Author: Rob Goodspeed

Transit and Emergency Planning

I heard on NPR this morning that the emergency response plan for New Orleans assumed that the citizens had private transportation (a assume a car, and the money to fill it with gas), and that plans to use boats or trains to evacuate citizens were abandoned. If that’s true, is it a responsible way to […]

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Getting Into the Roberts Hearing

Here’s how to get into the Roberts hearing: PUBLIC PASS Guidelines for the Nomination Hearing of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States … Due to limited space in the hearing room, admittance to the hearings is only for a limited period of […]

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Fundraiser for Arlington Free Clinic

I was contacted by the people organizing this event. Seems like a good cause, if you are out towards Clarendon: Arlington Free Clinic’s Benefit Night at Clarendon Grill Don’t listen to what you may have heard: partying does have great health benefits. Have fun and help support the Arlington Free Clinic’s 20/30 Club premier event […]

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BAM-N and the FBI, Part 2

More press on BAM-N’s trouble getting in FBI memos today, this time in the State News at MSU. And BAM-N was spinning it the best they could: The national leaders of BAMN said they also plan to fight the accusations, not only for themselves, but for every civil rights group throughout the county. “We feel […]

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FBI Keeps and Eye on BAM-N

As a number of people have emailed to tell me, the ACLU announced that two peaceful Michigan political groups – BAM-N and Direct Action – were mentioned in an FBI report about domestic terrorism: The document released today is an FBI report labeled, “Domestic Terrorism Symposium,” and describes a meeting that was intended to “keep […]

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