December 26, 2007

James Brown Dance Lesson

December 26, 2007 Buck Banks

It’s been a year and a day since the Godfather of Soul shuffled off his mortal coil, but thanks to YouTube, he’s still shuffling in this ’70s-vintage dance demo tape.

Gitmo PR Team Nailed by Wikileaks

December 26, 2007August 6, 2008 Buck Banks

Wikileaks is my new favorite subversive activist Web site. It’s built on the wiki platform, but is intended as a place to leak incriminating documents, but with security systems in place that protect posters’ identities. Today’s leak finds the intrepid members of the PR team stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, removing information related to detainees from Wikipedia and posting positive comments about Gitmo while countering negative stories online.

All in a day’s flackery, I spose.

Quote du Jour

December 26, 2007 Buck Banks

CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

â€” Ambrose Bierce (1842-disappeared in Mexico 1914), American writer, cynic

One Last Volley in the War on Xmas

December 26, 2007December 26, 2007 Buck Banks

Day: December 26, 2007

James Brown Dance Lesson

Gitmo PR Team Nailed by Wikileaks

Quote du Jour

CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

â€” Ambrose Bierce (1842-disappeared in Mexico 1914), American writer, cynic

One Last Volley in the War on Xmas

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.