The Pagan Science Monitor

T.P.S.M. March-April hiatus excuses

Severn:
Proffered excuse: Last year, we did the whole family thing for Megalesia, and the fights were worse than ever -- from Uncle Mycroft with his fake "Tofurkey Allergy" to my sister's critique of the classism inherent in the holiday's extravagance (which enrages Other Sister). So this year... 

T.P.S.M. February hiatus excuses

Severn:
Proffered excuse:
You know how crazy this holiday season gets. First comes Imbolc, and, if your family's anything like mine,

(*)Listenin' to ... (**) Thinkin' / feelin' ... (state of the union, part 5)

What T.P.S.M. writers & friends are listening to & thinking / feeling, post SOTU:
Severn:
(*) Soldier 2 Soldier, Stic.Man & Young Noble, 2006
(**) Does the health insurance you get as a politican cover self-inflicted clapping injuries?

(*) Listening to... (**) Reading... (***) Feelin'..., late p.m., New Year's Day, 2007

Severn:
(*): The Wind, Warren Zevon, 2003.
(**) The White Goddess, Robert Graves. London: Faber & Faber, 1959.
(***): Pregnant with contradiction. Example: "Wow, this is a sublime and subtle work of genius. Huhn, I wonder if this first edition I picked up for a quarter at a garage sale might be worth somethin' on eBay?"

(*) Listening to..., (**) Reading..., (***) Feelin'..., Thu., 12-28, late p.m.

What T.P.S.M. writers are listening to, reading, and feelin', Thu. 12-28:.
Severn:
(*) Cobra Starship.
(**) Excerpt from Mumbo Jumbo, in The Reed Reader, Basic Books, 2000.
(***) Excited to be joining this e-zine...

Quotation du jour

Anti-Racist Action activists from several cities in Wisconsin discovered that members of the National Socialist Movement, American Nazi Party, were meeting at a Chinese restaurant (go figure) in Oshkosh for lunch.

-- Story on Indymedia Milwaukee

Tags: Anti-Racist Action, ARA, anti-racism, fight racism, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Oshkosh, race, racism, white supremacy, Quotation du jour, QDJ.

Did Milwaukee cops foil GPS?

Squad cars of the Milwaukee P.D., like many in the U.S., have global positioning systems installed on-board.
The GPS antennas can be kept from transmitting the cars' locations by a bit of aluminum foil.
Aluminum foil doesn't wrap itself around antennas.
The corporate media reporting this story aren't accusing civilians of foiling the cop car GPS antennas....So, whodunnit?
Unnamed Milwaukee officers are said to believe that the on-board GPS devices help internal affairs keep tabs on them.
Why they would think this is a bad thing isn't divulged.
Ironically enough, there will be no internal investigation.

Tags: Milwaukee, Milwaukee police, police accountability, law, policy, law enforcement, copwatch.

At last! Malachi in the corporate media

Praise & thanks to the powers that be, this Monday, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel had a humane word about Malachi's act.
It's an interview with a friend of Malachi's in Milwaukee, who received Malachi's will in the form of a hand-written note.
It's not patronizing or dismissive, though it does talk about futility. But at least it's there, in the corporate press.