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PPN Show nominated for awards

Twilight — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:58:04 +0000

Three PPN shows have been nominated for Podcast Peer Awards.

Callbox 7 is nominated in the Newbee category.

My History Beat Up Your Politics is nominated in the Political category.

The Twilight and Thebes Show is nominated in the Adult category.

Would you like to show your support for these shows by voting? You’ll need to be a podcaster and you’ll need to sign up which can be done here.

TnT 045 A Fiery Subpoena Story

Twilight — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:48:07 +0000

TnT 045

The return of old clients

FBI keeping the students down

song-A Fairy Story by Brobdingnagian Bards

Officer loses job over ’sex show’

Bush and Cheney-Above the law?
White House refuses to answer subpoenas
Bush Legal Official: “Not EVERYTHING We’ve Done Has Been Illegal”
Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Subpoenas For Legal Basis Of Bush Administration’s Domestic Surveillance Program
Senate Issues Subpoenas in Eavesdropping Investigation
Wiretap subpoenas could open Bush to impeachment
Americans’ Confidence in Congress at All-Time Low
Cheney’s office, White House subpoenaed
Impeach Cheney

Us Time
Fire on the nearby mountain
The infamous Taos Moutain forest fire
Voicemail number
888-877-9196

Promo played: The Painted Body

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TnT 043 Adult Baby King Wannabes

Twilight — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:38:46 +0000

TnT 043

Note: For Part 1 of this show please listen to TnT042 first.

Twilly plays Mommy

Cracking down on dissent
The Assassination of Journalists - Protected by States Secrets

Eco-Whistleblower Laws Now Off-limits to Federal Employees

White House Censors Civil Liberties Report

9/11 Toxic Dust Whistleblower Raided By SWAT Team

States crack down on soldier T-shirts

And of course, perhaps the best way to keep us all “in line”. Hidden within the illegal alien amnesty bill, a NO WORK LIST.
First no-fly list, now no-work list?
ACLU Raises Concerns on Senate Immigration Bill; Proposed Legislation Would Harm Privacy, Due Process
Work bill would create new ID database

We’re listed on Women in Podcasting

Us Time
Albuquerque trip
Axis of Evil Comedy Tour
Paypal PME donation button for our PME party
Part 2 and Part 3 of our interview with Dani is up

Promo played-The Nut Gallery Podcast

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TnT-040 Busted in a Drama Queen Free Zone

Twilight — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:53:07 +0000

TnT40

A client gets busted by his girlfriend

Judge finds citizens have no right to travel

song- Ectasy by Black Lab

Update on the mad doctor, talked about on TnT032
U.S. family planning head resigns after state agency acts against him
Keroack’s “private practice” is his crisis-pregnancy center

VT shooting
Virginia Tech massacre-Wikipedia’s entry
Campus Gun Ban Disarmed Virginia Victims
Texas massacre, fear of crime spur concealed-gun laws
Appalachian Law School attack
Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law Enforcement

Voicemails
Chris from Lifted Lorax
Mikey from PNR
Our temp number 206-202-0381

We get asked to review Jesus Camp featuring our favorite hypocrite Ted Haggard

Us Time
Grant’s visiting
The wind, the rain, the snow, the leaking roof
The Diplomat interviews us
We’re going to the PME this fall. Wanna host a party with us? Email us at twilightandthebesatyahoodotcom

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Wiccan Pentacle Recognized

Twilight — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:52:19 +0000

From Fox News (yeah, I know I can’t believe I’m referencing them either but they’re covering the story):
Wiccan Pentacle Added to Emblems Allowed on Headstones

“MADISON, Wis. — The Wiccan pentacle has been added to the list of emblems allowed in national cemeteries and on goverment-issued headstones of fallen soldiers, according to a settlement announced Monday.

A settlement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Wiccans adds the five-pointed star to the list of “emblems of belief” allowed on VA grave markers.

Eleven families nationwide are waiting for grave markers with the pentacle, said Selena Fox, a Wiccan high priestess with Circle Sanctuary in Barneveld, Wis., a plaintiff in the lawsuit.”

Raise Taxes to Stop War

wakeupam — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:41:59 +0000

Below is part of an article from The Nation, Tax the Rich, End the War by Nicholas Van Hoffman. Excellent Idea! If Bush does follow through on his threat and refuses to sign the supplemental, then the Democrats should tie tax increases for the very wealthy into the next supplemental they put on his desk. Want your money, Mr. Bush? Then raise taxes! Fat chance but Van Hoffman makes a great point here: “The Democrats can tax our way out of the war. This would be a Victory Over Terror tax to be levied on incomes of $5 million a year or more. It should be a surcharge of 20 percent over and above what people in that rarified income bracket are already paying. It should be levied on all income, regardless of what form it takes, so it would include stock options, jet plane rides, company-paid-for health and life insurance, retirement programs, golden parachutes, the use of apartments in Paris, cars and drivers. The people in this stratospheric income category have enjoyed the big tax cuts that have gone into effect while the nation has been attacked and been at war. Individuals making $1.25 million a year have gotten tax cuts of almost 20 percent, but many of these would be spared paying the Victory Over Terror tax, which only cuts in at the $5 million level. Needless to say, those paying this tax do not represent the Democrats’ voter base. As these things go, this is politically pain-free. The tax is aimed at war profiteers, overpaid CEOs and grossly fat cats in general, most of whom carry a lot of weight at the White House. If there is any group of people in the world whom George Bush listens to, it is this bunch of billionaires. Call this a backdoor use of the power of the purse. And since the surcharge expires when the war on terror is won or declared over, those taxed will have a powerful incentive to tell the President it is time to get a move on.”

Posted by Meg

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TnT-039 Waterboarding Wifey’s Donuts

Twilight — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:23:46 +0000

TnT039

Twi’s relationship with her clients wives

KSM’s “A to Z confession”
The waterboarded evildoer
KSM “Confessed” To Targeting Bank Founded After His Arrest
Do We Still Have Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Sons?
Bush Advisor (Professor Yoo) Says President Has Legal Power to Torture Children

Song-Support the Truth by Jim’s Big Ego
Dedicated to Dani from the Truth Seekers podcast. Happy 1 year podcasting anniversary!

A very special episode of the Sex is Fun podcast-sex education and dispelling sexual myths
Download it here

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts: So good you’ll suck dick.

Iranian General “defects” to the US
Kidnapped Iranian Citizen under Torture
Iranian defector may hold catalyst for war

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Us Time
Going shooting
Voicemail number has changed
Our new number 206-202-0381
The tiny Qwest refund

Promo
Public Nuisance Radio

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Bum Rush The Charts

Twilight — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:47:36 +0000

I think this is a cool idea. Anyone want to join?

From Bum Rush the Charts:

“Podcasting gets little respect from traditional media. To them we’re little more than a joke, than amateurs. What they don’t understand is that podcasting is more than just a delivery mechanism - it’s a social movement. People are sick of the watered-down, cookie-cutter content that networks and record companies expect us to enjoy. People are tired of watching friends and loved ones get sued by record labels who only care about profits and nothing else, not even the artists they supposedly represent.

We want and deserve more. On March 22, 2007, we’re going to change that with your help.

We can do better. We can match and exceed the reach of big media, corporate media, labels, and the entrenched interests. On March 22nd, we are going to take an indie podsafe music artist to number one on the iTunes singles charts as a demonstration of our reach to Main Street and our purchasing power to Wall Street. The track we’ve chosen is “Mine Again” by the band Black Lab. A band that was dropped from not just one, but two major record labels (Geffen and Sony/Epic) and in the process forced them to fight to get their own music back. We picked them because making them number one, even for just one day, will remind the RIAA record labels of what they turned their backs on - and who they ignore at their peril.”

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TnT-038 Big Brother is Watching you Spank your Gun

Twilight — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:42:12 +0000

TnT 038
Web cam sock puppet theatre

Moving towards total information awareness
Feds test new data mining program
Homeland Security revives supersnoop
Lieberman’s 9/11 police state bill on Senate floor today
U.S.: Republican calls for email and IM monitoring
Justice Department takes aim at image-sharing sites
The Pentagon Wants TiVo (to Watch You)
Pentagon to implement global DVR-like surveillance?

Scandal in Christianity
Jesus’ burial site found - film claims
Is this the coffin of Jesus?
We recommend- The Templar Revelation

Song- See the Sun by Black Lab

News tip from listener Tim
Washington Initiative Requires Proof of Procreation From Married Couples
Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance

More Media Lies about 9/11
The BBC’s ‘WTC 7 Collapsed At 4:54 p.m.’ Videos
Time Stamp Confirms BBC Reported WTC 7 Collapse 26 Minutes In Advance
Smoking Gun of WTC 7 (w/tags)
Another Smoking Gun? Now CNN Jumps the Gun: On 911 CNN Announced WTC 7 “Has Either Collapsed or is Collapsing” Over an Hour Before it Fell
How Did They Know?
Danny Jowenko - Dutch Demolition Expert Still Maintains WTC7 Could NOT Collapse Due to Fire

Listener Feedback from JB and an Lance, ex-Starband employee

Gun bill update

Us Time
The Wind
Composting crusaders
Twilight’s clutziness strikes again
The new guns

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All Republicans are Scumbags!

wakeupam — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:31:50 +0000

Look into the eyes of the innocent…If this doesn’t bring tears to your own eyes, I don’t know anything that will. This innocent 3 year old boy was denied Medicaid for heart surgery thanks to another new republican law requiring citizens to show a passport or a certified birth certificate and a driver’s license before receiving Medicaid. The Deficit Reduction Act is doing exactly that by denying necessary and sometimes life saving medical care to innocent children along with as many other people as possible by making it difficult to obtain the assistance they deserve and require. Will we hear the administration brag a few months from now how they have successfully reduced the number of Medicaid recipients? Will the reduced numbers help the administration push through additional tax cuts for the wealthy or repeal the estate tax? Ask the next republican you see if they have any conscience. No don’t bother. We all know the answer. They have proven they would sell out anyone to add one more almighty dollar to their already over flowing cookie jar. Every republican is a scumbag as far as I am concerned. They have ruined our country and are doing a great job in the rest of the world also. Wake Up all you Republican Scumbags. It is time to start thinking (that alone might help) of others instead of only yourself. You can find the article Citizens Who Lack Papers Lose Medicaid in the New York Times.

Posted by Meg

Libby guilty! Could this be the cure for the common cold?

wakeupam — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:20:13 +0000

Libby guilty! Could this be the cure for the common cold?

Well I’m home sick today and have plenty of time to listen to the feeding frenzy going on surrounding the Libby verdict. After hearing the verdict on CNN I immediately went to FOX to see how the White House’s personal propaganda outlet would be taking the news and I wasn’t disappointed. Their resident experts were in the midst of whining and complaining about mistakes, unfairness, and disbelief.
Back over on MSNBC a juror was making a statement about how the jury was pissed that the real criminal, Cheney, wasn’t on trial instead.
Then Nora O’Donnell (abrasive as ever) interviewed Howard Dean. Dean’s message? Bush had better not issue a pardon.
Meanwhile, Joe Wilson is due to have a conference call with reporters at 2:30, then will give an exclusive interview to Olbermann tonight.
Meanwhile, returning to FOX, they are STILL whining.
There has not been much to smile about in the last six years, so I’m trying to enjoy the moment
and I’m actually starting to feel better!
Tune in to

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later this week for more. It should be fun.
Brian

Walter Reed Investigation

Twilight — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:50:33 +0000

It’s an outrage that conditions were allowed to get so bad in the first place.

Panel to probe conditions at Walter Reed

“WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that those found to have been responsible for allowing substandard living conditions for soldier outpatients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center will be “held accountable.”

However, no one in the Army chain of command has so far offered to resign.

Gates spoke to reporters after visiting the medical compound, whose reputation as a premier caregiver for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan has taken a hit following a Washington Post series of reports last weekend that documented problems in soldiers’ housing and in the medical bureaucracy at Walter Reed.”

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A MUST READ: IRAN-READY TO ATTACK

wakeupam — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:19:21 +0000

Think the idiots in the Oval Office won’t attack Iran? Think again. You must read Iran-Ready to Attack at Newstatesman.com. Dan Plesch has pulled together the pieces and laid bare the horrendous and stark reality. The plans to use force against Iraq have been signed, sealed and delivered. British sources told Plesch that the idiots ( he might not have used that exact term) in the oval office turned their attention to Iran as soon as Saddam fled Baghdad. According to Plesch, everything appears to be falling into place and the strike on Iran could happen any day. The ships have all sailed. Strategic bases to be used for staging have been built at various locations in the Middle East. Training has taken place. Preparations have all been made. The military is on high alert and poised in a state of readiness. Plus the Marines have not been bogged down in Iraq. If you liked shock and awe in Iraq, wait until you see how smart the smart bomb is now. Congress has thrown gobs of taxpayer dollars into new technology and the smart bomb is now smaller, lighter and more powerful than when it was used to pulverize Iraq more than three years ago. The military now possesses the capability to hit 10,000 targets in one single raid. The damage will be beyond comprehension and Plesch says it will all be over before we even hear about it. I strongly urge you to PLEASE read the article, pass it on and do whatever it takes to stop this nightmare from becoming a reality. If we attack Iran, it will cease to be just a war over there as the neocons like to say. I guarantee the repercussions will be felt by all of us here at home. Posted by Meg

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The NSA Windows Marriage

Twilight — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:02:01 +0000

This story is certainly disturbing.

Found via the What Really Happened site.

How NSA access was built into Windows

“A CARELESS mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, had built an NSA “help information” trapdoor into its Notes system, and that security functions on other software systems had been deliberately crippled.

The first discovery of the new NSA access system was made two years ago by British researcher Dr Nicko van Someren. But it was only a few weeks ago when a second researcher rediscovered the access system. With it, he found the evidence linking it to NSA.

Computer security specialists have been aware for two years that unusual features are contained inside a standard Windows software “driver” used for security and encryption functions. The driver, called ADVAPI.DLL, enables and controls a range of security functions. If you use Windows, you will find it in the C:\Windows\system directory of your computer.

ADVAPI.DLL works closely with Microsoft Internet Explorer, but will only run crypographic functions that the US governments allows Microsoft to export. That information is bad enough news, from a European point of view. Now, it turns out that ADVAPI will run special programmes inserted and controlled by NSA. As yet, no-one knows what these programmes are, or what they do.

Dr Nicko van Someren reported at last year’s Crypto 98 conference that he had disassembled the ADVADPI driver. He found it contained two different keys. One was used by Microsoft to control the cryptographic functions enabled in Windows, in compliance with US export regulations. But the reason for building in a second key, or who owned it, remained a mystery.”

Bush Wants To Read Your Mail

Twilight — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:44:47 +0000

Does that letter seem slightly opened? How about that letter from your favorite activist friend? Does it seem somehow mishandled? Under a new signing statement it could have been.

From The Seattle Times:
Bush says feds can open mail without warrant

“WASHINGTON — President Bush quietly has claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant.

Bush asserted the new authority Dec. 20 after signing legislation that overhauls some postal regulations. He then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open mail under emergency conditions, contrary to existing law and contradicting the bill he had just signed, according to experts who have reviewed it.

A White House spokeswoman disputed claims that the move gives Bush any new powers, saying the Constitution allows such searches.

Still, the move, one year after The New York Times’ disclosure of a secret program that allowed warrantless monitoring of Americans’ phone calls and e-mail, caught Capitol Hill by surprise.

“Despite the president’s statement that he may be able to circumvent a basic privacy protection, the new postal law continues to prohibit the government from snooping into people’s mail without a warrant,” said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., the incoming House Government Reform Committee chairman, who co-sponsored the bill.

Experts said the new powers could be easily abused and used to vacuum up large amounts of mail.”

Analysis of Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

Twilight — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:50:04 +0000

From Green is the New Red:

The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act pushed by animal industry groups, corporations, and the politicians that represent them is ostensibly meant to target underground, illegal actions committed in the name of animal rights. It’s been in the works, in various forms, since the passage of the Animal Enterprise Protection Act in 1992: proponents say AEPA didn’t go far enough, and they need more sweeping legislation to crack down on illegal actions by underground groups like the Animal Liberation Front.

You can download H.R. 4239, S. 3880, and the original AEPA, and take a look at exactly how this Green Scare legislation operates.