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Friday October 28, 2011 · 11:59 AM PDT

2011/10/28 · 11:59

Just a quick diary here. Last night (about 3:10am) Tennessee Highway Patrol officers cleared out Legislative Plaza, arresting 29 peaceful protesters. By all accounts the officers were civil and professional in their enforcement of the unconstitutional policy adopted earlier in the week.

The big surprise, to me at least, came when Night Court Commissioner Tom Nelson refused to sign off on their arrest warrants!

The protesters were returned to the custody of THP, who kept them until 9am and released them with misdemeanor citations for criminal trespassing. Those charges, I would imagine, will not hold in court since it was public property.

Go 99%!!!!!!

Obama's war on me (vis a vis the 'war on drugs')

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Friday October 14, 2011 · 10:20 AM PDT

2011/10/14 · 10:20

There is breaking news today that the DEA, along with local law enforcement (LEOs), are raiding medical marijuana dispensaries in California[see here and here], and in Arizona [see here]. It is only a matter of time before these raids spread into other states who have chosen to leave behind the bigoted, anti-science moral crusade to pass compassionate care laws, like my new home state of Colorado.

more over the fold...

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Monday August 09, 2010 · 11:38 AM PDT

2010/08/09 · 11:38

If we are going to entertain the possibility that the illusions Republicans hold about the 'state of our nation' in past days are true, I have my own to throw into the pot.

While the Republicans are pining for days of crotchety old white men in charge of the House of Reps and sitting in the White House, I'm pining for the days when this was a nation I could, within a degree of plausible deniability, be proud of.

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Friday June 11, 2010 · 3:18 PM PDT

2010/06/11 · 15:18

This is a short diary....

Edward James Olmos has put together a short film interviewing a few gulf residents about the impact of the BP oilpocalypse, both on their current livelihood and their prospects for the future.

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Wednesday December 30, 2009 · 1:33 AM PST

2009/12/30 · 01:33

I put the following idea to you: The HCR bill is not THE problem. It is, of course, A problem but it is not THE problem. Obama and Rahm have made it crystal clear by lying to our faces during the campaign and immediately pouncing on any progressives who dare to cross the administration that they have nothing but disdain for our hopes for the country. Single payer is only lunacy and even their weak assed compromise of a 'public option' was a subterfuge to allow them to claim that they had fought for some small grain of actual reform before giving in and letting their benefactors have the largest slice of the pie.

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Saturday October 24, 2009 · 6:56 PM PDT

2009/10/24 · 18:56

This is a short, almost non- diary.

Yesterday, while walking across the campus at my university, I saw a sign that said "Free H1N1 vaccine for faculty & staff."

Went in rolled up my sleeve, got my seasonal, then took two shots up the nose with the H1N1 live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV).

24 hours later, and I'm still alive and kicking. I haven't grown a third arm or eye...

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Tuesday September 15, 2009 · 3:54 PM PDT

2009/09/15 · 15:54

Disclaimer/Notice: I posted this diary two days ago in the middle of the night, not exactly the best time to bring important things to people's attention. I am reposting it now so that more people can be aware of some recent news/observations about the symptoms exhibited by children who have contracted H1N1, and realize the severity of this pandemic threat.

A week ago here in Nashville, there was a 5 year old boy who died from H1N1. While it is not unusual for children with pre-existing health conditions to die from typical influenza, this child was not known to have any such conditions. What's more alarming is that he first showed symptoms on Friday, and was dead by Monday night, and it appears that during that time his temperature never got above 102.

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Sunday September 13, 2009 · 11:02 PM PDT

2009/09/13 · 23:02

Folks, despite the name, I try really hard not to be overly paranoid and dramatic, but there is reason to be overly vigilant this flu season anyway. Despite what you may hear, and what you may think about the H1N1 flu, this is NOT like any other bug.

A week ago here in Nashville, there was a 5 year old boy who died from H1N1. While it is not unusual for a young child to die of the flu who has a pre-existing health condition, this child was not known to have any. What's more alarming is that he first showed symptoms on Friday, and was dead by Monday night.

Update [2009-9-14 9:34:14 by Tin hat mafia]: The original Tennessean article has is now available on their web site and featured on their front page. I know I wrote this in the middle of the night, but please rec this up so that others can see it!

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Saturday September 12, 2009 · 12:12 PM PDT

2009/09/12 · 12:12

We are all inspired to action by little things here and there every day. Today I was inspired to write an email to a family email list....one that sometimes gets CC'd with conservative spam...and give my 2 cents on the health care battle.

Here is my email to a possibly hostile, but still potentially receptive audience. I should say that I have never before sent a politically sensitive email such as this to my family, but I felt that 'now is the time'.

The take-home message is this:

Please remember that not all action is directed towards strangers.

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Friday September 11, 2009 · 12:34 PM PDT

2009/09/11 · 12:34

This is just a short diary...I searched and didn't find any record of it, and I figured there might be some here who were as interested as I in something besides the whole Wilson bruhaha...

Tonight should be one of the more interesting evenings of the semester for student's at Depauw University, as none other than Howard Dean and Karl Rove square off on stage in a debate....

From the Depauw web site

August 8, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Two heavyweights on the national political scene -- Howard Dean, who recently completed a four-year term as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Karl Rove, the former chief political adviser to President George W. Bush -- are coming to DePauw University on Friday, September 11. In a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture, the two men will engage in a debate on "America in 2009: Challenges and Opportunities." The program will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium of the Green Center for the Performing Arts (605 S. College Avenue).

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Wednesday July 22, 2009 · 1:56 AM PDT

2009/07/22 · 01:56

After seeing the images of the Taliban's new trophy, Private Bergdahl, and hearing the hypocritical condemnations of the US Military for merely making a video that shows him scared and vulnerable, I have to ask myself how the fuck anyone in Washington can sleep tonight, much less the rest of the country.

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Friday May 01, 2009 · 8:51 AM PDT

2009/05/01 · 08:51

I am not one of the neurotic people who carries a little bottle of hand sanitizer around with me on a regular basis. However, until this flu bug passes I WILL BE FROM NOW ON.

I found it rather curious, being a scientist (analytical chemist, not a biologist) and all, that the CDC web page was advising people in addition to washing their hands on a regular basis, to use 'alcohol hand lotions' (i.e., hand sanitizers) when soap was not available and your hands are not visibly dirty.

Now, I recall numerous people saying that alcohol won't kill viruses...so I did a little digging...what I found over the bump.

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