Monthly Archives: November 2011

Here is the Politico Influence newsletter “scoop” about the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) holiday party this year. The RIAA lobby is helping to lead the charge for SOPA/PROTECT-IP (the vast Internet censorship bill). With a little bit of … Continue reading →

Patricia Mckeon, a GOP candidate for State Assembly in California, has a reason to serve. Here’s a copy of her pitch to voters at the outset of her nascent campaign: I came about the decision to run for the State … Continue reading →

A group of executives at the firm Belpointe Asset Management just won $254 million with a lucky $1 Powerball pick. The winners, three wealthy men from Connecticut, scored the largest jackpot in state history. New York Times Dealbook reporter Kevin … Continue reading →

The Stop Online Piracy Act, a law making its way through Congress, would radically reshape the Internet. The bill, written with help from copyright lobbyists, would “empower the attorney general to create a blacklist of sites to be blocked by … Continue reading →

Interesting story in the Palm Beach New Times yesterday about Frank Biden, who looks ridiculously similar to his brother, VP Joe Biden. Frank owns a for-profit charter school management company called Maverick High Schools: For the past two years, Frank … Continue reading →

While doing one of those annoying thank every senator and politician in the audience things before his speech in New Hampshire. Occupy activists in the audience reminds Obama that over 4,000 peaceful protesters have been arrested: Remember, Obama isn’t arresting … Continue reading →

Just saw the 60 Minutes profile of Grover Norquist. Took a screen shot of this: Thanks to billions in taxpayer investments, the Washington DC-area Metro system is awesome. It goes everywhere, including the suburbs, usually runs on time, and is … Continue reading →

(I’m at UC Davis today covering the General Assembly, and whatever else happens. Follow me at @LHFang) **UPDATE** Swapped in better quality video of Katehi. Here’s the old version. More video to come. Uploading video from the UC Davis quad … Continue reading →

(I’m at UC Davis today covering the General Assembly, and whatever else happens. Follow me at @LHFang) The UC Davis General Assembly began 20 minutes ago with speeches from several of the students hit in the face with pepper spray. … Continue reading →

Lost last Saturday amid all the news of pepper spray and “walls of shame,” there was a GOP debate in Iowa, hosted by free pizza huckster Bob Vander Platts and his anti-gay advocacy group, the Iowa Family Leader. At the … Continue reading →