CitizeNYC Podcast #3

Recording this week's CitizeNYC podcast Two Beers In, we weren't having any beer because it was Saturday morning instead of Friday night. Greg & I soberly cover the storm of the century, homelessness, suing the Catholic Church, and more. You can listen here, or subscribe free on iTunes.

If you're concerned about youth homelessness, consider contributing to NYC's Ali Forney Center.

On Joe Lieberman

I chimed in on The Hill's Big Question today.

How will Lieberman's stance on healthcare affect him politically?

Impact Joe Lieberman politically? This is a guy who hasn't behaved responsibly politically in years. Remember his incredibly sad, ill-manged 2004 Presidential campaign? Where, after the New Hampshire primary, he said one of my favorite quotes of that race, "We are in a three-way split decision for third place!" Remember when he bucked his party and ran for Senate as an independent after being defeated in the Democratic Senate primary? Or, that time he supported Republican John McCain for President over Barack Obama. That didn't make any sense politically either, but he did it. Now, Joe decides to completely reverse his views on the Medicare expansion, just to be a jerk. Lieberman constantly surprises me with his ability to avoid any and all consequences for his actions. Why should this move be any different.

NY Times Smacks Bloomberg for Private Jet to Copenhagen

The NY Times notes the unsubtle irony of Mayor Bloomberg's environmental record. On the public front, he's a "visionary." But, in private he is one of the "worst individual polluters ever to hold public office."

He owns two private jets, the least efficient form of transportation on earth. I take the L train everywhere, Mayor Bloomberg takes a jet or, if he's feeling cheap, a personal helicopter.

Just how bad is it to take your private jet to a climate change summit overseas? Someone did the math: "By taking his Falcon 900 to Denmark, Mr. Bloomberg will be responsible for the release of 37 times the carbon dioxide than if he and his entourage flew on a scheduled commercial flight." Way to be a jerk Mr. Mayor.

Originally posted on CitizeNYC.

CitizeNYC Podcast #2 & Party Reminder

The second episode of Two Beers In, CitizeNYC's weekly podcast that I'm co-hosting with Greg Palmer, is now live. This week, we discuss Joe Bruno, naked teachers, and Mayor Mike's big trip to Copenhagen. Listen here (or below) and please subscribe for free on iTunes.

Don't forget: If you're in New York City, come to our holiday launch party on Wednesday, December 16th from 6PM-11PM at Tom & Jerry's on 288 Elizabeth Street. See the Facebook event page for all the details.

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Really? - Bushwick Gay Party - On Friday Night!

On Friday night, starting at 11PM, Bushwick's monthly gay party Really? returns to Tandem with a special Xmas bash. It should be a fun night, with guest DJs & hipster go-go boys.

Tandem is located off the Jefferson Avenue L train stop at 236 Troutman Street. Come out and support gay Brooklyn.

See the Facebook Event here.

CitizeNYC Podcast & Party

We're growing at CitizeNYC! Greg & I have launched the first episode of our new podcast Two Beers In, which you can listen to below or click here for the MP3. This week, we discuss the NY State Senate gay marriage vote and the Atlantic Yards decision. New episodes go online each Friday and we'll be available on iTunes soon.

If you're in New York City, come to our holiday launch party on Wednesday, December 16th from 6PM-11PM at Tom & Jerry's on 288 Elizabeth Street. See the Facebook event page for all the details.

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Twitter Roundup, Tuesday 11/17

Lots of tweets since Sunday's update.

• Boston arson deaths highlight gay domestic violence.
• Obama to Chinese Students: "I'm a big supporter of not restricting Internet use or access, Twitter."
  
• Breakthrough in Quantum Computing. Finally, things are gonna get fast.
• Mutant Genes may be key to a long life.
• Only 28% of Americans think Sarah Palin is ready to be President.
• Closeted gay Republican Gov. Charlie Crist's Florida Senate campaign floundering.
  
• Awesome hackers break into Holocaust denier's private e-mails and post them all over.
• Vote for New York City's amazing Ali Forney Center, which assists homeless LGBT kids. Help them win a big grant.
  
• Surprising- Beau Biden leads popular GOP Congressman Mike Castle in Delaware Senate race.
• Beyond Horrific: 19 year-old gay man found decapitated in Puerto Rico. A suspect was arrested today.
  
• My friend Jeremiah Miller leads an Obama In New York ('81-'85) walking tour. It seems very cool, watch the preview video.
• New Jaguar Supercomputer "blew away the competition" to become the fastest in world.
• America's first Cannabis Cafe opens in Portland. Thanks to Obama's Justice Department!
• Stats guru Nate Silver on why Sarah Palin will run for President in 2012. I really hope he's right, that would be such fun.
  
• Why we need health care reform: Uninsured patients twice as likely to die in the ER.
• The New York Observer makes the case for Star Trek to receive a Best Picture Oscar Nomination. I totally agree.
• BroadwaySpace picks their 30 Stars Under 30. Congrats to friends Michael Arden, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Allison Case, Baily Hanks, & Nick Blaemire.
• The $20 Billion in stimulus money for science the 'largest investment in research since Sputnik.'
• Unfriend is the word of the year.
• FCC asked to consider digital TV airwaves, accommodate growing use of mobile broadband.
• Gay couples sue government over Don't Ask, Don't Tell. I believe our clearest path to equality is through the courts.
• Evolution caught in the act (again) on the Galapogos Islands.
• Woodward's "unspecified techniques" against Iraqi insurgency in '07 revealed to be a cyber war. I've wondered this since he wrote about these tactics in The War Within.

Twitter Roundup, Sunday 11/15

On Friday Kevin performed a song on Theater Talk, which airs over the November 20th weekend on NYC's Channel Thirteen. He sounded great, I'll post the details soon. It will also be available on YouTube.

The Twitter Roundup

• NY Times on 'The Evolution of the God Gene.'
• Video: Hitchens demolishes Frank Turek in a debate in NJ on religion.
  
• 'When a child dies, faith is no defense.' Amen!
• Dan Dennett Video Lecture: 'The Evolution of Confusion' at AAI 2009. Introduced by Richard Dawkins.
• President Obama Speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 13th, Video.
• Google seeks to replace HTTP with new high-speed protocol.
• Mega-Billionaire Warren Buffett calls for more taxes on rich.
• NYC Preacher/Cult Leader given 175 years in prison for child rape. Vatican breathes sigh of relief, he's no Catholic.
• FDA may ban caffeine/alcohol drinks. Hope they leave my Irish coffee.
• Long lines at NYC free Swine Flu vaccine clinics.
  
• New poll shows Health Care Reform bounce for Democrats.
• After "multiple, significant threats" pro-atheist billboard taken down in Ohio. No freedom of speech except for Jesus.
• Virginia Tea Baggers plan to burn Nancy Pelosi in effigy on Nov. 21st. Classy conservatives.
• 3 Parent Babies? I love science.
  

Twitter Roundup, Thursday 11/12

Lots of new tweets today.

• We saw the Ragtime revival tonight and really enjoyed it.
• WWJD? - DC Catholic Church threatens to stop feeding homeless if Gay Marriage passes.
• I'm with Andrew Sullivan, glad we have a President taking the Afghan decision so seriously.
• How the 'prosperity gospel' and Christianity contributed to the housing crash.
• An awesome 10-year-old boy who won't pledge allegiance to a country that discriminates against gays.
  
• From CitizeNYC: The Human Rights Campaign backs Sen. Gillibrand in New York and NYC Spends $100 million on 7 acers in Coney Island.
  
• Lets pay for a $200 Billion Jobs Bill with leftover TARP money. Via, Open Left.
• The Onion: U.S. Deports Lou Dobbs, Had Been Illegally Living in USA Since 1961. LOL.
• Must Read, New York Daily News: "My solemn meeting on Veterans Day with President Obama at my friend's resting place in Arlington."
• Sarah Palin: Health bill should be D.O.A.
• Lou Dobbs says he was fired from CNN because of a vast left-wing conspiracy.
  
• Bigot Congressman Tom Tancredo to run for Colorado Governor.
• Huh? Liquid Marijuana Seized in Brooklyn. "dark green mix of alcohol & pot. extremely potent."
• US Jobless Claims Fall to 10-Month Low. This passes for good jobs news.
• Is overspending genetic? It looks like it...
  
• The Fort Hood shooting & military gun control.

Twitter Roundup, Wednesday 11/11

Becoming a Twitter user has clearly made me a lazier blogger. So, in a small attempt to rectify that, I've decided to post a near-daily roundup of my tweets. Hopefully this will lead to more real writing. We'll see.

• Fans of Disney's film musical Newsies will find this interesting audio history of the actual 1899 Newsboys Strike fascinating. It's from How Stuff Works's terrific History Podcasts, which I recommend.
• TED Talks speaker Kevin Kelly thinks solo artists need 1000 true fans to "make a living."
  
• A Las Vegas judge allows high school students to perform RENT & Laramie Project over objections of close minded parents.
• From CitizeNYC: NY Senate Convenes, Does Nearly Nothing, Goes Home and Google Map's cool new NYC subway feature.
  
• Gary Cole, one of my favorite actors from TV's American Gothic & West Wing, joins the cast of Seattle's upcoming Glengarry Glen Ross.
• Doctors Speak: The American Medical Association backs reclassification of marijuana.
  
• Paul Krugman on how the radicalization of the Republican Party is bad for governing.
  
• A brief look at the contents of Sarah Palin's upcoming book Going Rogue.
  
• Major Obama advisers (including Hillary Clinton) favor more troops to Afghanistan.
• About 4,000 Americans have died of Swine Flu, H1N1.
  
• Vote for my friend Andrew Keenan-Bolger's video 'Taste of Philly' on YouTube, he's really close to winning!
• Video: Paranoid-conspiracy monger Lou Dobbs departs CNN.
  
• Rep. Frank (D-MA) gives Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal timeline.