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Speaking of Staying Home

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

I’ve been…absent for a bit, obviously, with the last update of this thing we could, loosely, term a blog sometime over a month ago. It’s not really a lack of time, but as I’m not anonymous work doesn’t offer much in the way of fodder. Furthermore, the only thing in the news recently […]

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SAPD: Protecting Themselves

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Local News Kens 5 reports that last night a man who was ranting to himself “died in police custody” after SAPD attempted to arrest him.
According to witness accounts the man was simply yelling late at night, and was severely beaten by police. The police admit the use of force, but claim the […]

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Please explain to me, Senator, why on earth I should vote for you. After the abomination that is BiCRA and the continued push to regulate on-line political speech, I thought you’d gone as far as possible. Turns out I was wrong.
The proposal, which Sen. John McCain is planning to introduce on Wednesday, also […]

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Improper Military (Un)dress

Friday, January 12th, 2007

While the Pentagon abandoning active duty time limits, and Bush’s more-of-the-same-only-better “surge” underway in Iraq, it’s nice to know that the Air Force has plenty of spare resources to get bent out of shape because a female drill instructor is hot.
“I was extremely excited about it,” Manhart said. “I remember asking, ‘Is there anything […]

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We Should Have Expected This

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

[Via Drudge] Yesterday LA County voted to look into following New York’s lead in banning Trans-fats from food in restaurants.
New York’s ban, the first in the country and to be expected from somebody like Bloomberg, took regulatory nannyism to an entirely new height. Banning trans-fats lacks even the “what about the workers” excuse that […]

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…shall stop Dubya from reading the US mail.
Now, far be it from me to discourage a learning-disabled person from trying to read more, but I’d rather that he not read MY private mail. However, Bush has decided to attach a signing statement to a postal reform bill affirming his right to open mail […]

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Torture and Office Politics

Monday, January 8th, 2007

First,I’d like to thank Timothy for hosting us Inactivists while our blog is inactive. If I ever get up some gumption or something I’ll go out and buy him a thank-you present. But I’m too inactive for that sort of thing. In the mean time, it’s only fitting that my first blog […]

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