Just the Links

Pocket Geishas, Colonial Logic, Gaza Under Attack, Family Rejection, Domestic Slaves, Espionage Fears, Magic Blacks, and Ye Olde Rappe Music

2008-12-30T01:15:00.000-08:00

Alternet: Israel's Onslaught: One of Its Bloodiest Attacks on Palestinians in 60 Years
The Guardian: Gaza - The Logic of Colonial Power
The Guardian: From the Ashes of Gaza - In the face of Israel's latest onslaught, the only option for Palestinian nationalism is to embrace a one-state solution
NAM: Bombs Rain Death on Gaza
NAM: Family Rejection a Health Risk for Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Youth
Alas! A Blog: The Case For Being Emotional Over Honoring Rick Warren
Dallas Morning News: Immigration officials curtail sedation of deportees after criticism, lawsuits
Austin American Statesman: Foreign children exploited on U.S. soil - Egyptian girl was kept as a virtual slave for years in California
Angry Asian Man: civil servant loses job amid espionage fears
Angry Asian Man: A geisha for your pocket
Womanist Musings: A Black Man or a White Woman
Womanist Musings: If You Can Make a Black Woman Smile
Shakesville: Obama Racism/Muslim/Unpatriotic/ Scary Black Dude Watch, #104 and #105
Wonkette: Here’s That Hilarious Song Parody Sent Out By This Huckabee Douche Who Wants To Be Chairman of the RNC
23/6: Poll - How hilarious is that "Barack The Magic Negro" song parody?
23/6: Ye Olde Rappe Music
Cracked.Com: The 8 Most Misguided Sci-Fi Versions Of 2008
NYT: Songs From the Heart of a Marketing Plan

No Fly Lists, White House Girls, Drug Paperbacks, Evil Cell Phones, Sodomy Laws, So-Called Political Journalism, and Caruso One-Liners (YEAAAH!)

2008-12-28T21:26:00.000-08:00

Salon: Politico reviews the year in American "Political Journalism"
Sociological Images: How and Why POC Are Included in Advertising - Part 8
Alternet: Sodomy Laws Are Rooted in British Colonialism
Alternet: The Sensational World of Drug Paperbacks
Shakesville: White House Girls
Womanist Musings: The Policing of WOC
Womanist Musings: Time Begs for an Obama Boy
Womanist Musings: If You Are A Black Transwoman Your Life Is In Danger
Stuff White People Do: Use Drugs with Relative Impunity [Video]
WireTap: Top Youth Activism Victories of 2008
NAM: ICE Immigration Raids Waste Time and Money
NYT: City of Immigrants Fills Jail Cells With Its Own
WaPo: Why I Can't Get Off the No-Fly List?
Carnegie Reporter: Arab Media - The Web 2.0 Revolution
Des Moines Register: Immigration policies sow climate of fear
The Consumerist: Sikh Signs For Package, UPS Driver Enters His Name As "TERRORIST"
Jezebel: President-Elect Obama Is 2 Seconds Away From A Horatio Caine "Yeaaaaaah!" Moment
io9: Why Do Aliens Among Us Always Go Native?
io9: Evil Cell Phone Wants You Dead But Has Reasonable Rates
Youtube: CSI Miami - Endless Caruso One-Liners [Video]

Gender-Queer Santa, Tito the Builder, Singing Ewoks, Cool Nerds, A-Gays, Racial Profiling, Watermelon Rolls, and The Imperial Presidency

2008-12-26T00:05:00.000-08:00

Alternet: Is Obama's Education Pick the Sarah Palin of the School System?
Border Lines: Prisons are Safe Havens for Investors
States Without Nations: An Interview with David, Wrongly Classified as an Illegal Alien Based On Racial Profiling
Professor What If?: What If Santa is Gender-Queer?
Womanist Musings: Michelle Obama is NOT a gal
The Christian Science Monitor: India's media blasted for sensational Mumbai coverage
The Nation: Dismantling the Imperial Presidency
The Huffington Post: 'Watermelon Roll': More Racism from 'Team Sarah'
The Atlantic: You wouldn't make it in Postracial America
Daily Dispatch Online: Racism is still deep rooted in global economics and politics
AP: Immigrants Reshape Post-Disaster New Orleans
The Boston Phoenix: The Year of the Nerd
Men.Style.Com: The Rise of the A-Gay (?)
23/6: Tito the Builder...We're gonna miss you, buddy
E! Online: Cue the Ewoks: Star Wars Hits the Stage

Preposterous Rhymes, Illegal Hijabs, Nazi Hunters, Sex Slaves, Presidential Pin-ups, Harassed Detainees, Enemy Aliens, and the Racist Left

2008-12-23T18:41:00.000-08:00

NAM: Permanent Residents to be Fingerprinted When Entering US.
NAM: US Airways Pilot Refuses To Fly Plane with Sikhs on Board.
NAM: Immigration Activists Battle Harsh Laws Across the US.
Racialicious: The Not Rape Epidemic.
Racialicious: Assimilated Beauty.
Racism Review: The Left's Blindness on Racism.
Womanist Musings: Barack Obama The Sex Symbol.
Womanist Musings: The Illegal Hijab.
Angry Asian Man: John Cho as Mandarin in Next Iron Man?
CSM: Greens Mixed on Obama's Agriculture and Interior Picks.
HuffPo: We Owe Sarah Palin An Apology.
HuffPo: Top 10 Obama Player Haters of 2008.
HuffPo: Thundercats The Movie: A Satirical Trailer Mash-Up That's Truly Art
SF Weekly: Busted Rhymes - The Top 10 Preposterous Rap Songs of 2008.
NYT: Disciples of Hatred; Nazi Hunters in Their Own Words and Images.
NYT: Conservative Radio See an Opportunity and His Name is Barack Obama.
NYT: Buzzwords of 2008.
WaPo: Emails Reveal Seung Hui Cho's Troubles at VA. Tech.
Houston Chronicle: S. Texas Officials Accused of Harassing Detained Somalis
The Brownsville Herald: Disabled Immigration Detainees Face Obstacles.
MSNBC: Sex Slavery - Living the American Nightmare

Arab Surf Music, Whopper Imperialists, Post-Racial HBCUs, Certificates of Whiteness, Immigration Settlements, and Presidential Coinage

2008-12-21T01:54:00.000-08:00

Did you know Dick Dale, the Doors, and Dylan Swayed to Arab Music? No, then check this out.
Indian Country Today deconstructs the imperialist idiocy of the Whopper Virgin ads.
Salman Rushdie blasts Arundhati Roy over Mumbai Attack comments.
io9 asks: Will it soon be acceptable to select the sex of your baby?
Meanwhile, Digital Journal, ponders the fate of HBCUs in the post-racial era of Obama.
PZN looks at structural racism and the Obama presidency.
Professor Zero discusses certificates of whiteness.
Racism Review presents Black & Blue: Black Cops Face White Racism.
Tampa Bay Online asks: Is the Recession causing a migrant exodus or influx?
WSJ answers: US Workers Crowding Out Immigrant Laborers.
CBS: New Focus on Anti-Migrant Hate Crimes after Murders in NY.
Houston Chronicle: Houston firm to pay $21 million in Immigration case.
NAM: AZ Border Patrol Agent sued for millions, Government implicated in wrongful death suit.
The American Prospect: Unions come to Smithfields.
Lists! Metromix counts down 8 things we won't miss about '08.
Obama now a special limited edition coin [video].

High Court Challenges, Hateful Bigots, Evil Flags, Lethal Theme Parks, Deadly Otherness, Jailed Immigrants, and the Banality of Torture

2008-12-19T21:35:00.000-08:00

Jerry Brown asks State High Court in CA to Overturn Prop. H8. It's about frickin' time.
Rick Warren is an ignorant homophobic hateful bigot and having him do the invocation is a MASSIVE mistake.
American flag inspires white supremacist sentiments.
Alternet: Kids Learn That Killing Is Fun at the Army's Lethal New Theme Park. Yeah?
New America Media considers the deadly price of being the Other.
Muslimah Media Watch has an amazing round-up of links.
Repeat of Milgram experiment finds that people are still willing to torture.
The line between the police and the military continues to blur in the US.
Sean (The Manatee) Hannity is Media Matters Misinformer of the Year.
Bush is glad the youtube wasn't around to document the idiocy of his presidential campaign. It's best not to think about all the Macaca moments missed.
In Idaho, racist wing-nuts proudly and loudly proclaim their bigotry.
Newsflash: This is not a color-blind world.
Gitmo should be shut down immediately NOT in 2 years.
Rep. Keith Ellison shows support for jailed Indian workers.
Task force urges US to "Americanize" immigrants.
MPR offers up a Horatio Alger immigrant storyline called "He's Successful but Undocumented."
Immigration Impact: 2,000 Approved Naturalization Applicants Blocked from Voting.
FOX gives racist xenophobic power-mad cop a TV show.
NYT: Right groups accuses US of failing to protect Latinos.
WaPo: Secret Service Sanctioned in Race Bias Suit.
Boston Review: How Post-Racial was Obama's Victory?
LAT: LAPD and ACLU reach settlement on Skid Row searches.
WIRED: Student Sentenced to 15 Years for YouTube Terror Video.
EFF: RIAA v The People turns from lawsuits to three strikes.
Womanist Musings looks at how black girls are devalued and sexualized.
Racialicious looks at the internalized self-hatred of Mexicans.
Now your iPod can be your personal breathalyzer.
WIRED: Attack of the Shoe Toss Games Continues.
io9: Long-suppressed gay Star Trek episode released.
Target introduces Asian Yellow Dinnerware. Seriously?!
You know what's better than reasoned thoughtful pieces? Crappy instant op-eds.
A very naive university offers a course on "ethical hacking." This will not end well.
Why I love Instaputz: An Ongoing Series.

Katrina's Hidden Race War, Online Jihadists, Public School Betrayal, The Spirit of Fuck You, and Super-Offensive Video Game Moments

2008-12-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

The Nation examines Katrina's Hidden Race War.
Is Obama's racial identity really his call?
Henry Giroux looks at Obama's betrayal of public education.
Are "Online Jihadists" planning to invade Facebook?
BBC: GITMO closure plan drafted.
Shakesville discusses The Spirit of Fuck You.
The Unapologetic Mexican discusses growing immigration tensions.
Why I Hate NPR: Reason # 345,654
Students occupy New School in NYC.
Cracked counts down the 6 most offensive video game moments.

Hate-filled Homobigots, Greek Protesters, Sleazy Federal Judges, Racist Sheriffs, Queers of Color, Lucha Libre, and The Taliban American

2008-12-17T23:35:00.000-08:00

Obama selects hate-filled misogynist homobigot anti-choice preacher Rick Warren to deliver invocation at his inauguration. WTF?
Gay rights groups, queer blogs, and progressives blast decision.
NAM: Gay Marriage Ban Activates Young Queers of Color.
Greek Protesters get creative - take over Acropolis [VIDEO].
WaPo: Federal Judges Delay Swearing in New Citizens To Keep Millions in Naturalization Fees.
CNN: "Taliban American" Asks Bush to Commute Sentence.
Today in doublespeak: Rove advises Obama to encourage dissent.
Times Online: Bollywood rushes to make Mumbai the Terror = the movie.
The Guardian: James Frey decides to enrage a new set of people.
Maricopa County grows weary of Sheriff Arpaio's xenophobic shenanigans.
Womanist Musings: All Children Are Not the Same.
23/6 Presents the Obama Merch Guide. The Barry-Flavored Gaybait didn't make the cut.
Why I Hate NPR: Reason # 1 - Maura Liasson.
Border Patrol Lucha Libre wrestling - the ad.
23/6 dissects the madness of the Barney x-mas video.

Zapatazos, International Hate Crimes, Tweet News, Rotten Systems, Fallacious FAIR, Iraqi Ingrates, and Gay Penguins

2008-12-16T20:45:00.000-08:00

Watch Mentally Incarcerated: Understanding the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
Watch Arab Reaction to the Shoe Attack on Bush.
SPLC reports on the increase of white supremacists in the armed forces.
America now exporting hate crimes.
When it comes to the exploitation of immigrants, it's not just a few bad apples - it's a rotten system.
Today in doublespeak: Perino says we are guests of Iraq and Bush explains that he "abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."
Juan Williams thinks Iraqis are not sufficiently grateful for us invading, bombing, and destroying their country.
Dick Cheney has no regrets; admits that he is a war criminal/torturer.
Bush is just as unapologetic.
Bush administration takes one last cheap shot at workers.
Immigration Impact flays FAIR for its deceptive immigration stats.
Another tale of a family torn apart by post-911 racial profiling.
Fear of deportation keeps abuse victims from reporting crime.
John Gibson returns. Damn it!
Greek youths take over state TV center to broadcast protest message.
NAM discusses News Media in the Age of Twitter.
Shakesville asks: "How extraordinarily fucked up it is that, if you want to be a parent, you're better off being a gay male penguin in China than a gay male human?"
Womanist Musings deconstructs the racist chestnut: What If You Said That About Blacks.
Racialicious discusses the painful formation of POC consciousness.
Tech pioneer Earl Pace discusses racism in IT.
Obama channels every president EVER and thus has no time to tweet.
Americablog: Some of Pat Boone's best friends are dead gays.
Hyphen Magazine looks at the lack of Asian Americans in sports.
Professor What If? continues her multi-part series on buying social justice with The Temple of Walmart.
The Feminist Underground annihilates the website Hot Chicks with Douchebags.
Naming your child Hitler = appalling. Not understanding why people might be offended = the height of stupidity.
The Shoe Attack has been immortalized in many crappy games but none are as cool as the Wii Zapatilla. Let the zapatazos begin!

Bi-Racists, White Supremacists, Postcolonial Presidents, Post-Bullshit America, Refrigerated Beaches, Shoe Attacks, and Terrible Sci-Fi Remakes

2008-12-15T22:07:00.000-08:00

Obama's Election Sparks Racial Dialogue in Cuba
Latest ridiculous Obama meme: Obama is post-colonial
23/6: Is Obama the first Other President?
Racism Review breaks down what's behind this black, white, bi-racial debate.
Shakesville's Shark Fu dreams of a post-bullshit America.
Another shaker wants to know how the hell she missed the feminist era.
Racial identity is about more than color.
Black journalists hit hard by job cuts.
Some Mexicans are leaving the US for good.
White supremacists infiltrating army so that they can "kill a brown."
Arundhati Roy: India needs to look in the mirror if it wants to understand the Mumbai Attacks.
Iraqi sewed up mouth in effort to avoid deportation.
Moroccan couple reunited with son after 2 year immigration nightmare.
Are the Alien and Sedition Acts getting ready for a comeback?
Americablog asks: Is your marriage worth more than a taco?
You can buy "American" tech support - for a price.
The massive data-mining, we all knew had happened, is happening, has been confirmed.
NY Cop busted in body-check broadcast on youtube.
Racist Moscow murder gang jailed.
The Worst of the McCain Campaign [Daily Show Video]
Dubai's latest grotesque display of excess: Refrigerated Beaches.
John King: Wanker of the week.
More Post-Secret secret racism.
Orientalism - not just for Occidentals anymore!
Alas! A Blog: Two Brothers Targeted by Homophobic violence; One dies.
Alternet: Bondage, Cum Shots, Violence - Sexist Ad Trends That Refuse to Die.
WIRED: Why We Need More Torture in Video Games.
Center of Gravitas faces Facebook.
Shoe Attack on Bush turned into crappy flash game.
io9: 10 Worst Science Fiction Remakes.

Post-Racial Lit for a Post Racial Prez, Hair Politics, Tech-savvy Terrorists, Evil Santas, PostSecret Homophobia, and Crazy Holiday Commercials

2008-12-15T00:08:00.000-08:00

Obama is neither black nor white nor mixed. Confused? Welcome to The Post-Racial State.
Of course, racism and racist stereotyping haven't gone away.
Newsflash: Dave Gregory is a total dick.
Womanist Musings on Michelle Obama's hair and the politics of submission.
Professor What If takes on racism, sexism, and homophobia on PostSecret.
Transgriot sounds off on why "Gay is the New Black" is a fucked-up slogan.
Instaputz on the GOP's Latino strategy.
Settlement opens up amnesty for tens of thousands of immigrants.
Why discuss the root political causes of terror when you can profile the Taliban, talk about how tech-savvy terrorists are, or write a sexy story about deprogramming jihadists?
Ever wanted to download a Youtube video? Here's how.
Lists!!! Evil santas. 8 most ridiculous film plots. 10 best Onion headlines. 10 best quotations of the year. 5 terrifying lo-fi x-mas commercials.
Does the banality of X-mas music make you want to scream?
When did the US become a market?

Arundhati Roy, Glenn Beck, AWOL soldiers, Chicago workers, Zombie icons, Blackface browsers, deported hippies, Lucha Libre, Rahmbo and Rummy

2008-12-12T17:20:00.000-08:00

Glenn Beck, no longer on CNN, but still lying his ass off.
Arundhati Roy: Mumbai was not our 9/11.
Mumbai Terror coming soon to a theater near you.
Racism Review remembers the genocide at Wounded Knee.
The Most Outrageous Media Comments of 2008.
NYT is now writing post-racial film reviews.
Ta-Nehisi Coates talks about the evils of political pragmatism.
Chicago workers: Don't let our struggle have been in vain.
AWOL soldier seeks refuge from illegal Iraq War in Germany.
Today in doublespeak: Ashcroft claims detention at GITMO is a "humanitarian act."
The Corner thinks Blackbird is just "firefox in blackface."
DNA can now be collected from anyone arrested.
Poor white hippie gets deported from Mexico.
IN CA wrestling, it's Mexicans versus the Border Patrol.
Evangelical leader fired for not being homophobic enough.
Asian American women tell it like it is.
Good news: another city in the Bay Area has Asian majority populations.
How to blag about Blago. Also - don't forget to learn the rap.
Rahmbo is getting death threats isn't shocking but over Blago?
Surprise, surprise. It *was* Rummy's fault.
Lame duck unveils new guest worker policies.
Chertoff, yet another GOP hypocrite when it comes to immigration.
Conservatives: Environmental progress will destroy the nation!
Why don't we put the jerk who said screw The Big 3 as the car czar?
Powell slams Palin. Isn't this a few months late?
Watch High Tech Soul, a doc on the creation of techno.
MPAA asks Obama for more copyright surveillance of the web.
Obama - now a tasteful souvenir for your home.
Are gadgets and games the future of music?
Smashing Pumpkins blames iTunes for the failure of their sucky album.
Loser makes Orientalist female robot.
The Worst Video Game Box Art of 2008.
Cultural icons get zombified.
Are you interested in being an uploaded mind in an immortal robot body?
Would you rent a womb?
Doesn't every little girl want to grow up to be a motor-cycle riding stripper?
Hannity responds to Jon Stewart's Hall & Oates diss.
Time to get creative.
A victory for irony.
B-More + Wham's Last Christmas = Cheesy Heaven. Download it.

Pocket Projectors, I-talian Money, Post-Racial Incidents, Hijabized Ads, Savage Porn, MSM in crisis, Whitewashed Asian Flicks, and Southern Strategies

2008-12-11T15:29:00.000-08:00

How uncool is it to want a pocket projector?
Pierre Boulez will kick your sampling ass.
I-talian Money?
X-Box releases game about HBCUs called Black College Football Experience. That's not very post-racial, say white gamers.
Obama's election = death blow to racism? Don't think so.
On the post-racial racism at WaPo.
Racism, sexism, and homophobia fuel hate crime in Brooklyn.
Womanist Musings lays down the law.
The Unapologetic Mexican talks about "Harvesting Hate in Hard Economic Times."
Belgian cops arrest an "al-Qaeda living legend."
10,000 bone fragments found in former Argentine detention center.
Pixies, Sheilas, Dirtbags, and Cougarbait - Fun with modern slang!
Princess Hijab, 20 yr-old guerilla artist, has been hijabizing ads since 2006.
Racialicious takes a look at the politics of wizards and vamps.
On porn's love of saving the savage.
Moral panic of the week: Teens and Bombs!!!
Showtime developing coming-out series.
Who will Blago take down? Is his hair to blame? Or is he just crazy? Monumentally stupid?
Obama defends his home turf.
The MSM plays a little game called Guilt by Imagination.
Eco-criminals get their very own Most Wanted List.
Is being in Bush's EPA really safer than being in witness protection?
Is Bush the new MLK?
Avatar the Airbender gets whitewashed.
Comprehensive new report on Chinese Americans.
El Paso sues to prevent border fence.
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) opposes DNA collection from detainees.
ACLU lawyers gives an insider's view of GITMO.
Police massacred Tijuana Prisoners.
More Latinos join Border Patrol. Why?!
Newspapers and magazines are firing staff, trimming pages, and filing for bankruptcy. Does old-school journalism have a future? What about the punditocracy?
Is Anh "Joseph" Cao - the future of the GOP?
GOP hopes no senators get caught in a gay sex scandal this week. That would be such a buzz-kill.
The more America hates Palin, the more the GOP base loves her.
GOP admits they want to bust UAW.
GOP learn to love the filibuster.
Everyone knows Glenn Reynolds is a bottom.
The Obama Administration has its own southern strategy.
DOJ stonewalls Obama's request for secret legal memos.
Youtube vids pulling in the dough.
When Adorable Animals Attack.
Gonzo the gift that keep on giving.
Lists! Top Ten Douchebags of 2008. Top 5 Most Corrupt Politicians.
Eating disorders not just for white chicks anymore.
Playboy "honors" the Virgin Mary with a hot centerfold.
Bet you thought Dragonball Z couldn't get cheesier. You were wrong.
Robocop Rap brings the digital beat back.
How would a hot tub time machine even work?
20 Classic Hip Hop album covers get the LEGO treatment.

Neocon plots, ICE raids, brutal accidents, indigenous victories, human rights, justice derailed, Gossip Girl, Tony the Tiger, Blago, Bobby and Bill.

2008-12-10T18:06:00.000-08:00

Sorry, Mr. Iqbal, Mr. Ashcroft is too busy for justice.
DoD plots to keep Gitmo open.
US military "accidentally" kills 6 Afghan policemen.
Bill Kristol tops the list of 10 Worst Policy predictions of 2008.
Jindal is out.
Brazilian Indians win important land case.
Are Black folks this year's must-have accessory?
ACLU documents prisoner abuse in Mass. Read the full report: Detention and Deportation in the Age of ICE.
Meanwhile, in FLA, ICE uses brutal tactics during immigrant crack-downs.
Immigrant Rights Groups to TX: New drivers license requirements are institutionally racist.
Mexican immigrants today are learning English faster than Germans did.
Economic disaster may derail immigration reform.
Children's music now officially a form of torture.
Should a man who wore diapers while getting spanked by a prostitute use the word "ass-backwards"?
If Blago and his cronies, IM'd...
LAT to Gays: Stop being so sensitive, jeez.
Gossip Girl and POC do not mix.
Why we worship Tony the Tiger.

Fitz, Blago, Human Rights, Hate Crimes, WOCs, War Criminals, and Sonic Torture

2008-12-10T09:27:00.000-08:00

Black RNC pol takes self-hatred to new levels.
Another anti-immigrant hate crime in Brooklyn; family keeps vigil for victim.
Racist car deal calls Japanese cars: "rice ready not road ready."
In age of migration, human rights declaration falls short.
Finally, someone has dared to plot the unplottable: The history of the Wu Tang Clan.
Nothing says Christmas spirit quite like holiday blackface.
Another Latino athlete flashes the "chink" eye.
What it means to be a WOC.
Was Dubya our first sociopathic president? Maybe, we should ask torture-defending Condi or war criminal Rummy.
Joe the Traitor stabs Walnuts in the back.
Palin's office sent suspicious powder. Anthrax, don't fail me now.
Rove: the economic disaster is a liberal media plot!
Is tagging a form of self-advertising or just teen narcissism?
Make your own Muslim avatar.
Detention state: The US has 25% of the world's prisoners.
Metal is for slamming not torturing.
Sarah Haskins: Vampire edition.
Social justice is not a capitalist product.
The UK is getting the hell out of dodge.
Mexico, reeling from drug war violence, follows US lead and militarizes criminal justice system.
Man beaten for wearing Obama shirt.
Fitz! Fitz!
Blago: totally gangster or totally an idiot?
Yao Ming - the transformer!
Jon Stewart takes down homophobic Huckabee.

Muslim Heroines, Ghetto Adjectives, Calling in Gay, Cash for Grades, Masculinity in Peril, Corrupt Guvs, and Holy SUVs

2008-12-09T13:57:00.000-08:00

Bollywood’s Muslim Heroines: Of Love and Hate
http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2008/12/09/bollywoods-muslim-heroines-of-love-and-hate/

SWPD: use "ghetto" as an adjective
http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2008/12/use-ghetto-as-adjective.html

Calling in 'Gay' to Work Is Latest Form of Protest
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=6422390

Oklahoma Politicos: "Homos" Should be Ordered Into Treatment
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-derrick/oklahoma-politicos-homos_b_149502.html

Gates Foundation to study 'cash for grades'
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gates9-2008dec09,0,5609527.story?track=rss

Obama Birth Certificate Kooks In Court
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/09/obama-birth-certificate-k_n_149651.html

Murky records cloud crackdown on fake passports: U.S. will require documents at border next June
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6154442.html

U.S. resumes deportations to Haiti
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/805170.html

Hate Strikes Again in NY!
http://latinopoliticsblog.com/2008/12/09/hate-strikes-again-in-ny/

Blago had no love for Obama
http://www.americablog.com/2008/12/blago-had-no-love-for-obama.html

Keep Obama Alive: The Presidential Thong
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/keep-obama-alive-presidential-thong.html

Blacker Than Thou Or Internalized Racism
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/blacker-than-thou-or-internalized.html

Male gender in danger
http://appetiteforequalrights.blogspot.com/2008/12/male-gender-in-danger.html

Why we're mad at the Mormon church: A Times Op-Ed columnist defended a religious group that worked tirelessly to trample on the rights of same-sex couples.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-jacobs8-2008dec08,0,2630672.story

All I Want Is An Honest Press
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/all-i-want-honest-press

Burrowing Guantanamo?
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/9/135334/885/110/671128

Did That B*tch Rahm Set Him Up?
http://wonkette.com/404840/did-that-btch-rahm-set-him-up

Obama Wouldn't Play
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/9/125617/069/115/671099

Blagojevich: Unprecedented Venality And Stupidity
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/12/9/112824/515/166/671056

Lutz Off Message: ‘The American Public Wants Sport Utilites And Large Pickup Trucks’
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/09/lutz-wants-suvs/

Fred Barnes Nominates Phil ‘Mental Recession’ Gramm To Be Car Czar
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/09/barnes-gramm-car-czar/

A Whitewash for Blackwater?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/08/AR2008120803297.html

Victory for Florida Farmworkers
http://www.wiretapmag.org/blogs/immigration/43918/

Blagojevich: Is This a Joke?
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/247431.php

O.J., Obama and race in America
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg9-2008dec09,0,3916250.column

Bank of America's Greed Sparked the Eye-Opening Worker's Strike in Chicago
http://www.alternet.org/story/111149/bank_of_america%27s_greed_sparked_the_eye-opening_worker%27s_strike_in_chicago/

We're Witnessing the Return of Religion as a Principle Cause of Warfare
http://www.alternet.org/story/111076/we%27re_witnessing_the_return_of_religion_as_a_principle_cause_of_warfare/

W's Massive Delusions
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8554

Why We Need Sleep Even More Than We Think
http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/110997/why_we_need_sleep_even_more_than_we_think/

Obama Needs to Make a Clean Break on Latin America
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/109802/obama_needs_to_make_a_clean_break_on_latin_america/

Hajj Pilgrims Skeptical Obama Will Bring Serious Change
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/09/hajj-pilgrims-skeptical-o_n_149663.html

Pat Boone, No One Gives A Shit What You Think
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/12/pat-boone-no-one-gives-shit-what-you.html

On Being American and African Black
http://www.racialicious.com/2008/12/09/on-being-american-and-african-black/

Newt Gingrich: Still A Douche
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/12/newt-gingrich-still-douche.html

You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round, Like a Record, Baby, Right Round Round Round
http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2008/12/you-spin-me-right-round-baby-right.html

The Things We Do to Each Other/The Things We Do to Ourselves
http://www.racialicious.com/2008/12/09/series-introduction-the-things-we-do-to-each-otherthe-things-we-do-to-ourselves/#more-2099

Changing the Dialogue: A few thoughts on Feminism and Intersectionality.
http://www.feministing.com/archives/012587.html

Viva La Vida Vs If I Could Fly MashUp V.II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3kytzHrKpo&feature=related

White Kids, Black Allies, Post-Racial Panethnics, Undocumented Soldiers, Drones, Deportees, Detainees, Digg, Mittens and Evil Cartoon Themes

2008-12-08T15:02:00.000-08:00

WOC and The Table Scraps Of Feminism
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/woc-and-table-scraps-of-feminism.html

Why White Students Need to Learn About Their Own Race
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11999.shtml

How Not To Make Black Allies (on the Prop 8 Fallout)
http://www.wiretapmag.org/blogs/movement/43916/

Hispanics, Asians not as post-racial as the rest of us
http://www.236.com/news/2008/12/03/latinos_asian_not_as_postracia_10512.php

Supreme Court won't review crazy appeal over Obama's citizenship
http://www.americablog.com/2008/12/supreme-court-wont-review-crazy-appeal.html

Don't Tell, But the Military Is Now Recruiting Foreigners
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aubrey-sarvis/dont-tell-but-the-militar_b_149099.html

Blackwater guards 'used grenades'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7769435.stm

Gitmo detainees ask to give 9/11 confessions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/08/september-11-confessions

Obama Rumored to Be Leaning Toward Pro-Hunter, Pro-Logging Democrat to Lead Interior Department
http://ofamerica.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/obama-rumored-to-be-leaning-towards-pro-hunter-pro-logging-democrat-to-lead-deaprtment-of-the-interior/

Netroots Terribly Disappointed That Barack Obama Is Not A Communist
http://wonkette.com/404804/netroots-terribly-disappointed-that-barack-obama-is-not-a-communist

Mittens Plots Return
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/12/08/romney_paves_way_for_possible_12_run/

Veiled Charges Of Racism Fly In Race For ... Republican National Committee Chair?
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/12/veiled_charges_of_racism_fly_i.php

The 'Bush Legacy Project' Rewrites Reality
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/taylor-marsh/the-bush-legacy-project-r_b_148962.html

sikh family mistreated by sheriff's deputies
http://www.angryasianman.com/2008/12/sikh-family-mistreated-by-sheriffs.html

New Immigration Rift
http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20081115/NEWS/811159996/1051

Detention Center Facing Inquiry Will Get No More Immigrant Detainees
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/nyregion/06detain.html

Drone to Patrol Part of Border With Canada
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/us/08drone.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1228767269-LBkhRf4YQcHigqTQvBdLAw

Haitian acquitted in Liberty City 7 case is ordered deported
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/801581.html

Mexico planting own 'green wall' along border
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/12/07/1207mexgreenwall.html

Tennessee immigrants fight back fear, sue for rights: Three cases challenge state and local policies
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081207/NEWS03/812070400/1001/RSS6001

Village fills with deportees as US cracks down
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHQjCFalI98hAgMQdB7VXlDO0MYAD94U11M00

Two years after Swift raid: Latino community still reeling
http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11162245

Illegal immigration foe Rep. Tom Tancredo retires
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gk59MmKZ-pcOZgwnCU8WODQLB8yAD94UE7PG0

Congrats Web Writers: You Are Now Pulitzer Eligible!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-mitchell/congrats-web-writers-you_b_149361.html

Why Twitter will Kill Digg and Why That's Good for Democracy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-garrity/why-twitter-will-kill-dig_b_149358.html

The iPhone at Wal-Mart: A Brand-Decimating Marriage?
http://mashable.com/2008/12/08/iphone-at-walmart/

Killing in the name of: the US Army and video games
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/army-video-games.ars

Five Sexist Trends the Advertising World Just Can't Shake
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alex-leo/five-trends-the-advertisi_b_149354.html

Savage: "[A]ny heterosexual woman today over the age of 25 who grew up in America is basically a dominatrix" [audio]
http://mediamatters.org/items/200812080003

10 Best 80s Cartoon Theme Songs
http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2008/12/08/the-10-best-80s-cartoon-theme-songs/

New Evil Children’s Book Found On Internet, Rushed To Front Of Mockery Line
http://wonkette.com/404790/new-evil-childrens-book-found-on-internet-rushed-to-front-of-mockery-line#more-404790

D'oh! Strikes, Stop-Loss, Shoot-Outs, Presidential Dogs, Terrorist Nuns, 80s Sidekicks, Suspect Citizens, and Procrastination Equations

2008-12-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

Making a New New Deal: Sitdown Strike in Chicago
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/388449

Can Stop-Loss Be Stopped?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/07/sunday/main4652633.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4652633

Watch: Rev. Wright TV Ad That McCain Would Not Run (Vid)
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Vote2008/story?id=6395775&page=1

Shootout in Mexico leaves 11 dead
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7770655.stm

Debating Obama's Actions: Right, Left, or Centrist?
http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2008/12/07/debating-obama%e2%80%99s-actions-right-left-or-centrist/

Media Fixate on the Obama Family Dog, Ignore Local Elections
http://www.alternet.org/columnists/story/110128/media_fixate_on_the_obama_family_dog%2C_ignore_local_elections/

Politico still focused on Obama's -- but not Bush's -- church attendance
http://mediamatters.org/items/200812070002

Whisper campaign persists despite election (on Obama's "Suspect" Citizenship)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16257.html

Web site accuses companies of hiring illegal immigrants
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/120608dnmetwebvigilantes.3e8f989.html

Maryland Police Keep You Safe From Terrorist Nuns
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20081207_marlyand_police_protect_against_terrorist_nuns/

Mumbai attacks: Militant kept in underwear to prevent suicide
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/3661948/Mumbai-attacks-Militant-kept-in-underwear-to-prevent-suicide.html

Debasing African American Women For Profit
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/12/debasing-african-american-women-for.html

How to Conceal Your Stash (& Catch Crooked Cops on Camera) [Vid]
http://theunapologeticmexican.org/elmachete/2008/12/07/how-to-conceal-your-stash-catch-crooked-cops-on-camera/

D'oh! I'm a modern icon: He's a fat yellow moron who's just won the Turner Prize. So why DOES the world love Homer Simpson?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1092730/Doh-Im-modern-icon-Hes-fat-yellow-moron-whos-just-won-Turner-Prize-So-DOES-world-love-Homer-Simpson.html

Academics invent a mathematical equation for why people procrastinate
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3660232/Academics-invent-a-mathematical-equation-for-why-people-procrastinate.html

Are You a Facebook Addict?
http://mashable.com/2008/12/06/facebook-addict-2/

Resume For A Bad Guy's Sidekick In A 1980s Movie
http://www.holytaco.com/resume-bad-guys-sidekick-1980s-movie

Post-Racial Partisans, Burqa Wine Bottle Covers, Burrowing, 'Staches, Shinseki, Muxes, and Whopper Virgins

2008-12-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

Obamaland: ‘Partisan’ Seeks a Prefix: Bi- or Post-
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/weekinreview/07harwood.html?scp=1&sq=obamaland&st=cse

Introducing The Burqa Wine Bottle Cover!
http://muslimahmediawatch.org/2008/12/01/its-interesting-to-have-a-burqa/

Burrowing watch: Bush appointed 18 administration officials last Tuesday alone
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/12/07/bush-burrowing/

Who is long-winded enough to replace Chris Matthews?
http://www.236.com/news/2008/12/07/who_is_winded_enough_to_replac_10550.php

Follow the 'stache: Eric Holder to serve as scandal transition chief between Clinton and Obama eras
http://www.236.com/news/2008/12/05/attorney_general_eric_holder_a_10568.php

The Politico's Stephen Glass
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/the-politicos-jayson-blai_b_149072.html

Does Obama Really Spell the End of the Blank Check for Israel?
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Obama_spells_end_of_blank_cheques_1207.html

Shinseki for VA Secretary: A Bold Choice
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/shinseki-for-va-secretary_b_149042.html

Deepak Chopra's Open Letter to Sean Hannity of Fox News
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/letter-to-sean-hannity-of_b_148971.html

Derek and the white-power dominoes (On White Supremacy Trying to Go Mainstream)
http://crooksandliars.com/node/24381

A Lifestyle Distinct: The Muxe of Mexico (On Mexican Third Sex)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/weekinreview/07lacey.html?_r=1

The Third Jihad: The Latest Anti-Islamic Propaganda Film (Watch the Trailer for Maximum Rage)
http://www.thethirdjihad.com/

The Blogging Revolution: A Look at the Repression of Online Journalism Around the World
http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/5/the_blogging_revolution_a_look_at

Bringing burgers to the poor, exotic "whopper virgins"
http://www.angryasianman.com/2008/12/bringing-burgers-to-poor-exotic-whopper.html

The Future Of SciFi Is... The Internet?
http://io9.com/5103542/the-future-of-scifi-is-the-internet

Protests, The Poor Rich, Wingnuts, The Weaker Sex, The Shaman of Wall Street, Lawlessness, and Craigslist LOL

2008-12-07T07:54:00.001-08:00

Patriots, Podiums, Global Kimonos, ICE hypocrites, Immigrant Awardees, Hate Crimes and Super-Smart Sperm

2008-12-06T13:30:00.000-08:00

Detention Center Facing Inquiry Will Get No More Immigrant Detainees
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/nyregion/06detain.html?_r=1

Recession Means Recruiting Boom For Army: Growing Number Finds That In Uncertain Times, Patriotism Pays
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/05/eveningnews/main4651245.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4651245

Immigrants Help Build Inaugural Podium
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=7be1cd4ca1507037b4dffb396ecbe927&from=rss

Federal Court Rejects Bush Administration's Attempt To Deport Torture Victim Without Due Process
http://www.aclu.org/immigrants/gen/37994prs20081205.html

Border Patrol swells to more than 18,000
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6147624.html

ADC RELEASES REPORT ON HATE CRIMES AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ARAB AMERICANS
http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=3388

New England border protection chief charged with hiring illegal immigrants
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/12/new_england_bor.html

Immigrant Wins Award For Scholarship Work
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97877517

Shall We Have A Conversation About Anger and Injustice
http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/09/shall-we-have-conversation-about-anger.html

The white Christian party.
http://instaputz.blogspot.com/2008/12/white-christian-party.html

Globalizing the Kimono
http://contexts.org/socimages/2008/12/05/globalizing-the-kimono/

Intelligent Men Have Better Sperm So Report Intelligent Male Scientists
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7767877.stm

C.O.P.S., Hipsters, Slaves, Domestic Terrorists, Aliens, Gentrifiers, Undead Nazi Zombies, and Rich Boys

2008-12-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

Detainees, Prisoners, Immigrants, Digital Natives, Sexy Vamps, and Law-Breaking Government Officials

2008-12-05T14:01:00.000-08:00

Justices Take Case on President’s Power to Detain

Change They Can Litigate: The fringe movement to keep Barack Obama from becoming president.

Should a Terminally Ill Prisoner Have to Die Behind Bars?

Going Home to Guatemala: The aftermath of an immigration raid

Republicans Rethinking Hispanic Strategy

Immigrants Drive Prison Profits

Prop 69: Tough on Crime on the Backs of Women and People of Color

Metro Detroit area deportations climb 45 percent in one year: Customs officials expel record number of illegal immigrants, creating fear in some areas.

Judge backs U.S. on interrogation policy

Stuart Taylor: Obama should carry on Bush legacy of illegal wiretaps and ‘kick’ the Left ‘in the teeth.

Above the Hate: Below the Propaganda

Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives

Love Bites: What Sexy Vampires Tell Us About Our Culture

Is Sarah Palin Being Christened as De Facto Leader of the GOP?

A New Attorney Scandal? Bush-Appointed U.S. Attorney Won’t Vacate Office Under Obama

Man killed for 'hogging karaoke'

Subprime Racism, Post-Racial Victories, Drug Wars, Deportation, Fancy Pitbulls, and More

2008-12-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

Subprime Lending, Foreclosure and Race

Does Barack Obama's Victory Herald A Post-Racial America?

Racism for Faculty in Higher Ed

Method to to Thomas Madness on Obama Birth Certificate

Choosing Between Overt and Covert Racism

Texas Driver’s License Policy Ill Substitute for Immigration Reform

I'm Really Gonna Miss Systematically Destroying This Place by George W. Bush

How is Deporting My Brother a Solution to Gang Violence?

Hospitals Now a Theater in Mexico’s Drug War

Did 'GQ' Blacken Barack? Things That Make You Go Hmmm

Putting Lipstick on A Pitbull is Expensive

Rove, Kristol Laugh At Idea U.S. Arrested American Muslims Without Trial: ‘We Didn’t Do It!’

K-Lo, Human LOLCat. (update)

Dick Morris Proves He's Utterly Insane Again

Sexually Frustrated Female Supremacists Turn To Lava Lamps [NSFW]

Colbert The Word: Barack-Handed Compliment

Imagining Tomorrow's Browsers — Oh, the Possibilities