Month: February 2009

Thrusday Dog Blog (the return)

Pupinator III: The Rise of the Eating Machines I decided it was time to jump start the Dog Blog back into existence (and to quit mucking up the lounge with all the puppy pics). So here they are, the Eating Machines at two weeks...

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Weekly Voting Rights News Update

Cross-Posted at Project Vote’s Voting Matter’s Blog Several States Debating Election Day Registration to Expand Access to the Polls by Erin Ferns Election Day Registration has been the subject of election reform...

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Casual Observation

Watching the Leon Panetta confirmation hearing, it is obvious that Republicans are still in the thrall of the FOX show, 24, and think Jack Bauer should be cloned until our entire intelligence community is made up of superheros...

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Deep Thought

Amy Klobuchar is working hard to become my favorite senator. And Al Franken has a fight on his hands to even be considered the funniest senator from his state, let alone the whole body.

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South African dockworkers boycott Israeli ship

The fallout from Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza last month, the killing of over 1,300 mostly civilian Palestinians including 411 children, has now energized the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against...

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