Runaways. Wasted. 1977

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQYWqYpoLPU

The Runaways kicked down a lot of doors for women in rock and roll. Their lifestyle apparently nearly killed Joan Jett and Cherie Currie and for all practical purposes did kill Sandy West. Band member Vickie Blue said researchers for the recent movie about the band asked her and Jackie Fox most of the [...]

Andarko to BP

Andarko says BP should foot entire bill due to their “negligence or misconduct”

‘Minuteman Project on steroids’ wants to be vigilantes in Arizona

Pinal County sheriff Paul Babeu recently said parts of Arizona are under control of drug cartels and that Arizona needs 3,000 federal troops. Jason Ready, who the SPLC describes as “nativist” and possibly neo-Nazi, just sent out an email encouraging private citizens to patrol the area in camo with “plenty of firearms and ammo,” calling [...]

Elmore James. Dust My Broom

King of the Slide Guitar.

WordPress 3.0 issues and problems support

A few are having problems with the upgrade. WordPress has a sticky post detailing answers to most problems. As always, unruly plugins can be problematic.

Afghanistan: Has Hamid Karzai Already Joined the Taliban?

The real endgame Karzai is working toward is that of a nominal, Pashtun-nationalist government in Kabul overlaying a Taliban-dominated countryside. Together they function not only as a crime family capable of exploiting Afghanistan’s resources but also as a highly effective proxy for Pakistan’s interminable battle against Indian influence. [...]

Hartford CT Mayor convicted of bribery, extortion

Eddie Perez could get 55 years. Sentencing is Sept. 10. One assumes he will resign but with Perez, who knows.

I grew up near Hartford. This is just another sad tale in its long, seemingly endless, downward spiral.

Update: Perez has resigned.

RI considers call for Constitutional Convention

Lessig in HuffPo

I just testified before the House Judiciary Committee of the Rhode Island State Legislature, in support of a resolution introduced by Representative David Segal. Segal’s resolution would exercise Rhode Island’s right under the United States Constitution to demand that Congress call a convention “for proposing amendments” to the United States [...]

What BP and the Banks have in common. The era of corporate anarchy

This era of corporate anarchy is wrecking the world—literally, if you’ve been tuning in to images of the oil billowing out a mile down in the Gulf of Mexico.

I think we are at the fork in the road: One path leads to revolutionary change, if not outright revolution. The other, appeasement and stasis, [...]

Utah AG announces execution via Twitter

Ronnie Lee Gardner was sentenced to death for the murder of an attorney during his attempted escape from a courtroom where he was on trial for murder.

What do you think about the death penalty?