The Biggest Story of 2005

Aerial panorama of downtown New Orleans and the Superdome from a helicopter 400 ft. above the Pontchartrain Expressway at Baronne St. This was shot almost a month after Hurricane Katrina and three days after Hurricane Rita, which accounts for the eerie look of the almost streets and highways. The Greater New Orleans bridge over the [...]

Faith Based 2005

Thanks to my new friend John @ The Johnny Sutra (Fellow Up-Stater)

Fight!

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The new Chain of Command

The likely next prime minister, Adel Abdel Mahdi.

…and his boss,

Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
…and the real winner in all of this,
Mahmoud ” wipe Isreal off the map” Ahmadinejad.

The victory of the Shiite religious coalition in the December 15 election hands power for the next four years to a fanatical band of fundamentalist Shiite parties backed [...]

From Media Matters:

Top 12 media myths and falsehoods on the Bush administration’s spying scandal

Summary: Media Matters presents the top 12 myths and falsehoods promoted by the media on President Bush’s spying scandal stemming from the recent revelation in The New York Times that he authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to eavesdrop on domestic communications without the [...]

Where did all my Mike Watt go?

Looking back.
Fridays Random Ten.
1. Frank Black and the Catholics- St Francis Dam Disaster
2. Joy Division-Warsaw
3. Primus- Making Plans for Nigel
4. Kyuss- Demon Cleaner
5. Mother Love Bone- Bone China
6. Social Distortion- Story of my Life
7. Dinosaur Jr.- Feel the Pain
8. Mad Season- River of Deceit
9. Nada Surf- Blizzard of 77′
10. The Jesus and the Mary Chain- [...]

“O’Reilly wants cab drivers shot dead”

Right away sir:

” . . . Bill O’Reilly complained about a New York City cab driver who he said demanded $300 to take a friend’s daughter to the airport during the city’s transit strike, stating: “Immediately that person [the cab driver] should be shot dead.” O’Reilly then asked, “Did you get that, you left-wing smear [...]

They’ve already got us on some list somewhere, why not another?

Click here to read the full FOIA request (PDF document).
Add your name to our Freedom of Information Act request to get the facts about George Bush’s use of the National Security Agency to spy on American citizens:

Click here to sign.
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Update from Think Progress:

Fact Check: Clinton/Carter Executive Orders Did Not Authorize Warrantless Searches of [...]