- Democracy goes global on the Net - Anyone 16 or older with an email address can vote in the ICANN election for at-large seats on the board. Registration is open until 31 July.
- Land-Mine Legislation alert: McCain To Tack Net Filtering Onto Appropriations Bill. I wish there was an easier way to find this sort of thing. I think it's wrong and bad and sleazy. If legislation doesn't have enough support to pass on its own, tacking it onto another bill isn't the right answer. Letting it die is.
- Land-Mine Legislation alert: House Rejects Smith & Wesson Pact. This time it was the NRA that was trying this tactic. I'm all for the cause, but the tactics stink.
- I think there's something deeply wrong about a system that requires legislators to try and sneak in laws that can't pass on their own merits. I don't know what the solution is, but for now, I'll probably take some time to point this sort of chicanery out.
- Camping Tips from the Onion : Waking up feeling groggy with a sore anus is perfectly normal on camping excursions.
- Sinfest: All Hot & Bothered. It made me laugh.
- The Sermon on the Money made me laugh, too.