Michael Kindt's Blog, page 425
January 6, 2012
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Dear Liberals: Obama Can Do Wrong—And Very Much Did
The National Defense Authorization Act, a law that gives the military the right to lock up anyone indefinitely without trial if they are suspected of terrorism, including American citizens, was signed into law on New Year's Eve by President Obama. It was his last official act as president in 2011.
The law was signed at a time when most Americans were busy getting drunk, so they wouldn't notice that it happened right away, and in a closed room without press.
Our president, you see, was not proud of himself. In fact, he essentially apologized in a statement released afterward: "I want to clarify that my Administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens [even though I just gave myself the power to do so and set a precedent that will be followed by every President after me]. Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation."
He should have apologized for being such a giant wuss and failing to live up to his promise to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Some liberal bloggers and commentators have spun the NDAA and the president's signing of it. It doesn't really do what it does, they say. In their eyes, Obama can do no wrong, so when he does they try very hard to make it seem like he didn't. But others have stuck to their guns, calling it what it is: MARTIAL LAW. Even the American Civil Liberties Union says that the law is particularly dangerous because "it has no temporal or geographic limitations, and can be used by this and future presidents to militarily detain people captured far from any battlefield."
The law, you see, defines 'battlefield' as 'everywhere'. How convenient.
This is particularly scary in light of the fact the FBI is calling certain types of activism 'terrorism'. A recent Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that the FBI wants what it calls "food activists" prosecuted under counter-terrorism laws. Oh, yay.
You see where this is going, right?
All our government has to do now is broaden the definition of terrorism to include any activity it doesn't like, making the person doing it an 'enemy combatant' on the 'battlefield of everywhere', and it can detain and lock him or her up without trial for as long as it wants. Forever, even. In a concentration camp, basically.
I'm starting to think the Mayans were right, but only about America.
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January 4, 2012
Remember how I was making mead? Refer here, here, and here if...
Remember how I was making mead? Refer here, here, and here if not. Well, now I'm drinking it and am pretty buzzed. It's good, very subtle, and gives me, I don't know, a body buzz or something in addition to the regular alcohol buzz. Total monetary cost including honey, yeast, and lemon, approximately $9. Yield, 1 gallon, or about eleven 12 ounce beers. Alcohol percentage, 6% (Budweiser is 5%). All natural, all organic. Fuck yeah.
"I used a combination of LSD, charisma, and shitloads of pseudo-intellectual bullshit to manipulate..."
- Charles Manson
Discovered: The Funniest Facebook Ad in The Universe
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The Wax Bananas ~ Mexican Leisure Suit"On a rainy day, put...
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"On a rainy day, put your socks in the fridge and watch the tractors go by…"
Allow me a proud papa moment….
So my son's band is now being played on the radio in Minneapolis, which is like a real city far away from here. People actually live in Minneapolis, like, more than a few dozen. Holy shit. It's not just some small station either, but Radio K, one of the biggest rock stations in the Twin Cities.
Fuckin' A.
This is an old song and I'm pretty sure I posted it before, but, alas, I don't have any of the new stuff yet on my computer. Here's their bandcamp page for some free songs if you're of a mind.
News: They go into the studio at the end of this month. Also, they will be playing their first show far away from home in Missoula, Montana—ahem—Joanna.
Thanks for indulging me :)
January 3, 2012
Hey I want a copy of your book, but I'm broke. So I thought I'd siphon some gas out of my neighbors car (he's a prick, called the police on me for having band practice at 1:30 in the afternoon) and steal a copy of Early Onset of Night. Do you know if any m
Well, it's available through any major chain, but EXTREMELY unlikely that they would have it on the shelves for the immediate stealing. Small press, no clout. Alas! Thanks, though. I'll keep writing words :)
Hey I want a copy of your book, but I'm broke. So I thought I'd siphon some gas out of my neighbors car (he's a prick, called the police on me for having band practice at 1:30 in the afternoon) and steal a copy of Early Onset of Night. Do you know if any m
Well, it's available through any major chain, but EXTREMELY unlikely that they would have it on the shelves for the immediate stealing. Small press, no clout. Alas! Thanks, though. I'll keep writing words :)
Hey I want a copy of your book, but I'm broke. So I thought I'd siphon some gas out of my neighbors car (he's a prick, called the police on me for having band practice at 1:30 in the afternoon) and steal a copy of Early Onset of Night. Do you know if any m
Well, it's available through any major chain, but EXTREMELY unlikely that they would have it on the shelves for the immediate stealing. Small press, no clout. Alas! Thanks, though. I'll keep writing words :)
Hey I want a copy of your book, but I'm broke. So I thought I'd siphon some gas out of my neighbors car (he's a prick, called the police on me for having band practice at 1:30 in the afternoon) and steal a copy of Early Onset of Night. Do you know if any m
Well, it's available through any major chain, but EXTREMELY unlikely that they would have it on the shelves for the immediate stealing. Small press, no clout. Alas! Thanks, though. I'll keep writing words :)
Hey I want a copy of your book, but I'm broke. So I thought I'd siphon some gas out of my neighbors car (he's a prick, called the police on me for having band practice at 1:30 in the afternoon) and steal a copy of Early Onset of Night. Do you know if any m
Well, it's available through any major chain, but EXTREMELY unlikely that they would have it on the shelves for the immediate stealing. Small press, no clout. Alas! Thanks, though. I'll keep writing words :)
