Kangaroo Court in Transition

There is a transition of the alienation of the individual from one's cultural and legal rights. Here I am on the shores of the Salton Sea in California. Barack Obama has won the 2008 Presidential Election by raising over $750 million dollars. He promises change but refuses to acknowledge reality. Managers simply keep affairs up to date under the co

Links November 2008

Netatia has an interesting series of articles about running a computer for two people [1]. It is a bit of a kludge, they have a single X server that covers both displays and then use Xephyr to divide it into two virtual screens. The positive aspecct of this is that it shuld allow a single wide monitor to be used by two sessions as displays are getting wider regardless of the wishes of manufacturers and consumers [2] this should be useful. It’s a pity that no-one has solved the problem of having

EXPLOSIVE: Update on India False Flag Attacks Tied to East German Stasi DVD an Pakistani ISI

Explosive Breaking News UPDATE on India False Flag Attacks Tied to East German Stasi DVD and Pakistani ISI by Tom Heneghan International Intelligence Expert People duck as gunshots are fired from inside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai Reuters Luggages are seen near a pool of blood after shootings by unidentified assailants at a railway station in Mumbai Reuters LATE BREAKING UPDATE Thursday November 27, 2008 as of 5:15 a.m. PST As of this hour the President of India has conclud

MSN: Consumer Credit cards - Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights: What it means for you - by Karen Datko

For the complete report from MSN Money click on this link Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights: What it means for you - by Karen Datko While the $700 billion bailout and presidential election have dominated the news, the U.S. House passed a major piece of credit card reform legislation. The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 passed the House on Sept. 23 by a vote of 312-112 (with nine members not voting). The bill, which still needs to pass the Senate before heading to the White House,

Hypocrite of the Week: Dick Morris (Gay Wired)

If you watched this year’s presidential election coverage at all, you are probably quite familiar with both of Dick Morris ’ faces. On any given night (or morning for the matter), the rotund Mr. Morris could usually be found mouthing off on Fox News or some other media outlet about how he thought Bill and Hillary Clinton could be linked to this or that trauma going on in America or elsewhere in ...

Thanksgiving By The Numbers, 2008 Edition

Thanksgiving By The Numbers, 2008 Edition Thanksgiving is always a wonderful time of year, but this year for the first time in a long time we've got a lot to be thankful for on the political level. Here's just some of the things worth celebrating today: 67 million: The number of votes cast for Barack Obama Less than 8: The number of weeks left in the Bush Presidency 140,000: The number of American troops serving in Iraq who can begin looking towards the day they will return home. $700 bil

Top TwiTip Posts and POLL Results - [November 2008]

A lot of readers of this blog have only discovered us in the last few days - so here’s a quick recap of our hottest posts for the month of November (rated simply by the number of times they were viewed). 10 Easy Steps for Twitter Beginners Make a Good Impression with a Custom Twitter Background 181 Free Twitter Buttons, Badges, Widget and Counters to Help You Find Followers Twhirl [Review] What Twitter Tools and Services Do You Use? Defining Twitter Goals: A Tip for Successful Use of Twit

New Deal to Big Deal

By William Jelani Cobb | TheRoot.com What FDR's breakthrough can teach us about our post-racial future. AFP/Getty Images Nov. 25, 2008--Among the many plot twists in the 2008 campaign has been the return of Franklin Roosevelt as a political icon. After suffering years of disparagement as the architect of big government, the deepening economic crisis has given many Americans a new appreciation for the 32nd president. Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama are reportedly readin

Commonwealth Observer Group issues final report on 2008 Maldives

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma on Tuesday released the Final Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group which observed the Maldives Presidential Election on 8 October 2008 and the run-off on 28 October. In issuing the report, he said: “The Commonwealth Observer Group found that the process was credible overall and met many of the benchmarks for democratic elections to which Maldives has committed itself.” He welcomed the Group’s finding that “the high level of transparency, in

The Rant Of The Week: News & Views For You

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends We’re so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside as it is I the one and only Phantom Lord and this is my Rant Of The Week. I felt like using the ultra rare Emerson, Lake, & Palmer intro for this column just because I like to change things up once in a while. I know most of you don’t really care either way, but I actually do type out every intro so it’s not like I’m just copy and pasting from my last column. Speaking of my last col

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