Tag Archives: politics

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission: SciFi Dystopian Disasters Set to Come True

by jesse Posted on January 22, 2010

For awhile there, it looked like all the paranoid cyberpunk fiction of the 80s and early 90s was just silly. The US had elected its first black president, we were on the verge of getting some kind of major health … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc | Tagged campaign finance, evil, omfg evil, politics, supreme court, we are so fucked | Comments

The 00s in review, part 1, possibly of 1

by jesse Posted on January 5, 2010

Well, since everyone is doing lists… Best moment The US electing Obama. Worst moment Katrina. Yes, it was worse than 9/11. Sorry, it just was. 9/11 may have had a more profound impact on world events and American politics, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc, politics, web | Tagged 00s, 2000s, blog, blogging, cloud, cloud computing, everything, flash, flash sucks, politics, web | Comments

Bloomberg is the Last “Real” Republican

by jesse Posted on July 5, 2009

It struck me the other day that Mike Bloomberg is the last “real” Republican; i.e. in the sense that he runs a tight a fiscal ship, wants government to stay out of personal lives (libertarians would cite the smoking policies … Continue reading →

Posted in politics | Tagged gop, new york, nyc, oldskool, politics, republicans | Comments

Iran protest at the UN, videos

by jesse Posted on June 20, 2009

Iranians, you are not alone. Uploaded these direct from the protest to Youtube…

Posted in Misc | Tagged gr88, iran, iranelection, new york, nyc, politics, protest, rally, united nations | Comments

NY vs. CA, Fail Style

by jesse Posted on June 11, 2009

Floyd Norris’ has a great quip New York has long been competitive with California, which replaced it as the most populated state. Now they are in a tight race to see which state has the least functional government. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Misc | Tagged ca, california, fail, government, new york, new york state senate, ny, politics | Comments

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