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This post has been updated quite a bit, thanks to additional information provided by David Bateman. Although I doubt that he, or DealElder.com, would endorse my conclusions. Read the whole thing.
Near the top of my list of yucky dishonest (after trading emails with David I don’t think that DearElder is “dishonest”, although I […]

It’s not just in Argentina.
The Dept. of Justice here in the good ole USA wants internet service providers (ISPs) to maintain records of what their customers do on the internet for at least several months.
Justice Department officials endorsed the concept at a private meeting with Internet service providers and the National Center for Missing and […]

this post by daniel solove–although on a topic oft-explored by bloggers–adds some insight about blogging and the complicated ways one is affected by entering into this new society.

I mentioned last week Global Voices Online, the awesome web site that Harvard has setup, offering a daily summary of the international blogosphere.
Well, as luck has it, they make their list of international blogs available to all via Bloglines. You can also get the OPML file here, to import to your own newsreader.
Great stuff!

There is a new proposal being floated on how to create a trust for public broadcasting.
PBS President Pat Mitchell and other advocates for public broadcasting are trumpeting legislation in Congress that would create a huge trust fund—perhaps as much as $20 billion—to provide a ready pool of cash for noncommercial stations as well as libraries […]

A sad ending to a what has become a tortured season for Boca Juniors.
On Tuesday, their quarter-final exit at home to Mexico’s Guadalajara was abandoned after an on-pitch brawl sparked a crowd riot. Boca, 4-0 down from the first leg, were being held 0-0 with 11 minutes to play.
On Wednesday, La Nacion newspaper carried a […]

let’s play a little game. word association. i say a word, you say what the first word that comes to mind.

ku klux klan = _________
confederate flag = _________
lynching = _________
slave trade = _________
dred scott = _________
jim crow = _________
james earl ray […]

Kuro5hin has a fascinating article up about the possible acquisitions that Google will make next.
Interesting stuff.
Hat tip: Slashdot.

We are happy to bring you the ravings of “Glo” from a recent interview with the original “feminazi“:
Melody: When I saw the picture, the famous picture of him, with a bunch of other white guys, gleefully signing away our rights as women… all I could think was, “ok, how is that not just pure evil?” […]

From Nikita’s web site:

“The original Sith Lord: Senator John McCain of Arizona is the dark architect of the death of free speech in America.”
Read it all.

Alice was to bake a cake for the church ladies’ group bake sale, but she forgot to do it until the last minute.
She baked an angel food cake and when she took it from the oven, the center had dropped flat.
She said, “Oh dear, there’s no time to bake another cake.” So, she looked around […]

…still incapable of convicting celebrities.

Dave Barry wonders: is it Barry Manilow?

If you’re interested in free trade, Latin America, or debt issues, check out this fascinating piece over at Global Politician. It outlines the dangers of the Central American Free Trade Agreement vis-a-vis the ability to get out of a debt crisis.
Criticism of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) currently being considered by the […]

It’s been a busy week for Amnesty International. Besides calling Gitmo a gulag, they have called on foreign governments to arrest U.S. officials “involved in the torture scandal.”
If the US government continues to shirk its responsibility, Amnesty International calls on foreign governments to uphold their obligations under international law by investigating all senior […]