Revelation at the Cafe

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Wednesday March 26, 2008 · 2:12 PM PDT

2008/03/26 · 14:12

Every morning I stop by a small cafe in the financial district of San Francisco. I like it there, as they serve organic coffee, and the staff makes it a point to remember which one I like; always a sign of a great cafe to me. Usually, I just pick up my large, organic sumatra and walk out the door, headphones on, listening to music on my walk in from work. Today, however, I didn't have my headphones. Today I ordered a bagel with my coffee, so I had some time to kill. And that's when he came in, the revelation, that is.

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Friday July 20, 2007 · 3:08 PM PDT

2007/07/20 · 15:08

Jet Blue has dropped support for the Yearly Kos due to their fear of Bill O'Reilly and his viewers at FOX. I suppose corporate expressed a fear of some kind of right-wing boycott of their services. Why not show them the veracity of this fear, by instigating a left-wing boycott?

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Socialized Medicine is not Nationalized Medicine

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Friday July 13, 2007 · 9:15 PM PDT

2007/07/13 · 21:15

There's a trope out there, a deep implication, running beneath the right-wing discourse provoked by Michael Moore's new film. The trope is simple; that single-payer health care is somehow "socialized medicine" and this socialization abruptly brings our country down the terminal path of the Soviet Union.

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Wednesday November 08, 2006 · 11:15 AM PST

2006/11/08 · 11:15

I've travelled a great deal this year, through South America, Mexico, the Western United States and Europe. I love to travel, love to meet people and to talk about the world that surrounds all of us. Usually, when I am asked where I am from, I say California. The questioner often responds with, "You mean the United States?" And I hesitantly reply, "No, California." Read More

Why do they spy on us? (What the Mexican election shows)

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Sunday July 09, 2006 · 10:46 AM PDT

2006/07/09 · 10:46

Greg Palast in the Guardian today has a very strong article about what seems to have gone wrong in Mexico (beyond ballots in garbage dumps as Raw Story has reported). The key parts of the story are illuminated quite brightly by Steven D. at the Booman Tribune:

While many foreign observers have been quick to claim the there were no significant electoral irregularities in the process that formally awarded a half-percentage-point victory of Felipe Calderón, the candidate of President Fox's right wing National Action Party, Greg Palast is not among them. The first journalist to expose the massive voter suppression tactics that Jeb Bush employed in Florida in 2000 to ensure his brother's ascension to the White House, has an article in the Guardian (UK) in which he suggests that ChoicePoint, the same company the Jeb Bush employed to purge Florida's voting rolls of African Americans, may have operated in Mexico to scrub the voting rolls of leftist voters.

But what does this have to do with domestic spying and NSA databases? One company: CHOICEPOINT. Read More

WTF -- Boxer Really Votes for Patriot Act Reauthorization

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Thursday March 02, 2006 · 2:55 PM PST

2006/03/02 · 14:55

Okay, I guess I jumped the gun on this yesterday, but my esteemed Senator and so-called member of the liberal/left coalition, just voted for the HR 3199 (the conference report version of the Patriot Act). You can read the vote tallies here.

I feel so betrayed by her and by the Democratic party in general on this issue that I don't quite know what to do. Why should I even live in this country anymore when those that say they are here to fight for the good -- just sell out because they are afraid of appearing to be "soft on terror"? What is the point of voting or being here at all?

I mean, Representative John Conyers wrote a nice diary today, saying that what we do really does matter, and that we are appreciated. But all he could cite were the number of letters, emails and calls for action that he has forwarded on to the appropriate people. Has this forwarding of sentiment had any effect? Or do we just fade into the background like the classical music in Rove's Jaguar? Read More

WTF -- Senator Boxer Supports Amendments that will Smooth the Passage of the Patriot Act?

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Wednesday March 01, 2006 · 12:53 PM PST

2006/03/01 · 12:53

As a california constituent, I am quite angry that my normally well-reasoned and intelligent Senator has voted to clear the way to re-authorize the Patriot Act. I call upon my fellow Californians to call her local or Washington DC offices and register their sentiments. The small short list of those opposed to the revised Patriot Act's re-authorization should include Barbara Boxer, but it does not. Raw Story lists the 4 courageous members of the Senate that voted against this bill:

Byrd (D-WV)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Jeffords (I-VT)

If you are a Californian, please call her office and let her know how you feel. If not, please use this link to find your Senator and give them a call.

I expected as much from Feinstein, but Boxer? Contact numbers available on the flip ... [updated] Read More

WAPO Harris: The Unanswerable Question

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Thursday December 15, 2005 · 1:03 PM PST

2005/12/15 · 13:03

So, I was reading over the online interview with John F. Harris of the Washington Post over at the "Post Politics Hour" and couldn't help but notice the following question:

Northampton, Mass.: With the revelations about Miller, Woodward, and Viveca Novack the public is naturally concerned about the too-cozy relationship between the Washington press corps and their official sources. How, in your view, can we combat this problem and build a stronger and more independent fourth estate?

His answer and my comments on the flip...

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Wednesday September 07, 2005 · 11:33 PM PDT

2005/09/07 · 23:33

A blog post that I came across surfing shocked me. The blogger there, Bob Harris, has a map of the parishes that were included in Bush's state of emergency in Louisiana, all of which are northern and landlocked. After viewing his map, I had to look at the releases themselves, and the difference is shocking. Here's a link to the 27th of August White House release and another link to the 29th.

Revelation at the Cafe

Call to Action: Jet Blue [Updated]

Socialized Medicine is not Nationalized Medicine

Finally an American and not simply a Californian

Why do they spy on us? (What the Mexican election shows)

WTF -- Boxer Really Votes for Patriot Act Reauthorization

WTF -- Senator Boxer Supports Amendments that will Smooth the Passage of the Patriot Act?

WAPO Harris: The Unanswerable Question

Simply a Mistake and Denial?