Just another corrupt politician

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed a secret lawsuit against Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham that contends he should forfeit his Rancho Santa Fe home [in San Diego] to the government because it was purchased with illegally obtained money. And right…

US senators: Global warming obvious in far north

Fresh from visits to Canada’s Yukon Territory and Alaska’s northernmost city, four U.S. senators said on Wednesday that signs of rising temperatures on Earth are obvious and they called on Congress to act. “If you can go to the Native…

ZoneAlarm 6.0. Let’s break something that worked fine.

ZoneAlarm still gets top ratings as a security suite. And things were fine until they released version 6.0. WARNING, it shrieks, popping up an obnoxious red box, this application is showing DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR. This happens way too often in the…

Wahoo! LAVoice is back online

LAVoice got hacked last night and were “dead in the water.” Today, they are back. Orange County-based security superhero Jim McMurry graciously helped me through a complete overhaul of server software. I’ve got to run around and replace some files right now,…

The Party for Socialism and Liberation blog launches

The Party for Socialism and Liberation, a national coalition member of the ANSWER Coalition, has just launched their blog. This is in addition to their already amazing and informative magazine. From the blog. One year anniversary Of PSL Magazine. This…

Is Bush out of control?

Buy beleaguered, overworked White House aides enough drinks and they tell a sordid tale of an administration under siege, beset by bitter staff infighting and led by a man whose mood swings suggest paranoia bordering on schizophrenia. “There’s real concern…

Support Cindy Sheehan vigils today nationwide

Moveon.org has over 1460 vigils listed, you can look them up by zip code. In L.A., over 350 people have signed up for the biggest vigil (Ventura and Laurel Canyon in Studio City), with hundreds more signed up for others. The…