She began participating in discussions on a Web site called “Democracy and Freedom,” which is often at odds with the government. By 2001, she opened her own site, much of it dedicated to literature, but she also published some articles calling for more freedom. As cyberspace became her home, she began to defend what the Chinese call netcitizens. Fellow SF fan and netizen Liu Di and I have a lot in common. We write about our interests in science fiction (she’s more interested in books, I’m currently more interested in television and movies). She writes about politics and dabbles in…
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Just don’t do it. Don’t panic, or the air marshals will be forced to smack you silly. And then you’ll end up as an ignominous dupe on the Urban Legends page… even if you are an otherwise smart journalist. The source said the air marshals on the flight were partially concerned Jacobsen’s actions could have been an effort by terrorists or attackers to create a disturbance on the plane to force the agents to identify themselves. Oh, and by the way Ms. Ima Responsible Journalist Scaredypants, way to inject your progeny into the story so we all know you’re a…
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Miss Alli has posted her recap for the third installment of “Berlitz Desperanto On The Go” at TWOP. Expect me to pretend to look busy at work for the next 10 minutes as I read it here.
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Not only will Al be doing his show, he’ll be a special correspondent for The Majority Report each evening. If you weren’t satisfied with Rush Limbaugh’s coverage of the 2000 Democratic Convention, you’re in luck: this year, there’s an alternative. We promise that our take on things will be different from his. That’s right, he’ll be on MR nightly, with Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder. Should make for some fun conversations if the convention coverage on the major networks starts to drag.