COUGH COUGH

ME : Sick, no NIF for now
(I'll spare you the messy details)

The wheels on the bus ... The wheels on the bus ...

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NIF : Hey look, a post!

Tuesday : How about that AWOL 180 ... you know, the WHOLE THING!?

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Avian Flu : H5N1 already mutating
... Ethics consideration for flu planning

Illegal Immigration : W to FINALLY get serious about border control, illegal immigration?

Energy : UK may go nuclear ... as we should too!

Canada : "No confidence" vote for PM Paul Martin ... government down, government down

Honduras : So, who is the(ir) President?

Bolivia : Real-life tragedy unveiling, in the form of Evo Morales? ... so-called nationalist populist cancer to spread to other nations as well?

Cali : Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham pleaded guilty Monday; tax evasion, bribery ... another ethics snafu for the GOP

Precious Metals : Gold tops $500, Platinum tops $1000 ... wow, my wedding ring is now worth ____ um, nevemrind

Weather : Midwest hammered by snow ... I wish we had some of those 6' drifts here in VA!

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Islamofascism : MPJ has details on the four western hostages
... Palestinians elect "Hitler" (aka Jamal Abu Al-Rub) ... remember, (cough) Religion of Peace
... Thoughts on modern warfare ... "We haven’t won the war in Iraq because too many Sunnis still think they can win"
... Zarqawi symbolizes our great victory, and our great failure ... and why noone will say his name
... Time to start exiting (or planning on exiting) Iraq? ... withdrawal plan already in W's back pocket?
... Ramsey Clark, old fool

Evil : Mao worse than Hitler, Stalin ... Mao Tse-tung rule = ~77M dead

SCOTUS : Abortion : NH's "parental notification law" to be reviewed ... ridiculous that it comes to this!
... Regardless of who you do or don't tell, it is still murder!
... Marble facade crumbles

Crawfordstock : Sheehan's "15 minutes" finally over ... if you have a book signing, & noone shows, you are finished! :)

ESCR : "Therapeutic cloning" fight gearing up in Missouri

Computing : The $100 laptop ... "8" SVGA display, 1GB of flash memory, 128MB of DRAM, and a 500Mhz AMD"
... and is it going to be adistribution disaster?
... Spray-on computers?
... DEAL : Dell 20.1" LCD for $334! ... coupon "63C1JBV4XV1VMD"
... Your laptop wants to go undercover in a pizza box
... Wanna write a Windows app in PHP?
... Neat speakers, with a bonus
... MS - patching getting better, but still leaves too much to be desired?
... MS moving to 64bit only! ... Intel rejoices?
... Free SW isn't free ... or "freedom has its price" ... oh yeah, Freedom costs $1.05!

Internet : Google's "Click to call" ... call an advertiser, that is
... A.com on the way?

Gaming : XBOX360s having a slight "overheating power supply" problem ... duuum dum dum dum
... Your XBOX360 wants Linux ... I need to get an XBOX360 first ... wanna buy me one?

"Relationships" : Very interesting thoughts on Women's lib actually freeing men! ... read it (this article, not Dowd's book :P )

Left : AP-Ipsos, what happens when France Polls America ... they get (make?) the results they want :P

TV : TiVo getting smarter, beta pics

Space : Saturn has a spiral ring?
... Einsteins 'greatest blunder", the cosmological constant, may not be so far off?
... GRIN - GReat Images in NASA
... Hayabusa snatches some Itokawa

Health : The power of positive thinking

"Global Warming" : CO2 levels reach 650,000 year high ... exceed previous record by 27%
... Son of Kyoto talks taking place in Canada ... so, this is a SOB :)
... Sanity, clarity coming to the debate? ... via Sir Nicholas Stern's review of the economics of climate change?

Nature : Bacteria are (genetic) swingers ... "horizontal gene transfer"
... Honeybee aerodynamics decrypted
... Singing glaciers

Memory : The trick is to realize you need to remember something ... duh?

Misc : Wacky Asians make NSFW chair ... for the lazy lover in all of us? ... NSFW video moved here
... "Virtual Air Guitar" can make real music ... embarass yourself *even more*

Celebrity(ies) : Ted Turner says Iraq 'no better off' ... some other "money" quotes in there

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Military : UK's Naked Commandos? ... NSFW (TRUE!)

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One more day off One more day off

NIF : Seriously, I'll start back up tomorrow. I know, it's been WAY TOO long and I won't even bore everyone with excuses ... so, keep the trackbacks a-coming so my 1-5 visitors have something to read :)

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

... that's all I got for today!
What are you doing online anyway?? Go eat turkey & stuff(ing); and give Thanks!
Or, failing that, come here and read traackbacks (once a couple get left!)

More Opinion More Opinion

A religious argument for liberty!

Damn Damn

NIF : Just when you thought it was safe to get back into Blogger ... sorry folks, gonna bail again.

On the plus side - New manager started yesterday so I might be back down to my normal hectic pace instead of the phreneitc pace I've had for hte last month or two!

... so, um, follow some trackbacks and go read The Wide Awakes (main site + all member sites), Basil, Drudge, Don Surber (I mean OSM), IR8N8, etc. (they are all listed to the right) ... and keep the lights on for me, I will be coming home

Hey look, a saddle Hey look, a saddle

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NIF : Hey look, I have a blog ... and wow, look at all the trackbacks that showed up while I was out :)
... I am slowly climbing back onto this horse, give it some time ...

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Iraq : Zarqawi probably still alive ... hmm, too bad

Auto Industry : GM axing 9 plants, 30k jobs!
... Ford axes 4k ... white collar jobs, that is

Texas : Radioactive materials goes AWOL

Israel : Political shake-up ... Sharon quite Likud, calls for dissolution of Parliament ... dhimmi?

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Islamofascism : It is a GLOBAL jihad ... again ... "That's not martyrdom. It's terrorism" .... & how to win ... MUST READ!
... Iran = Nazi-like threat ... ability and will to use nuke/EMP against US

ID : "Which is worse: misappropriating ID, or overstating E?"
... A example of why we need a separation of School and State?

Computing : MP3 player, or NES controller?
... Sony's rootkit (ab)used Open Source as well ... insult, meet injury
... Alienware releases dual-core (AMD) laptop

Internet : iTunes security flaw can pwn your PC

Taxation : Think Fair Tax!

Survival : How to prepare for, survive a nuclear attack
... ReadyFreddy - an all in one survival kit ... $150, and no batteries required

Misc : Wanna be a human beach ball?

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Great Piece in the MSM Great Piece in the MSM

Check out this piece over at Foxnews, I guess I don't have to write about it now... but I probably will at some point. After you read it, check out my blog.

Super Funny Friday! Super Funny Friday!

Go visit Freeland for Super Funny Friday!

NO NIF NO NIF

Hey - NIF has cleared 80k visitors! (According to StatCounter, anyway)

Sadly - This is going to be, in all likelyhood, a NO NIF week ... sorry!
Real life stuff is totally getting in the way (nothing bad, just busy)

(As always, still open trackbacks - so keep it coming, and keep reading :) )

Da' Weekend Da' Weekend

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Veterans' Day : Please observe a moment of silence for all of our past, present and future veterans. (more below)

NIF : Yeah, um ... yet again, the slow and/or Limited Blogation rules are starting on Friday ... Sorry!
... I will try to get this ball rolling later, and it is still an open trackback day so enjoy!

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Veterans' Day : In honor and memory of all of those who have served or are serving ... and remember Armistice Day?
... Islamofascism / US, and the government's failure(s)
... "We will never back down. We will never give in. We will never accept anything less than complete victory"
... Carter, Reagan and patriotism ... "freedom lurches and shifts toward the better, step by painful step"
... More on Veterans' Day here, from CHC
... Honoring our soldiers
... A Poem from TWC

Islamofascism / Iraq : Condi appeals to Sunnis

Islamofascism / Iran : Condi dismisses US buy-in on pro-nuke Iran plan

Gun Rights : SFPD opposes new ban ... it's their asses on the line, and they are correct in opposing this!

Wal Mart : Fires idiot, should still be boycotted ... no Merry Christmas for you!

Sony / BMG : You make a (DRM) rootkit, you get boycotted! ... spread the word, don't let Sony/BMG get away with it!

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Illegal Immigration : Take a survey!

Katrina : It takes people, not just $ ... Karl Malone, good guy!

Oil : Some facts ... e.g. - "Over the last 10 years, [Exxon Mobil] has actually invested more than it's made"

Sale : Best Buy, Black Friday, lots! ... $149 PC! ... yeah, it's an eMachines - but includes a 17" monitor!

Computing : Are you a victim of bad capacitors?
... Buying used MS licenses
... IOMega resents shock-proof external MicroHDDs ... 4 and 8GB, USB2.0, integrated cable
... SAP threatened by Open Source now?
... Quake on your PDA
... How Intel names CPUs

Internet : Chatterbox, speakerphone for Skype
... Some just DL Sony's music ... while that is wrong, Sony's DRM RootKit is FAR worse!
... Google to launch travel site?
... SpyWare maker suing SpyWare detector ... WTF? SpyWare is evil, RetroCoder can go to ... bankruptcy
... SpyWayre purveyor Enternet Media taken down ... more here
... ASH providing "pro-suicide" assistance? ... WTF? ... Condolences for Suzanne Gonzales

Employment : IT staffs to shrink ... more outsourcing? In short - learn PM skills?

Right : Fiscal conservatives not doing so well ... because it doesn't sell well? I agree with many points, but not that!
... A challenge to the Radical Left

Space : Hubble spots a star nursery
... Looking for the Leonids?
... Lichen can survive in space ... "Rhizocarpon geographicum and Xanthoria elegans" survived for 2weeks+

Robots : R2D2 for you!

Nature : More on Dakosaurus andiniensis ... it is a "crocodyliform"
... Geckos have velcro pads ... it's all about the spatulae
... Sewage into drinking water

Health : User of Ortho Evra (birth control patch) warned - hormone level too high
... Working women needs more vacations ... uh, hello - so do working men!
... Blacks @ higher risk of heart attack ... "gene variant called HapK"

Crime : Steven Avery, not a rapist - but human remains found in his salvage yard? ... condolences for Theresa Halbach
... Google as evidence - Robert Petrick's search words used in prosecution!
... "Perverted Justice" busts pedophiles in Vegas ... hell yeah! (but it isn't entrapment!)
... Mother offers 4yo kid up for sex ... on Craig's List ... stupid & sick!

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OOTS : #244 ... due today'ish

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Network troubleshooting (specifically Frame Relay) :

"Experienced technicians can just look at a router from across the room and start making slanderous accusations"

--thanks RouterGod (and (cough) Juliette Lews)!

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Captain's Quarters

RWotG
Happy Birthyday (again, it was yesterday) to the USMC :

TW

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-Vets!, JC, STACLU, CL, AW, TMH, OBD, ER, SoS, AW

Roll the dice Roll the dice

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Thursday : Stop the ACLU day, my crosspost is below

USMC : Happy 230^th Birthday! ... 10 quotes about Marines ... Have some stamps!

Bloggers : Go vote fro Clubs! ... preferably for STACLU and/or ER!

Soldiers' Angels Blogdrive : Check up on the teams! (In alphabetical order) Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy

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Islamofascism / Iraq : Bomb kills 33 Iraqis

Islamofascism / Jordan : Al Qaida-Iraq claims responsibility for the triple bombing yesterday
... Death toll at 56 ... again, condolences
... Jordanian rally against al Zarqawi
... "Burn in hell, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi!"

Islamofascism / France : Rioting lessens ... only 500 cars & 1 school torched, Belgium has fifth night of light rioting
... "France has been dead for more than 80 years"
... TigerHawk wonders why the MSM still avoids the word Muslim ... although I did hear FNC say it today!
... A brief history of Paris : Part 1 and Part II

Islamofascism / Australia : Suspects had enough components to make 15 bombs

Islamofascism / Iran: US, EU to let Iran go nuclear ... for (cough) peaceful purposes, of course ... WTF??

Islamofascism / Indonesia : Azahari Husin splodes himself ... jihad denied, no raisins for you!

Smuggling : Two in Cali tried to smuggle SAMs into US ... facing 35 years minimum!

Avian Flu : China +2 H5N1 outbreaks, quarantines 116 people ... "sick chickens who are showing no symptoms"
... Kuwait posts 2 cases ... "first known case of the disease in the Middle East"
... Italy finds bird flu strain ... it is H5N1, but "not the deadly Asian strain"

Education : Hillsborough County School Board reverse terrible decision, restores religous holidays
... Riverside, Cali elects prisoner to School Board ... WTF?
... Florida school to require Spanish? ... WRONG! We should be requiring English!

FOUND : MyKensie Martin, 17yo Oregon exchange student missing in Brazil, found safe & sound

Wal-Mart : A boyott the left and the right can agree on ... for different reasons, of course

Illegal Search & Seizure : Rush being ramrodded ... not saying he is guilty or innocent, but that laws need to be followed
... and partisan hacks on all sides still need to perform within bounds

Economics : GM restating 2001 financials ... more restatements expected

Crime : Another person escapes in Fulton Country (Georgia) ... same county Nichols escaped from ... RECAPTURED!

Colorado : Bomb scare in Arvada ... evacuations ... FALSE ALERT, HA! ... now his car is -2 windows

Oil : Prices dropping a bit ... still $33.90 too high

Lost at Sea : 30 years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald went down ... along with all 29 of the crew

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"Global Warming" : 'NY State orders car CO2 emission curb' ... what economy? Think Hydrogen injection ...

Computing : Cali suing Sony over DRM RootKit ... I actually agree with Cali for once!
... Naturally, malware authors are abusing Sony's RootKit
... Sony announces uninstaller to buggy DRM RootKit, but not so readily available ... the ole "jump thru hoops uninstall"
... HowTo - Make a KeyGen ... for educational purposes only!
... Your iPod wants this 200 hour battery
... iDoom - your iPod wants Doom!
... 'Software Engineering Proverbs' ... "A clever person solves a problem ... A wise person avoids it."
... Misc laptop Q&A, tips, etc.
... Flash Linux, for your USB drive
... MS to become a faster follower, again ... interpretation of the leaked memos

Internet : Linksys WiFi VOIP phone ... uses any available WiFi connection
... /. - the original blog? ... co-founder thinks so
... Tweaking GoogleTalk ... neat!
... China curbs text messaging ... what freedoms?
... DIY WiFi antenna, using a Satellite Dish
... Google, the advanced operators guide! ... a couple I didn't know!
... Australia looking at banning Skype? ... what freedom?

Gaming : Halo, Halo2 @ 720p on XBOX360 ... well now I need to buy a HD TV and the XBOX360 :P
... Virtual land owner makes a killing within Project Entropia ... meet your landlord, Deathifier
... Risk, by GoogleMaps! ... SWEET!

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : ACLU lobbies, wins "right" to accept money from terrorists! ... and check the STACLU burst
... MPJ has more on terrorists $ ... also - "can now contribute to people on terrorist watch lists"
... Hey, they protect some speach ... oh, and I don't know which one to pick:NIF (sounds like the acronym for a powerful self aware computer, or a penile supplement, you decide)

Abortion : Some thoughts on hyperbole ... and the Constitution

Right : (The news :) 'House GOP Leaders Scuttle Budget-Cut Vote' ... (and the reaction :)
... Malkin on the GOP Cave in ... "Ugh" is right! ... and you can write letters!
... 'Republicans: Democrats Lite' ... becoming more and more disappointed, daily
... 'Open letter to Dennis Hastert and Congressional Republicans'
... 'Capitol RINOsaurs' ... indeed!
... 'Republicans are like the Fwench'
... 'Conservatives need to be heard' ... go read the list of "liberal Republicans"
... 'Time to clean House'
... "Did I wake up this morning in the Twilight Zone"
... "If your plan was to make people so disgusted with your cowardice, your disorganization ..."

MSM : Ferdy explains Mapes .. .well, kind of

Science : The key to saving the world, literally! ... prevent an ice age, survive high-energy particles, etc.?

Health : AMD patients can get an impantable telescope ... 3x zoom!
... Thoughts on Bird Flu plans
... University of California Irvine Medical Center let 30 who needed organs die? ... due to being short-staffed?!
... Bioweapon components for sale, online, to anyone?
... Anti-appetite hormone ("obestatin") discovered
... Fighting bacteria w/o antibiotics ... tweaking their ability to communicate

Physics : Graphite is suprising from a quantum persepctive ... "graphene" ... electrons w/ 0 rest mass, "massless Dirac fermions"

Space : HE 0437-5439 moving at 2.6Mkph
... The elegant univers, videos! ... 3 hours of spacey goodness
... Gravity Tractor to deflect incoming EIOs ... and :"In many cases it makes more economic sense to just let the thing hit" ... World Daylight Map

Robots : Synth muscles 1K x faster than ours ... "conjugated polymers"
... yeah, make them stronger and faster - have you people never seen a SciFi movie?? :)

Military : Go watch some videos! ... BitTorrent reqd
... DIY Gauss Pistol!
... Effects of an atomic "event"

Nature : Bones of 13-foot long Dakosaurus andiniensis found in South America ... a relative of crocodiles
... just long lost, finned, bigger, scarier, bigger teeth - standard Dinosaur style traights

Language : 'Writing from 10^th century BC found'

Futurism : Do you know what Disney's EPCOT was suppsoed to be?

Visual : Van Gogh's "Starry Night" in GigaPixel form ... zoom in, its cool!
... Why climb Mt Everest when the view is right here?

Thought Provoking : Moral dilemnas

Misc : XM will help you fingd a parking spot?
... Misc EE stuffage! ... wow, too much to summarize

Crime : New York is rough, the downward spiral of a girl

Halloween : Extreme pumpkin carving

Bloggers : BlogWizard defines spam, off topic and trackbacks for you

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Gun Rights : 'Grand Theft Auto: San Francisco'

Govenator : Threatens to return to acting

MSM : 'Judith Miller freed from 2nd "Correctional Institution"' ... the NYT, that is

Feminazis : Some TShirts ... found via SMB

Gaming : Mortal Kombat, the (cough) video ... um, Friday Night Sissy Fight? ... fond via Mac
... Bunch of free, online games
... 5 in a row

Ethics : "What kind of Pollyanna state are we running here??" ... and "held in trust" is OK :)

Canada : They DO like their beer ... and I can't blame 'em!

Avian Flu : "War on Terror Birds" declared

ID'ish : Medicine to be include fighting daemons, devils ... "Western Medicine Is Only A Theory" ... HA (still worng, though)

BASH : So, how many people work in your company? ... hehehe

Islamofascism / France : France surrenders!
... Riots caused by rich, white people ... AR found a funny "story" on DU!

Islamofascism / Iraq : "Bush may be guilty of "mischief," or perhaps even outright "monkeyshines.""

Drinking : DrinkOMeter & DrinkOMeter2 - Night Out ... Hmm, I got Homer Simpson on both

Simpsons : Get to know them!

Boredom : How to waste time, and how long that are good for

"Relationships" : Take them twice ... as a father, of a daughter, this kind of think scares me. Sure, still funny - but scarey.
... Ages on consent, from around the world ... (true!) ... Gatewood!

WTF : Bunny suicides

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Today's STOP the ACLU blogburst :

Stop The ACLU was started on February 9th, 2004. We started with high hopes, and we realized we were facing a goliath. There were many reasons why we thought the ACLU needed to be countered, and they are numerous. We wanted to provide a way to inform the public of the ACLU's agenda, as the MSM sugar-coated it. We wanted to be a central database for people to gather, exchange ideas, and get actively involved in real ways of stopping them. It is a monumental task, exhausting, time consuming, and often frustrating. But it is a fight worth fighting.
We would be nothing without our supporters. To all of you, we appreciate the continued support. We have called you to action and you have answered. We raised $2,500.00 for an ad in the Washington Times, and I want to announce at this time that the check is in the mail as of Wednessday, Nov 8th. The ad should appear within the next two weeks. When it does, it will be scanned, and put up at Stop The ACLU for all to see. We will call you to action again, and again, and it is good to know that you will answer the call because you believe in this cause. The ACLU has been laying low lately, but that is no reason to grow complacent. It is now that we should prepare to counter them. The Christmas season is around the corner, and the ACLU will be full force. Get involved in Operation Nativity. There are many reasons to stop the ACLU. For this blogburst I decided to list my top ten list.

#10. The ACLU was founded by a Communist, with communist ideals, communist goals, and they continue to impose a Communist-like agenda on America daily. The founder of the ACLU, Roger Baldwin stated clearly...

I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself … I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."

#9. The ACLU does not belive in the Second Amendment. ... ACLU POLICY :

"The ACLU believes that the individual's right to bear arms applies only to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia. Except for lawful police and military purposes, the possession of weapons by individuals is not constitutionally protected. Therefore, there is no constitutional impediment to the regulation of firearms." source :ACLU Policy #47

#8. Their outright hatred of the Boyscouts. They are currently doing everything in their power to hurt this organization. They attacked their free speech right to exclude gays, and are threatening schools, and fighting in court to get their charters shut down. The oppose the military supporting them, and will sue the pants off any school that attempts to charter them.

#7. The ACLU are pro-death. Not only is the ACLU Pro-abortion, it's the ACLU's top priority. It most definitely takes a backseat to free speech for the ACLU. As a matter of fact, the ACLU has fought against the free speech rights of those that oppose it. If its abortion or euthanasia, as long as its pro-death you can count on the ACLU to support it. The only exception to the ACLU's pro-death stance is if it is regarding a convicted criminal - in which case they are against death.

#6. The ACLU advocates open borders. Not only has the ACLU opposed the Minute Men, a group who are simply exercizing their freedom of speech, protesting and stepping up where the government is failing, but they have helped illegals cross the border.

#5. The ACLU is anti-Christian. The list is endless on this one. Under the guise of "seperation of Church and State" the ACLU has made a name for theirself on being rabidly anti-Christian. This is one area where they are most hypocritical. The oppose tax exemptions for all churches, but fight for them for Wiccans. They are against Christianity in school, but oddly remain silent as our children are taught to be Muslims. Whether its baby Jesus, the Ten Commandments, or tiny crosses on county seals, the ACLU will be there to secularize America, and rewrite our history.

#4. The ACLU Opposes National Security. The ACLU has opposed almost every effort in the arena of national security. From the bird flu to bag searches, the ACLU have been against it. No matter what kind of search someone tries to do to protect people, the ACLU have proved they are against them across the board. Its kind of ironic that they don't what they preach.

Take a walk into the NYCLU's Manhattan headquarters - which it shares with other organizations - and you'll find a sign warning visitors that all bags are subject to search.

#3. The ACLU Defend the enemy. They have a long history of this one. They defended the P.L.O. in 1985. They defended Quadafi in the 1980's. And they continue today. They have told Gitmo detainees they have the right to remain silent, as in not talking to interrogators. One issue that really disturbs me is their refusal of funds from organizations such as the United Way

In October of 2004, the ACLU turned down $1.15 million in funding from two of it's most generous and loyal contributors, the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, saying new anti-terrorism restrictions demanded by the institutions make it unable to accept their funds. "The Ford Foundation now bars recipients of its funds from engaging in any activity that "promotes violence, terrorism, bigotry, or the destruction of any state."

The Rockefeller Foundation's provisions state that recipients of its funds may not "directly or indirectly engage in, promote, or support other organizations or individuals who engage in or promote terrorist activity."

#2. The ACLU supports child porn distribution and child molesters like NAMBLA.

As legislative counsel for the ACLU in 1985, Barry Lynn told the U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (of which Focus on the Family President Dr. James C. Dobson was a member) that child pornography was protected by the First Amendment. While production of child porn could be prevented by law, he argued, its distribution could not be.

There is no doubt the The ACLU are perverting the Constitution.

#1. The ACLU fufills its agenda using my tax money. What more can I say on this one?
There are countless reasons the ACLU needs to be stopped. So don't just stand by and complain, do something. Get involved. Here are some ways you can get involved to help us stop the ACLU. Support and donate to organizations fighting them in Court. Here are the ones at the forefront.ACLJ
Alliance Defense Fund
Thomas More Law Center
Help us write Churches to get involved.
SIGN THE PETITION TO STOP TAXPAYER FUNDING OF THE ACLU
Join the Stop The ACLU Coalition
And you can tell Congress to support the Public Expression of Relgion Act of 2005. This legislation seeks to limit attorney's fees in Establishment Clause cases to injunctive relief only.

This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com. You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll

--thanks Jay & Gribbit, of Stop the ACLU!

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Everyone, especially all bloggers, must go here and write your Congressional Reps!

Online Coalition ... reminder from GMR


IFCB


Argghhh!

Coalition to Salute America's Heroes

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-AM, JC, DS, OTB, CL, Basil-Nooner, B&E, ER, PT, TMG

The day after ... The day after ...

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NIF : I feel a bit sick, so NIF is running late/slow today. Sorry!

Elections : So Virginia is stuck with Kaine for a bit now. Damn. Not overly surprised, just disappointed.
... Why Kilgore failed - Just not Conservative enough ... but the rest of the GOP ticket won / showed well (one contest is a toss-up) ... More on Kilgore's failure here ... good thoughts, and damn Northern Virginia (where I am)
... GOP licking wounds, Brutus has some thoughts on when/how we win
... Although I won't go as far as TAotB does/did! :)
... even more troubling, Cali's Prop73 failed ... how can you justify that?? How? HOW?
... Prop73 - Don't let the current failure get you down!
... On the plus'ish side - Bloomberg wins by record margin and Texas bans gay marriage

Wednesday : New blogburst - Free Jack Idema!

Bloggers : Go here and nominate me! Joker or Jack of Hearts, please!
... and go there and vote for ER or STACLU for clubs! (voting is on the left sidebar)

Soldiers' Angels Blogdrive : Check up on the teams! (In alphabetical order) Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy

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Islamofascism / Jordan : Terrorist attacks hit hotels ... 18 23 5357 dead so far ... condolences, and still developing
... One of the attacks was a car bomb, detonated outside due to security measures blocking entrance
... Jordan's borders are now closed!?
... MPJ is following this story as well ... regular updates

Energy : House GOP caves ... abandons ANWR, Atlantic coast, Pacific Coast drilling from budget
... yet anohter disappointment from the so-called majority

Islamofascism / Iraq : US Air Strikes under way
... Terrorists in Iraq scared into cross-dressing ... still caught shot!
... WMDs in Iraq ... yes, you read that correctly! ... Nuclear, cyclosarin, etc.
... Kurdistan, the other Iraq ... the good news you don't hear much about

Islamofascism / France : France, still burning ... waiting to see which side surrenders first?
... Rioters bomb subway, burn newspaper office and loot stores
... Ferdy sees positive improvement but HE!D! is not so sure
... "It's a dump. We have nothing here. There's nothing for us"
... "Fatwa! Don't make me laugh"
... Interior Minister supports deportation
... France still bad, some places worse - govt responding with more socialist programs?
... MSM tripping over itself to NOT mention the word "Muslim"
... Expecting "brain drain"
... Slate provides instructions for How To torch a car ... huh? Why?
... The social model is what is burning
... Spreads to Belgium for third night ... officials downplay seriousness

Islamofascism / Indonesia : Have police forces killed al Qaida's Azahari bin Husin

Islamofascism / UK : 2 additional attacks foiled in UK since 07/07

Crime : Chai Soua gets six life sentences for murdering six hunters ... sadly, Wisconsin doesn't have a death penalty

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Plamegate'ish : Interplay between POTUS, CIA ... and erring on the side of caution is good!... :Was the President hearing what he wanted to hear with regard to pre-war intelligence?
Or, was he hearing the screams of dying Americans in his sleep, killed in a terrorist attack if he did nothing? ... Wilson himself outed Plame in 2002 ... and why have neither Wilson nor Plame testified under oath?
... Fitzgerald challenged by witness ... "Mr. Fitzgerald deliberately ignored critical testimony"?
... Wilson is throwing threats around ... usually a sign of guilt, no?

Able Danger : More docs forthcoming?

SCOTUS / Alito : Senator copies from Blogger ... plagiarism gets you an "F"

MSM : Mapes is still clueless

Iraq : Spain issues baseless warrant for 3 US GIs ... "friendly fire" incident that killed 3 journalists

Our Rights : SanFran says "What gun rights?"

Computing : You have patched your Win* machiens in the last day or so, yes?
... Go download the TheHotFixNet WinXP-almost-SP3
... Bring the power of Pixar to your PC ... from Pixar, for $1000
... MS memo leaked, Gates warns of disruptive changes ... ever tried to move an elephant? :)
... RSA-640 factored!
... NSA has a flash-based "Crypto for kids" site!
... HowTo : Install a PCI card ... in case you didn't know
... MSI MoBos getting Audigy onboard!

Internet : TBIFOC reminds customers to RTFM ... and to remember security! Damned straight!
... Email time capsule
... Australian ISP releasing WiMax'ish card
... Inmarsat-4 F2 launched, to bring 3G nationwide ... eventually
... Cisco going WiFi-Mesh ... "soon"
... Grokster caves under weight of RIAA & MPAA lawsuits ... grrrrr, RIAA & MPAA bad
... ISP throttling BitTorrent ... that is *wrong*
... DoD buys iDEN ... and Sprint going WiMax
... Tool for spreading, debunking myths, urban legends, etc. ... created, killed UFOs!

Gaming : XBOX360 shooting for 3M sales in 3m

Left : Demanding no pardon for Scooter ... ballsy move, given the pardons Clinton SOLD
... Clinton lies again, create memory
... Hillary's chances (rightly) look dim ... PIAPS - HA!

Right : Bloggers rallying for Bush

Avian Flu : Is your company ready for an H5N1 pandemic? ... telecommuting helps!

Illegal Immigation : Illegals to speak at rally ... round 'em up!

Health : Malaria vaccine making headway

Air Travel : Boeing shooting for "longest nonstop flight by a commercial jet" record

Space : Venus probe succesfully launched
... More here on Venus, Express

ID : Pro-ID Dover, PA School Board ousted ... wow, that is not so good

Misc : DreamTime LED Clock

Jeep : "The Mudds" have two videos out

Movies : Aeon Flux ... in theaters 12/02/05 ... video game being released 11/15/05

Celebrity(ies) : Desperate Housewives' Page Kennedy fired for bad behavior? ... isn't that required?

Bloggers : BlogWizard shares some tips about HaloScan commenting/trackbacks - Part 1 & Part 2
... Happy First Blogiversary to GMR!!
... Happy Birthday John! (WuzzaDem)
... Commissar hits 1M visitors! ... congrats!
... How to get the TB URL when the server is down ... Hi, MuNu!
... STACLU interviews RWN ... good stuff!

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OOTS : #243 ... it's just nonmagical fire, no more than 1d6!

Office Space : How well do you knkow the best movie ever? ... found via MPJ

Islamofascism / France : Rioters out of cars to torch, targeting accordions
... Smokey the Bear named as envoy to France
... I think Chirac is surrendering, appeasing and wetting himself

Islamofascism / Iraq : 'Saddam lawyers say trial unfair without different client'

Civil Rights : RIP:Parks, "Now we can finally put civil rights behind us"

NFL : 'Hot lesbian cheerleader sex' ... marketing, merchanising, "Carolina is the new America's Team"

Elections : Mr Stick Figure interviews Corzine
... Dems retaining seats a MAJOR victory!

DeLay : 'Asks to see Texas convict’s escape plan'

Economics : US "Dollar" slips against Canadian "Acorn"

SCOTUS / Alito : 'Dems to wait and see if Alito is confirmed before deciding whether to oppose'

Rescue Mission : 'Former Presidents Bush, Clinton on emergency mission ... to White House' ... "their most challenging project to date"

MSM : More editors will prevent more MASSEY errors

Magic : Disappearing kitten

Rock : Hand-sign abuse?

Blooper : Meat panties?

Rove : Cheating in Ethics Class ... "I will not leak the name of CIA officers"
... Local voters defeat Rove

Wow : This dude can Yoyo MUCH better than you! ... I didn't think physics permitted som of those!
... oh, and turn your speakers down

Torture : "We do not really use torture" ... here kids!

ID : 'Sheer Idiocy scores victory over Evolution' ... amusing, but wrong :)

Relationships : Geek Pick Up Lines, part 4

Bloggers : Don't ever let your kitty be Internet-deprived

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Today's "Quote" will actually be my posting for the Free Jack Idema blogburst ... Who is Jack Idema you ask? You aren't alone, his story has been massively under-reported and it is a disagrace how he is being treated. Read on! Thanks Cao!

These three Americans have been to hell. But we can help them back. It's time to turn the heat up under the comfy chairs of the armchair quarterbacks who got them into this mess. Jack Idema, Brent Bennett and Eddie Caraballo were declared innocent of the trumped up charges against them in court in Afghanistan in March of 2005. They should be released. The American government is now standing in the way of their freedom, and this is a travesty of justice.

All three Americans are now languishing at the infamous Pulacharke prison. But they are still alive, no thanks to the American government or the FBI. Peter Bergen, the author of Holy War, Inc. and "Shadow Warrior" at Rolling Stone Magazine said in his interview at NPR:

Pulacharke prison where he and his two colleagues are, Brent Bennett and Ed Caraballo, is–you wouldn't wish this on your worst enemy. I spent 5 days there, that was plenty. It's the equivalent of the Leavenworth of Afghanistan, it's–a lot of Taliban, members of Al Qaeda are in there. In fact, there was a prison riot in December where 4 of the Al Qaeda-linked prisoners tried to kill the American prisoners and ended up killing 4 prison guards. So it's a dangerous place, it's an unpleasant place, they are serving some pretty hard time there.

Hard time is right...this is why we need to get them the hell OUT OF THERE. Below is a portion of a statement from the SuperPatriots at the website, but I want you to bear in mind that there is no excuse for leaving these guys there even though they're trying to maintain a "stiff upper lip". These men were declared innocent of the charges by the Afghan Supreme Court in a second closed-door session between January and March of 2005, they should be released.

We are living pretty well now, all things considered. It is one of the most infamous prisons in the world, where more than 20,000 people were executed by the Russians, and God knows how many by the Taliban. But the fact is, that our friends here, the officers that know what really went down in our case, treat us pretty darn good. Sure, there are lots of things we don't have, and lots of things we wish we had, but all in all, we turned the tables on our enemies, and did it with no small help from our Northern Alliance friends, the men who were loyal to America against al-Qaida and the Taliban, and remain loyal to America and us.

Back at the FBI-NDS Saderat facility that is used to "legally" torture anyone and everyone they choose to, we were not allowed any contact with each other, family, friends, or the outside world. We were tortured, beaten unmercifully, chained, burned, some of us electrocuted for days, and starved with just two cups of rice and a piece of bread each day. Now, at Pulacharke Prison, they place few restrictions on us and help us as best they can.

It is surrounded by mountains and deserts and multiple walls. In the past 100,000 prisoners were housed here. It is not a place you want to be. But for us, we have little to complain about; the officers here treat us well. Pulacharke is called impenetrable, but as they teach you in Special Forces SERE School, nothing really is.

Sorry for the ranting and raving, but you know how things get when you're in the world's most infamous prison surrounded by 500 al-Qaida terrorists trying to kill you 24 hours a day. Actually, you probably don't. Well, try to imagine.
Courage Forward,
TASK FORCE SABER/7

Here are the facts:
Al-Qaeda tried to kill Jack and the others on December 17, 2004 in what some (like Peter Bergen) are categorizing as a "prison riot". In the process, two Iraqis, one Arab, and one Pakistani terrorist were killed. Another Arab terrorist, who was critically wounded, survived. Four Afghan military officers were killed defending the SuperPatriots. Two of them were very close friends of Jack and his men, including Colonel Sherzaman, who ran into the middle of the terrorists with just one magazine of bullets. The Colonel killed two and wounded one. The remaining terrorists critically wounded the Colonel, and then executed him twenty yards from the SuperPatriots. Northern Alliance Generals quickly came to Jack's aid and rescued the unarmed Americans as they held off 300 terrorists with barricades. This "prison riot" was orchestrated by members of Al Qaeda to kill the Americans at Pulacharke prison.This is the beginning of the Free Jack campaign.
To join the campaign, email Cao from Cao's Blog and tell her you want to join the Free Jack Idema blogburst.
We will be blogging on this every Wednesday until he and his team are released, and when they are, we'll be blogging about a congressional hearing. I will maintain an email list, and will email you the post of the week along with a picture (if there is one for that week) to host at your blog. Join the fight. No American should ever have to worry about ending up in this predicament ever again. But first, we must make sure they get home safely and in one piece.

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Dilbert

Cox & Forkum

Aaron

Argghhh!

RightFaith

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The Iraqi insurgency grows ever more powerful,
fueled by a stagnant economy, low voter participation,
and a general sense of inevitable decline.

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Cao, Basil-AM, JC, B&E, ER, GMR, TMH, SoS, Basil-Nooner, TMG, OTB, AW, TWC

Go vote, Virginia! Go vote, Virginia!

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VOTE : Everyone in Virginia should go vote. Hopefully for Kilgore :)
... oh, and did you hear Mssr Kerry lying about Kilgore. Very nice. So much for no dirty politics, ad hominem attacks, etc.
... with friends like John _{What 180?} Kerry and Mikey _{I killed my wife} Schiavo, how can Kaine go wrong?
... as of 10pm, the uncertified results show Kaine / Bolling / McDonnell ... um, 2 out of three ain't bad? Damnit.

NIF : Cut off early yesterday, and slow start today ... sorry!

Bloggers : Go here and nominate me! Joker or Jack of Hearts, please!

Kerry : Hey, how about that AWOL 180?? ...

John Kerry gladhands commie thug Danny Ortega. The simp who looks like he just saw his first naked lady is the dippy, Way Left Senator from Iowa, Tom Harkin.

... HA!

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Islamofascism : France still burning ... Chirac playing fiddle?
... France is imposing curfews ... only took 12 days, and still no military involvement!
... "Chirac's bold response to terror: respect, understanding, and a committee to study curfews"
... BBC supports the rioters? ... that is wrong
... Muslims view immigration / emigration differently
... Rioters are also burning churches
... Riots sparing muslim vehicles, businesses - not just mindless violence
... Investigating riot-inciting blogs
... "While the riots are not perhaps caused by Islam per se, the religion suffuses the issue" ... to put it mildly!
... EUROsion ... Euro taking a beating, due to rioting?
... Flashback - "After the Los Angeles riots in 1992 the French were supercilious" ... and the minimum wage is to blame?
... Rioting has spread to Belgium, Germany?
... Don't forget about, or underestimate, the Testosterone Factor
... Australia arrests 17, prevents "catastrophic" attack
... 'Could French-style riots happen here?' ... Aztlan separatists think/hope so!
... '7 Easy Steps to Jihad in America' ... no permalink :(
... Al Qaida kidnaps some Moroccans, 150k demonstrate against them! ... excellent!

Iraq : Troop level announcements
... Adil Muhammed al-Zubaidi, lawyer for Saddam co-defendant, killed
... Neither the Bush Doctrince nor the Mush Doctrine are correct? ... "The war is likely to be decided in the technological theater"

Iran : Mahmoud _{wipte Israel off the map}Ahmadinejad to deliver "MidEast Peace Plan" ... now THAT is irony!

Avian Flu : Vietnam confirms another H5N1 death
... PETA gets naked to protest eating pultry ... politicizing the threat of the flu

Elections : VA and NJ are big, close races ... good luck to Kilgore and Forrester, respectively
... and good luck to the Govenator - props 73-78 really should pass (and 79, 80 really should fail)!
... More on all of that here! ... predictions grim for all of those I supprt above? :(
... TAotB sees VA as a lose-lose for Bush ... I still want Kilgore to win!
... How politcal people see the Kilgore-Kaine race ... and some thoughts on the Dems lies :)
... Round-up of election ongoings ... and take note of the Soros Initiaitives in Ohio!
... Gubernatorial results here ... Kaine up by 3.5% (sad) ... found via PoliTeen

Germany : German firms provided missile technology to Syria, Iran ... via Russia

Crime : Tennessee High School Shootings

India : -1 Foreign Minister ... Natwar Singh, yet more Oil for Food for Bribes fallout!

ID : Kansas State Board approves teaching

Aruba : Boycott?

NFL : Eagles suspend TO for season ... don't care, Redskins still beat them!

Cali : Breasts not Bombs busted ... old sagging mammaries not impressing the cops

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Illegal Immigration : 66% of US finally gets a clue, supports fence! ... and how the 14^th Amendment is being abused

Plamegate : Wilson himself was the set of loose lips, not Scooter?
... More on the CIA vs Bush
... Or how about France vs Bush ... they created the (fake) "Saddam wants uranium" document?
... Speaking on investigating leaks, how about those "Black Sites"

UselessNations : Say no to the UNternet!
... Reform or leave!

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : ALCU attacking Boyscouts ... ACLJ fighting for the good guys

Energy : Vertical Turbines ... safer, cheaper, quieter, more efficient

International Politics : Our neighbors to the south present a growing danger ... think Chavez, Kirchner

Crawfordstock : "Many activist groups have taken the word peace to sugar coat their Marxist agenda"

Computing : MS giving away Visual Studio, SQL Server ... yeah, more free stuff!
... MS says Unix beats Windows ... well, kind of
... History's worst software bugs
... Torrents for Linuxes
... 1M+ MAC converts this year?
... Create, and delete, "special" folders ... "con, prn, COM1, etc." ... old, but still useful!
... Working in IT can sux0r

Internet : Netgear rolling out 240mbps (pre-standard) WiFi
... Patch your (Cisco) Routers!
... Internet Watersheds ... Dot com boom/bust, Drudge!
... Meet "Lupper", a Linux worm ... patch your "XML-RPC for PHP"s :)
... HowTo : VNC over SSH
... Thoughts on outlawing open WiFi

Gaming : XBOX360 to play (some) iPod songs
... Valve is bunch of fascists? ... account banning gone wrong?
... Nifty PSP ad

Left : Media darling, and former Marine Staff Sgt., Jimmy Massey lies like a champ
... More Massey lies debunked here
... Massey - 'Liberals are liberals and facts are facts and never the twain shall meet'
... Read flip-flops on Iraq, Saddam
... Communist lefties ... found via SoS
... MD4Bush controversy ... WaPo pleads ingnorance, found via Malkin
... Dems lie about WMDs in Iraq, NYT gleafully repeats

Right : 'Senate Republicans slightly better than useless; Dems aren't' ... paltry $35B in "cuts"!

Military : The Pentagon goes online, 24x7, with "The Pentagon Channel"
... "We were soldiers once", the real story!

Robots : This one, "Darwin VII", has 20k brain cells

Space : NASA cancelling ISS-based research ... something about $1B/yr deficit for the next 5yrs
... ESA's Venus Express to launch 11/09/05 ... yes, tomorrow
... "Robert's Quartet" creating lots of stars ... 4 galaxies in a space only 1.5x the Milky Way

Health : Ready to print some organs? Meet Hydrogel! ... and I don't mean photocopying your buttocks
... Lovastatin ("common anti-cholesterol drug") cures NF1 (learning disorder)
... Most "fat studies" are wrong ... and look at vending machine placement, portino sizes, etc.
... '"Safe cigarette" claimed to cut cancer by 90%' ... and not smoking still cuts it by 100%

"Global Warming" : 'New England rivers melting sooner'

Nature : Women get more enjoyment from humor than men ... only because they have lower epectations. Seriously!
... 'Gigantic apes coexisted with early humans' ... ahem, some of them are still here :P

TV : NBC. CBS going on-demand ... $.99 commercial-free shows ... ABC is $1.99
... No truth in HDTV advertising ... buyer beware!

RFID : Fun, Art, Crime

Sea Travel : Cruise ship that was attacked near Somalia used "sonic weapon" for defense ... neat!

Air Travel : Someone doesn't like self-check-in kiosks ... I think they are great (just don't check baggage!)

Religion : More loss of freedom, Christianity under fire

Taxation : IRS vs All Saints Episcopal Church ... from what I have read, I support the IRS on this one!
... Patterico found some truth ... that the headlines aren't telling you!
... and if we would convert to the Fair Tax we wouldn't have this problem!

Misc : LED faucet light!

Mystery : Oak Island, and it's money pit (/ buried treasure?), up for sale

BearingPoint : Filing delayed AGAIN ... dayam!

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OOTS : #242 ... free pudding??

RVB : #66

Military : A TRUTHFUL PRESS CONFERENCE ... MUST READ!

Islamofascism : Chirac = reading My Pet Goat for last 11 days!
... "How long before France figures out how to surrender the same piece of land twice?" ... and solutions to the riots
... Riots are all Dowds fault! ... found via NOfp
... Preston wants to (cough) help! ... Vinnie signs up!

Religion : Jesus-Dress-Up ... thanks Chris!

Left : Proof that they are afraid of Arnold ... and have WAY too much free time! (TRUE!)

IFCB : Work-blogging!?

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Politics :

When the Far Left has nothing
And knows it has nothing
To feign it has something
It simply must lie.

And lying is simple
With words oh so nimble
Crying "Bush lied!" "Folks died!"
A lie, a lie-o

A lie, a lie-O
A lie, a lie-O
Giving moonbats their kool-aid
A lie, a lie-O

--thanks TMH!

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Cox & Forkum ... Support VALOUR-IT!
... TWU has an order for civilians ... will really make you appreciate what VALOUR-IT is doing!!
... Check the fundraising results (or donate(!) or join up(!)) here!

Weather Report for France:

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Please buy me an XBOX :

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Jokey-Joke time :

Argghhh!

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: DS, Basil-AM, JC, ER, AW, LS, CL, SoS, PT, TMH ($!), BO, OBD, OTB, TMG, STACLU

A day older A day older

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Becky : Happy (cough) 29^th Birthday to my lovely wife!

NFL : Redskins beat the Eagles, that's all that matters. (Hi T!)

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Iraq : Coalition forces on the offensive ... day 3 of "Operation Steel Curtain" ... prayers, and condolences

Islamofascism : Riots continue, spread more ... 11 days and counting; SINGLE NIGHT = "rioters burned 1,408 vehicles"
... Riots were predicted ... and "organized by networks operating from radical mosques"
... Riots breaking out in Denmark as well ... rioters chanting "This land belongs to us"
... Website offerss DIY guide to mkaing a dirty &/or biological bomb ... "The Nuclear Bomb of Jihad" - their idea of "Paradise"

Sea Travel : Cruise ship attacked 100 miles off the coast of Somalia ... unexploded missile still on board

Tornado : 22 killed in Indiana ... prayers & condolences

Spies : 4 arrested, 15year long Chinese spy ring ... Aegis, Virginia, EMP, UAV exposed

Religion : Ancient Christian church found in Israel

Crime : Charles Victor Thompson, the man who "escaped death row" (walked out of prison in Houston), recaptured

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Oil : Some thougts on taxes, price controls ... BAD! And some interesting points WRT Natural Gas, death of industry"Worrying about what Exxon made last quarter is the least of our problems"

Avian Flu : New outbreaks in Vietnam, China ... and Japan culling 180k chickens!
... 'Flu pandemic could lead to global recession' ... I just wanted to add - duh!

Computing : "Windows AntiSpyware" being renamed Windows Defender ... and to be included in Vista
... Battle for the _Virtual Bookshelf
... 'iPod Video VR: Nerdiness Maximus'

Internet : TiVo + Yahoo!
... Unsecured WiFi to be a crime!? ... in one NY county, anyway ... WTF?

Gaming : Sony's rootkit can help you cheat @ World of Warcraft!

"Global Warming" : Antarctica's B-15A ice berg calves ... is now B-15M, B-15N and B-15P ... all three are still pretty big

Left : "Black Site" leak = sedition ... Holt (D-NJ) panders, lies to(for?) MSM

Right : McCain's ammendment is bad! ... the UN's CAT is ~worthless!

Space : Martian methane not cuases by volcanoes ... root cause undetermined

Health : Wine vs Alzheimer's

"Nature" : Dragons!

Robots : "IMPASS" takes a page from Snow Crash, "smart wheels"

Physics : Meet the Hydrino, and question Quantum Mechanics? ... and might be great power source? ... we'll see!

Misc : Shoe drier ... need a $40 Christmas present for someone?

Celebrity(iers)'ish : 2 Panther (NFL) cheerleaders get busted

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NIF : Slowly coalescing ... and remember, this post will be on top all weekend!
... i.e. - my standard Limited Blogation Weekend rules will be in effect :(

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Avian Flu : Now reporting H5N1 outbreak #4 for the month

Islamofascism : Paris, +20 suburbs, still rioting ... 8 days and counting ... PS-France still sucks
... Riots : 'French cancer metastasizes while the media diagnoses ADHD'
... Riots : "decades of idle submission and spineless obiesance under the guise of tolerance"
...Riots : "Muslim immigrant gang violence"
... Riots : 'On the Ninth Day, The Times Discovers The Riots' ... and the dhimmis also fail to mention the races of the rioters
... Riots : 'a minority of dhimmicidal Muslim protesters ... exceded the damage of the Beer Hall Putsch'
... Riots : "Coming to an American Street Near You"
... Riots : 'Chickens come home to Paris early' ... "grown into an out-of-control crisis in the Paris suburbs" ... & quotes FPM!
... Riots : herald the coming of Islam?

Govt Spending : Senate cuts $36B ... finally, a start - only 98% of our deficit left to cover
... IRS audits up 20% ... speaking of govt waste! (Answer : Fair Tax!)

Crime : SC escapees (re)captured
... Convicted killer, death row inmate in Texas walks out of prison ... idiots!
... Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman wants to de-thumb graffiti artists!

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Islamofascism : 'Happiness is a toy gun'
... Cao has more on Sabre7, Idema ... MSM vendetta?

Iraq : UK's Telegraph openly lies ... TMG debunks their "the 15,000 who have returned home mutilated" claim
... and let's talk about US recruiting numbers

Oil : How Inventory Profits work ... excellent!!
... ANWR drilling OKed by Senate ... finally!

Terri'ish : Jimmy Chambers death, questionable circumstances ... revoked living will, DNR, & a murderous wife?

MSM : CBS manipulates poll data ... not our trusty, Ra^ther loving CBS!?

Earthquake : Pakistan's President Musharraf does a little race-baiting, class warfare ... says we were "stingy with aid" because "wealthy tourists weren't caught"

Oracle : -1 CFO, again ... Maffei out ... and two CFOs, i.e. 4 months, ago it was BE's current CEO Harry You
... However, their password storage not so secure ... found via Schneier

Military : "Airship Pilot will be back in the Army Aviation community MOS structure"
... Marines do kick ass ... but so does the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard - all our troops!

Computing : Google Desktop graduates from beta to full release
... Make Debian mobile, encrypted
... We are all paparazzi now?
... Some crazy keyboards
... MS to go "Dependable" ... about time!
... Apple now worth $50B?? ... that is so wrong; and Gates could still cut a personal check for them :P
... Judge SCO for yourself ... hint : they are wrong
... Apple patents "system and method for creating tamper-resistant code"

Internet : So, you are patching your IOS devices, aren't you?
... Man makes entire village a HotSpot
... Amazon will pay you to do stuff
... Skype going corporate
... Firefox 1..5rc1 released ... Direct DL

Privacy : RFID-enabled passports, not ready yet!

Telecom : A peek inside the Crossbar Switch

Education : More on the Parents have no rights ruling ... homeschool!
... More on that case, from NOfP
... And more - Seriously, READ THESE QUESTIONS! ... "Fields v. Palmdale School Dist" ... found via Beth

Physics : The how an why of nuclear weapons ... fissoin and fusion

Plamegate : A little perspective ... compare and contrast, Berger & Scooter
... CIA running covert op against US??

UselessNations : UN agencies continue honoring terrorists, Anti-Semites

Left : Still obstructionist, still annoying
... Fake but accurate reporting, and how Oreos are tools of racism
... Old, sagging mammaries vs US Military
... Carter makes sense! ... slams Dems over abortion stance
... Hold up Carter, more thoughts here ... "he's telling Democrats is to tone it down"
... More on Moore's hypocrisy ... something about Haliburton stock ownership (again)
... Dems upset over turnabout ... "faux outrage from phonies on the left who are partisan hacks"
... Ferdy has some thougths on the Closed Session thing ... (cough) nothing partisan about it... and check out the logical conclusion of these actions! ... Pelosi ruled out of order ... rightfully smacked
... (cough) Peaceful anti-war protestors .. .and quotes Cool Hand Luke, so you know it is good!
... A look at the Left's pre-War opinion on Iraq WMDs ... and the ensuing 180

Right : W needs to get hismessage out more clearly ... "stop letting the left define the debate"

Racism : more on Prussian Blue ... aka the Nazi Twins

Abortion : Encourages child abuse?

SCOTUS / Miers : Abortion, 'Is spousal notification that outrageous?' ... NO, and neither is parental notification

Intellectual Property : Patent issued for "storyline elements" ... WTF??

Katrina : ex-FEMA boss Brown looking worse and worse

Advertising : Girlcott?
... A&F looking for, and getting, free PR with obscene TShirts ... viral marketing
... Basil wants $

Space : Hayabusa, asteroid punching ... like whack-a-mole, but different

Religion : Cardinal Poupard says you should listen to science as well!

Health : Brazil seems to have a problem with rabid vampire bats
... Americans getting sicker, if you believe the headline that is ... real story buried, go figure
... Clopidogrel therapy can improve post-heart attack survival rates
... Meet HeartPOD ... Cool, but shouldn't it be HeartPalm?
... Sign language makes you smarter ... atleast WRT complex spatial information
... Sperm donors no longer anonymous! ... the words you thought you could avoid - "Hi, Dad"

Celebrity(ies) : Madonna still dresses like a slut ... "I can't believe she's 89 and looks like that"
... Ashlee Simpson's has a drunken McMeltdown

Bloggers : Aaron is making a deck of cards! ... I wanna be the Joker!

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OOTS : #240 ... whore attack!?
... #241 ... fire + bucket o' TNT, what could go wrong?

Family : Your mom ... is a cylon, "so bald you can see what's on her mind", etc. etc. ... GOOD STUFF!

Celebrity(ies) : 'Guess the dictator or television sit-com character'

Islamofascism : 'French to add rioting as quintessential to French Identity'
... Kofi-Yasser love letter, no more Paris ... because it is burning

Dilbert : Pet employees suck

UF : Civilization, the game and the reality

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Day by Day

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Cox & Forkum

IFCB

GMR

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NIF : Gonna be a slow start, more later ... hopefully!

Thursday : aka Stop the ACLU day! ... Politicizing Avian Flu and Supporting voter fraud

VALOUR-IT : Fundraising drive! .... found via Smash
... and more on the competition here!

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Iraq : 6 US GIs killed in suicide attack, helicopter crash ... prayers, thanks & condolences

MSM : CNN -Brown ... Cooper +1 hour

Drugs : Denver OKs pot ... questionable campaign tactics, don't be fooled ... and other laws still "kick in"

Crime : 2 convicts escape from Broad River Correctional Institution, a "maximum security" prison, in South Carolina

Islamofascism : Paris riots continue, expand ... all started because 2(Muslim) kids did something stupid ... PS-France sucks
... "Riots spread to 20 Parisian suburbs"
... "Now Paris is Beirut on the Seine"

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UselessNations : Oil for Food for Bribes, Volcker, Conflict of Interest ... little MSM coverage, (cough) curious

Education : Parents have no rights? ... WTF? More reason to home-school! ... "What the court did here is declare parenthood unconstitutional"

AntiCivilLibertiesUnion : More ACLU vs Christianity, in Georgia

Islamofascism : A peek inside Sharia law ... council orders rape
... Jihad denied ... "jihadi babyhunters have met Allah early"

SCOTUS / Alito : "Gang of 14" splintering?

Katrina : 'No good deed goes unpunished' ... (cough) helpless evacuees kill, steal

MSM : NYT likes "speaking for" those who can no longer refute their _misquotes

Computing : IBM slows light ... to 1/300th of its normal ~186K miles per second; to use in computing devices
... Preston is miffed about Sony's rootkit ... and rightfully so!

Internet : MS +more VOIP

Racism : OK for the left to use race-baiting?

Left : Becoming even more partisan, attacking more, obstructing more
... 'Stupidity, thy name is Reid' ... "stink of desperation" ... Plamegate failed, so now ...
... 'Clinton has sexual encounter in Central Park'
... Moore owns Haliburton stock?
... And Carter is a hypocrite

Right : Thoughts on Arnold, initiatives ... vote YES on Props 73-78, NO on 79-80 ... found via Rusty
... W, Rove vs Charles
... Sure to keep the Left in disgrace ... and they will blame Rove

UK : Blair bans voting Conservative, drinking

Taxation : Coloradoan screw the pooch, give govt more $

Health : Taste receptor for fat found? ... "CD36"

Religion : "Want to join a community of like-minded believers ..."

Nature : Monkeys follow the rule of "semantic congruity", just like us?
... Your brain sees more than you do

"Global Warming" : Gonna cost us lots of cash as well
... "Global warming is a hoax of Piltdown proportions"

Space : Light from the dawn of the universe spotted

Weird : Dactyl Fractals ... and "Waldoes"

TV : Great characters, good scripting vs Leftwing nonsense

Forensics : Verbal Aikido ... my preferred style!

Bloggers : Smash wants to introduce you milbloggers out there to The Outpost
... Sign up for the VRWC! ... I am :)
... Sullivan, unhinged ... "the high priest of his own personal Cult of Personality"

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Islamofascism : 'Top ten reasons given for rioting in France'
... Caption This and this
... France to grant autonomy to rioters

SCOTUS / Alito : The media tour! ... and Second thoughts about the media tour!

Right : 'Cheney moves to secure, subpoena-proof location'

Left : Reid promise more "bold action"

MSM : Thank goodness we have experts to (cough) explain this to us!

Employment : An interview with The Honest Boss

Internet : Faith-based firewalls recommended

Avian Flu : Using obesity to slow its spread
... Cartoon characters hardest hit in France

Health : WalkRight honors man Rosa Parks shafted

Public restroom decor : Stagefright!

Racism : Again, OK as long as it is against EVIL Conservative blacks ... punchline at end

Organized Crime : Online mafia ... Sign up, help me pay off my "debts"!

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IR8 N8

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-AM, JC, GMR, OA, B&E, Cao, TMH, STACLU, RotR, TMG, OTB, PT, DS,SoS

NO NIF NO NIF

Atleast not until tonight, at the earliest ...
(still open trackbacks though, so go read those!)

The morning after ... The morning after ...

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Halloween : It just isn't like it used to be ... we had one group of kids come by last night - 1, uno, as in 0 + very few.
... I am glad we went to "Boo at the Zoo" Sunday - atleast got to have some Halloween fun
... the "walk through a tiger" part was the best part!

Blogger : Sux0ring this AM ... ? (Obviously, if you can read this I got through :P )

Tuesday : I wonder how John Kerry's AWOL 180 is doing ... What 180?

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Bird Flu : W to unveil a ~$6B anti-H5N1 program
... Thailand confirms 20^th case
... Canada finds H5 in wild birds ... probably not H5N1, awaiting test results
... I watched The Plague and The Next Plague (TiVo'd from History or Discovery, I forget which) ... pretty decent;
... the biggest news to me : the flu cycle will last 12-18 months. That's a long time of dying & economic stagnation.

Russia : Putin not to run for third term ... but reserves the right to take control if things go badly.
... Cue dramatic duh-duh-duhhhhhh.

Haiti : 3 kidnapped children (ages - 7, 5, 3) returned safely ... "We operated very fast and no one was hurt"

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Islamofascism : Yes, Religion of Peace "Run over the children" ... go see the pictures, get mad
... The "medieval savage heaps of swine" like to run over children for entertainment?
... Learn about the "Muslim American Society" ... and the Dhimmis that support them
... (cough) "Islam is The Most Peaceful Religion In The World"
... 'France wasn't always filled with cheese eating surrender monkeys.'
... A fatwa against "football" (soccer) ... this is unbelievable! I'd assume it was a joke, but today is 11/1 not 04/01 ... ?
... Islamofascists getting a pass from NYT ... oh, all they did was behead 3 girls in India
... Know the "Danger Signs" ... and is the govt hiding Saudi's Wahhabist support?

SCOTUS / Alito : This may be "the big one" ... the fight so many (on the left) seem to be looking for
... Both sides preparing for "Armageddon" ... dontchya think that is a bit much? Are we really talk end of times here??
... ACLJ supports Alito ... at first I thought Jay was saying the ACLU was supporting him - I was gonna re-think my support :)
... There is no such thing as "maintaining balance" ... and if there were, Clinton didn't do it so why should we?
... NOfP keeps score - "Good guys 4, Liberals -3"
... Alito protected by the Italian Battalion? ... and LOTS of comments ... found via IAP
... The Left is afraid
... Some Conservatives have doubts ... sticky "substantive due process" issue
... Some examples of his rulings ... "rules based on his reading of the law, not based on his policy preferences"

Iran : Declaring war; and European nations' contrived response? ... jihadist morale needs a boost? Aw, so sad. Now die.
... Aaron shares a response for Iran

UselessNations : Syria rejects UN resolution ... well, duh. Now the UN will give them a withering glance, and ... nothing else?
... "The UNSC must enforce this resolution immediately" ... and China + Russia "better start coming up with better answers"

Left : Reid calling for a closed-door session of Congress ... WTF?
... Reid - "Grasping at straws to regain some kind of footing"
... Reid - "Enjoy the spectacle of a grown man ... becoming a stain on the toilet bowl of relevancy"
... Reid - 'Worst. Stunt. Ever.' ... damned straight, Ace!
... Reid - 'Confused Americans for Truth - When the Senate gets behind closed doors'
... Reid - Malkin has lots!
... Hey Reid - 'We went to war because Bill Clinton told the truth' ... I feel a little dirty saying that, but in this case it's true!
... Soldiers vs Lefties
... Greenpeace fined for damaging reef
... Skipping school is a form of AntiWar protest ... idiots; "Reason #45,978 to homeschool"
... Boxer lies again, this time WRT the Miers withdrawal ... lies, or just forgets (again)

Right : Some are so pissed @ Ann Coulter they are giving away books/CDs ... including a signed copy of one!

Taxation : W's Tax Panel - no good news ... and no Fair Tax, dammit!

"Global Warming" : Technology to the rescue? ... oh, and as predicted, Kyoto is an abysmal failure

Religion : Christianity under attack again, in the UK ... the Hindus are coming, the Hindus are coming
... UMC defrocks lesbian

Computing : Walmart + HP to unveil $400 laptops, desktops 'soon'
... MYPCE - the ultimate computer rig! ... although eerily similar to UF's gaming chair (which I can't seem to find a pic of!?)
... Sony's DRM install a rootkit? ... how (cough) nice of them!
... Oracle ignoring security vulnerabilities?

Internet : Forbes lied, Blogs all about honesty ... well, some are. Mostly.
... The Internet is killing the newspapers ... neener neener!
... Google hiring like crazy ... hmm ... :)

Gaming : PS3 to hit 120fps?
... MS using some questionable XBOX360 marketing tactics?
... 'Eidos has Zero Tolerance for consoles' ... Roll Call, console style

DeLay : -1 Judge!

Military Tech : PHaSR (seriously!) - Why kill when you can blind? ... more Directed Energy Weapons, yea!

Weather : The US Military vs Mother Nature ... "better gauge, react to, and possibly nullify future hostile _weather forces"

Language : 'Live speech-translation technology unveiled' ... I want a Universal Translator!

Morality : Or the lack thereof ... people are weird

Health : "AIDS Gel" ... "HIV entry inhibitors"
... A real-world example of defective socialized medicine

Drugs : A peek into Absinthe

Misc : "Gravity Train" - from here to anywhere on Earth in 42 minutes and 12 seconds
... Cars + USB ... NICE!

Celebrity(ies) : 'Travolta stars in Scientology Night Fever' ... those wacky Operating Thetans!
... Oh, and you'll notice I didn't put this under "Religion" ... that was intentional; Travolta, Cruise, at al can eat one.
... Some celebrities "get it" ... Bruce Willis supporting Deuce Four ... Yon is there

Crime : Gate-ramming at Lackland AFB ... all 3 in the car killed .. developing

Bloggers : Blog-Wizard Basil introduces you to Blogger's tags ... and asks what you don't like about Blogger
... my answer - the fact that it isn't working reliably RIGHT NOW!

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Avian Flu : "Sustained contact with poultry is a defining characteristic of the West Virginia experience"
... W orders Bald Eagle slaughter ... "rid our nation of this potentially disease-ridden winged animal"
... W unveiling Super-Flue strategy

Plamegate : Rove uses Alito as diversion, Libby escapes
... 'Bush strips Libby of nickname'

SCOTUS / Alito : Schumer - 'Alito name too ‘Vowel-Heavy’' and "Hopelessly overqualified"
... Bush caves, nominates "Judge"

Right : W issues challenge to Geena Davis
... W starts own blog
... Lott losing majority, intentionally

Left : Reid - 'Rejected stunts' ... "The Sound of Music"
... 'Hillary calls for universal chicken health care'
... Get back on message!

Iraq : Constitution ratified, burned

Relationships : 'Night on town fails to rekindle fading business relationship'

Greeting Cards : The "I Demand An Apology" cards

Israel : Agrees to Iran's "wipe us off the map" plan

Automotive Industry : GM to offer prOnStar service ... "expands on that by focusing on getting laid"

Physics : Gravity, solved

Flash : Mouse Avoider

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Military Tech :

SteveDixon23: how hard do you think it would be to build a working EMP bomb?
xanxion: the hard part would be making a video to prove it works.

--thanks Bash!

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Task Force Sabre 7 ... found via Cao ... all of her Sabre 7 stuff here!

Sources / Bloggie Linkfests: Basil-Nooner, JC, OTB, TMG, LS, Basil-PM, AW, PT, TW