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Sep

Facebook Page Activity Hits The Feeds!

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Facebook Page Activity Hits The Feeds!, originally uploaded by baratunde.

Thanks to a conversation with Jon Pincus, I just found out that Page activity (beyond becoming a fan) will hit the facebook newsfeed for the following actions: commenting on video, posting to discussion board, posting to wall, posting a fan video.

What doesn’t hit feed: inserting a posted item.

The big aha: if you are the admin of a page, your own activity on the page will not hit your feed. I had to de-admin myself to get this activity to show. Have a friend be your page admin

Sep

Baratunde, Jeff Kreisler, Myq Kaplan in Boston Globe

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Baratunde, Jeff Kreisler, Myq Kaplan in Boston Globe, originally uploaded by baratunde.

show is sunday august 28 7:30 pm at Club Passim in Cambridge MA

upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1099785

Sep

This is the view from the bathroom

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This is the view from the bathroom, originally uploaded by baratunde.

Rich people are so annoying

- Baratunde Thurston

Sep

Baratunde in rain gear

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Baratunde in rain gear, originally uploaded by baratunde.

bring it on

- Baratunde Thurston

Sep

This Week In Blackness Episdode #5 - about White Privilege

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This Week In Blackness Episdode #5 - about White Privilege

My boy Elon James White continues to rip it on his new show

Sep

Tru Blood. Synthetic blood drink. Why?

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Tru Blood. Synthetic blood drink. Why?, originally uploaded by baratunde.

- Baratunde Thurston

Sep

Wax paper on my breakfast cheese at cafe Bari in soho

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Wax paper on my breakfast chess at cafe Bari in soho, originally uploaded by baratunde.

Actually my cheese and that of my friend. This is one of those places
that charges $14 for an omelette. I don’t want to know what’s in the
omelette of the reasonably priced place next door

Sep

Announcing The Launch Of The Voter Suppression Wiki - Learn, Report, Act

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cross-posted to DailyKos, Jack & Jill Politics and more coming soon

It’s that time in the American political cycle again, when politicians and activists and famous people and your family members tell you how important it is to vote. They tell you this election is more important than ever. They tell you if you don’t vote, you don’t count.

But what about the votes that don’t count? What about the systematic attempts to erect barriers between voters and the ballot box? What about voter suppression?

In order to educate, document and mobilize action, I’m excited to introduce the Voter Suppression Wiki.

Inspired by my fellow blogger, rikyrah, at Jack and Jill Politics, plus input from several online and voting rights activists, the purpose of the wiki is to have a central location to coordinate information and action around efforts to suppress the vote in this 2008 election.

Here’s a video intro I made at a most ridiculous hour this morning.

And a great intro written up by Jon Pincus, who helped a lot with the setup and was one of the main forces behind Get FISA Right.

There’s more.

Continue reading ‘Announcing The Launch Of The Voter Suppression Wiki - Learn, Report, Act’

Sep

Obama Calls McCain For Cribbing His Slogan

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Obama Calls McCain For Cribbing His Slogan

If u think those lobbyists r working for McCain just 2 put themselves out of business, well I’ve got a bridge 2 sell u in Alaska” - Obama