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If Only We Could Stop ‘Ground Zero” Mosque With Zoning Laws

August 17, 2010

Oh dang it, some advocacy group made that illegal in 2000.

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FOIA Trivia: “Public records, which are the evidence of official government action, are public property”

March 25, 2010

A remarkable bit of FOIA lore from Harper’s, in a post on the Pentagon vs. WikiLeaks (the latest fight is apparently about what Wikileaks says is decrypted video of an airstrike): Which young Illinois legislator, who would become a rising,… Continue reading →

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Spotted in the East Village: Hipster/Anti-Hipster/Anti-Anti-Hipster Spoof of Ghost Bike Memorial

January 10, 2010

East Village: Prank Ghost Bike Memorial, originally uploaded by zokuga. Seen near 1st Ave. and 9th St. in the East Village, this stripped down white bike that, on closer inspection, is someone’s elaborate ha-ha for passersby and I’m guessing the… Continue reading →

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