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ATTN: Members of the U.S. Senate

Are you a U.S. Senator voting today? Read this first and support a filibuster of any bill containing “Telecom Immunity.”

ATTN: Citizens

Keep in mind the far reaching aspects of this measure. Telecom doesn’t mean just phones anymore. If they get away with this now, your computers become at risk in the near future. Sure, say you have nothing to hide or keep private. What about;

• your personal banking records & passwords,
• your business documents & of course,
• your health records?

Make these Telecom firms accountable for not following the clearly stated FISA rules which have both protected us and respected us for 30 years.

This legislation isn’t about privacy for suspected terrorists. It is about allowing the executive branch of our government to skirt the law when it pleases as well as those who blindly follow them.

The current proposal in the Senate (voting today) will allow the Telecom friends of the White House to get away with illegal eavesdropping.

Judge Walker, appointed by former President Bush, wrote a recent opinion finding that “AT&T cannot seriously contend that a reasonable entity in its position could have believed that the alleged domestic dragnet was legal.”

Important Articles about the Immunity & FISA:

Definition of FISA

“George Bush’s latest powers, courtesy of the Democratic Congress” Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com

Judge Walker’s recent Decision

Facts on the Senator Kit Bond’s (R-Mo.) FISA Proposal

“Obama Backing FISA ‘Compromise” Greg Sargent, TPM Election Central

Eff Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston on Immunity Compromise

Active FISA related legislation in the U.S. Senate

Special Thanks to moveon.org for bringing this to my attention.

Aimee
“Aim for Truth”

(Feel free to debate me, just don’t hate me.)

Facebook slams MySpace as the best Social Network on the Web.  Recently, I joined both social networks to see which one helped me most to connect with my old pals.

Facebook offers:

• Better User Experience: Easy to use with limited ads (reflective of my tastes & interests)
• Superior Search Query:  Easier to find old classmates from High School & College
• Fun Activities: Play trivia games with friends (Movies & TV)
• Organizations & Campaigns: Join & learn about various movements (Political, Religious & Civic)

Facebook is #1 in my book. Come join me and sit on my Facebook.

Do you agree? Debate me, just don’t hate me.

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Aimee
“Aim for Fun”

What a cool web site and such an interesting concept.  These folks must be in advertising, well maybe not (otherwise I would have been inundated with ads).

They have locked me in and I will probably be going to their web site every day for a few seconds worth of cute & simple humor.

Whether you care for John McCain or not, johnmccainisnotyournewbicycle.com is a great example of what you can do with a neat idea, domain name, and a quick little web site.

Check it out:

John McCain Is Not Your New Bicycle

Kudos to you at JMINYNB!

Aimee
“Aim for John McCain is not your New Bicycle“ 

Non-profits or Lobbyists; I feel it’s more difficult than ever to make a distinction. 

No outside organization has thrown a roundhouse punch this election season like the one Swift Boat Veterans for Truth delivered four years ago. But they’re quietly mobilizing, using small staffs and new technologies to stoke the public’s attention.

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Aimee
“Aim for Truth” 

Like with all media, ‘someone’ not ‘some people’ are always in control.

Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won’t eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative. Say it on the Internet, and you’ll find that free speech and other constitutional rights are anything but guaranteed.

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Aimee
“Aim for Knowledge”

Note: Windows key is typically located to the left of your space bar on your keyboard. It has the Windows logo (flag that looks like 4 squares).

Aimee
“Aim for the Useful”

This is a terrific list of Mac Apps.  If you don’t know them all, you should learn. These are the applications that come installed with the Mac operating system. Not all of them are free, but all are worth having for any Mac user.

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Aimee
“Aim for the Apple”

If you just got a Mac, this should be quite helpful.  The chart below shows the Apple keyboard key & corresponding symbol.

Modifier Keys

Character Keys

Function keys

cmd+A - Select All items or text in active window
cmd+C - Copy the current selection to the clipboard
cmd+O - Open a file
cmd+P - Print the active window
cmd+Q - Quit the active application
cmd+S - Save the current file or document
cmd+V - Paste clipboard contents at current cursor position
cmd+W - Close active window
cmd+X - Cut the current selection, delete it from current window and put it on the clipboard
cmd+Z - Undo the last action

Aimee
“Aim for the Useful” 

After reading this article and a few other on the “Keating Five Scandal,” it is my hope some reputable news organization does further digging into what exactly happened with Lincoln Savings & Loans, how much did it really cost the American people, and most importantly in this election year, what was McCain’s true role.

“Amid McCain’s new status, old scandals stir“–The Boston Globe

WASHINGTON – As William K. Black watches John McCain move toward the Republican presidential nomination, he thinks of a day 21 years ago that he considers one of the most troubling of his life.

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Aimee
“Aim for Truth”