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RNS Quote of The Day, Portal Edition

Guillermo del Toro made a movie about Godzilla and giant robots starring GlaDOS. This cake is not a lie. –Ben Domenech, in his daily newsletter The Transom, which at $20/year makes a fantastic gift subscription. – Posted using BlogPress from … Continue reading

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Every Citizen, Now A Suspect

…[now,] whenever citizens interact with the government, the first question asked will be, are you a terrorist? –Mary Ellen Callahan, former Dept. of Homeland Security chief privacy officer I suppose it was just a matter of time. Sad to see … Continue reading

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And now a few words…

…for these difficult times. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

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At the Calguns Lunch

Sitting next to this guy. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Not Nordyke

I made it into the 9th Circuit courtroom just now for the CCW cases, including Richards v. Prieto, from my old stomping grounds in Almost-Berkeley Yolo County. Unlike prior Nordyke cases in the same courtroom, spectators so far have been … Continue reading

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Happy Veterans’ Day!

This was the scene we saw at 49ers Stadium today. See, even San Francisco can be patriotic once in a while! There were fireworks and a flyby by a pair of F-18s, and the US Army Drill Team. From their … Continue reading

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Forward!

To a future where women aren’t objectified! Wait, what? – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

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Chin Up

Magnetic sign on my pickup. FedExKinkos is your friend for this sort of thing. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Not Monolithic

Back in 1988, as a naive college student, I attended a Jesse Jackson for President rally at a community college in the black enclave of Pittsburg, California. (I had been a Biden supporter, but he dropped out when he was … Continue reading

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Michael Jackson Lives!

And (s)he’s pretty damned sexy. I never believed MJ was trying to transform himself into another Diana Ross. Just sayin.’ To clarify: I prefer to believe that somewhere, the pre-facial-surgery Sandra Bullock we all drooled over is sitting on a … Continue reading

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