Saturday Links and Open Thread

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 10:07:29 AM EST
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Blog traffic is so slow on holidays. I'm going to try to give the gift of traffic through the holidays. For this morning:

Via Avedon Carol at Sideshow: Brooklyn Girl, guest blogging at PowerPop, lists the ten sexiest male rockers, with sample video clips. I would have added Jon Bon Jovi.

Donklephant writes about the WaPo's article on the FBI's newest biometric database keeping track of our most personal details.

Sentencing Law and Policy doesn't like Huckabee's new attempt to avoid the soft-on-crime label.

Grits for Breakfast writes about an expert who says drug sniffing dogs are wrong 48% of the time.

Ed at Captain's Quarters, a conservative blog, gives a preview of how they will attack Obama if he's the nominee: inexperience.

Digby on Jonbenet journalism

Capital Defense Weekly notes that the Death Penalty Information Center has released its 2007 Capital Punishment Report, available here (pdf.)

Marvin Kitman on Huffpo writes about Rudy's Yellow Badge of Courage

What are you reading or writing about this weekend? Let us know in comments, and please put urls in html format using the link button because otherwise they skew the site.

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Happy Holidays... (none / 0) (#1)
by desertswine on Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 03:10:41 PM EST

Everyone. Be safe.

Ghost of Christmas Present: There is never enough time to do or say all the things that we would wish. The thing is to try to do as much as you can in the time that you have. Remember Scrooge, time is short, and suddenly, you're not here any more.

I'll be spending time with my family.

Wishing everyone (none / 0) (#2)
by Packratt on Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 04:18:23 PM EST

a peaceful and joyful holiday.

At Injustice In Seattle I'll be writing a piece on the SPD's elite Anti-Crime Team that has been in the paper four times this year alone; twice for brutally attacking jaywalkers without identifying themselves, and twice for engaging in high speed shooting match pursuits through city streets without identifying themselves to the people they pursued or using their lights and sirens.

Seems they have quite a long history of misconduct and are staffed by people with criminal backgrounds.

At Technomadic Packratt I'm going to draw up a fun holiday photoshop.

At Guilty Until Proven Innocent I might do a piece on the use of plea bargains to frighten innocent victims of police misconduct into accepting reduced charges when they've actually done nothing wrong.

Happy Holidays (none / 0) (#3)
by john horse on Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 05:51:19 PM EST

Happy holidays everyone.

Remember not to drink and drive but if you must drink and drive see my cartoon here (posted at edgeing).

As John Lennon said "War is over if you want it".

Felizes Pascuas (none / 0) (#4)
by Jen M on Sat Dec 22, 2007 at 07:16:48 PM EST

Have a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year

1000 lawyers (none / 0) (#6)
by NMvoiceofreason on Sun Dec 23, 2007 at 12:09:04 AM EST

http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion?bid=15&pid=262693 /a>

Unconstitutional - war crimes - broke the law - etc

Too bad no AUSA will prosecute it, nor Congress

The rule of law is broken.

The Constitution is dying.

At least a few stand up to regret it's passing

Happy holidays to all, (none / 0) (#7)
by scribe on Sun Dec 23, 2007 at 09:51:48 AM EST

and more success, joy and prosperity in the coming year than in the past!