It was announced a few weeks ago that the Freedom Fries in the Capital Hill cafeterias were quietly changed back to French Fries.

I knew this, but couldn’t resist continuing the lame cross-out joke…

But, being a self-professed member of the reality-based community, I can’t continue this charade any longer.

Going on a short vacation…

View from Centre Pompidou - Paris, France - March, 2006

Oh yeah, and breaking news…

DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government’s warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.

U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency’s program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

“Plaintiffs have prevailed, and the public interest is clear, in this matter. It is the upholding of our Constitution,” Taylor wrote in her 43-page opinion.

UPDATE: Baruth’s reporting that the Dead Guvz are back up in a slightly new location.

Don’t forget to update your bookmarks and blogrolls (and to check the date on your dinner rolls, too, while you’re at it.)