Now that things have settled down, I’ll run over the events of the night for you, my dear readers. That was interesting, in the Chinese curse sense.
Surgery for Lasarina [UPDATED]
23 Janlasarina is scheduled for major surgery on Monday morning (25-Jan). Yes, that surgery. Medical TMI inside.
Air America ceasing operations, liquidating
21 JanIt is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business. […]
More at http://airamerica.com/
The pendulum seems to be swinging the conservative direction. I’m worried.
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/547498.html
SCOTUS Fail
21 JanThe right wing dominated SCOTUS today granted incredible new power to control our government to the corporations and unions. And to think, I thought both groups were already over-represented.
Read more here:
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/547311.html
Are you on Facebook?
17 Jan
Pick a charity, and help decide who gets $1,000,000 gift from Chase.
I voted for The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN). You can too, at http://tinyurl.com/voteGLSEN.
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/546985.html
Obligatory New Year’s post
31 DecGlad to see 2009 leave. Looking forward to a better Twenty-Ten. May each of you have the best possible New Year you can imagine, plus 10%.
Be the change you desire to see in the world. That’s my intention for the coming year. I don’t do resolutions.
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/546600.html
Got an iPod? Windows Vista? Use something other than iTunes? Listen up!
25 DecEjecting iPod using Windows Explorer on Windows Vista may corrupt iPod
I lost 1595 songs from lasarina ‘s iPod last night trying to add an album and movie I bought her for Christmas. Continue reading
To everyone arguing that we should just take what Congress gives us …
23 DecCriticizing President Obama Is Pragmatic
Professor Hutchinson makes some salient points in the post above. If you are one of those inclined to tell me I should just accept whatever President Obama puts out there, read this.
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/546200.html
Untermensch – Suspected enemy combatants not legally persons
21 DecFor those of you not on Twitter, this one is worthy of your notice, no matter your opinion of Twitter.
@wyldraven: Dred Scott Redux: Obama and the Supremes Stand Up for Slavery – http://bit.ly/8ZN5SD // I am deeply saddened and disturbed by this outcome.
Allow me to refer you to this post I made on Livejournal back on 12-Jan-2008. In that post, I promised to keep an eye out for the final outcome of the untermensch case, as I referred to it back then. William Fisher (via Chris Floyd above) accurately notes the similarity to Dred Scott. In either case, we have crossed a very disturbing threshold in our handling of the so-called “War on Terror”. As you will note in the article linked above, this decision is
[…] introducing a shocking new precedent for all future courts to follow: anyone who is arbitrarily declared a “suspected enemy combatant” by the president or his designated minions is no longer a “person.” They will simply cease to exist as a legal entity.
Now, by matter of comparison, I would note that every corporation in this country enjoys legal personhood.
And tomorrow, my friends, it could be you that is declared untermensch. Remember that as you decide whether to protest the next outrageous act of this “government” we claim as a democracy. That’s the point, you know. You are supposed to fear the government. On that note, allow me to quote someone with whom you are probably familiar:
When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
Thomas Jefferson
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/545929.html
Happy Yule!
21 DecHappy Yule to all! Be of good cheer, for the sun returns!
Originally posted at http://wyldraven.dreamwidth.org/545746.html
