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Sean Penn pays $56,000 for ad attacking Bush war Sean Penn has weighed in on the international debate over a possible war with Iraq, paying for a $56,000 advertisement Friday in The Washington Post accusing President Bush of stifling debate…

Greenpeace shuts down LA and NYC ExxonMobil gas stationsGreenpeace activists shut down a Mobil gas station today in the heart of Beverly Hills just minutes after shutting down an Exxon station in Manhattan. Protestors peacefully chained themselves to gas pumps…

How odd This last victim of the DC sniper, the one shot Saturday at the Ponderosa, has still not been publicly identified. In fact, authorities won’t even saying where he is from. All the news reports identify him solely as a “37…

Analysis of the Patriot Act by the EFF The EFF has an excellent summary on just why the Patriot Act is so noxious.Some highlights: 1. Expanded Surveillance With Reduced Checks and Balances. A. Be careful what you put in that…

Some seriously good John Perry Barlow rants John Perry Barlow is “a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation”, as well as a long time cyberspace activist, and all…