tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129747922011-07-14T20:34:11.359-04:00Desperately fighting apathy.kittenpantsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1118769140580089732005-06-14T13:07:00.000-04:002005-06-14T13:12:20.583-04:00

You can easily take action on a number of important issues by going to this link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3853152Personally, I especially hope you will take action on the Downing St. Memo, the Voting Rights Act, Guantanamo, human rights abuses, campaign finance limits, and protecting Internet access; but there are links for a variety of

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1118675918223912502005-06-13T11:13:00.000-04:002005-06-13T11:18:38.226-04:00

Here's a great, easy way to tell your federal representatives to support H.R. 550, which would require all voting machines to provide an auditable paper trail. Just go here and click on "Click here to tell your member of Congress to support HR 550!":http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/cat_evoting_lobby_days.phpThanks!

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1118341794526757952005-06-09T14:27:00.000-04:002005-06-09T14:31:58.596-04:00

I'm pleased to announce today that we have a pretty cool addition to the web site. If you are an iPod owner then you are in luck - now you can take BuyBlue wherever you go on your iPod. If you don't have an iPod fear not, we do plan to offer this information in other portable formats such as for PDAs and wireless phones. However, it is worth nothing that Apple is 99% Blue (profile), so you could

kittenpantsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1118248546421270082005-06-08T12:25:00.000-04:002005-06-08T12:37:12.586-04:00

A reminder of our super awesomeness, courtesy of Matt:Tobacco Escapes Huge PenaltyUS official edited warming, emission link

kittenpantsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1118109616993675702005-06-06T21:55:00.000-04:002005-06-06T22:00:17.000-04:00

The info below comes courtesy of a friend on the Democratic Underground site.Californians and ALL AMERICANS AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE WORLD have an opportunity to comment on Diebold and ES&S's inherently fraudulent voting systems, which are being proposed for California, currently the most anti-Bush state in the union . . . DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENT: This Thursday, June 9, by 5:00 pmHEARING IN

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117912262993043192005-06-04T15:04:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:13:32.450-04:00

Pending changes at the BBC would, among other things, replace the BBC's governing board in charge of assessing BBC "performance" with a group of trustees selected by Tony Blair. I hope we all understand how crucial the BBC has been in bringing to light David Kelly's allegations, the Downing St. memo, etc. etc., and how much Tony Blair might like to suppress such reporting. Also pending are cuts

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117233577703433312005-05-27T18:35:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:14:58.013-04:00

Some believe this cd be a prelude to impeachment. From THIS LINK:"Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) seeks to amass 100,000 signatures from U.S. citizens calling on President Bush for more answers about a 2002 meeting during which a senior British official said intelligence was 'being fixed' to present a case for the Iraq war, RAW STORY has learned."SIGN to endorse Conyers' letter requesting

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117127155614351552005-05-26T13:01:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:04:55.453-04:00

Here's the link: http://www.votersunite.org/You can purchase a "Mythbreakers" book that explains the issues re- black box voting, check to see whether anyone else has already delivered it to your local county election officials, and if not, sign up to do so. (No one has yet signed up for the NY counties of Bronx, Queens, New York, Kings, or Richmond. I just signed up for Dallas, TX.) Then,

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117096462971517672005-05-26T04:33:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:05:42.946-04:00

Newspaper union leader: U.S. military targets journalists May 24, 2005BY THOMAS LIPSCOMB A public statement by Newspaper Guild President Linda Foley is reviving questions about the intentional targeting of journalists in Iraq by the U.S. armed forces. At a May 13 meeting in St. Louis, Foley said: "Journalists, by the way, are not just being targeted verbally or politically. They are also being

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117094137056218372005-05-26T03:40:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:07:12.356-04:00

Just look at what they do:among other things, they are building 14 permanent military bases in Iraq; and planning execution chambers at Guantanamo. (For people who have never received a meaningful trial and whose identities haven't even been revealed--like, not even their families know where to find them; or even if they do, they're unable to help them. Like, if you turned out

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117035847275232692005-05-25T11:42:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:08:05.516-04:00

“Say No to New PATRIOT Spying Powers“The Senate Intelligence Committee is about to consider, behind closed doors, a bill that would not only renew the USA PATRIOT Act's most dangerous provisions, but would also expand the government's power to secretly demand the private records of people who aren't suspected of any crime - without a judge's approval. . . .”If you are a resident of Kansas, Utah,

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117005058761270472005-05-25T03:06:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:09:06.753-04:00

I assume we agree that without independent news coverage, we’re f----d.Like NPR, the BBC is also under attack from the top down (what a coincidence)--see my earlier post, “Hands Off NPR and PBS”. The BBC board wants to cut 3,800 jobs and to privatize parts of the corp. The employees’ unions are striking. Please go to the bbc site and express your support for the strikers! Pls also spread the

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1117003959634126742005-05-25T02:49:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:10:35.110-04:00

Sorry, it’s just one darn thing after another . . . . Please sign this petition re- internet regulation — you can reach the link to sign the petition here.For more info about the proposed rules and how to submit specific comments, GO HERE. Below is some info from the same link, (edited for brevity). (Note it’s now LESS than 10 days.) And pls forward this to others you think might sign the

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116960477331357322005-05-24T14:46:00.000-04:002005-05-24T14:47:57.333-04:00

Filibust THIS, motherfuckers!!

kittenpantsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116777120345243942005-05-22T11:51:00.000-04:002005-06-06T18:11:46.113-04:00

(Edited to provide corrected Senator contact info.) Friends:The media have described the battle in the U.S. Senate re- the use of the filibuster to block votes on extreme judicial nominees as just a “process” matter. Similarly, many of our most cherished rights under the Constitution are mere “process” matters.The effort to block the “nuclear option” is important. Please write the following

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116597740408628862005-05-20T09:59:00.000-04:002005-05-20T10:02:20.413-04:00

According to this article, Citgo is your best bet for buying gasoline. Citgo's revenues go to Venezuela, where Chavez uses the oil profits for things like health care, education, and subsidized food. Pretty cool, for dinosaur juice.http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0516-25.htm

shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216279069159427836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116374513943514622005-05-17T19:52:00.000-04:002005-05-17T20:09:22.086-04:00

From the very smart folks at movingideas.org (via Tapped - the first-rate blog from the equally on the ball staff of The American Prospect):"The current stalemate in the House [ethics committee] illustrates the problems with an ethics process that is partisan. It is important to take partisanship out of the ethics process so that members of Congress are held accountable for unethical behavior

Steven Lloyd Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05966723076428134536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116365195868525182005-05-17T17:14:00.000-04:002005-05-25T11:54:01.660-04:00

Please consider signing this Common Cause petition (if you haven’t done so already) (Common Cause's msg has been edited for brevity). Thx! -- C.------ Forwarded MessageAt stake is our right to know the truth from sources who don't have to pay homage to the bottom line . . . . Just yesterday, we learned in the New York Times1 that the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), along

C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02715632793122389565noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974792.post-1116361063513844522005-05-17T16:15:00.000-04:002005-05-17T16:17:43.513-04:00

Patterns of Global Terrorism is a Congressionally-mandated report from the U.S. Department of State intended to provide a full and complete record for those countries and groups involved in international terrorism. This publication is updated annually by the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. MIPT has digitized and made available here the entire collection from 1985 to the

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I can't update this all by myself. So I'm enlisting you.

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