Buttle
Gonzales received another report of an NSL-related violation a few weeks later. “A national security letter . . . contained an incorrect phone number” that resulted in agents collecting phone information that “belonged to a different U.S. person” than the…
Fascist Enforcers
In an effort to lash out at the world for the grinding horror of their sad meaningless jobs, flight attendants have taken to using sadistic paranoid hatred as a weapon against their helpless captives. One passenger on a Delta flight…
Buttle
Seventy to 90 percent of the Iraq detentions in 2003 were “mistakes,” U.S. officers once told the international Red Cross.
Portrait in Courage
“God is the one who chooses our rulers.” – Katherine Harris, Our Founder Update: Not content with appointing herself God in her role in appointing our Commander Guy, Harris wants everyone to know that she still has an enormous set…
Sociopath 4 teh lulz
An emotionally disturbed 30 year old male poses as a 27 year old submissive female on Craigslist. Then he posts all responses with full email, contact info and pictures to a public wiki. On his blog, he asks his readers…
they’re going to be called monsters anyway
Glenn Reynolds finally pundits his way into open threats and unambiguous fascist rhetoric: The real danger is that we who support the war will reach the point that we say we might as well be taken as wolves then as…
Displacement
What’s the second cutest thing about bloodthirsty worshipers of the God-King of War? They think you’re crazy.
Freedom on the March
In an effort to fight terrorism (no, seriously), Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has proposed an array of expanded intellectual property laws to Congress. Some of the highlights include the right to wiretap suspects in intellectual property crimes, and to make…
No Fatties
Continuing to update the horror show of hurricane exploitation quotes. This one from Glenn Reynolds deserves a little extra mention since it such a clear demonstration of how rich conservatives think, which is essentially that the dumb lazy bitch deserved…
According to Plan
Life-long Republican mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin delivered a very moving, anger-filled outburst on the radio, which has made him something of a spokesperson for all the outrage at America’s failure in the Gulf. But it turns out he…
Hurricane exploitation – the quotes
Writing from the hurricane ravaged front-lines of Australia, a right-wing blogger digs up up some quotes which he offers as evidence of leftist hurricane exploitation. I know it’s “Hard Work” to search for quotes, and clearly the extremist right is…
Freak Show
You thought the “MSM” was too focused on the bloody realities of war? Not so fast! Gaze in wonder as Powerline’s hindrocket savors the magic of opposite day: almost every major newspaper in America is committed to the proposition that…
Little Murders
One of the renowned freeway shootings just occured at the 5 and 14 interchange. Windows blown out, no injuries. The interchange is about two miles from me, and I drive through it twice a day. NPR now does a story…
Don’t Fear the Reaper
I’ve never fully understood what global climate change deniers are thinking. First saying nothing was happening, finally admitting that an insignificant little something or other was happening, then occasionally admitting that maybe a big something was happening but that it…
When David Frum Sneers…
… it’s like a pizza delivery boy trying to imitate Harrison Ford. Oh ye self-rightious ribbon-magnet slappers. Oh ye with-us or against-us chanters. Oh ye “never saw the movie but you know it’s all lies” — These are your people….