interesting animation
control room
Bush keeps Saddam's handgun mounted like a trophy at the White House. The soldiers who captured Saddie the Baddie had it mounted and gave it to Junior as a gift. [via daily kos]
stacy peraltas (dogtown and zboys) riding giants
Some familiar names here: Diversion Media - "Charting the startup process for a new media company."
rip senior member of the chicago seven dave dellinger
FBI ABDUCTS ARTIST, SEIZES ART
(Kurtz was funded recently by Creative Capital, a pretty great foundation. Sorry for the long post)
Steve Kurtz was already suffering from one tragedy when he called 911
early in the morning to tell them his wife had suffered a cardiac arrest
and died in her sleep. The police arrived and, cranked up on the rhetoric
of the "War on Terror," decided Kurtz's art supplies were actually
bioterrorism weapons.
Thus began an Orwellian stream of events in which FBI agents abducted
Kurtz without charges, sealed off his entire block, and confiscated his
computers, manuscripts, art supplies... and even his wife's body.
Like the case of Brandon Mayfield, the Muslim lawyer from Portland
imprisoned for two weeks on the flimsiest of false evidence, Kurtz's case
amply demonstrates the dangers posed by the USA PATRIOT Act coupled with
government-nurtured terrorism hysteria.
Kurtz's case is ongoing, and, on top of everything else, Kurtz is facing a
mountain of legal fees. Donations to his legal defense can be made at
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/
FEAR RUN AMOK
Steve Kurtz is Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the State
University of New York's University at Buffalo, and a member of the
internationally-acclaimed Critical Art Ensemble.
Kurtz's wife, Hope Kurtz, died in her sleep of cardiac arrest in the early
morning hours of May 11. Police arrived, became suspicious of Kurtz's art
supplies and called the FBI.
Within hours, FBI agents had "detained" Kurtz as a suspected bioterrorist
and cordoned off the entire block around his house. (Kurtz walked away the
next day on the advice of a lawyer, his "detention" having proved to be
illegal.) Over the next few days, dozens of agents in hazmat suits, from a
number of law enforcement agencies, sifted through Kurtz's work, analyzing
it on-site and impounding computers, manuscripts, books, equipment, and
even his wife's body for further analysis. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Health
Department condemned his house as a health risk.
Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble, makes art which addresses
the politics of biotechnology. "Free Range Grains," CAE's latest project,
included a mobile DNA extraction laboratory for testing food products for
possible transgenic contamination. It was this equipment which triggered
the Kafkaesque chain of events.
FBI field and laboratory tests have shown that Kurtz's equipment was not
used for any illegal purpose. In fact, it is not even _possible_ to use
this equipment for the production or weaponization of dangerous germs.
Furthermore, any person in the US may legally obtain and possess such
equipment.
"Today, there is no legal way to stop huge corporations from putting
genetically altered material in our food," said Defense Fund spokeswoman
Carla Mendes. "Yet owning the equipment required to test for the presence
of 'Frankenfood' will get you accused of 'terrorism.' You can be illegally
detained by shadowy government agents, lose access to your home, work, and
belongings, and find that your recently deceased spouse's body has been
taken away for 'analysis.'"
Though Kurtz has finally been able to return to his home and recover his
wife's body, the FBI has still not returned any of his equipment,
computers or manuscripts, nor given any indication of when they will. The
case remains open.
Articles about the case:
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/news-WKBW-2.html
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/news-WKBW.html
(Kurtz was funded recently by Creative Capital, a pretty great foundation. Sorry for the long post)
Steve Kurtz was already suffering from one tragedy when he called 911
early in the morning to tell them his wife had suffered a cardiac arrest
and died in her sleep. The police arrived and, cranked up on the rhetoric
of the "War on Terror," decided Kurtz's art supplies were actually
bioterrorism weapons.
Thus began an Orwellian stream of events in which FBI agents abducted
Kurtz without charges, sealed off his entire block, and confiscated his
computers, manuscripts, art supplies... and even his wife's body.
Like the case of Brandon Mayfield, the Muslim lawyer from Portland
imprisoned for two weeks on the flimsiest of false evidence, Kurtz's case
amply demonstrates the dangers posed by the USA PATRIOT Act coupled with
government-nurtured terrorism hysteria.
Kurtz's case is ongoing, and, on top of everything else, Kurtz is facing a
mountain of legal fees. Donations to his legal defense can be made at
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/
FEAR RUN AMOK
Steve Kurtz is Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the State
University of New York's University at Buffalo, and a member of the
internationally-acclaimed Critical Art Ensemble.
Kurtz's wife, Hope Kurtz, died in her sleep of cardiac arrest in the early
morning hours of May 11. Police arrived, became suspicious of Kurtz's art
supplies and called the FBI.
Within hours, FBI agents had "detained" Kurtz as a suspected bioterrorist
and cordoned off the entire block around his house. (Kurtz walked away the
next day on the advice of a lawyer, his "detention" having proved to be
illegal.) Over the next few days, dozens of agents in hazmat suits, from a
number of law enforcement agencies, sifted through Kurtz's work, analyzing
it on-site and impounding computers, manuscripts, books, equipment, and
even his wife's body for further analysis. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Health
Department condemned his house as a health risk.
Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble, makes art which addresses
the politics of biotechnology. "Free Range Grains," CAE's latest project,
included a mobile DNA extraction laboratory for testing food products for
possible transgenic contamination. It was this equipment which triggered
the Kafkaesque chain of events.
FBI field and laboratory tests have shown that Kurtz's equipment was not
used for any illegal purpose. In fact, it is not even _possible_ to use
this equipment for the production or weaponization of dangerous germs.
Furthermore, any person in the US may legally obtain and possess such
equipment.
"Today, there is no legal way to stop huge corporations from putting
genetically altered material in our food," said Defense Fund spokeswoman
Carla Mendes. "Yet owning the equipment required to test for the presence
of 'Frankenfood' will get you accused of 'terrorism.' You can be illegally
detained by shadowy government agents, lose access to your home, work, and
belongings, and find that your recently deceased spouse's body has been
taken away for 'analysis.'"
Though Kurtz has finally been able to return to his home and recover his
wife's body, the FBI has still not returned any of his equipment,
computers or manuscripts, nor given any indication of when they will. The
case remains open.
Articles about the case:
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/news-WKBW-2.html
http://www.rtmark.com/CAEdefense/news-WKBW.html
I thought Gore's speech was good. (Has this been posted? I feel like it has, but I can't find it.)
first this, now this
but thats ok it will all fade into pay-per-view memory anyway (or not) unless moody keeps copies. buried pretty deep too
but thats ok it will all fade into pay-per-view memory anyway (or not) unless moody keeps copies. buried pretty deep too
Is it cheaper to run a generator for your electrical power needs or pay for the power company for the same amount of kilowatt hours?
did anyone see unprecedented: the 2000 presidential election? it's on the sundance channel this month. skinny and i were watching it tonight (tho he got pissed and had to change channels, but i'm tivo-ing for future watching). it seems everything bush does is even more unbelievable than the last.
Abu Rhubarb? WTF? If the dude can't even pronunciatify the name of the prison, what are the odds that he has any understanding of the issues surrouding ah-BOO grehhb?
More front page NY Times online
NEWS ALERT The United States will demolish Abu Ghraib prison in consultation with a new Iraqi government, the White House said on Monday. (6:38 PM ET)The little spinners at work. My first thought: so they can hide physical evidence from future International Tribunals.
NY Times online cover story of the moment:
N.Y. Police Chief RisesDid you know we were on the front lines here? I didn't. Can we stop?
At a time when New York is on the front lines in the worldwide battle with terror, Raymond W. Kelly is emerging as the city's top general.
lockhart steeles curbed launches.
This post on Barbara Bush's beautiful mind has been completely rewritten. D'oh.
Has anybody seen Aernout Mik at The Project? Would love to hear about it. I was very interested in his big video installations that showed in Toronto in 2001.
Aernout Mik: "Parallel Corner," May 1-June 20
The Project
37 W 57, 3rd fl
Aernout Mik: "Parallel Corner," May 1-June 20
The Project
37 W 57, 3rd fl
this thursday michelle segre has an opening at derek eller. she'll be showing lucio. oh yeah, and some drawings.
this last nights episode of the simpsons (the season finale no. 335) took a broad shot at the republicans. mr burns bought up all the media outlets in town (to controll his image) except for lisas popular independent small press. next everyone opened their own small presses a thinly veiled reference to blogging.
"There's been a lot of talk recently about the exact definition of "torture." Some say it's an accurate descriptor of what happened to Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody. Others say those detainees were not tortured, but simply "abused," and that "torture" is something out of Saddam's dungeons. In a Newsday op-ed this week, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg mused over the invocation of the word "torture". He joins Bob to discuss the political uses and abuses of language, and his new book, Going Nucular: Language, Politics and Culture in Confrontational Times."
i didnt want to crap up sally's post with this post since it was not specific to cycleists but there are a few people recording roadside memorials. at the top of the list is roadsidememorial.org
look under the hoodie
