• If the TSA Were Running New York. John Gruber, Daring Fireball (2010-05-03). James Fallows: All vans or SUVs headed into Midtown Manhattan would have to stop and have their contents inspected. If any vehicle seemed for any reason to have escaped inspection, Midtown in its entirety would be evacuated. And: The point of terrorism is not to "destroy." It is to terrify…. (Linked Tuesday 2010-05-04.)

Here’s an e-mail I received in my inbox yesterday, thanks to the actions of one of my market Anarchist friends on Facebook:

From: Facebook
To: Charles Johnson
Date: 05/04/2010 12:57 PM
Subject: Dominik Hennig suggested you become a fan of Omnipotent Government, by Ludwig von Mises…

Dominik became a fan of Omnipotent Government, by Ludwig von Mises on Facebook and suggested you become a fan too.

To see more details and confirm this invitation, follow the link below: . . .

Thanks,
The Facebook Team

Awkward!

I like Ludwig von Mises alright, but, man, I’m not going to sign on as a fan of omnipotent government, no matter who’s in charge.

The State In Action. Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-05-04):

Forty years ago today, Ohio National Guardsmen murdered four unarmed students at Kent State and wounded nine others, permanently paralysing one. (CHT Making Light for the reminder.) The students' crime? Protesting the invasion of Cambodia (or, in some cases, walking nearby while others were protesting it). "That is government; that…

• MAY DAY in Memorial: Let’s Compile A List Of Anarchists Murdered, Crippled or Imprisoned Over The Last Year. reddit.com: what's new online! (2010-04-30). These are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Obviously it’s woefully incomplete. I mean no offense by my shoddy memory and personal proximities. Chime in and let’s build this to make it comprehensive. Lambros Foundas – Murdered by Police in Athens. March 10th,… (Linked Sunday 2010-05-02.)

• Proudhon Seminar for 2010? Shawn P. Wilbur, Out of the Libertarian Labyrinth (2010-04-28). I’ve been thinking, off and on, about running the What is Property? seminar again this summer — and continuing it on past the First Memoir to some of the material that has been translated since the first seminar. The notion has become increasingly appealing in recent days, as I have… (Linked Sunday 2010-05-02.)

• rabble: RT @obra: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps/ tells me that IE6 EOL is 2010-07-10 Who’s throwing the party? Twitter / rabble (2010-04-23). rabble: RT @obra: http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps/ tells me that IE6 EOL is 2010-07-10 Who’s throwing the party? (Linked Monday 2010-05-03.)

• Mirroring Censored Blogs. Matt, Matt Mullenweg (2010-04-28). Global Voices Advocacy has a new guide: Mirroring a Censored WordPress Blog. They continue to be the best source for using WordPress to democratize publishing in places restricted freedom. (Linked Monday 2010-05-03.)

• kellan: FEED: the untold, bloody history of the RSS wars http://flic.kr/p/7XLPsG. Twitter / kellan (2010-05-01). kellan: FEED: the untold, bloody history of the RSS wars http://flic.kr/p/7XLPsG (Linked Monday 2010-05-03.)

Funny Man. Austro-Athenian Empire (2010-05-02):

Among our President Incarnate's various witticisms at tonight's White House Correspondents' dinner was this gem: The Jonas Brothers are here; they're out there somewhere. Sasha and Malia are huge fans; but boys, don't get any ideas. Two words for you: predator drones. You will never see it coming. You think…

In which our Peace President Warrior-in-Chief makes a little funny.