The Goodspeed Update

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DCist was linked to today by the popular site Fark for our post on beer pong ending at Dr. Dremo’s. The link just about tripled our usual traffic - far more of a bump than we’ve seen from any single hit previously, including Wonkette.

Hurricane Katrina is not only a national tragedy, it is also exhibit A of the devastating human consequences of the conservative movement’s anti-government agenda,” said Andrew Boyd, of Working Assets. “By taking this action, we’re saying Katrina was in large part a man-made disaster, and two of the men who made it were Grover Norquist […]

I got an email about this protest Working Assets is planning very near my work tomorrow morning. I noticed their organizer on the ground is none other than U-M grad and Billionaires for Bush founder Andrew Boyd.
Join Working Assets for breakfast with Grover Norquist
Hurricane Katrina is not only a national tragedy, it is also a […]

The Princeton Filibuster, which I helped bring to D.C., was selected by Mother Jones magazine as the protest of the year: “The 384-hour gabfest wrapped up with a ‘fili-bus-tour’ to Washington, D.C., where guest bloviators Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) joined in.”
Also making the list of notable campus activism: anti-Coke activism, a […]

Tomorrow:
A New Supreme Court: What’s At Stake For Us? Featuring Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice. Tuesday, September 20, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, Jack Morton Auditorium, George Washington University, 805 21st St. NW (Corner 21st St. and H St.) Washington, DC. For more information, contact Keisha Senter.

The Operation Ceasefire performer schedule has been announced:
2:05 PM - Machetres
2:30 PM - Living Things
3:18 PM - Joan Baez
3:50 PM - Wayne Kramer and the Bellrays
4:41 PM - Steve Earle
5:31 PM- The Coup
6:23 PM - Sweet Honey in the Rock
7:09 PM - The Evens
7:54 PM - Ted Leo+Pharmacists
8:50 PM - Head Roc
9:37 PM- Thievery Corporation
10:59 […]