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Live Blogging From San Diego: the Wisconsin “Tinderbox”

Staff February 17, 2011 22 Comments

7:55 pm PST: We will be signing off now as Ed Shultz – who deserves a lot of props for…

Live Blogging From San Diego: Morning Updates

Staff February 17, 2011 0 Comments

To see the most recent updates go HERE NOON PST: Demonstrators are now organizing to shut down WI Capital by…

Ways and Means Democrats Blast Republican Plan to Shut Down Social Security

Source February 16, 2011 4 Comments

From California Congressman Xavier Becerra’s website GOP proposal would lead to a month of furloughs at Social Security Administration WASHINGTON,…

Local OB Writer’s Car Torched – Some Speculate Incident Due to Article on Homeless

Source February 16, 2011 19 Comments

Speculation that Bianca Koch’s Recent Article in Peninsula Beacon on Homeless Count Sparked Torching – and Now She’s Evicted by…

Say, just how much did that ‘Fly-Over’ cost last weekend?

Frank Gormlie February 15, 2011 43 Comments

Is it just us, or is anyone else curious as to what the gigantic Navy “fly-over” cost last weekend? In…

South Dakota Moves To Legalize Killing Abortion Providers

Source February 15, 2011 4 Comments

By Kate Sheppard / Mother Jones

A law under consideration in South Dakota would expand the definition of “justifiable homicide” to include killings that are intended to prevent harm to a fetus—a move that could make it legal to kill doctors who perform abortions. The Republican-backed legislation, House Bill 1171, has passed out of committee on a nine-to-three party-line vote, and is expected to face a floor vote in the state’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives soon.

How Many Progressive Budget Analysts Does It Take to Discuss the Military?

Source February 15, 2011 8 Comments

By David Swanson / opednews.com / February 15, 2011 Whether or not one recklessly and misleadingly includes Social Security and…

Was a ‘weapon of mass effect’ found in San Diego?

Source February 15, 2011 1 Comment

Editor: A recent Channel 10News interview with a port security official raises questions whether a “weapon of mass effect” has been found in San Diego. Assistant San Diego Port Director, Col. Al Hallor, was interviewed by reporter Mitch Blacher last week, and during the interview, Hallor admitted that a “weapon of mass effect” had been found by “partner agencies” in the San Diego area. This partial and incomplete admission was picked up by Britain’s media, and here it is inside ….

Wisconsin Governor Alerts the National Guard to Protests by Public Workers

Source February 15, 2011 1 Comment

Recently elected Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker has proposed a bill that would eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers and slash their pay and benefits.

Walker has also notified the state’s National Guard to be on alert for actions taken by unsatisfied state, county and municipal employees.