Category Archives: In the news

A Level of Pettiness So Extreme It Has Its Own Gravitational Pull

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Ampersand

In his inaugural address, Obama described the US as “a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and non believers.” The Zionist Organization of American objects because they think Jews should have been listed before Muslims. Curtsy: Matthew Yglesias.

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Goodbye W

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Ampersand

Part of My Ecydis’ blogburst of shoes virtually thrown at George Bush’s exit.

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Food to Avoid

Posted on January 18, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Well, maybe it’s just jelly time: Federal health authorities are urging consumers to avoid eating foods that contain peanut butter until they can learn more about a deadly salmonella outbreak. But the FDA says there’s no indication of problems with … Continue reading →

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Oscar Grant Protest at City Hall and Courthouse

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Jack Stephens

Cross-posted from The Mustard Seed. Related blog posts: Fruitvale Bart Station Protest: The Rally, The Riot, Bloggers on the Oakland Riots, “To survive in these times,” Grant’s Killer Arrested. Yesterday I was able to meet up with some friends, comrades, … Continue reading →

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I'm Sure His Coffin Will Be Lined With Rich, Corinthian Leather

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jeff Fecke

Ricardo Montalban, dead at the age of 88. This, of course, was his greatest triumph: Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (Trailer)by zocomoro

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Grant's Killer Arrested in Nevada

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Jack Stephens

[Updated at 12:48 pm 1/14/09] The San Francisco Chronicle reports: Mehserle was arrested in the New Year’s Day shooting of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old supermarket worker from Hayward who was lying facedown after being pulled off a BART train by … Continue reading →

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House passes Fair Pay Acts

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Ampersand

Some good news from Emily at RH Reality Check:
The House passed both the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act, restoring and establishing basic protections for employees who are subject to wage discrimination. The Ledbetter Act repeals the 180 day requirement, while the Paycheck Fairness Act protects employees from retaliation by […] Continue reading →

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A bit more about the virginity pledge study…

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Ampersand

In an earlier post, Jeff quoted the first two paragraphs of a Washington Post story: Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are … Continue reading →

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Fruitvale Bart Station Protest: The Rally

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Jack Stephens

All photos by Daniel Garcia. This will be my first post in a short series over at my blog The Mustard Seed on the shooting, protest, and riots, over the execution of Oscar Grant at the Fruitvale Bart Station in … Continue reading →

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Oscar Grant, young father and peacemaker, executed by BART police

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Jack Stephens

This is absolutly apauling (if you want you can see the video for yourself, I don’t want to though, but you can find it pretty easily).  I will be at the protest today at the Fruitvale Bart station at 3 … Continue reading →

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