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Politics

A collection of 147 issues

I love Kurt Vonnegut.

originally uploaded by Supercapacity. I’d heard of him before he died last week, but had never read any of his stuff. But since his death was highly publicized, now I have. That’s the bright side of famous writers dying; they’re so eloquently eulogized on NPR that I

Pangea Day.

Despite the fact that I disagree with most of my country’s foreign policy decisions and ABSOLUTELY DETEST the Bush administration, I am still glad to be an American. This country is far from perfect, but it’s still a great place to live and the ideals upon which it

China vs. Taiwan.

I shouldn’t be blogging right now. I should be thes-ass storyboarding. But anyway, I just wanted to say something about the Chinese president’s recent visit to my beautiful city: it made me sick. Here is an oppressive, Communist leader who promotes torture and human rights violations on a

Tibetan monk.

originally uploaded by Neylano. Taken by yours truly, today outside the White House during a protest against China and their latest crackdown in Tibet. The protesters started at Pennsylvania Avenue, marching up Connecticut Ave via Dupont Circle to the Chinese Embassy where the crowd really started to get more animated

It gets more incredible, every day....

Every time I read the paper, I think the Bushies have reached the pinnacle of stupidity. But they just keep succeeding themselves. Read this, from the NY Times: The filing revealed for the first time testimony by Mr. Libby saying that Mr. Bush, through Mr. Cheney, had authorized Mr. Libby

Je veux habiter en France.

Op-Ed Columnist from the New York Times French Family Values By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: July 29, 2005 Americans tend to believe that we do everything better than anyone else. That belief makes it hard for us to learn from others. For example, I’ve found that many people refuse to

Vote. Yes, we can.

Love The Stranger. Hate Tim Eyman.

God, I love The Stranger. It’s one of Seattle’s free, alternative newspapers and the writing is caustically sarcastic and fabulous. Here’s an excerpt about Tim Eyman, a conservative Washingtonian who can best be described as a political hemorrhoid: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 – Speaking of alleged hate crimes: Today

Fuckers.

All of them. Excuse my French, but I hate Karl Rove. And how the “Christian” right can honestly believe that this man embodies any semblance of moral principle is beyond me. Rove Case May Test Bush’s Loyalty to His Closest Aides By DAVID E. SANGER Published: July 13, 2005

The Devil Came on Horseback.

I just got back from this documentary screening at the Seattle International Film Festival. It’s a film by former Marine Brian Steidle about the genocide in Darfur. More later, but I wanted to post these links now: The documentary. Divest from companies doing business in Darfur.