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Sunday February 25, 2024 · 10:54 AM PST

2024/02/25 · 10:54

Politico has a good article with Gavin Newsom framing the media show about Biden’s age for what it is. Rather than making Biden look out of touch because he is old, attacking Biden’s age makes the press look out of touch because of their incompetence.

There are many important issues for the media and activists to cover: attacks on women’s access to healthcare, funding for Ukraine, undoing the dangerous situation TFG’s illegal wall created at the boarder.

This post might be uncharacteristically brief, but a few Ents in Fangorn Forest could talk a long time about the ridiculous media coverage of Biden’s age.

Strength in 1st Amendment Challenge to NSA

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Tuesday July 16, 2013 · 3:34 PM PDT

2013/07/16 · 15:34

In some positive news, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has organized a a broad coalition of membership and political advocacy organizations to challenge NSA surveillance based on first amendment rights. These groups including the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, Calguns Foundation, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, among others. Prior challenges have used arguments based on the 4th amendment, but grounds for fourth amendment challenges have been eroded in recent years.

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Sunday July 31, 2011 · 4:17 PM PDT

2011/07/31 · 16:17

This is a short question, not exactly a diary. I tried asking in a comment, but I did not get a response and I am really interested in understanding why this deal would be better than defaulting.

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Tuesday July 26, 2011 · 8:13 AM PDT

2011/07/26 · 08:13

I am pretty sure that I am as angry as anyone about the way our leaders have handled the most important issues of our day. I do not agree with the terms set out in the debt ceiling compromise. I could even spend all day discussing what I do not like about President Obama. However...

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Thursday October 21, 2010 · 9:28 PM PDT

2010/10/21 · 21:28

Looks like there is significant progress has been made recently in Afghanistan. U.S., NATO, and Afghan forces have broken Taliban control of one of their main strongholds in Kandahar Province. While it was a difficult decision to invest more troops, and Obama had to deal with a rogue General in the process, his military strategy appears to be paying off. As stated in the article, the success in Kandahar directly coincided with the surge of troops.

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Thursday September 30, 2010 · 9:16 AM PDT

2010/09/30 · 09:16

I keep seeing bickering about the virtues and vices of the Obama Administration here at dkos. josephk is right. Whether or not you personally support Obama, HE IS NOT UP FOR REELECTION. The next month should be about Nancy Pelosi v. John Boehner and the progressive Democrats who are in danger of losing their seats. We’re talking about having a speaker who passed the Public Option vs. a speaker who passed out tobacco checks on the floor of the House, and saving the Democrats who can either continue to support future liberal legislation or watch ousted as a Republican House destroys their legacy.

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Monday April 05, 2010 · 6:19 PM PDT

2010/04/05 · 18:19

I wrote a draft post a couple months ago, but thought it became outdated before I could finish. However, a front page Daily Kos article inspired me to finish the job.

I found an article in the Huffington Post indicating that "Abstinence education can delay sex." It sounded suspicious, but I cannot completely blame them because the link is to an article in the Washington Post titled "Abstinence-only programs might work, study says." Of course the title is a bit misleading, but you have to read past the headline to figure that out, just like you will have to follow me to the jump for a further explanation. My point, however, is that headlines and articles easily gets worked into talking points that can influence national policy and our lives. I found these headlines, and the content of the articles, misleading and I expect more responsibility from the above mentioned institutions when they report on politically charged news stories.

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Sunday November 18, 2007 · 10:34 AM PST

2007/11/18 · 10:34

Its time for the annual march on Fort Benning, and great strides have been made by SOAW. Two hundred three congressmen voted to stop funding to the School of Assassins, a fifth country announced its military will discontinue involvement with the school, and congress voted to release the names of the 2005 and 2006 graduating class. But this progress may be deceiving. The last year's Foreign Operations bill included href="6.2 million to fund International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAs). These facilities including ILEA-South in El Salvador which was established to deal with the prolific gang violence and instability in Central America. Unfortunately, reports about human rights violations from authorities continue to come from El Salvador.

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Sunday August 06, 2006 · 7:47 PM PDT

2006/08/06 · 19:47

This is my first blog and it deals with some complicated accounting matters, but I will try to make it understandable. As young accountant, having recently passed the CPA exam, I have taken interest in the latest scandals involving stock option backdating. I will try to explain how the influence of money in Washington has affected and perhaps encouraged these scandals as well as point out how Senator Lieberman has been at the center of the battle to prevent the regulation stock options. Read More

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