The online Cypress Times of little Cypress (northwest of Houston) is gaining notoriety today for this apparently inaccurate report of a Mexican drug gang’s cross-border invasion of some ranches near Laredo. A little call to the watch commander of the Laredo PD seems to have cleared it all up. Heh.
Via Instapundit.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Scribbles, South of the Border, Texana
Tagged Cypress Times, Gulf Cartel, Laredo, Los Zetas, Mexican invasion, Texas
Another call for it, this time from a CNN toady. Don’t these people get tired of trying to abuse the First Amendment in the name of, ahem, their use of the same? I know I am tired of them doing it. But, then, I never watch them anyhow. And that, right there, is probably the crux of their angst: more people would rather read the Web than watch them.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Scribbles
Tagged blogger crackdown, CNN, Instapundit, weblogs
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July 22, 2010 in Blogosphere, Scribbles, Site building
Tagged Alizee, Dustbury, Rule 5, The Other McCain
“This is part of America’s growing class war between the private-sector have-nots and the public-sector fat cats. The have-not taxpayers seem unhappy, and we’re likely to see more of this sort of thing. Quick — call someone a racist to distract them!”
You can vote the hypocritical political bums out, but the permanent bureaucracy? Not so easy.
Via Instapundit.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Scribbles
Tagged private-sector have-nots, public sector fat cats, Tea Party
“What really has some observers scratching their heads is that it’s unclear under what circumstance a law enforcement group could walk in and order an Internet host to boot a customer off the Web without any apparent warning or court order?”
Especially more than 70,000 of them.
“….including harmless sites like Science Experiments for Kids and political sites like Tea and Politics.”
Lucky for us, CNET news is on the case and may find out. No one else seems to care. They’re too busy writing/talking about Barry’s latest swell vacation. Including a separate jet for his dog.
UPDATE: Indeed, CNET surfaces the official excuse: terrorist activity, hit lists, bomb-making lessons, etc. So why not just close the bad actors? Why take the innocent with the guilty? The truth is still out there.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Obamalot
Tagged Feds Unplug 73000 Blogs
It isn’t paranoia if it’s true. Seventy-three thousand blogs, unplugged over alleged copyright issues, after threats from Vice President Joe Biden. Alleged because that’s all anyone’s saying so far.
And you thought, let me guess, that only Republicans threatened free speech.
Via SlashDot
UPDATE: Old Media hasn’t made a peep about the Barry regime’s forget-due-process action. The watchdogs of your rights at work. Unless you compete with them.
MORE: Even CNET can’t penetrate the mystery. The feds still ain’t talkin’ and the legacy media ain’t noticing. Probably hoping for more, soonest.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Obamalot
Tagged Feds Unplug 73000 Blogs, Torrent Freak, Vice President Joe Biden
Just a historical marker two blocks south of the military crest of the ridge. I posted this on the novel’s Web site as well. Will post it here also to give the novel site a little boost. It is not yet attracting as many hits as the 13th MS one, which is understandable I suppose. The MS brigade was famous and still is among the war’s buffs. Fort Sanders was, at best, obscure. Forgotten is even more accurate. That was my gamble novelizing it, but also my opportunity.
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Posted in Blogosphere, Civil War, Library
Tagged 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Civil War, Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Knoxville 1863
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 