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The incoherence of the American right
Louie Gohmert (R-TX), one of many mouthpiecestpmmuckraker.comAccording to the American Right, circa now, the following are truisms:The bias in the liberal media is crippling the valiant patriot but to...
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Trans March, Dyke March embrace Bradley Manning as trial begins
The "Wikileaks court-martial" of Bradley Manning began yesterday -- as predicted, it opened "with dueling portrayals of a traitor who endangered the lives of his fellow soldiers [the government's...
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Heads Up: 8 must-see concerts this week
World's cutest Beatles fan?STILL FROM YOUTUBE.When does cute become cloying? Because this newly viral video of a baby playing along to the Beatles with his dad is seriously tickling me pink -- it's...
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Kickstarter America's next war!
Amanda Palmer, Kickstarter IconGuardianUK.comGot an email this morning from the pressing plant down in OC that is stamping a three-song vinyl single I recorded earlier this year. Ready next...
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Former Hayes Valley Farm site Occupied, renamed Gezi Gardens
A sign outside Gezi Gardens"We're doing this to help give the community a choice," Ayr told me, sweeping his arm out. "Everyone should have a voice when it comes to issues of land use and green space,...
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Reactionaries hate bicycles
Critical Mass, SFsfgate.comAfter perusing a rather bizarre Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal the other day on the issue of bicycles as instruments of totalitarianism and being reminded of the idea that...
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The Warriors Arena: Art Agnos v. Gary Radnich
Here's a fun one: former Mayor Art Agnos debating the Warriors arena with Gary Radnich and Larry Krueger. Radnich has always been my favorite sports guy, ever since his days on KRON TV (although Kruk...
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SF homeless services budget item < 0.25 percent of Larry Ellison’s net worth
Ellison's wealth accumulation is going swimminglyBillionaire Larry Ellison, the vainglorious CEO of Oracle and yachtsman responsible for bringing the America’s Cup to San Francisco, has come a long way...
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Triumph of queer comics: Justin Hall wins Lambda, 'Adèle' takes Cannes
Two cool, queer graphic surprises, just in time for Pride month. First, local comics hero, Califormia College of the Arts professor, and frequent SFBG contributor (not to mention out-of-the-closet...
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Salon says, "Ladies, shush! People paid good money for Michelle Obama and rape"
Don't talk equality over Michelle -- or stand up against rape either -- if people have paid good money, Salon saysHey, remember Code Pink during the Bush years? "Why can't those old, shriveled,...
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Key CleanPowerSF facts matter more than myriad details
PG&E greed and negligence destroyed a neighborhood and killed eight people, and we're going to just trust it to save the planet?sfexaminer.comIt’s great to see our colleagues down the hall at the...
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The adulation of the technoriche
Happily married, fined, and fawned overIt’s hardly news at this point that billionaire tech mogul Sean Parker tore up a public campground to build the sets for his $10 million fantasy wedding in Big...
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Security guard strike is "imminent"
At least a hundred SEIU members in purple jackets marched down Bush St. this afternoon (June 5), in preparation for a possible strike. Security guards who are a member of an affiliated union have been...
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SFPD responds (weirdly) to allegations of racial disparity
The San Francisco Police Department has issued a head-scratching response to charges of racial disparity in marijuana arrests, possibly in an attempt to defuse controversy over a recent incident that...
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Maxwell's, RIP
Maxwell's, Hoboken NJNJ.comMaxwell's--one of the very first stops on the Indie rock circuit--closes up shop this July. In business since 1978, the Hoboken nightspot has hosted bands all the way from...
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Joey Covington, RIP
Joey Covingtongotrevolution.comJoey Covington, former drummer of the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, was killed in a car crash in Palm Springs, Tuesday. He was 67.The Airplane's third drummer (after...
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Solomon: Bradley Manning is guilty of "aiding the enemy"--if the enemy is...
By Norman SolomonNorman Solomon is co-founder of RootsAction.org and founding director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. Of all the charges against Bradley Manning, the most pernicious -- and...
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Ron Lanza memorial set for June 15
Lanza (left) with Dennis Peron and Tom AmmianoA memorial for Ron Lanza, the queer impresario who founded Valencia Rose Cafe and Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint, has been set for Saturday, June 15 at El...
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Rope a dope the whackaloon
Susan RicePortland Press-HeraldSusan Rice, the current US ambassador to the United Nations will be the next national security advisor. She replaces the resigning Tom Donilon. Unlike the position she...
View ArticleEat your Oates at the Castro's amazing double-feature tonight
Not even sure if "amazing" is a strong enough word, but the Castro Theatre is screening a pair of cool-ass movies on 35mm tonight. Frankly, I don't think you have anything better to do, because there...
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