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I was detained last night by federal authorities at San Francisco International Airport for refusing to answer questions about why I had travelled outside the United States.
The end result is that, after waiting for about half an hour and refusing to answer further questions, I was released – because U.S. citizens who have produced proof of citizenship and a written customs declaration are not obligated to answer questions.
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A federal judge in Puerto Rico – a territory sensitive to the rights and privileges of its residents' U.S. citizenship — said it best: "The only absolute and unqualified right of citizenship is to residence within the territorial boundaries of the United States; a citizen cannot be either deported or denied reentry." U.S. v. Valentine, 288 F. Supp. 957, 980 (D.P.R. 1968).
So, while some commenters worried – or advocated – that a citizen who refused to answer CBP questions would be denied re-entry to the United States, the U.S. government does not have the power to prevent a citizen’s re-entry.
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My great grandfather was the sole survivor ( last living perhaps police officer, perhaps) of the bomb tossed by Haymarket Square* anarchists. Some sixty years ago, I, as the great grandson of the sole survivor of the Haymarket Riot, Frank Tyrrell, was chosen by the Chicago Police Department to place a wreath on the statue. Thus, I was particularly offended when Bill Ayers attempted to blow up the statue not once but twice during his violent youth. I want to redeem the police. Ayers has lived on, swaddled in the respect of Liberals. I want to remind them of the many police and laboring men who were maimed in that riot that Ayers tried, in his violent past, to exploit and apparently is still proud of.
Category: Links
suggested reading at other sites
links for 2010-09-14
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Soweto, South Africa, is best known as the location for emblematic struggles during apartheid, and more recently as the shooting location and partial inspiration for the sci-fi film District 9. Now, a new photography book by lifetime Johannesburg photographer Jodi Bieber shows a more varied and nuanced view of the township as a hub of music, culture and business.
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Michael (left) and Richie (yes, that’s how they identified him) Daley, sons of Mayor Richard J. Daley, work as pages at the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles.
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A would-be Koran-burner in Amarillo, Texas was foiled by a 23-year-old Texas skateboarder named Jacob Isom, who was among a group of people protesting a planned burning on Saturday. As Isom described it: “I snuck up behind him and took his Koran, he said something about burning the Koran, I said ‘Dude you have no Koran,’ and ran off.”
links for 2010-09-13
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What happened when you went to New Orleans?
@BPGlobalPR: That was when I realized the severity of the situation, I'd been poking fun at BP, like poking at the beast, but when I went to New Orleans I realized: it IS a beast. Meeting guys like professor Rick Steiner, who explained how BP and oil companies in general try to weasel their way out of cleaning up their mess.
For instance: the dispersant. The dispersant is criminal. It just created plumes of underwater oil and cleaned up the huge slicks on surface. They just put everything underwater, and actively made the problem worse. I realized how tied up the government is on all this–the MMS, the EPA. I don’t trust a thing those guys say. I was really disappointed when the White House said that there was only 26 percent of the oil remaining in the Gulf, because that’s just not true. This is a big problem.
links for 2010-09-11
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Roky and the 13th Floor Elevators cast a huge shadow over the TX music scene, all over Texas but especially in Austin. In their music and their personalities, they really captured something very specifically Austin, this sort of combination of the redneck rebel thing from rural Texas, the esoteric intellectual element from the crackpot fringe around the University of Texas, and that sort of drug-culture philosophy that Austin has picked up from being a town that a lot of contraband was smuggled through. In a lot of ways, I think those three elements have always defined Austin counterculture, and the Elevators are kind of the apotheosis of that. Over the course of his career, Roky dabbled in – and influenced – psych and garage rock, metal, blues-rock, the Texas songwriter movement of people like Townes Van Zandt (who was briefly his roommate), and "outsider music"
Tweets from 12-31-1969
- "Dimsum – Chinese soups" http://www.dimsum.co.uk/food/chinese-soups.html ->
- If you could only listen to one song for the next mont… — The question is moot – I’m a music junkie, and have … http://4ms.me/9Vrarx ->
- How are you? — in need of more coffee. Typical. http://4ms.me/9ayCJ4 ->
- What makes you think "Poland is an interesting place"? — I’ve never been to Poland, but I’d like to. http://4ms.me/bWnVTn ->
- Where would you like to spend your retirement? — Traveling the world, in style. http://4ms.me/9quQKz ->
- What's the nicest thing someone's ever done for you? – Giving birth to me Ask me anything http://tumblr.com/xb9i8imqh ->
- LaSalle Street in the rain http://flic.kr/p/8A1Nvt ->
- Working on the railroad http://flic.kr/p/8A1Pp2 ->
- Wolf Point http://flic.kr/p/8A1Q1e ->
- Road closed http://flic.kr/p/8A2zo4 ->
- LaSalle Floating World http://flic.kr/p/8A2zT4 ->
- Looking for a copy of D&O policy http://flic.kr/p/8A2H1Z ->
links for 2010-09-10
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On the commentary track of the 2004 “2 Disc Special Edition” DVD for the film Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, Terry Jones stated that to his knowledge Ireland had banned only four movies, three of which he had directed: The Meaning of Life, Monty Python’s Life of Brian and Personal Services.
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Lawmakers Alin Popoviciu and Cristi Dugulescu of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party drafted a law where witches and fortune tellers would have to produce receipts, and would also be held liable for wrong predictions, a measure which was part of the government’s drive to increase revenue.
Romania’s Senate voted down the proposal Tuesday. Popoviciu claimed lawmakers were frightened of being cursed.
Tweets from 1969-12-31
- “President Ford with George Harrison and Billy Preston in the Oval Office in 1974.” http://bit.ly/amRbxE ->
- “Tony Blair’s memoir, “A Journey,” negatively reviewed at The New Yorker” http://nyr.kr/bBCgNl ->
- Cinderalla Obama – Comic by Matson often found at http://www.b12partners.net/wp/ or… http://tumblr.com/xb9i2gaep ->
- Green Alley, signed by Richard M Daley (well, sorta) http://flic.kr/p/68khga ->
- oops, tumblr-by-email post failed. Sorry, eh. ->
- Photo: Cinderalla Obama http://tumblr.com/xb9i2guxv ->
- “Jim Jarmusch Promises Ambitious Stooges Doc” http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/200825 ->
- 001- Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938: Vol. 1: Disc 4: This disc includes the following episodes: “My Artistical Tempe… http://bit.ly/cHMwFn ->
- 002- The Documentaries of Louis Malle: … And the Pursuit of Happiness: With a nod to his own experiences as a fo… http://bit.ly/cdkXAY ->
- Come on Chicagoans – join in the fun! RT @Zesmerelda: http://www.flickr.com/groups/scrubdaley/ Scrubbing Daley’s Legacy ->
- yup RT @ShawnKing: Apple HDR compared to ‘Pro HDR’ app. (Apple first) http://yfrog.com/2o9mctj http://yfrog.com/jpa69xj (BIG difference) ->
- “Is Sarah Palin a Computer Criminal? | Electronic Frontier Foundation” http://bit.ly/b3hvlE ->
- setting up an automated posting from Delicious, how do I find out what number a category is? ->
- Scared Romanian lawmakers let witches win tax fight http://icio.us/0n4opc ->
- Please, for the rest of my life, can the only Terry Jones we hear about be the Terry Jones who is a member of Monty Python? kthxbai ->
- Ireland has banned only four movies, three of which Terry Jones had directed http://icio.us/uuiart ->
- sub Hoc Floresco. Fleet Street, London. Anyone care to translate? http://flic.kr/p/8zBUL8 ->
- Gosiings or Goslings, London http://flic.kr/p/8zF3nE ->
- Whoo hoo! a Flickr-whack! “You’re the only person who has used “sub hoc floresco” as a tag.” http://bit.ly/blA1A2 #fb ->
- Barclays on 19 Fleet Street http://flic.kr/p/8zC5Cz ->
- NetNewsWire Screen shot 2010-09-09 at 6.13.31 PM http://flic.kr/p/8zC77g ->
- People’s Friend, People’s Journal, Sunday Post, Dundee Courier http://flic.kr/p/8zFmif ->
- the Bulls are idiots if they even considering trading Joakim Noah for Carmelo “Snitch” Anthony. Scoring points isn’t enough to win #NBA ->
- wow RT @p2wy: Why elections matter, in one graph http://bit.ly/9BOiE5 // Stunning graph…pretty much says it all. ->
- “Ron Artest’s championship ring is for sale, inquire for price” http://yhoo.it/b2bk9J ->
- “Vox is closing on September 30, 2010 – Vox” http://closing.vox.com/ ->
- “Google Instant is unavailable” – that didn’t take long. http://yfrog.com/evpwup ->
- and for whatever reason, Google Instant has yet to appear on my default browser (Safari 5.0.2), not that I care much one way or the other ->
- Google’s own advice re: clearing cache hasn’t been updated since Safari 3.x was current (circa 2007) http://bit.ly/9q6Q4y ->
- “African music the actual African diaspora likes (in UK) | The Guardian” http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/09/african-diaspora-music ->
- our lease is off again, landlord came up with additional bogus requirements. Thought we’d gotten past this. Le’ Sigh. ->
- “Swanky jewelry store to join competitors on Oak Street” http://bit.ly/cSvN5i // no comment ->
- Should have looked away http://flic.kr/p/8zDZdi ->
- John Turturro: My film about Naples and its music http://tinyurl.com/34ba2wg ->
- William S. Burroughs’ Lost Graphic Novel Ah Pook Is Here Gets Exhumed http://tinyurl.com/36j4qnt ->
- Moishe’s Bagel; Uncle Roland’s Flying Machine | CD review http://tinyurl.com/37tmrz4 ->
- African pop star Youssou Ndour launches TV station http://tinyurl.com/3y2csp7 ->
- Netflix has sent me: Ball of Fire: Shipped on 09/09/10. Gary Cooper plays a serious but lovable English professor … http://bit.ly/9X4vrk ->
- An Ascendant Nimby Crowd Threatens the Fun – http://nyti.ms/bCFcTD ->
- Statue of Queen Elizabeth – 1766 http://flic.kr/p/8zMp4W ->
- Protestant Truth Society http://flic.kr/p/8zMtYS ->
- Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role – http://nyti.ms/d5YeIF ->
- “Is River Bend Really River Bust?” http://cribchatter.com/?p=413 ->
Tweets from 2010-09-10
- Marion Nestle: Egg industry response to recalls (in translation)” http://bit.ly/bjt1Z5 ->
- “Ron Artest turns out to be a mental health expert – latimes.com” http://lat.ms/cd1npy ->
- Is izumi closed? http://flic.kr/p/8zLH1v ->
Tweets from 12-30-1969
- "The Capitol Fax Blog » Mother Tribune’s ignorance shines again" http://bit.ly/dkDpEw ->
- Consideration of Light Lost http://flic.kr/p/8zMTbz ->
- Live/work restrictions are bogus, a restraint of trade, and Condo Boards are ridiculous. That is all. ->
- "Damien Hirst: The End of His Era -hopefully" http://bit.ly/cKW41a ->
Tweets from 12-30-1969
- A must-see film, if you haven't already, "Genghis Blues", starring Paul Pena, Kongar-ol Ondar, and Tuva http://www.genghisblues.com/ ->
- Greater Little Rock – Everyone Is Welcome http://flic.kr/p/8zPAnX ->
- whoohoo, got my city sticker from the City of Chicago, only a wee bit late. ->
- "Randee Heller, From Karate Kid to Mad Men’s Miss Blankenship — Vulture" http://bit.ly/aflSwg ->
Tweets from 12-30-1969
- Will Sheff (Okkervil River) on Roky Erikson http://icio.us/dfvxqw ->
- wow, about 4 hours after I put the OS X Leopard Missing Manual up for sale on Amazon, sold it. Should sell more before moving… ->
- the weak link in The Wire Season 5 is the Jayson Blair character (Scott Templeton)- too transparently full of shit to be believable ->
- The Emmy's will always be a joke because Andre Royo (Bubbles, on The Wire) never won one. Or anyone on that show, really. ->
- "The Wire re-up: season five, – the Dickensian aspects | guardian.co.uk" http://bit.ly/bJgOVK ->
Twitter Updates for 2010-08-21
- Shit Fountain, literally. http://flic.kr/p/8tVcT9 #
- Cecil tackles the Very Important Question "The Straight Dope: Will alcohol in cupcakes make you drunk?" http://bit.ly/drhDQi #
- Parliament Buildings London http://flic.kr/p/8tSsC4 #
- Perched – River Thames, scoping out the tourists
http://flic.kr/p/8tStcX # - Lambeth Bridge http://flic.kr/p/8tSAHv #
- Lincoln Public Bath, North Wolcott http://flic.kr/p/8tVYqJ #
- ACLU challenges Ill. eavesdropping act http://is.gd/erG4l #
- "A free man in Illinois (for a while) – Disarranging Mine" http://www.disarranging.com/review/archives/002958.php #
- "Even Banksy Has to Follow the Rules in Proco Joe's Ward | The Blog | Chicago Reader" http://bit.ly/94TtI0 #
- How Number Superstitions Affect Camera Model Numberings http://is.gd/es4TI #
- The Salmonella-in-eggs situation gets worse http://is.gd/esdQ4 #
- nice, our voicemail is on the fritz, and telecom provider can't even find our account number #
- so air conditioner is pouring water into our foyer, about 9 sq feet of drywall needs repair, plus rodding the drain. #1stWorldProblems #
- How ironic: "No. 2 shareholder of Fox News' parent company has funded Park51 planner" http://bit.ly/apq8Gr #
- Fox News are terrorists, we can all agree "News Corp’s number-two shareholder funded ‘terror mosque’ planner – " http://yhoo.it/bAgH1X #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-20
- Moscow bans overnight sales of vodka in Dmitry Medvedev’s war on alcohol
http://www.wh0t.com/?p=1447 # - yup RT @Marcusist: by the way, @SarahPalinUSA, that "First Amendment" you cite to support Dr. Laura? Supports that Ground Zero mosque, too. #
- Intriguing RT @osxhints Set tags in iTunes based Last.fm http://dlvr.it/40FNF #
- Muslim = other, ergo bad RT @GregMitch Powerline guy mad that AP reported as fact that Obama is not a Muslim. http://bit.ly/a9ZtY2 #
- cool, thanks @emusic for the free 15 songs #
- shocking I know, but looking for new live/work space is challenging, time consuming, and frustrating #
- Scientists Map Massive North Atlantic Garbage Patch http://tinyurl.com/2uwq8y3 #
- another problem, is it theater or theatre? Canadian/British schooling has just confused me #
- Moroccan dinner plate, London http://flic.kr/p/8tQppw #
- Experts: Argue All You Want, Mosque Project on Firm Legal Ground : http://bit.ly/dp1sLV #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-19
- Delusions Abound on Energy Savings http://tinyurl.com/26mya5c #
- Death in Venice: Who was Geo. H. Macomber and what's he's doing on the Chicago Athletic Club? http://tinyurl.com/2f8pp96 #
- wait, Rush did a cover of Shapes of Things? Odd. After the David Bowie version? or Yardbirds? #
- still haven't been to see the space on Wolcott, apparently the current tenant is "being difficult". #
- Does Salade Niçoise, in your opinion, require tuna? #
- RT @thefrontloader: The Vaselines are back! Check out "Sex with an X" & "I Hate the 80's" from their upcoming release http://bit.ly/aCRw60 #
- don't know why I cannot remember, without aided recall, who is who in XY sex-determination system of taxonomy. Granted school was long ago #
- …but come on brain, you can do better #
- NYTimes: Mezcal, Tequila’s Smoky, Spicy Cousin http://nyti.ms/dauS7i #
- Pip and his iPad http://flic.kr/p/8trv4J #
- Wishbone for lunch meeting FTW #
- no duh RT @HowardBeckNYT: Twifficiency Spammer Turns Out to Be An Emo 17-Year-Old http://shar.es/03WOh #
- My Top 3 Weekly #lastfm artists: Johnny Cash (91), Sonny Boy Williamson (86) and The Handsome Family (56) #music http://bit.ly/bb69Xx #
- Alaska Is Leery of Washington but Feasts on Its Dollars – http://nyti.ms/dhDrdo #
- New Orleans circa 1937. "1133-1135 Chartres Street." Laundry day in the Quarter. http://tinyurl.com/2vl6f2p #
- Dr. Laura: criticism of me infringes my first amendment rights http://tinyurl.com/26xdhr5 #
- RT @copedog: Not only is Empty Bottle still doing honky tonk, they are also answering their phones and being both friendly and helpful! #
- guess I'm going to Austin for Thanksgiving. Cool, has been a few years… #
- So is the implication that TE Lawrence was sodomized/raped by his Turkish captors? #LawrenceOfArabia #
- Fuck it, I guess our neighbors win, and we are putting our place for sale. No good to be sued by assholes. #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-08-18
- Digging inside the summer of LeBron James http://tinyurl.com/2fv9vcm #
- Sounds useful: "AutoPagerize Safari Extension Autoloads Paginated Websites as you Scroll | Pimp My Safari" http://bit.ly/dcjskM #
- Nelson Mandela – The Struggle is My Life http://flic.kr/p/8t8X1w #
- noticing that Quicken Essentials has horrible reporting options, printing is for shit #
- Radio, RIAA: mandatory FM radio in cell phones is the future: Radio stations are willing to fork over $100 million… http://bit.ly/cSndu0 #
- Big Ben, obligatory tourist shot http://flic.kr/p/8t7VJX #
- Chris Anderson of Wired lies with graphs, Rob Beschizza corrects http://www.boingboing.net/2010/08/17/is-the-web-really-de.html #
- WI-Sen: Ron Johnson, Friend of Science (not) http://tinyurl.com/243v459 #
- How to build the NBA schedule http://tinyurl.com/24ox3g9 #
- News Corp. Donates $1 Million to G.O.P. Governors http://tinyurl.com/2czlqhq #
- Photojojo has real camera lenses available for your iPhone http://tinyurl.com/28h2ltb #
- CNN anchor reveals what this "mosque" business is really about http://tinyurl.com/2b42q94 #
- Drop me off in Harlem http://tinyurl.com/2f69j6y #
- Wired’s Worst Stories: Zippies, The Long Boom, and Push! | aether http://tinyurl.com/26zd8cv #
- News Corps is being very insensitive to its xenophobe audience http://tinyurl.com/2f6r85r #
- In Mott’s Strike, More Than Paychecks at Stake – http://nyti.ms/9DtPE6 #
- indeed RT @JoeMarinaro: Since Timothy McVeigh was Catholic, are there no churches allowed near OK City Federal bldg? #
- Sincerely doubt if today's Hollywood would allow the 4 plus minutes of black screen which opens David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia #
- Mom arrested after posting photo of baby & bong on Facebook: A central Florida mom who thought it would be funny t… http://bit.ly/cF18y1 #
- iPad application request: historical atlas. #
- With a Sit-Down Stand, a Briton Kicks the Boot – http://nyti.ms/aFkfYR #
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