Today in Moronia
If I may step away from the politics for just a brief post, one of my professional heroes, James Nachtwey, was one of the 3 2007 recipients of the TED prize, which carries with it the opportunity to access the resources of the TED conference in order to change the world… to, in essence,...
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“An Update on the Trial of Bilal Hussein” Scott Horton at Harpers Magazine has an update for us on the current state of the art in spinning the press. Aren’t we all glad these things can’t happen here? That we know of? Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting...
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Saturday evening’s edition of Kaminari Taiko’s Festival at Miller Theatre, Houston, was a heck of a show with pretty good attendance in spite of vaguely threatening weather. – More pictures here.
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The FBI repeatedly failed to follow the strict guidelines of the Patriot Act when its agents took advantage of a new provision allowing the FBI to obtain phone and financial records without a court order, according to a report to be made public Friday by the Justice Department’s Inspector General. Full story from ABC...
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Maybe they won’t notice when they’ve got one… The word “scrotum” does not often appear in polite conversation. Or children’s literature, for that matter. Continue reading
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Sex, drugs & rock 'n' roll made me crazy — thank God!