Day November 26, 2005

Earth to US media

Google News currently has 243 stories on the al-Jazeera bombing story. Less than five are from US media sources. Why is this? I guess they’re too busy running stories about those zany shoppers at the malls yesterday to worry about…

Abramoff, Norquist, and Reed

Well lookee here, some very big neocon fish indeed are getting implicated in the ever-increasing Abramoff investigations. (Sen. Dorgan) suggested, and McCain agreed, that the investigation should continue, beginning with a focus on the Sandia Pueblo of New Mexico, a…

Abramoff

The Abramoff investigations could prove to be the biggest, most explosive of all the investigations currently embroiling the neocons. GOP House leadership linked anew to Abramoff Abramoff investigators turn focus to Congress DeLay is one of at least 6 members…

Will they bring back flogging too?

European music and film industries now officially scary Guardian: “The music and film industries are demanding that the European parliament extends the scope of proposed anti-terror laws to help them prosecute illegal downloaders.” This from the generally apolitical Adam Curry.

Tookie: If he’s killed, dig in

So, let’s say Tookie is executed. The word spreads, and the rage held by Crips in California prisons is unleashed on the correctional officers. They use every weapon in their arsenal — from razors to shanks to tooth-brushes to attack…