a wsj reporter explains the situation to a friend in private email, it is mae public, she is sent on mandated vacation until after the election. welcome to censorship central. the letter is a must read.

a wsj reporter explains the situation to a friend in private email, it is mae public, she is sent on mandated vacation until after the election. welcome to censorship central. the letter is a must read.

why not take some time for humor, some of which is very wrong…..

What is the internet for, anyway?. This song answers that question. Thanks to Mud for sending it to me, and Ender for introducing it to … [Catspaw's Guide to the Inevitably Insane] —- interesting perspective on the use of the internet……

Too Depressing. This is just too depressing. It’s really amazing – and doubly depressing – that this kind of thing isn’t even surprising anymore. Can anybody plausibly say, “No, it’s just not credible that the US would do that”? [Crooked Timber] —- yes, making people disappear is not the american way… it is unconscionable.

National Security Scholars Give Bush an 'F'. Security Scholars for a Sensible Foreign Policy includes more than 650 foreign affairs specialists in the United States and allied countries. They have signed an open letter opposing the Bush administration's foreign policy and calling urgently for a change of… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] —– not surprising, […]

The Rise of Pseudo Fascism. Part 1: The Morphing of the Conservative Movement
 
 Part 2: The Architecture of Fascism
 
 Part 3: The Pseudo-Fascist Campaign
 
 Part 4: The Apocalyptic One-Party State
 
 “We don't want to get rid of all liberals. I want to keep a couple, for example, [Orcinus] A very interesting […]

Bush admits combat missions in Iraq are geared towards influencing US election At some point, someone, somewhere has to raise a stink about this. Bush has ordered our troops in Iraq to delay any major assaults on rebel-held cities in Iraq, apparently even if they're militarily necessary, until after the US elections in November. My […]

Loose links. Catching up on stuff I don't have more time to discuss… James Cox: The Plight of Indymedia. [The Doc Searls Weblog] —- it is a nice letter, hopefully it will have some effects.

Bush on Hard Work. This remix of George Bush on “hard work” is wonderful. (I should have been doing this before, so forgive the unkindness before but: Thanks, John Driscoll!) [Lessig Blog] [A blog doesn't need a clever name] —- more vacations than anyone not on permanent vacation, more time off than any president in […]