Day January 29, 2006

Too little, too late

The charade of Democratic senators feigning opposition to Alito continues. Democrats didn’t make their case on Alito, Obama says Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said he would vote Monday to filibuster Judge Samuel Alito’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, but he…

White House official warned Abramoff

The Bush administration’s former chief procurement official tipped off lobbyist Jack Abramoff that the government was about to suspend the federal contracts of an Abramoff client, newly filed court papers say.

Police ‘faked Tube death log’

Special Branch ‘altered record‘ in attempt to switch the blame for de Menezes shooting Extraordinary allegations that Special Branch officers deliberately falsified vital evidence to hide mistakes which led to the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes at a south…

Media bias?

Peter Dauo of The Dauo Report has been discussing the media lately, focusing on why Dem leadership seems so clueless, and wondering what can be done. Why do Democrats keep losing elections? It’s this: the traditional media, the trusted media,…

Gnomedex 6.0

Gnomedex 6.0 is June 29 – July 1, and I just signed up. Last year was quite amazing, keynotes by Adam Curry and Dave Winer, the blockbuster announcement by Microsoft that they were backing RSS to the max AND releasing…