• Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: August 16th – August 29th

    "Dr" Alveda King Trading on the King DNA, niece turned away from family, doesn't recall why she was awarded an honorary doctorate BBC News – Who answered Glenn Beck Crackdown in Bahrain Hints of End to Reforms – NYTimes.com I sometimes book travelers to Bahrain, and they're not great fans of the place. Delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner delayed again – USATODAY.com The New Yorker Maps Koch Industries Follow the money that funds the vast right wing conspiracy BBC News – How the internet is changing language Kind of sad reading definitions of Internet Menes in British court.

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics - Religion

    Who Are All These Tacky People On My Front Stoop?

    “Don’t make me come out there.” What the hell, I ended up live-blogging the whole damn thing. I took this photo a few years ago on a trip to Washington DC, with the “good camera” that’s been sent off to Canon for possible repair, or I’ll be in the market for a refurbished 30D. I Tweeted a lot of my Lincoln Memorial photos last night after getting irked at all the Beckamania co-opting of the imagery of Lincoln, Dr King, and all the hoo-ha about reclaiming the nation’s honor. It bugged me that the national honor so much in need…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: August 3rd – August 9th

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  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: July 21st – August 2nd

    The Most Biased Name in News Enjoy this trove of examples of FOX "News" bias… PRE-9/11 Porter Goes Deeper Into Dominionism | Right Wing Watch Blagojevich on trial: Former governor Aug 14 9am Editor’s column: We ran with the list story, but not with the list | The Salt Lake Tribune American-born children at heart of controversial list, state says | The Salt Lake Tribune

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics - Radio

    Daniel Schorr -30-

    Of all the many tributes and stories remembering the life and career of Dan Schorr, Scott Simon’s was the one that that moved me most. Schorr wasn’t a teddy bear; he pissed presidents and premiers off, as well as colleagues, columnists, and Congressmen. NPR’s Scott Simon Remembers Daniel Schorr : NPR No other journalist in memory saw as much history as Daniel Schorr. He was born the year before the Russian Revolution and lived to see the Digital Revolution. He was there before the Berlin Wall went up and there a generation later when it came down. He was born…

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: July 15th – July 17th

    Millard Fillmore Social media Why Your Company Should Have a Facebook Page (Not a Profile) Utah concludes state resources were used in immigrant list – U.S. news Mortenson asked to comment, doesn't think the Utah brownlist a good approach Utah Closes In On Origin Of Making Light: The eyes are not here Commenter rightly wonders how many on the list are churchgoing LDS: probably not many.

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Linkdump: July 6th – July 14th

    ‘Illegal’ list sparks fear in community, state query | The Salt Lake Tribune Department of Work Force connection The Quick Start Guide to Using Google Webmaster Tools With WordPress – WordPress MU and BuddyPress plugins, themes, support, tips and how to Tattoos, motorcycle distinguish new priest – Hawaii News – Staradvertiser.com Another St Nicholas http://m.cnn.com/primary/_lRtkxf-iJHrcqvThtl Officials say plane stolen from Indiana, crashed in Bahamas fits pattern of

  • Hot Off The Presses - Notty Problems: Even Leaving Doesn't Solve Them - Only in Utah...

    Concerned Busybodies of Zion

    …they claim to have infiltrated Utah undocumented aliens’ social networks. So don’t Tweet, poor downtrodden brown Utahns! Change your Facebook status to “In Hiding!” #fb #immigration Honestly, when I first shared this story from the Trib, I didn’t realize it’d have such legs, but I’ve been hearing it on NPR, and seeing it everywhere in my feed. And I’m glad it’s getting wide coverage, because it’s a very troubling and disturbing story indeed. Mystery group lists 1,300 in Utah it claims are undocumented immigrants | The Salt Lake Tribune “We then spend the time and effort needed to gather information…