Monthly Archives: July 2013

Institutional Racism in the Deep South

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Phil Kadath

It does exist! The Alabama Federation of Republican Women (AFRW) strongly opposes “race-based standards for student achievement” pushed by the Alabama Department of Education, as reported in The Tuscaloosa News on Sunday, June 30. Minority students will be held to … Continue reading →

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My New Favorite App

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Phil Kadath

A couple weeks ago UCSD Lecturer Brett Stallbaum released an Android App that “Geolocates Dangerous Guns and Owners”. Geolocation means marking dangerous sites on the App’s map so that you and others can be aware of the risks in your … Continue reading →

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In Closing

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Hopefully my last words on the Zimmerman media debacle. The media is seems stunned into disbelief that George Martin will get his pistol back. It is as though they think the inanimate object should be destroyed for the “eevviill it … Continue reading →

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Surely

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Phil Kadath

This is not over. The race baiters will figure out new and exciting blunt objects to beat this dead horse with. I had it figured the same way this AoSHQ poll did. So I am pleasantly surprised. And what she … Continue reading →

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So, you think you’re tough?

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Then you should have no trouble watching these clips from yesterday where Radley Balko discussed his book “Rise of the Warrior Cop” and the militarization of the constabulary on Chris Hayes’ MSNBC show. Clip 1 Clip 2  

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Yep

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Phil Kadath
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How government (almost) screwed up my future

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Alternate title: Working at Enjoying the Decline Me: Waiting for the letter telling me that I can finally register for classes at the technical college where I’ll be spending the next 18 months learning to weld. Background here. The lay-off … Continue reading →

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You can guess what event this is from

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Very Cool

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They must not have tried very hard

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Phil Kadath

Sam Baker and Elise Viebeck have noted 10 Obamacare Fumbles over at The Hill. It is a decent list, but any person properly schooled in the operation of government would have also listed this one. I’d putting it right at … Continue reading →

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My Hero

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Alaska

Why Janice Rogers Brown belongs on the US Supreme Court. An aside: My old two-hour Davis-to-San Francisco Amtrak commute (really, to Emeryville with a bus jumper) would end up consistently 30-45 minutes late because we had to wait on a … Continue reading →

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