Archive for the 'direct action' Category
Declaration
I support this 100%.
Read More..>>Wisconsin
If you need ME to tell you to pay attention to the protests in Wisconsin, you are truly benighted. However, I highly recommend these two articles linked by Susie.
Meanwhile, a recall effort is underway targeting 8 Wisonsin Republicans: they can’t recall Walker til January, but you can bet that’s in the planning stages.
Go get ‘em, [...]
When a Story Isn’t a Story
So, have you heard about the disorganized group of pro-wikileaks hackers called Anonymous, who earlier this week found out that they were the target of HBGary, an internet security firm with ties to Bank of America and the US government, proceeded to hack into the firm, take down their domain and dump 40,000 company emails [...]
Read More..>>Hear Some Music, Help a Dog
Is that not the saddest photo you’ve ever seen? The whole story’s here: he was born with messed up knees, and abused by his owner. The dog needs surgery to walk on all four legs, so a bunch of Philly bands are getting together to raise money to offset the expense, which is being undertaken [...]
Read More..>>Hamsher Speak, You Listen
You can watch the whole thing here.
and call me a firebagger all you want: jane hamsher has passion and grit that you rarely see anywhere else.
Following Up with Senator Casey
Dear Ms. Newman and Ms. Schimer:
Yesterday I wrote to you about TSA’s abuse of American citizens and our children, and the disappointing response of the office, which made it sound as if Senator Casey is not concerned that the TSA is abusing its authority. I spoke again this morning with staff member Tayeesha, and she [...]
Conversation With Bob Casey’s Office on TSA
Riiiiiiing….riiiiiiiiiing
“hello, Senator Bob Casey’s office, Tayeesha speaking.”
“Hi Tayeesha, my name’s Brendan Skwire. I’m a constituent calling from Philadelphia, and I have a number of concerns for the Senator related to the TSA.
“I’ve spent the weekend reading a number of disturbing articles about the TSA” I quoted from Goldberg’s most salient piece:
During a trip last Sunday [...]
Remember Why You Need to Vote for Democrats
We Americans have short memories: here’s a little refresher as to who ruined the economy; who started a needless wasteful war in Iraq; who was warned months before September 11 that bin laden was determined to strike in the US with airplanes; who it was that turned a record surplus into a crushing deficit; [...]
Read More..>>Open Letter to U.S. secretary of transportation Ray LaHood
Dear Secretary LaHood:
As a resident of Philadelphia, PA, a city affected with nearly 10% unemployment and decrepit transit infrastructure, I read your October 29th guest editorial in the New Jersey Star-Ledger with deep interest. I share your disappointment in Governor Christie’s decision to kill the ARC project: I believe the decision was foolish, driven [...]
Susie Slaps Axelrod
Susie Madrak kicks ass:
Top Obama adviser David Axelrod got an earful of the liberal blogosphere’s anger at the White House moments ago, when a blogger on a conference call directly called out Axelrod over White House criticism of the left, accusing the administration of “hippie punching.”
“We’re the girl you’ll take under the bleachers but you [...]
