IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 064-10 January 24, 2010 DOD Identifies Navy Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi, 25, of Cordova, Tenn., died Jan. 23, while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Qi was assigned to Fourth Light Armored Reconnaissance [...]

I grew up in Brooklyn and with the exception of my New Brunswick-dwelling college years I lived there my whole life, before moving to Washington in 2002. And I knew a grand total of one Jet fan, my junior high frenemy Asher Weinstein. His rationale for being a Jet fan centered around Joe Namath. It [...]

Justin Pearson of the Locust/Holy Molar/Some Girls/Three.One. G (and also Struggle, right? He was in Struggle?) has a book scheduled for publication from Soft Skull in May. The promo copy promises to go into the backstory behind the infamous Jerry Springer Hoax. Also I want to learn more about San Diego.

While the vice president’s Baghdad announcement that the Obama administration will appeal the Blackwater dismissal has gotten most of the attention, check out what he said about the recent purge of Sunni candidates from the March election. Now, you all are working together to ensure that the March 7th national election will be inclusive, transparent, [...]

It’s my brother Kriston Capps‘ birthday tonight, so no blogging. But I notice that Jezebel is being edited by Megan Carpentier and Moe Tkacik this weekend, so nostalgia for lost youth is in the air. (Why they did this I can scarcely imagine, but.) Some highlights from Megan: Serial woman-killer Anthony Sowell now has memorabilia [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 063-10 January 23, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pfc. Gifford E. Hurt, 19, of Yonkers, N.Y., died Jan. 20, in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related accident. He was assigned to the [...]

What an awful week. Don’t really know what else to say. If you’re in Chicago, congratulations: you have the option tonight of seeing a Cap’n Jazz reunion. I strongly advise you to not do anything tonight that conflicts with this opportunity. There was a point about two hours ago in which I determined that there [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 058-10 January 22, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Thaddeus S. Montgomery, 29, of West Yellowstone, Mont., died Jan. 20 at Lorengal Outpost, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was [...]

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 059-10 January 22, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Paul Pena, 27, of San Marcos, Texas, died Jan. 19 in Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an [...]

Click this link immediately. The Constitution Project is livestreaming an event from New York about closing Guantanamo. The hold music is Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A Battlefield.” I have no idea why this is but I must document it for posterity.