Category Archives: Activism
House Says Bloggers Don’t Count As Journalists
There are currently two versions of a bill in Congress that would protect a  journalist’s right to keep his or her sources confidential, effectively banning the government from forcing journalists to reveal whistleblowers. One version though–the House version–gives an incredibly … Continue reading
Wolf Slaughter Set To Begin Anew
After a few months of bloody wolf killing a federal court ruled against the Bush/Cheney administrations proposal to remove wolves from the Endangered Species Act. In response the administration withdrew that proposal a few weeks ago. I do not know … Continue reading
Oratory Is Over And The Tally Time Has Come
The time for elocution is over and we are down to the brass tacks. Election day is upon us and everyone should be heading off to the polls. Our family went to Slater Marietta Elementary, our local polling location, and … Continue reading
Election Days Eve And A Moment With Ron Howard
Tomorrow is the election finally. I will let you know how it goes at the polling place for us. We will be going as a family tomorrow with our eighteen year old daughter who will be voting for the first … Continue reading
US Army Sees Twitter As Possible Terrorist “Operation Tool”
A US Army intelligence report has identified the popular blogging tool Twitter as a potential terrorist tool. It along with GPS and possibly voice changing software are at the heart of this intelligence report. The report by the 304th Military … Continue reading
2008 Election Protection Toolkit
Bev Harris of Black Box Voting, has done us all a favor and released her 2008 Election Protection toolkit as an ebook. It’s like Cliff notes of Bev’s 8+ years of experience on the front lines of the modern voting … Continue reading
Those Who Cast The Votes Decide Nothing. Those Who Count The Votes Decide Everything
The Security Group at the University of California in Santa Barbara has released a video that shows attacks carried out against the Sequoia voting system. The video shows an attack where a virus-like software spreads across the voting system. The … Continue reading
Black Box Voting 2008 Election Protection Toolkit
Bev Harris of Black Box Voting, has done us all a favor and released her 2008 Election Protection toolkit as an ebook. It’s like Cliff notes of Bev’s 8+ years of experience on the front lines of the modern voting … Continue reading
Beef Exporters Can’t Test for Mad Cow Disease
In a ruling last week a federal appeals court has ruled that Beef exporters are banned from testing their cattle for mad cow disease without the approval from the USDA (United States Agriculture Department). Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wanted to … Continue reading
A Glimpse Of Hope On The Electronic Voting Horizon
A tiny bit of good news on the electronic voting horizon. Barbara Simons, an accomplished computer scientist and e-voting expert, was recently appointed to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Board of Advisers. The EAC is the U.S. Federal body responsible … Continue reading