Open Thread

18 Comments

1. 

   boran2 on April 24, 2006 at 4:35 pm

   This one, here in my sign line, is really great.  😉

2. 

   Steven D on April 24, 2006 at 4:48 pm

   More terror attacks in Egypt:

   Three explosions rocked Egypt’s Sinai resort town of Dahab on Monday night, leaving at least 30 people dead and 160 wounded.

   One blast hit a hotel, a second a restaurant and the third explosion rocked a supermarket in the resort town’s tourist area about 7:15 p.m. local time (1715 GMT). Egyptian authorities said the blasts were likely not caused by suicide bombers but rather bombs that had been planted.

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     chocolate ink on April 24, 2006 at 4:52 pm

     I saw on tv that is now supposed to be at least 90 dead.

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       Steven D on April 24, 2006 at 6:23 pm

       The number always seems to increase after the initial reports.

3. 

   Iowa Victory Gardener on April 24, 2006 at 4:55 pm

   is The Carpetbagger Report, Steve Benen’s blog.  He writes many varied posts every day, is a sharp and incisive writer and usually keyed into the right stories at the right time.  Though Booman had him scooped on a couple of stories last week… so of course my first stop is always BT, since I consider it home.  🙂

4. 

   NorthDakotaDemocrat on April 24, 2006 at 5:05 pm

   Thanks for the heads up, but I think I’ll pass on that one.

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     stormkite on April 24, 2006 at 5:34 pm

     Right there with you on that one…  

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       Iowa Victory Gardener on April 24, 2006 at 5:47 pm

       Me too… I don’t read Armando anymore, and my blood pressure’s all the better for it.

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         Street Kid on April 24, 2006 at 6:43 pm

         Me three.  If I wanted to be verbally abused, I’d look up my ex-husband.

5. 

   ejmw on April 24, 2006 at 5:29 pm

   I like the idea behind Swords Crossed, but I won’t be doing anything other than stopping by to read it infrequently until pyrrho gets threaded comments working.

6. 

   blueneck on April 24, 2006 at 5:41 pm

   Plaid Adder at DU has composed a series called 40 Ways To Support Katrina Survivors and now has a summary diary called 40 Ways To Support Katrina Survivors–All In One Convenient Post! It has EVERYTHING, and focuses on ways to give DIRECTLY to organizations that need help.  If you are a gardener, you can check the link to the Botanical gardens and help by sending plants that need replacing, etc.

   My favorite charity at the moment is Dillard University.  I spoke to an alumna last night who has relocated from New Orleans to Jackson, MS and she indicated that Dillard still need lots of help.  She also told me to encourage everyone to give DIRECTLY to the local organizations in New Orleans or on the MS Gulf Coast to ensure that it gets used in the way that you want.  She also indicated that she had returned to New Orleans to vote in the recent mayor’s race and was satisfied that the polls and the voting process went smoothly.  Her chief concern was for folks who could not get to New Orleans to vote, that the absentee process was complicated and confusing for those without a good education like she got at Dillard.

   Please click thru and see if there is a way you would like to help out.  

7. 

   Steven D on April 24, 2006 at 6:23 pm

   Essential stops each day for me:

   Eschaton
   America Blog
   Firedoglake (Jane Hamsher)
   Unclaimed Territory (Glen Greenwald)
   TPM (Josh Marshall)
   Huffington Post
   Raw Story
   Informed Comment (Juan Cole)
   Jesus’ General (we all need a laugh)
   Hullabaloo (Digby)
   Orcinus (Dave Neiwert)
   James Wolcott
   Altercation (Eric Alterman)
   Salon

   Oh yeah, that Orange place too.

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     Street Kid on April 24, 2006 at 6:48 pm

     Liberal Street Fighter.
     TPM Cafe.
     Huffington Post.
     Street Prophets–rarely.
     MI Liberal
     EPM.
     cross post at
     My Left Wing.
     and in orange.

8. 

   dada on April 24, 2006 at 7:03 pm

   BT: home
   Wolcott
   FDL, mostly Late Nite, there have been some really guest posters  
           in that slot recently
   Rude Pundit
   Digby
   MLW
   dKos
   C&L
   Billmon

   various Tribber/x-Tribber blogs

   Peace

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   sjct on April 24, 2006 at 7:36 pm

   Every morning, I click thru:
   Talking Points Memo
   Eschaton
   Kevin Drum
   James Wolcott
   Billmon
   and then come to sit a spell in the Pond.

   Afterwards, if I need further stimulation, I hit:
   the Orange Place
   Firedoglake
   TPM Cafe
   Hullabaloo
   HuffPo
   Rigorous Intuition
   AmericaBlog and Raw Story

   And once a week I hit Clusterfuck Nation and get in touch with my despair.

10. 

    Cali Scribe on April 24, 2006 at 8:39 pm

            * Be reasonably civil.
            * No profanity.
            * Don’t disrupt or destroy meaningful conversation.
            * Do not consistently abuse or vilify other posters.

    were filed under “Armando”… 😉

    Main stops for me are BooTrib (my Firefox homepage) and Street Prophets, with an occasional foray into dKos. Other frequent stops are AmericaBlog and Pandagon — and lately I’ve been spending a lot of time on hockey boards talking Stanley Cup playoffs…

11. 

    wiseprince on April 24, 2006 at 10:13 pm

    Is the bombing in Egypt tied to the Bin Laden tape?

12. 

    Isis on April 24, 2006 at 10:35 pm

    Absolutely, http://www.bopnews.com.

    The best of the nuts and bolts of our country’s foundation — economics — though I wish it WAS freedom . . . .

    BOP is where Bonddad hangs, and the great Stirling Newbery, as well as Ian Welsh from Canada, who gives us a reality check from the darkness that is the US.

    Riverbend for the best in Iraq blogging.  http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/