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1. | Captain's Quarters
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Atrios links to Kevin Drum who links to conservative blogger Captain Ed who is furiously trying to rescue his sinking ship by questioning the authenticity of the Downing Street Memo(s).
So this is what desperation looks like...
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2. | Durbin slanders his own country
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Durbin slanders his own country
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3. | BBC NEWS | Europe | Crucified nun dies in 'exorcism'
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| | ....Well now, here's a story you don't see every day..... |
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4. | USNews.com: With his polls down, Bush takes flak on Iraq from a host of critics--including a key moderate Republican (6/27/05)
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| | ....I think perhaps I'll change my answer to Chuck Hagel who is very sincerely (and rightly) pissed off about the characterizations by the Bush team about Iraq..... |
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5. | PostSecret
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Some of the secrets at PostSecret make me cry. Especially ones like this.
I don't know what my deepest, darkest secret would be. For the most part, I'm totally cool with owning up to ideas and actions that most people would .... |
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6. | Dr. Unheimlich's Disease Registry
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| | ....Doctor Unheimlich has diagnosed me with
Tzi osis.... |
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7. | BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Crucified nun dies in 'exorcism'
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| | .... compare to the cause celebre about African churches beating kids to death in exorcisms. (link to discussion of same.)Again we have idiot xtians killing those they claim they are 'saving'.And people wonder why I became a professional exorcist.' A Romanian nun has died after being bound to a cross, gagged and left alone for three days in a cold room in a convent, Romanian police have said.Members of the convent in north-west .... |
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8. | Batman Begins
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| | ....Then we met Dave and Lizzie, and Dave and Rita, and went to catch the first showing of Batman Begins. Holy crap was it good!.... |
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9. | washingtonpost.com
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| | ....Via Powerline, we learn that even Amnesty International knows--and knew all along--that Gitmo isn't "the gulag of our time.".... |
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10. | washingtonpost.com
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| | ....Read this extraordinary piece in the Washington Post about Sen. Robert Byrd's continued attempts to downplay his membership and activism in the KKK..... |
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11. | Think Progress » Rice Says Administration Told Americans Iraq Would Be A “Generational Commitment”
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| | ....I really should start watching the Sunday morning news/talk shows, much as I hate getting my news from television, because then I might not miss out on statements like the one Condi made this morning, that Atrios, and others picked up on..... |
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12. | Batman Begins (2005)
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| | .... there is a reason I can't go out, which I may disclose later, when the reason no longer exists, I'm tired of being a hermit, SOMEONE TAKE ME OUT PLEASE.
I WANT TO WATCH MOVIES.
I might just risk it and head to 1U see if they have any tickets, Batman should be good choice as there are like 15 showings today.
I want to watch Mr and Mrs Smith too...
Anyway I'm gonna go kick the router some more..
LATERS!
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13. | CNN.com - Spanish protest gay marriage - Jun 18, 2005
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| | ....Finally came across a link that Caspian posted quite a while ago about demonstrations in Spain against a gay marriage bill that the Socialists in government are trying to push through..... |
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14. | MoveOn.org: Save NPR and PBS
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| | ....Support PBS - Don’t allow Congress to cut Sesame Street and other non-violent children’s programming..... |
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15. | Juneteenth World Wide Celebration
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| | ....Once again, as in years past, no Google Holiday Logo for Juneteenth--just 'cause it's Father's Day, today, as well, and I suppose Father's Day trumps Emancipation. Although you'd think they'd find a way to mark both. Maybe Google's Korean American .... |
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16. | 'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says
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| | .... commencement speech
Cross-disciplinary influences always intrigue me: for instance, I love that Murray Gell-Mann named the Eightfold Way in particle physics after the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. And in that regard I felt Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford this year was very inspiring. Particularly this part, where he talked about the influence of auditing a calligraphy course .... |
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17. | TipMonkies
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misc.1. if you're new to linux and are at the point that you're selecting a distribution that you'd like to try out, this article might help. however, if you've never even heard of linux, but are interested in learning / using it, the classes here might help get the ball rolling.
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18. | Google Set to Offer Payment Service to Compete With eBay's PayPal
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Wall Street Journal, Google Set to Offer Payment Service to Compete With eBay's PayPal.... |
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19. | washingtonpost.com
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| | ....Oh well, at least when Congressman Conyers is engaged in this kind of theatrical nonsense, it means he's not off hosting anti-Semitic extremists at the DNC, holding idiotic mock impeachment hearings or drafting Koranic desecration laws..... |
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20. | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
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| | .... longer exists, I'm tired of being a hermit, SOMEONE TAKE ME OUT PLEASE.
I WANT TO WATCH MOVIES.
I might just risk it and head to 1U see if they have any tickets, Batman should be good choice as there are like 15 showings today.
I want to watch Mr and Mrs Smith too...
Anyway I'm gonna go kick the router some more..
LATERS!
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21. | Christian Bale
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| | .... Wilkinson, who never fails to impress me, plays the mob boss Carmine Falcone, in a performance that I particularly enjoyed. Morgan Freeman, an asset to any film, plays a small role as Lucius Fox, who is to Bruce Wayne as “Q” is to James Bond. Finally, Christian Bale plays the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman perfectly..... |
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22. | Take a moment to congratulate James Joyner on his engagement.
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Take a moment to congratulate James Joyner on his engagement.
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23. | wingedpig.com - Mark Fletcher's Blog: Stealth Start-Ups Suck
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| | ....Unfortunately many people do not see his latest efforts as anything more than a desperate attempt at an oft failed, living in the shadows of his first and only accomplishment, kind of guy - to get attention by jumping .... |
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24. | The Observer | International | New US move to spoil climate accord
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| | .... expunged, including any reference to the fact that climate change is a serious threat to human health and ecosystems; any suggestion that global warming had already started; any suggestion that human activity was to blame for climate change. Read more from ::The Guardian Observer
Read also commentary: "There is nothing left to debate about Climate Change. It is happening and each of us must act." ::The Observer.... |
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25. | CNN.com - Bar of soap sells for $18,000 - Jun 18, 2005
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| | .... chip pan oil."
According to Motti, the artwork called Mani Pulite (which means "clean hands" in Italian) expresses opposition to corruption and mafia structures in Italy, as well as his personal opinion of Berlusconi's policies.
Link to Anonova article, Link to Reuters article mentioning the sale (with Motti's .... |
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26. | washingtonpost.com
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| | ....The Washington Post reports that “outside advisers to the White House believe the main candidates [for the Supreme Court] are federal appeals Judges John G. Roberts and J. .... |
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27. | Cillian Murphy
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| | ....The cast is top-notch. Cillian Murphy (28 Days Later) plays Dr. Jonathan Crane, a character simultaneously beautiful, captivating, and utterly frightening. Michael Caine plays the character of Alfred with the perfect blend of .... |
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28. | Bush says US is in Iraq because of attacks on US - Yahoo! News
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| | ....Case in point, Bush is once again falling back on the notion 9/11 is what drove us to war in Iraq. And why not? It’s worked before. The way things are going now, its’ going to take a lot of rhetoric .... |
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29. | Power Line: If They Were Fakes, They'd Say More
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| | ....UPDATE: Powerline says "if they were fakes, they'd say more." Given Powerline's central role in exposing the "60 Minutes" fakes, if they accept the documents, that's good enough .... |
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30. | What Reject Sith Lord Are You?
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What Reject Sith Are You?
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31. | Gnomedex 5.0
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I'm packing for Gnomedex and packing to move to the new house. Oy! And since the Seattle Podcast and Videoblog Roadshow happens the day after Gnomedex (on Sunday), and the Vancouver BC Roadshow is the day after that, I'm packing .... |
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32. | Memos Show British Concern Over Iraq Plans - Yahoo! News
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Memos Show British Concern Over Iraq Plans - Yahoo! News
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33. | Grocery Store Wars | Join the Organic Rebellion
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| | ....the jean genie pointed me to this video recreation of Star Wars featuring Obie Wan Cannoli..... |
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34. | Romanian priest unrepentant after crucifixion of nun - Yahoo! News
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| | .... carried out. It still shows that people are easily manipulated by religions and other forms of faith based organizations. This right here is an extreme case, but it goes to show that a lot of people will fall for just about anything. Whew.Offical Link: Cruicifed for Jesus
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35. | Michael Smith of the London Sunday Times
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US & UK Bombing raids on Iraq in summer 2002 were illegal
Michael Smith of the London Sunday Times continues his reporting on leaked British memos from 2002 that shed light on the decision-making process that led to the Iraq .... |
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36. | Apple - Mac OS X
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| | ....So I switched. I’m now using a plugin that makes the Wordpress admin look like it’s a piece of my operating system. You can get it here if you use Wordpress (and you should!)..... |
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37. | PressThink: The Downing Street Memo and the Court of Appeal in News Judgment
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| | ....Jay Rosen at PressThink: The Downing Street Memo and the Court of Appeal in News Judgment - Rosen has some good thoughts on news stories getting a 'second chance' if they don't .... |
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38. | Two on PETA staff charged with cruelty to animals (HamptonRoads.com/Pilot Online)
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| | ....The headline that everyone has been waiting for: Two on PETA staff charged with cruelty to animals. To be included in next edition of “Irony for Dummies”..... |
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39. | CNN.com - Censored Japan A-bomb stories published - Jun 19, 2005
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| | ....I followed an inconspicuous line item at cnn.com to this four-part eyewitness account of the nuclear devastation of Nagasaki, written in 1945 by George Weller, who snuck into Nagasaki by rowboat .... |
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40. | Power Line: The Real Thing
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| | ....http://powerlineblog.com/archives/010783.php.... |
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