"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
From DailyKos comes this weak timid rationale for Democrats to protest the war without ever admitting the invasion of Iraq was based on lies, is morally and ethically indefensible, and in violation of international law. Protest Lite. What is the…
The “Supreme Court ruled” last week “that local governments can seize people’s property by eminent domain and turn it over to private developers.” “Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism as it is a merge of state and corporate power.” —…
The Supreme Court has given the entertainment cartel and emerging broadband duopoly just what they wanted. You, and innovation, lost. The high court said that Grokster and other file-sharing companies can be sued if their products are designed for copyright…
“We want to take back our media” It’s all about “the power of subscription.” The user, you, can now choose what you want to listen to and watch, when you want to do it. This is a completely different model…
During his keynote, Dave Winer got the entire audience to sing “Yellow Submarine” for no apparent reason that anyone could discern but it sure was fun. Adam Curry responded to this during his keynote by playing a mashup of another…
My friend Jeff Jobson in Seattle with his prize early 70’s Checker Medicar, only 98 were made! It was manufactured by Checker Cab and had special high ceilings so a person in a wheelchair could sit upright in the back…
From Dave Winer: The schmoozing at this conference has been excellent. World class. I have seen this happen before, at the beginning of booming markets. Like the Apple II. We had this kind of collegiality at the when the Macintosh…
US acknowledges torture at Guantanamo, Iraq, Afghanistan The acknowledgement was made in a report submitted to the UN Committee against Torture, said a member of the ten-person panel, speaking on on condition of anonymity. Didn’t they loudly proclaim just a…