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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLarisa Alexandrovna is blogging again!
If you've been around these parts for a while, you may remember when Larisa's articles at Raw Story and blog entries at her own site were posted here regularly. She's been out of the action for a while, but now she's writing for The Progressive, and a piece by her just went up.
http://progressive.org/welcome-to-the-american-plutocracy
A man and his wife went to see a film at an Ohio movie theater recently. When they left, the man was being escorted by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). What could he have possibly done to interest DHS? Was he plotting a terrorist attack? Was there indeed a threat to the homeland being neutralized here?
The DHS website states that, outside of its counter-terrorism mission, they are tasked with "safeguarding and securing cyberspace," which enumerates such crimes as bank fraud, data breaches and child pornography.
The man in question, who was not named by media reports on the incident, attracted the departments scrutiny for wearing his prescription glasses, which happen to be enhanced with a wearable computer known as Google Glass. This clearly did not implicate him in a plot to bomb something, forge immigration documents, distribute child pornography, or any other serious threat to the homeland, so why did DHS step in?
It turns out, the theater was concerned that the man might be recording the film for black market distribution. An employee of the theater reportedly then contacted Hollywoods lobby, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which in turn informed DHS. Amazingly, the feds jumped, dispatching agents to the theater before the movie was even over.
elleng
(130,901 posts)Good to hear! She was a friend of mine, and we lost touch after she took herself out of action! Progressive, GOOD!
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)One of her buds during the 'atheist extremist' bullshit.
Cleita
(75,480 posts)I always liked her since the days she posted regularly at DU.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
aikoaiko
(34,170 posts)I remember her shitting on atheists...nt
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4396325
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Maybe it's just Sid being a dithering asshole, but really, Larissa contributed way more to DU back in the day than Dithers has even thought about. She doesn't deserve to be shat upon here by one who exists on DU to shit upon people.
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SidDithers
(44,228 posts)not surprised. Probably someone who didn't remember the "atheist whackjob" column posted at RawStory, and the backflips that lala_rawraw and the editors at RawStory did to defend the columnist and dismiss the very legitimate concerns of offended atheists.
Here's some DU history for those who weren't around:
The RawStory column: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1007330
Larisa's half-assed attempt to extend an olive branch: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=214x64952
which included such bridge-building language as "People have the right to say what they will, of course and they also have a right to get a small group of pals together to make themselves seem important, despite the ugliness of their behavior."
Bully for Larisa for returning to blogging, but I won't be reading her. I hope she and her Libertarian husband are very happy.
Sid
muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)Putting Country First
I feel like I should be writing this at some twelve-step meeting or, perhaps, at some ideological reeducation/rehab camp. It's just insane and will shock anyone who knows me either personally or professionally. So, let's just jump right in, shall we? Just rip off the band-aid. Okay.
I'm voting McCain/Palin.
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(long list of offensive RW anti-Obama memes omitted to prevent DUers vomiting)
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So, I'm voting McCain/Palin. With a balanced government and two leaders with a strong history of moderate, bipartisan rule, our country will be a lot better off and that's what matters.
http://cultofmelinda.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/putting-country-first.html
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Thanks for that update. I went looking for Barton, and what she's doing, but didn't look very hard.
Sid
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)that unless she started blogging under a different name, she'd never be taken seriously again.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)with a side of barf.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)...barf.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)that stuff I didn't know about...
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Thanks for posting this!
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Pass.