Call your Senator: LPFM, Largest war budget since WWII

TOP STORIES UN investigator cites US neglect of homeless from Project Censored Prometheus Radio asks supporters to prod Senate on LPFM Just 2 in 5 adults now say they read a daily newspaper Obama: I’m a big believer in network neutrality US MILITARISM Obama proposes largest ‘defense’ budget since WWII from Slate Obama defies pledge, [...]

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Blair testifies, Obama gives play-by-play, US clueless

Tony Blair forced to testify on war crimes to Iraq Inquiry by David Swanson OBAMA Jobs plan offered to Congress: $5K tax credit for every new hire Cuts to Fed Govt greenhouse-gas emissions ordered by CS Monitor Obama helps in play-by-play booth for Duke vs. Georgetown game Theory behind Obama’s appearance with GOP by Sharon [...]

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The fight on the right, Progressive inertia

Are progressives depressed or too privileged to make change? from Alternet Blackwater & Khost bombing: Is CIA deceiving Congress? by Jeremy Scahill Why don’t TV weathermen believe in climate change? from CJR Apartheid lawsuit goes forward against Ford, GM, IBM 2010 Census uses word ‘negro’ raising memories of Jim Crow WATCH KFC ad: Placate threatening [...]

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Stories you may have missed from January 6th

Commemorating the assault on Gaza one year ago from Electronic Intifada   TOP 4   Witness: I saw 2nd man arrested after landing in Detroit from Antiwar Radio   Confronting liberal objections to left criticism of Obama, Dems from ZNet   Pioneering newswoman’s obit draws venomous comments from Raw Story   Civil rights lawyer Jack Daniel passes away at 60 [...]

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Guest appearance on community radio KAOS

Broadband, consolidation and neutrality are my subjects this evening on Olympia’s community radio station KAOS. In order of their attribution on the show, here are the links to my sources from tonight’s 30 minutes. Stream or download the archived show by CLICKING HERE. Broadband money begins to flow from Broadband Breakfast The Killer App of [...]

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Surreal afterlife of Dubya, Missing emails found

4 presidential candidates join Afghan protest from Real News 22 million missing Bush-era emails found; Set for 2014 release? The surreal afterlife of ex-president Dubya from Common Dreams Senators push Wall St. restructuring with Depression-era rule Obama has no leverage to convince ‘fat-cat bankers’ to lend from CS Monitor Net neutrality fight again sweeps through [...]

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News reading from Tuesday

Clear Channel’s frightening plans for 2010 Promoting broadband diversity within the law by Mark Lloyd Libraries dying for bandwidth from Ars Technica Cable companies’ big Internet swindle from Free Press EU overcomes final hurdle for overhaul of telecom rules Defining open mobile from Telephony Online Why AT&T can’t win its ‘map for that’ battle with [...]

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2008 campaign contributions, Obama’s assassins

Watchdogs detail 2008 campaign contributions in ways never before documented Jeremy Scahill: Obama using Blackwater for assassinations in Pakistan British Iraq War inquiry will be no whitewash, Chilcot promises from BBC News What’s happened to journalists from defunct Seattle PI? from Save the News Telcos to FCC: Give us billions, don’t make us share from [...]

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LPFM: Good news & bad, Students barricade UCLA

LPFM: Senate Commerce Committee unanimous on Local Community Radio Act LPFM: FCC shuts down folksy station in Stayton, OR Protesting students barricade doors at UCLA Senate Judiciary Committee fails to approve shield law bill from Variety Former Dubya spokesperson Dana Perino named to Broadcast Board of Governors Smart grids drag utilities into the swamp of [...]

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Weekend Reading 40+ stories

Bush covered up global warming, hid info from Dems from Raw Story Carbon emissions must peak by 2015 from Common Dreams At UN, US votes against Gaza war crimes report endorsement Code Pink delivers Afghani women’s petition to end war to Obama

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Tuesday reading

UN: Millions will starve as rich nations cut food aid Senate apology to native people a good first step by Sarah Van Gelder Court denies government attempt to delay records, again from EFF Geography of job loss

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Sunday News Catching Up

Interview: Medea Benjamin talks Afghan trip with Scott Horton Democrats protecting Bush-era criminal activities by Glenn Greenwald Sibel Edmonds bombshell buried in the blogosphere? from Antiwar Radio Spending bill would block release of torture photos from Truthout

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Tuesday Night Reading

Pentagon spokesman was Bush domestic propaganda official from Raw Story ACORN legislation could defund top contractors from Project on Govt. Oversight Drowning out the right-wing noise machine by Megan Tady Broad new FBI surveillance rules are unconstitutional from ACLU

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News Sunday Morning

ES&S buys Diebold, controls 80% of US electronic voting machines AT&T donated over $400K to anti-net neutrality senators Microsoft: White spaces spectrum worth $100 billion over 5 years Videos: Collected coverage of G20 police response

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Today’s articles

Mostly broadcast-related stuff today… Coalition says FCC is violating free speech from Broadcasting & Cable Public broadcasters applying for broadband stimulus funds from Current Will pay TV providers shut down Hulu? from Telephony Online FCC gets 180,000 complaints about Family Guy from Ars Technica

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