Bailout 101 - Write Your Congress People
PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE THE CONDITIONS OF DISCLOSURE AND TAXATION YOU WOULD REQUIRE BEFORE ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THE BAILOUT.Yes, all caps is an indication of my indignation.Why are...
View ArticleVisuals: When journalists go home, the consequences gradually surface.
My title is loosely quoted from the documentary Black Wave that showed last night at the Bear Tooth Theatre Pub in Anchorage, AK. I believe it's the photos and videos that jolt us from our keyboards...
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What I learned from the Tank Man
Note: this not a diary about the history of the Tiananmen Square Protests or the situation there now. For the history, check out the Wiki page. For a first hand account of yesterday's "ceremony," I...
View ArticleYou know you're getting old when...........
Okay, Monday is my birthday and l share it with the legend that is Roy Keane. I will be 39 years old which will make me offically 365 days away from being 40!!!I'm also laid up at home with a bad back...
View Article10/17/89, 5:04 pm: Where Were You?
Where were you, shortly after 5pm Pacific Time, on October 17, 1989?For most Americans, the answer is probably "I was about to watch the World Series" or "I had just sat down for dinner when I turned...
View ArticlePartying at the Wall 20 yrs ago (w/ CNN interview & pics)
I was studying at the University of Bamberg in West Germany, during the 1989-90 school year. Late in the evening on November 9th, 1989 I was at a bar with a TV on, and suddenly everyone got quiet, and...
View Articlethe lesson of 1989: Mr. Netanyahu, tear down this wall
Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Today will see many hagiographic pieces about Reagan from the right, but there's real value in learning about the complex historical...
View ArticleVaclav Havel has died.
This very sad news has just been reported:Poet, playwright, dissident, and former President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel has died at age 75 after a long battle with lung disease. Italian...
View ArticleJune 4, 1989 in our memory
Another year has passed, and China is still under a dictatorship. Students who braved bullets on Tiananmen Square 24 years ago are now in their middle ages. Most of the younger generation in China...
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Let's not forget Tiananmen
It's the anniversary of June 4, 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement again. We should not forget those who gave their lives for democracy 24 years ago.
View ArticleDonald Trump is rallying a lynch mob. He's done it before, with the Central...
From Politico: “Trump's long dalliance with violent rhetoric — Beyond his own incendiary comments, he's done little to mute loose talk of killing Clinton and Obama”And refrains of “hang the bitch” and...
View ArticleMusic of 1989: I post a few songs, you post a lot!
First thing, I want to recognize the life and recent death of CameronProf, aka BFSkinner, aka Jeremy. He is the one who taught me to post only a few songs, and let you, my commentators, fill the...
View ArticleRemember Tiananmen
It’s been 35 years since Chinese PLA opened fire on students in Beijing, killing thousands. Let’s not forget. That regime is now threatening democratic Taiwan. We must stand with Taiwan.
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