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Monthly Archives: June 2003

a fishy that would go wherever i would go

30-Jun-03

this is thich. he’s a glass catfish. he’s transparent. it’s pretty spooky. i named him thich because you can see through him, as one who is enlightened might see through the false material world which we inhabit. thus he is named for the buddhist monk thich nhat hanh, whose teaching [...]

“how much oxygen did your furniture produce today?”

30-Jun-03

readymade is running a great feature on making your own “lawn” furniture.

bombs away

30-Jun-03

similar in concept to the graffitiwriter, hektor is a regular “inkjet” printer that operates a can of spraypaint using a clever little pully system. pretty frickin’ neat, eh? imagine the the wifi possibilties! just hook it up to the top of a building and split… (c/o boingboing)

clinton comes out for media diversity

30-Jun-03

In the brave new world being defined by the FCC, there will be more McMedia on our airwaves and far fewer broadcast equivalents of our favorite local diners.
Unlike restaurants, the airwaves belong to us. We shouldn’t give up our right to have more choice.
—bill clinton in saturday’s daily news

iraqi freedom?

30-Jun-03

free to be slaves to u.s. imperialism maybe!
U.S. military commanders have ordered a halt to local elections and self-rule in provincial cities and towns across Iraq, choosing instead to install their own handpicked mayors and administrators, many of whom are former Iraqi military leaders.
motherfuckers.
in the meantime, bush isn’t just stiffing our older veterans, [...]

columbia halts dyncorp/monstanto crop spraying

27-Jun-03

“A Colombian Court Has Ordered The Suspension Of The US-Backed Aerial Drug Eradication Programme.
“The administrative tribunal of Cundinamarca ruled that spraying of coca crops must be stopped until a study is conducted to determine the effects of the chemicals on the environment and public health.”

sharpton 2

27-Jun-03

i told johnny cracka about that whole republicans for sharpton thing today… and he reminded me about this. this one’s for you, metro.

oh, the irony!

27-Jun-03

earlier this week, the international solidarity movement sent out an email announcement organizing for “freedom summer palestine,” a festival of resistance to take place in the israeli occupied territories this summer from july through august. ism hopes to attract activists from north america and europe to travel to israel and join the palestinians in [...]

new site done

26-Jun-03

just finished creating a weblog for honku author aaron naparstek. check it out. (note: it’ll look much better once it’s filled in.)

bad news for the buddha

25-Jun-03

india today declared that it now officially recognizes tibet as a part of china and told chinese authorities that it would not allow tibetan residents to engage in “anti-china political activites” within its borders.
while downplayed by the indian government as a reiteration of their already existing stance, this will surely strike a blow [...]

frighteningly accurate

25-Jun-03

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4

Job
9 to 5 Lifer

Personality
Vicarious

Temperament
An Oft-Exploding Volcano

Sexual
Just Say No

Likely To Win
The Wrath Of My Peers

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Genius

Colour

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randizzle my nizzle

25-Jun-03

seen the latest tax form?
interview w/weather underground director sam green @ free williamsburg
the eldred act (to protect the public domain) is being introduced to congress
“A top State Department expert on chemical and biological weapons told Congressional committees in closed-door hearings last week that he had been pressed to tailor his analysis on Iraq and other [...]