Nice stuff here, Dru -- which are you going to let me publish on MF?

I'm taking some photos at an Iraqi Sanctions protest today in Dallas. Nice to run more protest photos on MF. I like 'em.

Festivals of resistance and all that!

Dear Dru, I have to say that I am very relieved to see your posting. (I was a little worried that you might have been arrested.) All of these protests relate directly to what was termed Jubilee 2000 (Jubilee is referenced in Leviticus and theoretically occurs every 50 years.) Several religious (and others, e.g. Green Party) groups in Port Townsend have been having meaningful presentations on forgiving debt, protecting the environment etc. (It all seems so frustrating at times especially when I read that w got a good rating for his first 100 days. I wish they would have asked me.) If anyone is interested in how the churches and synagogues of America stand on some of the issues try and find a copy of "A Cry for Justice", The Churches and Synagogues Speak, edited by Robert McAfee Brown and Sydney Thomson Brown, 1989, Paulist Press New York/Mahwah. Don't be fooled by the date just substitute w for Regan references - it is current. thank you for your reports.

Right on, Dru. Your thinking seems very clear on these issues. Looking forward to hearing more soon. I just got back from Portland and Seattle, -- noticing $ issues getting in the way of the humanity we share...it seems that the majority of certain sectors have forgotten decent human commonality. The disease of $-hunger has pervaded the cracks of many lives, creating a groundless, bizarre new "royalty". Amazing! Catch up soon.

FROM: MR.GEORGE NYERERE,

ADDRESS: PLOT 31 KENWOOD COURT,

EDITH CAVEL ANDGOLD REIC STREET JOHANNESBUG, SOUTH AFRICA

CODE: 2000.

ATTENTION: Hudgins.

I do foresee the surprise this letter will bring to you as it comes
from a
stranger. But rest assured as it come with best of intentions. However,
your
address was courtesy of a business journal at the World trade Center in
Johannesburg. But after due consideration from your profile, I became
aware
and assured of your credibility of handling this trust and my future.
Thus,
after my humble decision to solicit your understanding and co-operation
in
this transaction, as it will be beneficial to all of us involved.

My name is George Nyerere (Jnr.) from Tanzania. I am the son of the
late
President of Tanzania Julius Nyerere, who died about two years ago. My
father used his position then to make for himself and us some
fortune. My father died after a protracted illness. I was studying
overseas
when my father died and I was forced to return for the funeral. His
attorney
notified me the "WILL" prepared by my late father in his chamber that
he had
used his position then to make some money, which he brilliantly
transferred
and deposited it with a private Security Company here in Johannesburg,
Republic of South Africa.

He deposited this consignment as valuables. The Security Company does
not
know that this consignment contains cash money, except the attorney and
me.

The amount is Eighteen Million United States Dollars (US$18Million).
However, my aim of contacting you is to help me and take this sum into
your
nominated account in your country or any other part of the world.
Secondly,
you will also help me look for a profitable investment overseas because
I
don't have knowledge of international investments. As a result of my
present
situation, I won't be able to conclude
this transaction alone.

If you are interested in helping me out, try and contact me with the
current
e-mail address {quintonmukasa@yahoo.com} indicating
your interest to help me. I will then furnish you with more details. I
have
mutually agreed to compensate you with 30% of the total sum for your
assistance, 5% for expenses that might be incurred in the course of the
transaction. Then the remaining 65% will remain for my family and me,
which
you will help us invest.

This transaction is 100% risk-free and it is important you visit South
Africa for the conclusion of this transaction.

However, for it to be easy for us to transfer this money out of South
Africa
safely into your nominated
account, I got a contact, some top bank officials working in the South
African Banking System who will
assist us. These bank men will assist with every banking requirement
for a
smooth transfer of this
money to your overseas account. These bank officials would have helped
me to
transfer this money long ago,
but that could not be possible because they said I would need to open a
non-resident account here in
South Africa where the money would be paid in before being transferred
abroad. I cannot open this account
because of my status as a refugee.

In this regard, the bank officials advice me to look for a good and
reliable
foreigner, who would come to South Africa, and assist me to open this
non-resident account. That is why I solicited for your assistance and I
hope
you
will be bold enough to take the bull by the horns and come down to
South
Africa soonest, Or you can appoint a someone for this deal. This will
enable
us to proceed immediately, To transfer this fund into your account.

On the conclusion of this business, I want to use my own share of the
money
for investment in your country
and also go into good and profitable business for the future sustenance
of
my family. Based on the above
explanation and in consideration of short time frame in which I want us
to
conclude this transaction.

Be informed that this transaction needs utmost trust and
confidentiality.
Note also that the transaction attracts no risk on your side hence all
the
modalities for safe, smooth and successful transaction have been
arranged by
me.

Looking forward to receiving your urgent reply.

Best regards,

We are as God made us, and often a great deal worse.

Buy www.i-directv.net this it is a wonderful addition to anyones home entertainment system.

Interview the french guy who wrecked McDonalds in Paris. He's there. The Mexican president has stated that he wants to have dialogue with protestors. He's pro - it's done a lot of good in the North of Mexico, he claims.

Just in case you run into W remember that Tom got one of the 1,000 points of light from his dad.

It would have been good to get some updates during the events at QC but apparently too hard to do in the midst of events? Been looking for them and hope they are coming soon!

Things were more than a little hectic. It's hard to write in a readable format when so much is going on. Updates will be posted in the next few days.

This Cincinnati story may be good for WhitePrivilege.com, Dru, once it develops a bit more.

There's absolutely nothing interesting about me.

I stop by Misnomer every day or two, because it's a quality site, part of a surfing routing gathering bits and pieces for Unknown News, where we try to expose the hypocricy of the powers that be -- crooked cops, paid-for politicians, pervert priests, etc.

I wouldn't normally intrude with a plug, but the management here did just about ask me to... :)

Hi

I read misnomer at least once a week, because it's a good site, and because Dru's my S.O. I usually hear about his on-line ventures from him face to face. I never venture too far into this digital land myself. Most of the time I am artist, sometimes I try to be a mathematician. My quasi home page is a link dru made for me with photos of some sculptures I made last year.

hi, I'm Jessamyn. I read misnomer because it's a place I can find info on activist and other anti-capitalist activities and it reminds me that not everyone on the web is debating what color iMac to buy.

I read Misnomer regularly to monitor the progress of Dru's IRC-enabled Political Re-Education Program, of which I am one of the senior tutors. :>

Or something like that...

I read the Misnomer daily. I'm a student at RPI trying to find a job in New York's Capital District. This is a shameless plug for employment, please hire me. I read the Misnomer out of nostalgia mostly, but to keep up on news and what my friends, including Dru, are thinking and doing as well.

I've never been here before. Can't even remember how I got here.

Anyway, enough about me. Everyone's invited for coffee at my place in the a.m.

I live in the land of Oz and like to know what is going on in the real world. Doesn't your mother or father, not, read your column? I haven't seen them post a comment. Actually I like to check up on former students of my wife's like Dru and Ola. Love to you both- Bruce

Im Dave. I started reading Misnomer when Manila was first released and editThisPage was first launched. It was one of the few weblogs I liked because it was one of the few that didn't obsess about dot coms and palm pilots. I've found lots of great sites through here, including Monkeyfist, Rebecca Blood, then by extension Jessamyn.

Ummm, as far as interesting stuff, I once tried to get my picture on the wall at Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Providence by eating six jumbo dogs. I ate five and a half and then threw up on The Gap.

I keep coming back to Misnomer to find info that isn't the usual and is worth thinking about.

Hi, my name is Sara Mall and I read Misnomer to keep up with what my son Dru is thinking about. We do have weekly conversations which sometimes range into the relevant and interesting world of events but Misnomer fills these out, at the very least. My husband Tom still considers himself a neo Luddite, though he has determined to make Misnomer the exception to his stance. However, it's still an intention in progress. I wasn't going to comment but, thanks to Bruce, I had better prove that we do take an interest. It's always eclectically informative.

I'm one of Dru's imaginary IRC friends and I read Misnomer because it's there.

Hola desde Barcelona (España)!

I come to misnomer very often, it's part of my "own net" of websites that keep me informed about the stuff I am interested in: everything, and everything these days means politics and economics. I feel good here, I can smell that! and that's enough for trusting this site.

love (we are gonna need it)

I take a spin by misnomer every once in a while to see what's on Dru's mind. Knowing him for a number of years it's always interesting to see the progression and maturity of thinking that happens with time and age. I also find that the content of misnomer always has direct or indirect connections to my studies in architecture.

i come here as my first stop to almost every visit to the electronic world.i do hang out with dru from time to time over beer. i agree with the smell of this site, almost like an oven with fresh brown bread a bakin'. i'm trying to be more appreciative of a system of electronic information which i often find draining and uninviting. lately i've had a lot of positive experiences with the web, especially indymedia. thanks all for bein' interesting and not just out to get my desires transferred in cash. with unexplainable giggles, see ya

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Dru,

I've found myself going through cycles with my writing, first with Retrogression for years, then with Weblogger. I'll go through periods when I write a lot, then periods where I slow down and don't write/post often, either because I feel like I have discussed everything I want, or because other pressures in my life are taking over.

thanks for the link to pictures of the fence. what a tremendous waste of money. it actually insults me too much to articulate well. but do canadian citizens really think these millions of dollars spent on police and fences for this are actually worthwhile?! we're paying for violence...

hey dru,

i just lowered the karma on something about pronunciation. i dunno i kinda got confused so i just clicked something. that might be one of my fundamental problems with computers. i am often tempted to just randomly press buttons that i do not understand on any level whatsoever, thus i end up meandering through the internet and never really realize what i have done here, except perhaps contribute some extra number to a site saying that yes i looked at it. but in fact this is all residue from the by'gone dazys when i would not spend more than two hours a month with the internet/e-mail. these days i've actually been reading and finding way too much interesting and thought provoking stuff on these strange machines which eventually make me feel like i've eaten too much sugar when i finnally get up and leave. well i like your work ... bye

Those look like some pretty heavy duty fences ... what exactly are they expecting?

They're expecting something on the order of 5000+ angry protestors, looking to shut down the proceedings. Not unjustifiedly, it seems.