...AT SPLOID...THE LATEST ONLINE TABLOID THAT PROMISES TO OUTDRUDGE THE YOU KNOW WHO REPORT. Whoops! We found ourself writing in screaming headlines, as is Sploid's zippy style. This is a GREAT addition to the Internet...and it comes from online genius Nick Denton's group of blogs. Jeff Jarvis gives us this info about this daily MUST PEEK: And it won't spare Drudge's sacred … [Read more...] about TAKE A PEEK…..

This is way over due. It has been our achilles heel in shoring up the United States against terrorism incursions (and this is written by someone who lives 15 minutes from the U.S.-Tijuana border): WASHINGTON - Americans will be required to show U.S. passports when they re-enter the United States from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean by 2008 under proposed new rules announced … [Read more...] about Americans Will Need Passports To Return From Mexico And Canada

Osama bin Laden is NOT on his way to Rome: Italy's leading news agency has denied reporting that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would attend Pope John Paul's funeral Friday after a story attributed to it circulated widely on the Internet. "Some people just won't stop even at a time of mourning for the Pope: among the deluge of false emails, viruses and spam, a false item … [Read more...] about Nope: It’s NOT True

ZDNet.com News has an article that is a good starting point for self-education on the possible renewal of the provisions of the USA Patriot Act subject to sunset in 2005. … [Read more...] about Will the sunset be postponed?

More angry-looking political storm clouds are gathering House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Now the question is: are new negative reports about DeLay the fruits of hard journalistic work or does their timing (coming out the same day) suggest that perhaps some GOP bigwigs have decided, to quote the usually unquotable Al Gore, that "it's time for him to go?" Think of this name … [Read more...] about Political Storm Around Tom DeLay To Intensify?

We'll do our first post today within a few mintues, then posts will appear throughout the day. … [Read more...] about We Will Start Posting Very Soon

It's funny because it's plausible! (Via Lost Remote.) … [Read more...] about The next stage of local news

Blogger Michael Totten (Oregon pride!) and Spirit of America founder Jim Hake are in Beirut to help the Lebanese opposition raise money to fight the Syrian occupation:We're focusing our efforts on the residents of the semi-permanent tent-city that has been built on Martyr's Square, a mere two blocks from Parliament, where the opposition leaders say they will continue to reside … [Read more...] about Help some real freedom fighters

...and then there is cutting money off from a good investment. Can we really trust that this particular cut is wise, given both the previous success and the (relatively) low cost of seeing it through to conclusion? In a cost-cutting move prompted by President Bush's moon-Mars initiative, NASA could summarily put an end to Voyager, the legendary 28-year mission that has sent a … [Read more...] about There is throwing good money after bad…

...some advice for current liberals: In disunity there is strength. An interesting take on the value of public debate within a party. … [Read more...] about From a self-described former liberal…

Here come the "How can you call yourself a moderate?" comments. But we have to say it: I think they're going nuts: SAN FRANCISCO (Hollywood Reporter) - The chairman of one of the entertainment industry's most important congressional committees says he wants to take the enforcement of broadcast decency standards into the realm of criminal prosecution. Rep. F. James … [Read more...] about We Hate To Say It But We’ll Be Honest With You:

Will there be some mid-course political corrections at the White House? It's going to be fascinating to watch in coming months since Gallup now says its latest poll puts President George Bush at a record settting low point for a second term President: NEW YORK President George W. Bush's approval rating has plunged to the lowest level of any president since World War II at this … [Read more...] about Gallup: Bush’s March Numbers Lowest For Second Term President

Are we willing to give truth to a voice of evil? A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.    -Joseph Stalin Is it true that sometimes all you can do is despair? … [Read more...] about Do we have the appropriate perspectives?

From CNN.com: LONDON, England (Reuters) — It must rank as one of the most ironic twists in the tangled history of the British monarchy's relations with Rome. When King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife and marry his pregnant lover, he denounced the pope and, in a flagrant act of rebellion against distant Rome, created the Church of England. Now, almost 500 years … [Read more...] about A historical irony

Peter Jennings has announced he has lung cancer but will start treatment soon and remain on TV. … [Read more...] about More Bad News In Network TV Anchormanland

Remember that alleged memo from "party leaders" to Republican senators on the "great political issue" that was the Schiavo case? It generated lots of buzz, but the original reporters are backing off the implication...only so much. … [Read more...] about Great forged issues in history

Via the CommonSenseDesk and Shakespeare's Sister comes news of this interesting bill before Congress: Constitution Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal district courts from exercising jurisdiction over any matter in which relief is sought against an entity of Federal, State, or local government or an … [Read more...] about The “Constitution Restoration Act of 2005”

Isn't it time you show some DIVERSITY in selecting a Pope? … [Read more...] about Suggestion For The College Of Cardinals

Female genital mutilation is going down in Senegal, formerly a hotbed of the activity, and setting an example in the region:Campaigners have tried for decades to bring an end to FGM. But their tactics of providing alternative employment to the circumcisers, introducing alternative rites of passage for girls, or demanding legislation to outlaw the practice have all failed to … [Read more...] about Female circumcision getting snipped off

...in attempting to regulate electoral blogging. … [Read more...] about The FEC is not alone…