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Wednesday, August 07, 2002
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Albert Einstein. "The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one." [Quotes of the Day]
3:31:46 PM 
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Christina Stead. "If all the rich people in the world divided up their money amongst themselves there wouldn't be enough to go around." [Quotes of the Day]
3:31:36 PM
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U.S. Seeking Pacts in a Bid to Shield Its Peacekeepers. The Bush administration, still wary of the new International Criminal Court, is trying to line up nations one by one to pledge not to extradite Americans for trial. By Christopher Marquis. [New York Times: Politics]
I feel ever so much better that it’s us and the Romanians, so famous for their moral and ethical prowess, standing firm against the 75 most developed countries in the world. Don’t you?
3:29:37 PM
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Bush, With Senate Absent, Fills a Top Agriculture Post. President Bush appointed an Iowa farmer to a top position at the Agriculture Department today, despite objections from members of Congress. By Robert Pear. [New York Times: Politics]
Gee, you don’t think Bush misused his recess appointment powers to bypass Senate confirmation of this moronic, racist, lying asshole, do you? Say it ain’t so!
3:28:11 PM
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When neighbors attack!. Volunteers for Operation TIPS, John Ashcroft's citizen spy army, are being steered to the Fox crime show "America's Most Wanted." Is the merger of tabloid TV with the federal snooping operation funny or scary or both? [Salon.com]
This would be comically absurd, were it not so scary. “America’s Most Wanted” is now the central clearing house for anti-terror tips? You’ve got to be kidding. What the fuck is wrong with Ashcroft, Bush and the rest of the KKKristian posse occupying the White House?
3:24:04 PM
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U.S.: Daughter’s site sends couple to jail. 16:08 ET - MSNBC/APB [NewsBlip.com]
Everything about this story is just plain weird, weird, weird. First off, from the facts laid out in the story, no way should criminal charges have resulted. Weirdness charges, sure, but not criminal.
If you’ll excuse me, I have to go take a shower. Suddenly I feel dirty.
3:21:36 PM
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World: At Least 30 Dead in Mexico Bus Crash. 14:44 ET - Reuters [NewsBlip.com]
This may seem like a terrible tragedy – and it is. But it’s also good news, in a strange way. Fatal bus crashes used to be so common in Mexico it was unthinkable such an incident would make Mexican national news, much less rate world media coverage. Driving through the mountains of Mexico, burned out hulks of busses can often be seen precariously perched far down the slope from a road. I’ve also seen many squashed busses in tow.
Just the fact that this made international news leads me to believe such incidents must be much rarer these days. That’s a good thing. BTW, bus travel in Mexico is not just for the poor, like the US. There are luxurious Mexican busses, complete with leather seats TVs, VCRs and stereos and even stewardesses. Great way to travel Mexico – far better than the trains – if you’re not in a hurry.
3:10:28 PM
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'Good Mornin' (Your Town Here)'. Your DJ may sound like he's just around the corner, but thanks to Clear Channel Communications and its 'cyberjock' technology, he's probably even not in the same time zone. Second of a three-part report by Randy Dotinga. [Wired News]
OK, let me take a quick break from the normal respect and decorum with which we treat all issues. The disgusting corporate pukes at Clear Channel Communications need to die, die, die, but first, let’s flay ‘em alive and roll ‘em in salt.
2:57:11 PM
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Economy Stirs G.O.P. Worry in House Races. Rising voter concern about the nation's future is stirring nervousness among some Republicans that their party could lose control of the House. By Adam Nagourney. [New York Times: Politics]
I guess they only *act* like Alfred E. Newman. Pretty convincing act. I’m convinced the GOP is nothing more than a bunch of clownish morons made up of ultra-right KKKristian reactionaries allied with a bunch of greedy, lying Big Bidness types.
2:55:14 PM
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Police State? Too Late!. Wednesday, July 31, in a neighborhood on the west side of Buffalo, New York, Operation Clean Sweep descended. Without notification, a squad of various law enforcement officials invaded the neighborhood to catch people breaking the large variety of nit-picky laws with which we saddle ourselves, particularly in urban and suburban areas. Law enforcement and social services people went from door to door, inspecting people's houses and yards for violations. Supposedly, people had the right to deny entry to these people, but this is a poor neighborhood, with largely uneducated residents, who would be either afraid to refuse a search, or ignorant of their right to do so. [kuro5hin.org]
Unlicensed dogs, dead smoke detector batteries and a handful of illegal cable hookups are cause to send hundreds of local, state and federal agents swarming over a Buffalo, NY neighborhood looking for the dastardly perpetrators, all sans warrants or any hint of probably cause? Disgusting. What the fuck happened to the Land of the Free?
2:50:44 PM
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