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Sometimes You @GottaLaff… Until You Just Can’t Anymore

Shoq — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:31:17 +0000

Goto: Latest Updates and Responses (last in: 11/16/20111 @ 11:04 pm)

Summary

Recently, an attack website appeared, publishing an April email exchange I had with blog-radio host Nicole Sandler. It was a low-rent attempt to smear me, trying to “out” what they think is my real name (which I
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A Threatening Letter I Received After Post About David House

Shoq — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:47:56 +0000

New letters have arrived: See Updates

About two and half hours ago, I published this blog post about Dr. David M. House and my choice for anonymity.

At 10:47 (on May 29th), this email arrived, demonstrating nicely exactly why I

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We’re Finally Seeing Red: Show A Twitter Solidarity Tributar

Shoq — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:10:05 +0000

UPDATE/NOTE: Twitter has a very poorly-timed bug. If you're having trouble changing your avatar, see note below.

I so rarely do this, but as I wrote in a post last week, and detailed in my primer on the crisis, what is happening in Wisconsin is too important to not do everything that we

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On Jane Hamsher And Our Fact-Free Media: It’s Not Just For Fox News Anymore

Shoq — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:16:28 +0000

As you may have heard…

I wrote a blog post last week… and Jane Hamsher, founder and lead blogger at Firedoglake.com (FDL), and often considered to be a leading progressive voice got rather upset with me. It was a level of anger that led her to make a rather ugly spectacle of herself, and one

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ShoqRadio: I’m On Nicole Sandler’s Show Tonight

Shoq — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:59 +0000

Flattered and confused

The always brilliant Nicole Sandler, formerly of Air America Radio, has asked me to join her for a conversation on her new show, tonight at 7:30 EST.

The audio & video streams: http://radioornot.com

Hashtag #shoqradio

CALL IN (join us): (213) 291-9410

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Urban Dictionary Contributions

Shoq — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:55:51 +0000

My Definitions

These are definitions I have created at UrbanDictionary.com. If you visit them, please vote them "thumbs up?" Thanks! Note: All terms are to the best of my knowledge, my creations, except where indicated by "*", in which case, I was defining a term coined by others.

Concept: What if we just move?

Shoq — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:56:26 +0000

I’m about to tweet this idea. I’m interested in anyone’s comments.

Concept: Just 3-5 million infrastructurally-vital liberals, all moved to just 1 or 2 states, driving them hyper-blue. #p2

About the BL Code

Shoq — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:53:48 +0000

What is the BL code?

A proposed Message Code for Twitter and any social network.

The BL code means "broken link." It tells someone that a link they sent out was defective.

Geekly speaking, it should be "resource," but I won't get into why. I think the average Twitter user can remember,

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Thanksgiving Tweets, 2009 (#I AmThankfulFor)

Shoq — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:59:17 +0000

So many people asked for these, it was easier to just post them here. They are in reverse chronological order. Best read from the bottom up.

Ok, #iamthankfulfor is now bring out the saps and slop artists. Time to close that tweet deck column until next year.

Dear #IAmThankfulFor: By the time a tag like

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About MT Code

Shoq — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:42:12 +0000

What is the MT code?

It’s a new gesturing code for Twitter messages, suggested to me, and then enlarged by me, to mean that some Twitter update was a “Modified Tweet.” It is meant to expand and complement the more traditional Retweet (RT) gesture, which is probably the most

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