The L.A. Eight. The U.S. government will be using the Patriot Act to attempt to deport two L.A. activists, Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh, in the sixteen year old case of the Los Angeles Eight. To do so the government…

Die spamsters die… California Moves to Ban Unsolicited E-Mail Spam. Gov. Gray Davis of California signed a bill today that outlaws sending most commercial e-mail to or from the state that the recipient did not explicitly request.  

Yawn The California recall election will be on Oct 7. As far as I can tell no one is actually explaining precisely how they will fix the  gaping deficit. I reiterate the PoliZeros prediction that Davis will be recalled and Bustamante…

Dalai Lama maybe not so warm and fuzzy From MetaFilter The myth of the “friendly and harmless” Dalai Lama exposed. While the Lama’s PR machine runs in high gear here in the states only a few voices have come out…

Bonsai Potato Yes. Bonsai potato

I do NOT want to live next door to coalbed methane  Via Deep Audit, a truly horrific report about coalbed methane Coalbed methane: gas boom, environmental bust The coalbed methane boom that is spreading across parts of the Powder River…

Speaking of coal 50% of the electric power for the City of Los Angeles comes from coal. That’s right, coal. It’s against the law to burn coal for power in California so the coal is burned in Arizona, Utah, and…