Prosthetic Conscience
Jason McBrayer's weblog; occasional personal notes and commentary
Fri, 26 Sep 2008
Links for 2008-09-26 Fri
- Schneier on Security: The Two Classes of Airport Contraband
If it’s dangerous, treat it, and the person trying to bring it onboard, as dangerous. If it’s not dangerous enough to do that, stop trying to keep it off the plane.
- Rad Geek People’s Daily How Portland Police Bureau Officers Joseph Cook and Judy McFarlane used a “welfare check” to throw Contia Orsby out on the streets
- Daily Kos: The Way Forward {Updated: Obama announces opposition to a blank check.}
I hate to link to the Great Orange Satan, but this article is pretty insightful. Essentially, we are seeing the Shock Doctrine (disaster capitalism) used to consolidate even more power in the Executive than was granted to it after the September 2001 crimes.
- Naomi Wolf: The Battle Plan II: Sarah “Evita” Palin, the Muse of the Coming Police State
- Rant: The Day the Earth Stood Still Remake Is Pure Sucky Evil
I finally saw the original for the first time last night.
- BuyMyShitPile.com: Hey Washington, can you buy my bad investments too?
Use the form below to submit bad assets you’d like the government to take off your hands. And remember, when estimating the value of your 1997 limited edition Hanson single CD “MMMbop”, it’s not what you can sell these items for that matters, it’s what you think they are worth. The fact that you think they are worth more than anyone will buy them for is what makes them bad assets.
- Kansas City - Plog - Pirates duel with Phelps family
God hates shrimp and poly-cotton blends!
- Charlie’s Diary: Straws in the Wind
I don’t think it will come to that, but it certainly looks bad. - HARDCORE ZEN: BIG FART CIRCLE
Taking the piss out of a spiritual con-man.
- Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the “Homeland”? - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
This article actually goes a little more into the rules they will be operating under.
- “Jonathan Lee Riches” tagged Cases and Lawsuits :: Justia News
Master of the prisoner lawsuit.
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