Pinboard: bookmarks for jtth tagged 'politics'

Sometimes, of course, the arguments are such that the specialists can develop and summarize them to the point that an intelligent layman can evaluate them. But often—and I feel pretty sure here—that’s just not the case. Give me a topic I know fairly intimately, and I can often make a convincing case for absolute horseshit. Convincing, at any rate, to an ordinary educated person with only passing acquaintance with the topic. A specialist would surely see through it, but in an argument between us, the lay observer wouldn’t necessarily be able to tell which of us really had the better case on the basis of the arguments alone—at least not without putting in the time to become something of a specialist himself.

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april 2009 by jtth

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It’s Not Going to Be OK : Information

How will we cope with our decline? Will we cling to the absurd dreams of a superpower and a glorious tomorrow or will we responsibly face our stark new limitations? Will we heed those who are sober and rational, those who speak of a new simplicity and humility, or will we follow the demagogues and charlatans who rise up out of the slime in moments of crisis to offer fantastic visions? Will we radically transform our system to one that protects the ordinary citizen and fosters the common good, that defies the corporate state, or will we employ the brutality and technology of our internal security and surveillance apparatus to crush all dissent? We won't have to wait long to find out.

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february 2009 by jtth

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McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Atlas Shrugged Updated for the Current Financial Crisis.

OH WOW. I kind of hope someone was thinking along these lines while the idealized scheming occurred.

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december 2008 by jtth

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The “broken windows” theory of crime is correct | Can the can | The Economist

Clearly, cyclists are easily influenced by their surroundings.

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november 2008 by jtth

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Change.gov | Apply for a job

This website is designed to provide prospective applicants with information to help them apply for positions in the Obama-Biden Administration. President-Elect Obama will make appointments throughout the federal government. Some positions will require Senate confirmation while others will not. Some appointments will be made during the transition process and others during the early part of the new Administration.

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november 2008 by jtth

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OHCHR: English (English) - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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october 2008 by jtth

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Presidential Election 2008 FAQ

This is an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions list) for the 2008 United States Presidential Election. I need to disclose up front that I am an Obama supporter. However, with the exception of the very last question, this FAQ is designed as a collection of factual information (such as the latest poll results) and of analysis that is as objective as possible.

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october 2008 by jtth

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best of craigslist : "Dear Red States..." A Letter From The Blue!
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october 2008 by jtth

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The Things He Carried - The Atlantic (November 2008)

Airport security in America is a sham—“security theater” designed to make travelers feel better and catch stupid terrorists. Smart ones can get through security with fake boarding passes and all manner of prohibited items—as our correspondent did with ease.

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october 2008 by jtth

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Barack's Brilliant Economic Plan Would Be A True Game Changer, In A Good Way

Obamanomics sounds pretty nice, and refreshing. It's different than standard Democrat or Republican rhetoric. Other than the lending institution for governments at the state and local level, allowing you to withdrawal from your retirement savings (just a little) sounds kind of like a pragmatic libertarian. And it might work.

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october 2008 by jtth

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[exclusive] Over 400 forms used by the National Security Agency

Via a Freedom of Information Act request (which involved paying $700 and waiting almost 4 years), The Memory Hole has obtained blank copies of most forms used by the National Security Agency).

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july 2008 by jtth

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Opposed to Wiretap Amnesty? Run a TV Ad for Six Bucks | Threat Level from Wired.com

If you're one of the thousands of voters angry over the Democrats' cave on domestic spying and telecom amnesty, a new online grassroots movement is now making it easy to buy a local ad on MSNBC, CNN and several other networks, for less money.

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july 2008 by jtth

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The American Scholar - The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - By William Deresiewicz

A codemnation of the Ivy League American schools from one of their own. He sounds like one, too: An elite education gives you the chance to be rich but it takes away the chance not to be.

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july 2008 by jtth

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FRONTLINE: home | PBS
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june 2008 by jtth

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The Mike Wallace Interview

There are 65 interviews in the Ransom Center's collection. Five are on audio tape, and the others are kinescopes, 16mm recordings of the television programs made by filming the picture from a video monitor. These 16mm films were transferred to video and,

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april 2008 by jtth

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Banksy 'backs ban on plastic bags' - Telegraph

Banksy, the secretive guerrilla artist, appears to have joined the growing campaign to ban plastic bags. (linked via http://ffffound.com/?offset=100&)

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march 2008 by jtth

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The Worst Addiction of Them All
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february 2008 by jtth

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Pentagon has photos of children being raped in Abu
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december 2007 by jtth

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AlterNet: Rights and Liberties: Bush Goes Private to Spy on You

If the plan goes forward, the NAO will create the legal mechanism for an unprecedented degree of domestic intelligence gathering that would make the United States one of the world's most closely monitored nations. Until now, domestic use of electronic int

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december 2007 by jtth

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What Does Iraq Cost? Even More Than You Think. - washingtonpost.com

Set aside the question of what we could have accomplished at home with the energy and resources we've devoted to Iraq and concentrate just on national security. Here, the hidden cost of the war, above all, is that the United States has lost much of its ab

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november 2007 by jtth

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Most say their vote has a price - News

This is one of the most disgusting things I've seen in a long time. Yet, in the back of my head, Ayn Rand is proud, and George Washington rolls in his grave.

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november 2007 by jtth

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Open Access to Research Funded by U.S. Is at Issue

The idea is that consumers should not have to buy expensive scientific journal subscriptions -- or be subject to pricey per-page charges for nonsubscribers -- to see the results of research they have already paid for with their taxes. Until now, repeated

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november 2007 by jtth

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History of Religion

How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world's most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religio

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october 2007 by jtth

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Former CEO Says U.S. Punished Phone Firm - washingtonpost.com

Former chief executive Joseph P. Nacchio, convicted in April of 19 counts of insider trading, said the NSA approached Qwest more than six months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to court documents unsealed in Denver this week.

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october 2007 by jtth

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The Great Iraq Swindle: : Rolling Stone

How is it done? How do you screw the taxpayer for millions, get away with it and then ride off into the sunset with one middle finger extended, the other wrapped around a chilled martini? Ask Earnest O. Robbins -- he knows all about being a successful con

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september 2007 by jtth

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Election 2004 Results

Maps of elections since 1960.

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september 2007 by jtth

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Top 10 Best Presentations Ever at KnowHR Blog

A list of the best presentations.

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may 2007 by jtth

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Closing the 'Collapse Gap': the USSR was better prepared for peak oil than the US | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse

An article relating the collapse of the Soviet Union with the (possible future) collapse of the USA. An interesting idea.

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january 2007 by jtth

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YouTube - Filesharing

Awesome video about filesharing.

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october 2006 by jtth

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YouTube - Re: Olbermann on the Murder of Habeus Corpus

A response to Olbermann's "on the Murder of Habeus Corpus." Pretty brilliant.

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october 2006 by jtth

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Crooks and Liars » Countdown Special Comment: Death of Habeas Corpus: “Your words are lies, Sir.”

Keith Olbermann has been calling it like it is. His "Special Comments" are indeed special because no other talking head outside of Cafferty is willing to step up to the plate and say what needs to be said on 24/7.

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october 2006 by jtth

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Reason

A funny comic dealing with the immigration issue, tongue in cheek.

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october 2006 by jtth

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Sex Toy of the Week: George Bush Butt Plug - Fleshbot

A George W. Bush buttplug.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Olbermann blasts Bush and Fox News - Google Video

A moving and unsettling closing thought that all Americans passionate to freedom and liberty.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Features : Radar Online

An awesome interview with John Hodgman, the PC from the Mac & PC commercials, the Daily Show contributor, and writer for The New York Times Magazine.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Conspiracy of Silence - US Politicians Pedophile Ring - Google Video

This program was supposed to air on the Discovery Channel. Instead, they were given the money of the cost of production by the government and all copies of the tape was ordered to be destroyed.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Will Ferrell as Bush - Google Video

Will Ferrell plays George Bush to dissuade people from voting.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Steven Colbert with Conan - Brought To You By Nuked Videos

Conan shoots Colbert in the heart. With a gun.

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september 2006 by jtth

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Crooks and Liars » Olbermann’s Latest Special Comment Targets Bush: “Have you no sense of decency, sir?”

Have you no sense of decency sir?

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september 2006 by jtth

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Top 10 Pot Studies Government Wished it Had Never Funded » Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Cannabis

With references!

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september 2006 by jtth

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UK gov bans violent porn

I'm so glad I live in a place with explicit freedoms, at least.

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august 2006 by jtth

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Presidential candidate to speak in Second Life tomorrow

We are now residing in the digital age.

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august 2006 by jtth

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YouTube - Democrat Tim Ryan kicks Bush's ass

Awesome skewering of Bush by Tim Ryan.

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august 2006 by jtth

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Gilmore v. Gonzales

Does the government have the right to keep secret a law that is applied to millions of Americans every day? That's the question John Gilmore has asked the Supreme Court to decide in his petition to the Court, filed on the 4th of August 2006.

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august 2006 by jtth

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- Al Franken: God Spoke

A trailer for Al Franken's new movie, God Spoke.

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august 2006 by jtth

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KERBLOG

A guy hidden in a bunker liveblogging the bombings in Lebanon.

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july 2006 by jtth

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Sensibly Eclectic Main - This, is how it's done America!

This is what patriotism looks like.

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july 2006 by jtth

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Damn Interesting » Not Your Average Summer Camp

The Robber's Cave experiment.

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july 2006 by jtth

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Terrorist 007, Exposed

For almost two years, intelligence services around the world tried to uncover the identity of an Internet hacker who had become a key conduit for al-Qaeda. The savvy, English-speaking, presumably young webmaster taunted his pursuers, calling himself Irhab

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march 2006 by jtth

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der-mo.net _ Moritz Stefaner

The CIA World factbook as visualized through a relational browser.

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february 2006 by jtth

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onegoodmove: Olbermann Skewers O'Reilly, Again

Olbermann has some choice words for Bill. God damn, once again Keith has proven to the world he's awesome.

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february 2006 by jtth

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defective yeti: Xyzzy

Iraqi Invasion: A Text Misadventure Revision 88 / Serial number 54892

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january 2006 by jtth

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Voting machine source code must be available for review | WTN

Among the 15 bills governor Jim Doyle signed into law on Wednesday will require the software of touch-screen voting machines used in elections have its source code opened up to public viewing.

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january 2006 by jtth

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DIE OFF - a population crash resource page

DIE OFF "If a path to the better there be, it begins with a full look at the worst." -- Thomas Hardy Petroleum geologists have known for 50 years that global oil production would "peak" and begin its inevitable decline within a decade of the year 2000. Mo