Plunderbund

BLF takes on AT&T:

AT&T initially downplayed its heroic efforts in the War on Terror, preferring to serve in silence behind the scenes. “But then we realized we had a PR win on our hands,” noted AT&T V.P. of Homeland Security James Croppy. “Not only were we helping NSA cut through the cumbersome red tape of […]

…speaking of transparency. Check out this site. Tools like this you can embed like YouTube videos:

Cool shit. Even cooler:

All customizable. Good stuff!

Update: I was just down and they are not officially open until Wednesday (2/13) and probably won’t have much stuff until then if then. Phone number is 612.968.7864
Expect the offices to open in Columbus on Monday or Tuesday. They are located at the following address:
193 East Rich St. (not Ritch) - ironically […]

Down Tennessee way…
Police have lost red-light cameras to traffic accidents but never to gun play. “This is the first one that’s been shot,” Capt. Gordon Catlett said of the wounded camera at the intersection of Broadway Avenue and Interstate 640 � one of 15 camera-equipped intersections in the city.
Clifford E. Clark, 47, was charged with […]

One of the common memes I read on pro-gun websites is the overwhelming need to protect one’s self and family from violent home invaders intent on killing you and your family.
Well, in New York City - population 8 million - they are on track to have fewer than 500 homicides, and if trends hold just […]

Update: Got two more good resources. This from the NYT and a radio program with some Akron area monks which includes a great overview at the beginning.
The situation in Burma (Myanmar) is one we should all be watching and stay informed about. If you are behind on it, this might […]

Wes Clark is sponsoring a campaign to dump Rush from Armed Forces Radio. Seems fitting, since he thinks a large number of our soldiers are “phony”. You can get involved here.

While not “Net Neutrality” related, this underscores the potential power and abuse allowing common carriers to regulate the content transmitted on their networks would permit.
Saying it had the right to block �controversial or unsavory� text messages, Verizon Wireless has rejected a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizon�s mobile network […]

Update: Jill at WLST has a similar take (though less direct).
In her sickening tirade against anti-war actress Sally Field, Michelle Malkin indicates that she believes that there are sheep moms and lion moms. I have to admit that to a certain point, I agree with her. Some moms are […]

The strip-club regulation law will be going to the polls this fall.
In the battle for popular support, strip-club owners and dancers claimed an edge yesterday.
They turned in 120 boxes of petitions — 382,508 signatures total — to Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s office. Citizens for Community Values, the Cincinnati-based group behind tougher rules, submitted more […]

No comment needed except… 1) Wow! and 2) It will be interesting to see how this story will play out alongside the presidential primary election cycle. Surely there will be a hailstorm of commentary on that over the next few days.

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Polk County judge on Thursday struck down Iowa’s law banning gay marriage and ordered the county recorder to permit gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Less than two hours after word of the ruling was publicized, two Des Moines men applied at the Polk County recorder’s office for a marriage license, and for the first time the application was accepted. The process of granting a license to marry in Iowa takes three days.

I’m signing up to get the (free!) Community Emergency Response Team training here in Franklin County next month. While I have in the past received some extensive first aid training, primarily in Boy Scouts, I haven’t been recertified in CPR in 8 years, and it’s been much longer than that since I’ve had any […]

I just finished watching the CNN special on God’s Warriors this morning, and I found it fair and interesting. If you missed it this past week, you can catch it tonight and tomorrow at 9PM (two parts). I recommend it.

Stick with the video. It’s about double standards and racial injustice… still alive in the South today.