Archive for January, 2007
A Blogging Commune
A blogger who calls himself The Toddler wants to start a virtual commune of people who earn a living online. It’s not a new idea, but the guy sounds sincere…he doesn’t sound like a parasite who is just out to make another buck.
Here’s his idea: I have a vision
Here’s his e-commune: A Blogging Commune
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Affluenza – rampant consumerism
A Reuters Life! article titled “Affluenza” echoes my sentiments regarding materialism:
Beware the Affluenza Virus. An epidemic of mindless consumerism is sweeping the world with the compulsive pursuit of money and possessions making people richer but sadder.
I wish people would listen to the words of British psychologist Oliver James and change their ways.
Some excepts from the [...]
Return to Sender
California Latinos are fearful after immigration raids, reports Reuters. Big Brother and Miniluv conducted a week-long sweep, dubbed “Operation Return to Sender”
Excerpts:
The raid was the latest in a series of get-tough enforcement measures by ICE in the United States, but the largest action of its kind in California, where more than a third of the [...]
Esoterically.net
Check out Esoterically.net, a political blog.
I found it while surfing Blog Soldiers.
I only got a cursory glance at it, but it sounds like my kind of blog.
1964 Race Case
AP reports (via Yahoo News) that James Ford Seale was arrested in the 1964 kills of two black men who were beaten and dumped alive into the Mississippi River.
The 71-year-old reputed Klu Klux Klansman and former sherrif’s deputy from the town of Roxie, was charged with kidnapping hitchhikers Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, [...]
NeoAlertz
As I was surfing BlogMad, I stumbled across NeoAlertz, a political blog.
I’ll bookmark it for later, but it looks like an excellent read.
GOP MOM
I stumbled on GOP MOM as I was surfing Blog Explosion.
I looked it over briefly…it looks like an interesting read….
Domestic Terrorists in Our Midst
‘Patrolling to detect alleged illegal activity’ while carrying any weapon would (and should) be a felony, according to a law proposed in Arizona.
WND (found via The Uncooperative Blogger) reports that a law proposed in Arizona would make members of border-patrol groups guilty of domestic terrorism. Under Arizona lawmaker Kyrsten Sinema’s bill, members of the [...]
Big Brother Toughens Passport Rules
AP reports (via Yahoo News) that new passport rules start January 23rd.
Some excerpts:
Starting Tuesday, Canadian, Mexican and Bermudan air travelers, as well as U.S. citizens flying home from those countries or the Caribbean, must display their passports to enter the United States.
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For now, the rules affect only air travelers. Land and sea travelers will [...]
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