Month June 2009

It’s Train Wreck Day in California

Grab some popcorn and watch the madness as the state stops paying its bills and politicians continue to do nothing except blame each other. Is this Latvia yet? Oh, wait. Maybe I should stop being snarky. I live in California.

Iran bans protests. The people respond

HuffPo liveblogs the protest Andrew Sullivan’s coverage has been amazing and comprehensive Twitter search for iranelection remains the best way to get real time news Also, Meanwhile, US cable news coverage has been pathetic. Today, as global geopolitics…

Civil war between ruling class in Iran?

Washington Note cites a “well-connected Iranian” who thinks so. My contact predicted serious violence at the highest levels. He said that Ahmadinejad is now genuinely scared of Iranian society and of Mousavi and Rafsanjani. The level of tension between them…

My vision of Hell. Endless fire alarms

Hundreds of malfunctioning fire alarms have been going off in foreclosed homes in Arizona, forcing firefighters to come to the location. Often the alarms are caused by the electricity being shut off. But by law firefighters can not enter a…

Iran updates

Photo from TehranLive.org via Scoble on Friendfeed who says “This photo should win a Pulitzer Prize. I never expected to see photos like this one come out of Iran. Amazing” Active Twitterers in Iran Join the Denial of Service attack…