Archive for September, 2008
Moving to the Center of Elite Consensus
September 1st, 2008Via: Joe Bageant: Over the last many weeks we have all been subjected to endless news stories about Senator Obama’s campaign “Move to the Center”. Leaving aside the political illiteracy which underlines this phrase, the use of it reveals important clues about the rhetoric of electoral campaigns, whom they target and what they are trying […]
ID Bracelets for People Who Need Assistance Leaving Storm Areas
September 1st, 2008This is such a great a system, used by the helpful soldiers. Old Auntie Mildred won’t get lost. Maybe it will be ok for the whole family (someday). That’s the intended lesson, anyway. Via: Star Telegram: Along the Texas Gulf Coast, mandatory evacuation started in waves this morning. Communities closest to the coast put orders […]
‘Unregistered’ New Orleans Residents Eligible for Evacutation
September 1st, 2008Via: nola.com: City officials announced Friday morning that all New Orleans residents will have access to mass transit services to assist with an evacuation regardless of whether they have registered with the city’s 311 information hotline. Research Credit: ottilie
Kremlin Critic Shot in Ingushetia
September 1st, 2008Via: BBC: The owner of an internet site critical of the Russian authorities in the volatile region of Ingushetia has been shot dead in police custody. Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the ingushetiya.ru site, was a vocal critic of the region’s administration. The Russian prosecutor’s office said an investigation into the death had been launched, Russia […]
Peep Show: Millimeter Wave Scan Machine at Denver Airport
September 1st, 2008Via: BoingBoing: I snapped this photo of a passive millimeter wave scan machine set up in the main entrance hall at Denver International Airport on Friday evening. The machine was swiveling back and forth, searching people who didn’t even know they were being scanned. I’m sure some of the people scanned weren’t passengers; they were […]
