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Lobby firm Barbary Coast Consulting does what it does best...

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:35:00 -0800

Lobby firm Barbary Coast Consulting does what it does best during a meeting of San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 12/16/08 - sucks up to electeds to get favorable votes for its clients.

Crackberry Alert: Supervisor Chris Daly shows off his shiny new...

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:25:54 -0800

Crackberry Alert: Supervisor Chris Daly shows off his shiny new Blackberry thingamajig in honor of Elaine Santore’s Crackberry Chronicles column, 12/16/08.

Release the Hounds! The annual Carbery Hunt gets underway at...

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:31:00 -0800

Release the Hounds!

The annual Carbery Hunt gets underway at noon on St. Stephens Day, Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

A special holiday card from Fog City Journal, to the tune of...

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:38:47 -0800

A special holiday card from Fog City Journal, to the tune of “Step into Christmas” by Elton John. Starring Luke Thomas and Elaine Santore.

For We Worked For This New Era, Equally

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:14:02 -0800

butnotmine:

I do not wish to bow my head in the cold air
I do not believe in a clasping of hands
Were the hands nearest and warmest
In conjunction with my own
To be deemed by the speaker a sin
This clasping
No

I worked for this new era, equally
It was born of all of our dreams and late nights
Early mornings in cold or heat
I worked for this new era, equally

The channeling of voice to the power of my God is encompassing
She accepts many
Their flaws
More than most

My God and I will be side-barring that morning
Come the 20th, be it snow, sleet or still
We bow our heads
The man speaking
He who sees this clasping of hands, a sin
No
He will not channel for me my God
She and I will be speaking
Praying for him, praying for all of us
Over the heads of the millions bowed in that moment
Surrounding us
The millions upon millions around TV screens and radios around the world
His voice, up on that platform, and his version of a judgmental God, are not more powerful
Than my lone head bowed
Than the hands clasped warm of whomever is nearest me
And on that particular morning, may you bet they be gay as well
We too own this moment
No

I will bow my head to my own God, that morning
I will pray in this new season
We worked for this new era, equally
We demand this new era bring equality
No man on a platform with a false definition of sin can stop justice’s arc
May history judge us all kind
I will bow my head to my own God, that morning

In Arab culture, throwing shoes is a grave show of disrespect. "This is the farewell kiss, you dog," the man shouted in Arabic.

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:18:41 -0800

In Arab culture, throwing shoes is a grave show of disrespect. "This is the farewell kiss, you dog," the man shouted in Arabic.:

smalltowngayblog:

indieandyy:

www.thisisthefarewellkissyoudog.com (via unburyingthelead:vruz:ayse)

You’ve all seen the video by now I’m sure, but the better part of this link are the 2 “a better use for shoes” links.

Those links are so easy to miss. A very interesting fundraising strategy.

Milk Named Best Film By New York Film Critics Circle Source

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:14:00 -0800

Milk Named Best Film By New York Film Critics Circle

Source

Rwanda and Uganda invaded the Congo twice, first in 1996 and...

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:24:12 -0800

Rwanda and Uganda invaded the Congo twice, first in 1996 and again in 1998. These invasions unleashed the mass deaths and suffering that we see in the Congo today. It is estimated that nearly six million people have died as a result of the invasions of Congo. In addition, hundreds of thousands of women have been systematically raped as a tool of war to displace entire communities and demoralize the population.

Here is a slideshow from Omekongo’s song “Welcome to the Congo”. Visit his website and myspace for more.

http://www.omekongo.com

http://www.myspace.com/omekongo

Photo

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:12:27 -0800

Mayor Gavin Newsom’s “Hy-Bred” vehicle parked...

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:11:00 -0800

Mayor Gavin Newsom’s “Hy-Bred” vehicle parked outside the Ralph Lauren Store in downtown San Francisco. Newsom’s city car and security goons were previously spotted outside the Kenneth Cole store a couple blocks away.

Elvis has officially left the building: former District 9...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:14:02 -0800

Elvis has officially left the building: former District 9 Supervisor Tom Ammiano’s plush corner office, right after Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed D9 Supervisor David Campos Thursday afternoon.

Today’s video: “Breakin’ Dishes” by...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:48:00 -0800

Today’s video: “Breakin’ Dishes” by Rihanna.

Dedicated to dishwasher/blogger/bicycle hater Rob Anderson.

I’m breakin’ dishes up in here
All night (uh huh)
I ain’t gonna stop until I see police lights (uh huh)
I’m a fight a man (tonight)
I’m a fight a man (tonight)
I’m a fight a man
A man, on a m-a-a-a-aan
A man, a man, on a m-a-a-a-aan

AFRICOM: The expansion of US military interests on African soil.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:44:01 -0800

AFRICOM: The expansion of US military interests on African soil.

Here Comes The Sun The sun could easily provide the planet with...

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:12:11 -0800

Here Comes The Sun

The sun could easily provide the planet with sufficient energy, if only we are willing to change and to invest in harvesting that solar energy.

Directed by Rob van Hattum.

Cranky curmudgeon Rob Anderson hasn’t ridden a bicycle...

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:32:46 -0800

Cranky curmudgeon Rob Anderson hasn’t ridden a bicycle since he was twelve years old which might help to explain why he’s on a crusade to oppose San Francisco’s bicycle plan. This photo was taken during a District 5 debate, 10/16/08, in which a whining Anderson came across like a Debbie Downer, spending the entire debate attacking progressives.

No wonder he came in last with just 5% of the vote.

Who would Jesus H8?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:48:16 -0800

Who would Jesus H8?

From SFWeekly’s The Snitch: “This campaign poster,...

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:17:36 -0800

From SFWeekly’s The Snitch: “This campaign poster, obtained by SF Weekly, suggests Gavin Newsom is stealing from Sarah Palin’s handler-stuffing playbook as he runs for governor of California. We missed the old hearty partying Newsom, and welcome the change.”

Is Israel more trouble than it’s worth? Documentary...

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:40:00 -0800

Is Israel more trouble than it’s worth?

Documentary ‘The Israel lobby - The influence of AIPAC on US Foreign Policy’

An episode of the Dutch documentary program “Tegenlicht” about the Israel lobby in the USA. This documentary (April 2007) was created as a result of the controversy created by Mearsheimer and Walt’s “The Israel Lobby” article. Featuring interviews with Mearsheimer, geostrategist Lawrence Wikerson, Richard Perle, historian and critic Tony Judt, John Hagee, former Congressman Earl Hilliard, Kenneth Roth of Human Rights Watch, Michael Massing and Daniel Levy. ‘Tegenlicht’ (‘Backlight’) is a program from the Dutch VPRO public television.

Senator-elect Mark Leno addresses thousands at a same-sex...

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:01:40 -0800

Senator-elect Mark Leno addresses thousands at a same-sex marriage/civil rights rally in San Francisco to protest Prop 8’s passage, 11/15/08.

Assemblymember-elect Tom Ammiano addresses thousands at a...

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:00:55 -0800

Assemblymember-elect Tom Ammiano addresses thousands at a same-sex marriage/civil rights rally in San Francisco to protest Prop 8’s passage, 11/15/08.