RFID and you want the cautionary, consumer-advocate perspective about the Radio Frequency Identification tracking being proposed — and used! — by certain companies (for instance, Gillette, Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart)

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this could be an interesting book.

Bush To Be Dictator In A Catastrophic Emergency:
The directive itself recognizes that each branch is already responsible for directing their own continuity of government procedures. If that’s the case than why does the President need to coordinate these procedures for all of the branches? This is nothing more than a power grab that centralizes power and will make the President a dictator in the case of a so called “Catastrophic Emergency”.

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interesting argument…. i’m wondering when this actually will happen.

You are the homegrown terrorist threat – Homeland Stupidity:
defines terrorism as individuals or groups within the U.S. who engage in criminal activity to promote political or social changes.

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gahhh! all educators are terrorists…. i knew it.

PistolWimp – Henry Rollins: How I Protest the War:
Henry Rollins: How I Protest the War

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an anger that is so huge and so clear!

Wiki Project Shut Down:
is part of the reason why I was tremendously disappointed to read today that his students have lost contact with a group of students across the country when a parent from the out of state class complained. As I said when I left a comment on Ben’s blog, I was disappointed, but not totally surprised. I knew someone was going to get criticized for hooking their students up with others somewhere for some reason.

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it is truly sad when a parent’s fear… ruins the lives and learning of current and future students.

Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?:
Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the Facebook?

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well does it?

Think Progress » Exclusive: Army Sgt. Questions Why American Flags Lowered For VA Tech Students, But Not Troops:
But I find it ironic that the flags were flown at half-staff for the young men and women who were killed at VT yet it is never lowered for the death of a U.S. servicemember.

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i wondered this too… I support both.

Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited:
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all

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it really doesn’t take much…

Global Incident Map Displaying Terrorist Acts, Suspicious Activity, and General Terrorism News:

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another interesting mashup.

US Treaty With Tripoli 1796-97:
Art. 11. As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion; as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion, or tranquillity, of Mussulmen; and, as the said States never entered into any war, or act of hostility against any Mahometan nation, it is declared by the parties, that no pretext arising from religious opinions, shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.

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this is probably the third time that i’ve posted this to the blog or mentioned it, and i think i’ll do it every time i see it. it is important to know who the founders of this country were.