Politics

Including discussions of the current political climate, various politicians, policy, the war, the current administration, and all the crap caused by the stuff listed previously.

Guys, It’s Not About the Piracy.

January 11, 2012
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Guys, It’s Not About the Piracy.

One of the problems with the protest against legislation like SOPA and the PROTECT-IP Act comes in trying to explain a lot of fine and complicated details to folks who just want to use their computers to get the latest Groupon deal or update their Facebook status. Very little useful information is trickling out to the general audience about the particulars of these bills, and much of what’s being reported about them is coming from techblogs. Techbloggers are finding themselves bogged down in trying to explain technical details to a general purpose audience. The end result is the general...

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Congressional SOPA Hearings Begin Today

November 16, 2011
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SOPA infographic from ReadWriteWeb

Today is American Censorship Day. It's also the day Congress begins hearings on SOPA and the PROTECT-IP Act.

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The 99% vs. the 53%

October 13, 2011
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5399Small

Erick Erickson, right-wing Internet troll gone big-time, had one of his usual fits of verbal circle-jerkery on CNN the other day and thus was born "the 53%." I don't actually want to talk about Erick Erickson. That guy's a douche. What I want to talk about are these two sites: We Are the 99% and The 53%.

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Osama bin Laden Dead

May 2, 2011
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Osama bin Laden

James said, "So, Bin Laden is no more. Something about this bothers me. The news is showing footage of people literally cheering in the streets, celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden. The news can't stop burbling about it , as though this should be a new national holiday. And I feel this sends the wrong message."

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Barack Obama Releases His Birth Certificate

April 27, 2011
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BarackObama

It's official. If you're crazy enough and loud enough, for long enough, you can bully the President of the United States into addressing your lunacy. President Obama released his long form birth certificate today. Check it out. -->

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