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June 15th, 2003
Activism

George W. Bush

George W. Bush Bio from Rotten.com

Then people started asking themselves whether George’s experience in Texas was really sufficient to prepare him for the Oval Office. As governor, Dubya had envisioned the role of the chief executive as being the guy with the final say. Bush didn’t propose policies. He didn’t research anything. His staff would […]

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June 14th, 2003
Activism

Support for Queer Rights and “Gay Marriage” continues to rise.

Marriage Equality California has compiled some very impressive data on long term trends in this area.
Also, see this press release by HRC on the latest polling data from Gallup.
And, interestingly, in New Hampshire, 70% of those aged 18-29 support gay marriage.
The homophobes must really hate this.

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June 14th, 2003
Activism

Avoiding Disaster in a Recall

[I think this editorial/letter raises a point which no one has made yet, which is that, without IRV, we face the very real possibility of a groundhog day scenario, wherein a governor elected by a small minority of the voting public (let alone the actual potential voters) takes office with a minimum of legitimacy, is […]

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June 14th, 2003
Home and Family

Custody dispute

I have just one thing to say to my wife’s ex, and his ridiculous petition for custody: thank you. He’s just given us the perfect tool to convince Lambda Legal and every other queer civil rights organization on the planet to jump on this case. We’re going to have the best legal representation possible. :)

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June 14th, 2003
Home and Family

Kids here again.

Kids are here again. They spent much of yesterday with one of my wife’s best friends, Susan Kessey (a music teacher, very sweet and loving person who just adores the kids, and used to do childcare for them), at Simpkins swim center, and had a blast. She offered to take them back again today - […]

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June 14th, 2003
Activism

School Board Member Cece Pinheiro at Santa Cruz Pride

Cece Pinheiro, co-Grand Marshall, standing next to one of the signs designed by my wife, Gunilla, for Santa Cruz Pride, 2003.

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June 13th, 2003
Activism

Clinton’s libido = nation’s success?

[Interesting piece of hyperbolic rhetoric. Like the description of the Bush Cabinet… seriously, what a bunch of creeps. Powell must squirm every minute he is among them. As for Condi Rice, who can fathom her? -Thomas]
Come Back, Clinton
Is the country better off with a president who actually has an active libido? Hell yes.
By Mark […]

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June 13th, 2003
Activism

More on “Can Bush Be Toppled?”

Salon.com - Can Bush Be Toppled? Part II
Interesting that the “conservative” has the best ideas for beating Bush.
Where are the true radicals in this series? I mean, there is a whole strain of thought with regards to the Bush Admin. that is absent…
I also find it interesting that they choose to feature two fairly […]

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June 12th, 2003
Home and Family

Last days of school

Went and visited the kids at school today. Turns out that the younger one was out on a field trip, but we got to see the older one. Talked to her a for a bit as she “ate” lunch (an act which mostly seemed to involve trading or giving away the bulk of what […]

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June 11th, 2003
Activism

Letter to re: Burning of Iraqi National Library and Archives, Koranic library

[This is in response to the storm of debate over exactly how much was lost from the Iraqi National Museum of History (apparently a lot less than initial reports in the press), and the associated implication that geez things were not so bad after all. Sent to Dave Farber for his “Interesting People” list. -Thomas]
Dave,
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June 11th, 2003
Activism

Medea Benjamin is quoted in this article

Can Bush be toppled?
“Yes, but…” says a Salon panel of political fortunetellers including Robert Dallek, John Fund, Sherman Alexie, Donna Brazile and Pat Caddell.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
By Joan Walsh, Laura McClure and Mark Follman
June 11, 2003 | He’s riding high in Aqaba, forcing Ariel Sharon […]

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June 11th, 2003
Activism

The choice we face as a country… life and death decisions.

[posted in response to an email Lorna sent to a Greens/Democrats discussion list. -Thomas]
Lorna,
The list has too many messages, so I just scan the headers of the digest for stuff that catches my eye… I didn’t realize that you’d cast your hat in the ring, but I think that by doing so, you make […]

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June 10th, 2003
Activism

Progressive strategy to counter the right wing…

[The meme of the need for an organized counter-force to the radical right’s domination of the media and their “echo chamber” network of think tanks, experts, talking heads, pundits, etc. is beginning to seep into mainstream discourse. Good! -Thomas]
Should Democrats get mad — or get even?
The very mention of George W. Bush’s name sends progressives […]

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June 10th, 2003
Activism

Economics of Spam makes it to NY Times

Declan,
I don’t think I’ve seen a clearly elucidation of the way the system works,
and the type of response rates that spammers can live off of: ~0.01%
response rates… 1 out of 8000-10,000 emails.
If you want the truth, the real answer to spam isn’t technological or
legal - it is cutting off the gravy train. Cutting […]

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