Breaking! UCSB Students Protesting Iraq Shut Down Highway 217! (5 updates)
I just got back from the antiwar protest at UC Santa Barbara, where 1,500 students took part in the rally coinciding with today’s strike against the war in Iraq (see my last diary for details). Forgive...
View ArticleVideo, Quotes from Yesterday's Strike at UCSB
Thanks for all the nice comments yesterday! The main organizers saw the diary later and were really heartened and encouraged to hear from so many people who cared. So big thanks Kossacks, you guys...
View ArticleCrossposted at Lose the Label (Millenials, PLEASE read!)
Actually, this isn’t crossposted at Lose the Label, but pretty much everything else I write from now on will be. I’ve written two popular entries at Daily Kos, one about an antiwar protest a few weeks...
View ArticleHRW report on China protests, repression
Crossposted at Lose the Label. Very interesting read today over at Human Rights Watch. If you have five minutes and the heart for a sobering read, definitely worth a click. Here are some highlights....
View ArticleOutsourcing Torture: 7 Victims of "Diplomatic Assurances"
This is what Russian detainee Rasul Kudaev said his interrogators at Guantanamo told him: "If you don’t tell us the truth, we’ll send you to Afghanistan, and if after Afghanistan anything is left of...
View Articleantiwar activism idea + please add your own
I'm fucking sick of waiting around for Congress and the President to work out a compromise. FUCK THEM. Instead of just watching tools in DC stick their tongues out at each other, why don't we...
View ArticleFacebook and Student Organizing
I know not many Kossacks are much into Facebook [or student organizing], but posting this anyway for anyone curious about a neglected corner of online activism and to some degree just about what young...
View ArticleHappy Mission Accomplished Day + Simple Action
To celebrate, I just sent the president an email. to comments@whitehouse.gov, vice_president@whitehouse.gov date May 1, 2007 11:11 AM subject Happy Mission Accomplished Day! mailed-by {...}gmail.com...
View ArticleObama's gaffe reveals every candidate's problem
I read Joe Rospars's diary earlier. I started writing this as a comment, but it got too long. And then I realized what I'm saying isn't just for Obama, but for all the candidates, because his problem...
View ArticleIdle Speculation: Global Warming, 2035
For some reason, we're still engaged in a debate about global warming. Despite heavy grassroots pressure and a vague understanding of how bad it's going to be, we've yet to make any serious changes as...
View ArticleGlobal Reaction to New U.S. Sanctions Against Sudan
In case you hadn't heard by now, the U.S. imposed heavier sanctions against Sudan today. The Treasury Department said it had blocked the assets of three Sudanese, 30 Sudanese government owned or...
View ArticleGeorge Bush, Kathleen Sebelius and ROBERT NOVAK
So everybody’s annoyed at the latest Bush administration Katrina-related hypocrisy. Well I smell a rat and his name is Robert Novak. In case you didn’t follow the links, the paragraph that set off the...
View ArticleLook, an undecided voter!
I'm an undecided Dem primary voter. {gasps and hushed, frightened crosstalk and bewildered expressions on faces that have suddenly gone pale} Yes, we do exist. I haven't figured out which candidate to...
View ArticleGenocide 2011
In 2008, President X campaigned on a platform of A, B and C. Never talked much about genocide, except to express anger over Darfur to score points with the base. Never made any serious commitment to...
View ArticleSo I was browsing FoxNews.com
Don't read this diary expecting to find anything outside the ordinary. I was just browsing Fox News and got to writing about it. I don't read their site very often. I'm used to Washington Post,...
View ArticleIraq Moratorium Day: To End an Occupation
Why are we still in Iraq? It’s not just Bush’s fault. It’s not just the Democrats, either. Or the media. Part of the blame must be placed on the shoulders of the American people, who haven’t...
View ArticleBreaking: NO ONE projected to win 2008 election
Inheriting this country after 8 years of some of the worst governing ever done by elected officials, and during a time we really needed to be on top of our game, is not a prize: it’s a prison sentence,...
View ArticleIraq Moratorium Day: What will YOU do?
For today's Iraq Moratorium Day diary, I wanted to do something a little different. Instead of writing a call to action, I was thinking it'd be interesting to talk about ways to participate. So please...
View ArticleBreaking: high speed chase in L.A.
What, you don't care? Neither do I... But when I woke up this morning to catch up on the world while I ate my bowl of Honey Comb, it was pinning down programming on all 3 cable "news" channels.
View Articlea random activism story I remembered tonight
I hate it when people tear down fliers. HATE it. It's like, someone cared enough to take the time to design this thing, throw down enough to pay for 7 cents a copy, walk around taping them up... and...
View ArticleFundies boycott gay pride event at baseball game...
...and fail miserably. Not sure if anyone diaried this, just throwing it out there cause it's messed up and coincidentally I attended the game. Objecting to the confluence of two promotions at last...
View ArticleAntiwar Tuesday -- SIMPLE activism for peace
I started a Facebook group four weeks ago. Here’s the description: On Tuesdays, each of us do something small to show our opposition to the occupation of Iraq. Nothing big, just something visible and...
View Articlehomemade protest music + Tuesday action
I wrote this song last summer and pieced a video together a couple weeks ago. A troll even left a comment.
View ArticleAntiwar Tuesday participation thread
What did you do to show your resistance to the occupation today? Please leave a comment.
View ArticleAnti-war activism open thread: What did you do to oppose the occupation today?
Did you do something to oppose the occupation today? If yes, what? I'm curious, plus looking for inspiration and ideas for simple individual level actions to take, and also pass on to other activists I...
View ArticleThings I'd like to hear a candidate say
In no particular order.... "Yes, I smoked pot. And I liked it." "I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!" (bonus points if on Air Force One) "I’ll reveal everything...
View ArticleAction Diary Rescue -- July 30-August 6
This is a roundup of action diaries from the last week or so. Like a Daily Kos activism "Best Of". Why? Because in the wake of the FISA disaster, I've seen a lot of angry comments about how we couldn't...
View ArticleACTION Diary Rescue --- August 7-13
This is the second edition of "Action Diary Rescue," a roundup of action-oriented diaries posted by Kossacks over the last week. Click for delicious activist goodness after the jump and DO SOMETHING NOW!
View ArticleAnti-war activism open thread: What did you do to oppose the occupation today?
...a.k.a., mojo for activists!! What did you do to show your resistance to the occupation of Iraq today? If you did something, please share. Maybe you can inspire someone to do something tomorrow, or...
View ArticleBush Wants Vietnam? Let's GIVE HIM Vietnam.
In case you didn’t hear, Bush compared Iraq to Vietnam today, bluntly announcing we won’t withdraw as long as he’s president. He argued that pulling out of Vietnam was a mistake. He blamed the hippies...
View ArticleAction Diary Rescue....cause Kossacks DO stuff, right?
This is the third edition of Action Diary Rescue, a roundup of action oriented diaries by Kossacks over the last week or so. This time I’d like to request, if you take action on any of these items,...
View ArticleWe suck at this, guys
commence...RANT! ---> You know, I’m sick of people whining about Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi not stopping the war. Otherwise intelligent people acting as if they really expect politicians to just...
View ArticleAction Diary Rescue --- cause we're not lazy, no
This is the fourth edition of Action Diary Rescue, a roundup of action-oriented diaries by Kossacks from the last ... since the last one. Sorry this one’s so late, I just moved (trading Isla Vista for...
View ArticleAction Diary Rescue: Jena 6 solidarity -- wear GREEN tomorrow!
This is the 5th installment of Action Diary Rescue, a roundup of action-oriented diaries by Kossacks and other random actions I've stumbled across. Please add more in the comments. For the featured...
View Articleaction diary rescue...be the change you want to see
Action Diary Rescue is a weekly roundup of activism opportunities for anyone looking to make the easy jump from blogger to doer, highlighting the efforts of other Kossacks to mobilize. This is the...
View ArticleIdea: Congressional District Strikes
What if, in congressional district X, a core of organizers start recruiting for a general strike to occur when a certain number of people have signed a pledge to participate? Say, 100,000. When 100,000...
View ArticleNational Campus Day of Action for Burma on Friday
Please forward to students. The U.S. Campaign for Burma is organizing a day of action for this Friday. Here's the description: We are asking every student in the country to organize their campus this...
View ArticleYoung does NOT mean apathetic, so stick your stereotypes where the sun don't...
h/t to Mike Connery at Future Majority There was an article in Sunday's Washington Post that accused young people of not knowing much about politics, not caring much, being too cynical, you know... all...
View ArticleBut I don't wannnna leave!
Full disclosure: If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, I’m an undecided voter. Does this mean I have to go??? I’ve done voter registration, voter education, and get out the vote for Dems and...
View ArticleJedi Council Recommends Impeachment
In a stunning move sure to shake up Capitol Hill, yesterday the Jedi Council voted unanimously to endorse the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The text of the...
View ArticleCNN Iowa coverage snubs Ron Paul; 10% of voters discounted
Before I start, some standard dislaimers... I'm not a Ron Paul fan. I wouldn't vote for him. I don't like his policy positions. I find some of the stuff he's said extremely offensive. However, I like...
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recognizing "Straw Man" arguments
Have you seen this man lately? Of course you have --- "straw man" arguments have completely taken over Daily Kos! If you're not familiar with the term, a straw man is "an argument or opponent set up so...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush Appreciation Day
1.19.09, you're invited. I know a lot of people are already celebrating on Inauguration Day (1.20) but that's only a half day of Bush in office (weak!). His last full day is 1.19, so really, if we want...
View Article+1/Obama
Don't like candidate diaries? Read something else then. Everyone has their own reasons for supporting Obama, but here are mine. I was skeptical about him for a long time but I came around a few months...
View ArticleRE: Primary Wars
I saw a comment this morning with 18 recommends and 17 donuts. If that doesn't symbolize Daily Kos right now, I don't know what does. I'm not worried, though. I think it makes a whole hell of a lot of...
View ArticleCrisis in Tibet [+action items]
If you haven't heard, there have been protests in Tibet the last few days marking the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising. These are some of the biggest demonstrations the country's seen...
View ArticleThe Trap (or how the MSM hurts the Blog)
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. -Eleanor Roosevelt I submit the following two part argument.
View ArticleBreaking: Bush admin to bypass 30 laws to build border fence (update)
We have to break the law in order to save it. WASHINGTON – The Bush administration will use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence...
View ArticleDon't just hurt ABC, hurt MSM
I'll make this brief. I didn't watch the debate last night. Judging by the reaction, I'm glad. Honestly folks, what did you you expect? To hear fair, interesting questions about issues like poverty and...
View ArticleA view from the hospital (thoughts re: Reverend, Blitzer, Obama)
On the off chance you noticed I haven't been around lately it's because I spent the last week in the hospital. Don't worry, I'm ok and haven't been in any pain (except for some of the tests they ran,...
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