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The Voice of OC- Save Anaheim (prev. No Jordan Brandman)
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- A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blog
- Pedroza and Roy Reynolds’ OC Politics
- Ling Ling Chang to announce her campaign for the 55th A.D. on 5/24
- March Against Monsanto set for May 25, in Laguna Beach
- The new Legislature’s assault on Prop 13 begins
- The IRS scandal is a bonanza for lawyers in Washington, D.C.
- Plan to extend 241 Toll Road criticized
- 2012 OC Hate Crime Report to be released on 5/23
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- The Liberal OC
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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About Author: Greg Diamond
Posts by Greg Diamond
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Weekend Open Thread: And to Think That Three Weeks Ago We Were Freaking Over Kevin Ware’s Leg
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 5 CommentsLet’s start the Weekend Open Thread early, because this week can’t end early enough. I’m only going to print the top half of this photo, despite that many of you... -
Breaking News Sources re New Boston Area Overnight Violence
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 13 CommentsOriginal text has been placed elsewhere. Comments have been left as is. For those interested in something very up to date, here’s someone transcribing the police scanner on Reddit. And here’s another such... -
Another Explosion, This Time Unintentional, Does Comparable Damage in Texas
Posted on April 18, 2013 | 98 CommentsYou know how you’re not supposed to use water to put out certain kinds of fires? Electrical fires, sure — but also some chemical fires, right? You know one of... -
Did a Cornered ‘Stomper’ Diaz Try to Shoot a Cop With His Finger? How Do We Know?
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 7 CommentsI had an interesting conversation here last week with a commenter named “Nick Ceci” about the police shooting of Manuel “Stomper” Diaz, which happened nine months ago this upcoming Sunday.... -
BitCoin Bubble Burst-Day Anniversary: Monetary Policy for Dummies (and I Do Mean Greater Fools)
Posted on April 16, 2013 | 3 CommentsIt’s so rare that one can see economic theories tested in real time, but it happened just last week. At 5:35 p.m. Eastern Time on April 9, exactly one week... -
Joining the Rest of the World: Domestic Terrorism at Boston Marathon
Posted on April 15, 2013 | 47 Comments. Video available through NBC.com shows the first of two explosions that occurred a little over 4 hours into the Boston Marathon, near its finish line. The second explosion,... -
“Exxon Hates Your Children” Ad Spiked in Arkansas, Site of Mayflower Pipeline Spill
Posted on April 13, 2013 | 6 CommentsI know that this isn’t a local story (except to the extent that we’re part of the globe affected by this global story), but anytime a powerful corporation uses threats... -
Weekend Open Thread: Keeping the Books
Posted on April 12, 2013 | 13 CommentsI followed a link this week to an internet site that presented what looks to me like a pretty good list of books for an educated person to have... -
Did You Engage in Sexual Play Before Age 18? Should YOU Have a Sign Like This Posted In Your Yard?
Posted on April 11, 2013 | 12 CommentsFriend of the show (and my friend on Facebook) Joe “Not Dr. Jose” Moreno, former opponent of Tom Daly in AD-69, posts a photo of the first Scarlet Letter sign... -
Lib OC’s Defense of the Register’s Paywall is Confusing
Posted on April 10, 2013 | 46 CommentsI don’t really want to start a skirmish in the blog wars, but I can’t quite figure out what Dan Chmielewski is getting at in his defense yesterday of the... -
The Thatcher Effect: Perceptions of Privatization and Public Privation
Posted on April 8, 2013 | 60 CommentsHere’s what I like to think of when I think of Margaret Thatcher: the Thatcher Effect, an important demonstration of how the brain encodes information about facial perception. Turn the... -
Anne Lamott Never Asked My Opinion About Her Love Life, But Then Again This Post Isn’t for Her
Posted on April 7, 2013 | 6 Comments1. The Online Dating Scene I Once Knew The saddest story that I have read this year was a mostly breezy tale by Anne Lamott in Salon entitled “My year... -
The (Unofficial, Non-Diagnostic … but Still) Asperger’s Quiz
Posted on April 6, 2013 | 7 CommentsI’ve finally started remembering to schedule my time on the treadmill for during my favorite public radio programs, which aids me in my greatest wish for those moments in my... -
Weekend Open Thread: Just a Second — Were Gun Rights Intended to Preserve Slavery?
Posted on April 5, 2013 | 44 CommentsThe Second Amendment was Ratified to Preserve Slavery Commentator Thom Hartmann posted a column in January, based on the research of Carl T. Bogus, arguing that the Second Amendment was ratified...
