Marisacat
Opera Glasses and Popcorn
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An Opera Glasses and Popcorn view of Politics and the Assembled Multitude...
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- Real independent observations on current events with a particular fondness for the follies of the Big Box Blahgers.
Deflates bloated egos like a champion fencer in a balloon warehouse.
- Alan Smithee
Marisacat -"...polish on a mud wallow"
- Meteor Blades [May 24 at Mcat]
Marisacat -"... doyenne of donkle deconstruction"
- Who is IOZ [January 2 2007]
Marisacat -"... hardened professionals and their primary strength lies in their being completely unconflicted."
"... the primary difference is that on the level of criticizing other blogs and bloggers, they can actually do some damage."
"... Not what I look for in a liberal blog product."- peeder - MLW, Daily Rant [3.24.07]
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Democracy NOW! / Amy Goodman- The Story of Jude Mohammad: Why Was a U.S. Citizen Secretly Killed by U.S. Drone in Pakistan? 24 May 2013U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday that admitted for the first time that the Obama administration has killed four U.S. citizens in drone strikes overseas. Today we learn more about one of them: Jude Kenan Mohammad. Until this week, the FBI had Mohammad listed on its Most Wanted website, even though he was secretly killed […]mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
- As Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 107th Day, Diane Wilson begins 25th Day of Solidarity Fast 24 May 2013We speak with CodePink co-founder Diane Wilson, who is on day 25 of a water-and-salt-only hunger strike in solidarity with Guantánamo prisoners. Earlier this month, she was arrested after chaining herself to the White House fence in a CodePink demonstration urging the president to close Guantánamo. We are also joined by Pardiss Kebriaei, senior staff attorne […]mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
- "That Woman Is Worth Paying Attention To": Medea Benjamin Explains Why She Disrupted Obama's Speech 24 May 2013Less than 24 hours after she interrupted President Obama's major speech on the future of the secret drone war and Guantánamo, CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin describes why she repeatedly interrupted Obama's address. Benjamin, the author of "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control," criticized Obama for failing to explain why a U.S. dr […]mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
- Medea Benjamin v. President Obama: CodePink Founder Disrupts Speech, Criticizing Drone, Gitmo Policy 24 May 2013During President Obama's first major counterterrorism address of his second term, he said the United States cannot continue waging what he described as a boundless global war on terror. He also discussed his administration's efforts to close down the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay. He was repeatedly confronted by CodePink's Medea Benja […]mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!)
- The Story of Jude Mohammad: Why Was a U.S. Citizen Secretly Killed by U.S. Drone in Pakistan? 24 May 2013
- Electronic Intifada / General Content
- Why aren't Israeli F-16s over Beirut headline news? 24 May 2013When Israel claims to shoot down a drone, it is front-page news; when Israel invades Lebanese airspace, it is unreported.Moe Ali Nayel
- Sexuality and gender taboos challenged by Haifa project 24 May 2013“Singing Sexuality” aims to create safe space to raise tough questions within Palestinian society.Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
- "This time they destroyed everything": Uprooted Bedouins face more evictions 24 May 2013Israel will soon put a plan to forcibly displace up to 40,000 Palestinian Bedouins on its statute books.Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
- J Street's pipe dreams of peace 22 May 2013A prominent Israel lobbyist hears “talk of peace” in the air; what air is he breathing?Miko Peled
- Prisoners who starved for art honored by Gaza show 21 May 2013Abdelfattah Abu Jahil won the “right” to use paintbrushes after living on salt and water for 79 days.Joe Catron
- Israel and Mexico swap notes on abusing rights 21 May 2013Military cooperation between Israel and Mexico has risen sharply in recent years.Linda Quiquivix
- Why aren't Israeli F-16s over Beirut headline news? 24 May 2013
- Press TV / Middle East News
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- McClatchy Headlines
- Reversal of Rios Montt verdict in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge 24 May 2013The overturning this week of former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt?s conviction on charges stemming from Guatemala?s brutal civil war has created a surprising consensus among critics on both…Click to Continue »McClatchy Foreign Staff (Tim Johnson)
- Whatever cause, Washington state bridge collapse points to bigger problems 24 May 2013The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country?s infrastructure, especially older structures that were designed with little room for…Click to Continue »McClatchy Washington Bureau (Curtis Tate)
- Military will look into whether judge’s comments meant tainted trials 24 May 2013A former Marine Corps judge who allegedly called those accused of sexual assault ?scumbags? who deserve to be ?crushed? is at the center of a widening inquiry into the impartiality…Click to Continue »McClatchy Washington Bureau (Michael Doyle)
- After failure on gun legislation, Obama learning limits of his power 24 May 2013Six months after his triumphant re-election, President Barack Obama has run into the hard reality of the modern presidency.Click to Continue »McClatchy Washington Bureau (Anita Kumar)
- Reversal of Rios Montt verdict in Guatemala sparks criticism of genocide charge 24 May 2013
- The Real News
- Yes Mr President, This Is Who We Are 24 May 2013Michael Ratner and Paul Jay analyze President Obama's defense of his drone and Guantanamo policies - a policy based on continuing US dominance in the Middle East; Obama's speech was interrupted by Code Pink's Medea Benjamininfo@therealnews.com(The Real News Network)
- Global Protest in 300 Cities Will Take Aim on Monsanto 24 May 2013Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to challenge Monsanto's bullying of small farmers, influence on public policy, and aggressive promotion of GMOs.info@therealnews.com(The Real News Network)
- Obama Expands Militarization of Police 23 May 2013Among items transfered to local law enforcement agencies have been assault rifles and grenade launchers, even Blackhawk helicopters and .50 caliber machine guns; In fiscal year 2011 alone, the Pentagon transferred almost $500 million worth of materials to domestic law enforcement - near double the previous year's totalinfo@therealnews.com(The Real News Network)
- Apple Achieves Holy Grail of Tax Avoidance 23 May 2013Bill Black: Senate questions CEO Tim Cook how company earned $30 billion in 'international' profits while paying zero taxesinfo@therealnews.com(The Real News Network)
- Yes Mr President, This Is Who We Are 24 May 2013
- Reuters / Politics
- Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips 24 May 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.
- Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault 24 May 2013ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.
- Justice Department defends journalist email search 24 May 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that senior officials including Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak investigation.
- Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks 24 May 2013WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition from Republicans in Congress.
- Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips 24 May 2013
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"a remarkable collection of angels
on one stage reading their poetry"
"I think Allen Ginsberg standing up there reading - putting himself on the line - was one of the two bravest things I've ever seen. Remember, it was '55. People had crew cuts, and they looked at you like you were misplaced cannon fodder. The country was being run by Luce publications. It was a dangerous, cold, ugly time, and it was scary. . .
In all our memories no one had been so outspoken in poetry before. We had gone beyond a point of no return. None of us wanted to go back to the grey, chill, militaristic silence, to the intellectual void - to the land without poetry - to the spiritual drabness. We wanted to make it new and we wanted to invent it and the process of it as we went into it. We wanted voice and we wanted vision."
-Michael McClure
Democrats…
Same as goddam fucking forever.
Over and over, in election year after election year, GE and MidTerms both… the Dems start to purr and preen, they stretch luxuriously - at just being TOLD they are going to win [...]
It never fails.
... in February of 2002, looking over the already joyless congressional stragglers willing to be drafted for duty… they barely dreamed, yet, it was even possible (Howard, a different person then, had not arrived to say it could be done)… but one thing was clear, we could not rely on the party to swing it. Could not. You could smell it, they would screw the deal. And I am not talking about Howard and primary issues here. By the end, that was a passing political story. Chuck it on the heap.
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Upshot? The Republicans make it thru. They hold on.
Amazon PayPage
If you click on La Louche the picture or the words, it leads to the Amazon PayPage, a way to ... oh let's say help with the cat can deliveries.
Thanks to all who made the very kind suggestion.
Yes, it is called masturbation, and he does that quite well.
oh too funny, I had not even thought of that.
Gosh, I can’t imagine what this refers too . . .
But let me try to guess.
But then the comments section seems to be the biggest circle jerk imaginable, so el caudillo can hardly be said to be alone in his effort.
well, the nominal conservative took a powder for a few days.. and scarcely seems engaged when there.
The jester was off engaging, it seems, in other conservative sites. Gotta hold your base!
Not that it matters. Fun to poke funm tho. And certainly harmless. Unlike thuggery.
I always thought that in order to “joust” there had to be two opposing sides. This “epic battle” is akin to clapping with one hand.
When I think to drop in, it never fails me for a laugh. I don’t ask much of the demonstrably looney…