Power in the USA: political string theory in US politics

How are power relations shaping the U.S. political sphere? From the primary campaign to the tea parties and the raucous healthcare forums, Americans are out in force. Regardless of their political stripe, are their actions in their own best interest or are they being played? What influences are determining how people perceive [...]

Fashion Model Sues Google to Learn Identity of Cyberstalker

Samir Dervisevic, a doorman at the Hudson Hotel in New York City, smashed this woman, Liskula Cohen, a Canadian-born fashion model, across the face with a bottle of vodka in January of 2007. Now I know our many lurking trolls are thinking, “the b**ch was probably asking for it.” Well, I guess [...]

I wonder if Jon “the Groper” Favreau wrote this?

Charlie Pierce of the Boston Globe (who is known around town for drinking heavily and seldom bathing) writes:
Ever wonder who helps President-elect Barack Obama sound so uplifting, so eloquent? North Reading’s Jon Favreau, all of 27, tops the list.
So uplifting, so eloquent…

h/t to Hillbuzz for the video

Facebook Bans Breastfeeding Photos

From the New York Daily News:
A minirevolt is underway at Facebook after photos of mothers nursing their babies were removed from their personal pages.
More than 58,000 people have joined a Facebook group called “Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!” to complain about the censorship.
Organizers will conduct a cyberprotest Saturday, asking every supporter to [...]

Human Rights Day

 
 
 
 
 
“Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” ~UDHR Article II
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Finally Some Outrage is Building–But Not From the National Organization for Women

Republican Andrew Breitbart, writing at Real Clear Politics:
At the exact moment Jon Favreau is receiving high praise in pre-inaugural media puff pieces, the 27-year-old chief speechwriter for President-elect Barack Obama (not Jon Favreau, the Hollywood actor/ director) finds himself in a minor mess over a photo from a recent private party showing him groping [...]

Tsk Tsk Tsk! Is This Really the Next Junior Senator from New York?

Note: Thanks to Katiebird for the photo(shop).
This is an open thread.
Update: Obama thought this one was really hilarious (h/t Sugar, posted in comments yesterday).
I wonder if he’ll like the one Murphy posted?

The Truth that Dare Not Speak its Name

This is a suggestion posted on my blog in a thread here and I think it’s a good one.  It also poses a great question.  Do you want to live in America where every one is afraid to speak their mind?
Perhaps people should conspire to run an ad about this chill. It could begin, “This [...]

Tuesday: Ohm’s law- how will you resist?

Two of our most passionate resistors, Patsy and Sugar, have been resisting since Clinton was still in the race.  These two African-American women have taken a lot of $#&@ for their principled stance against Obama.
Patsy and Sugar have a blogtalkradio show called Our View on Thursday evening’s at 9:00PM EST on NQR.  Highly recommended.  In [...]