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Third federal circuit upholds criminality of Childless Pornography. Anyone know a good source for jackboots?
posted by baylink at 10:29 PM PST - 26 comments

Mentally retarded man to be executed in Texas. Discuss.
posted by donkeymon at 8:31 PM PST - 34 comments

Multics, Requiescat in Pace. Wow. What does one say.
posted by baylink at 8:25 PM PST - 3 comments

OK, with all of the whining, crying and teeth gnashing over the electoral process interfering with our oh so happy worker bee lives, I've decided to link to something much more important:

High stakes at The Hague

Clinton's climate change warning

'Massive' pollution cuts needed

Since climate change disaster is preparing to bite us all in the ass and no one seems likely to do anything about it, than it doesn't really matter who gets elected president, now does it?

Kudos to the american press for ignoring this story. . .
posted by Mr. skullhead at 7:57 PM PST - 5 comments

It turns out before the election, representatives introduced a bi-partisan bill in both the House (H.J. Res. 113) and the Senate (S.J. Res. 56) to amend the Constitution to replace the electoral college with the direct election of the President and Vice President. Contact your reps to ask them to support the bills. If we're going to get electoral reform, it will be now.
posted by veruca at 6:45 PM PST - 17 comments

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posted by Sapphireblue at 6:11 PM PST - 45 comments

Yes, but will they have a Quisp Quorner? Personally, this sounds pretty cool, but it's too dang bad they had to put it in the Mall of America. The higher-ups probably wanted to build next to the other theme parks in Orlando, but i've heard this wild rumor that Florida's getting a bad rep these days...
posted by NickBarat at 6:10 PM PST - 3 comments

Secret CIA chatroom gets exposed
posted by gluechunk at 2:28 PM PST - 6 comments

I hate politics. What irks me the most about the current state of affairs is that I had hoped the election would be over by now, and I'd be able to turn on the television, read a magazine, or partake in a conversation about something BESIDES Al Gore and George Bush. Supposedly, "smart" people are interested in politics. Which must make a minority of smart people who AREN'T interested embarrassed to admit to their distaste. But I've recently discovered that I'm not alone: these people feel my pain, but unfortunately their pages aren't very interesting. Anyone know any better links for those of us who are sick and tired of hearing about people counting things in Florida?
posted by grumblebee at 12:04 PM PST - 26 comments

What It Will Take to Get Elected ... in 1988. Interesting historical piece basically looking at the chances of a Democratic victory in 1988. Makes for good reading -- now that we've all become political junkies -- while waiting for news from Florida.
posted by leo at 11:26 AM PST - 1 comments