Rayne

If it’s the second Tuesday of the month, it’s Patch Tuesday for those of us who use Microsoft software products. And if you haven’t already patched your system, you’d better give your PC a bit more time to download and install this month’s updates.

Why didn’t seven U.S. Senators — the men responsible for making laws related to the establishment and regulation of corporations — know that Koch Industries is no different than an overwhelming number of businesses here in the U.S. with regards to their tax payments?

What about you — do you feel sorry for the potentially demotivated conservative economist Greg Mankiw?

Surprise! “Sex positive” link shortening site Vb.ly was abruptly shut down this week, to the surprise of the domain’s owner Ben Metcalfe and to the business, Violet Blue.

Oxford University’s Dr. Myles Allen helpfully suggests that corporations should be responsible for remediating the carbon dioxide they produce. Because we’ve seen how well that worked out with oil spills they’ve made.

Four Senators called for the removal of the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction today in a letter (pdf) to President Obama. What’s really driving this request? Even if answered, serious questions remain about Defense Department management of contractors and legislative oversight.

I’ve already published a 50,000 foot view, a personal look back, and a personal account of getting to this point in the road. But here’s a “road map” used along the way, stripped down for use by any local Democratic Party, third party entity or activist organization which wants to start their own journey.

How much more clear and obvious does the unemployment picture have to get before the Obama administration and the Democratic majority in Congress clues in?

Why can’t the folks inside the Beltway do something about it? Because they don’t hear or see us.

The next leg of the journey on the road to activism was harder and the challenges steeper.