Welp. We are not only at the stage where the US government is disappearing people, we're at the stage where folks are showing up at places in good faith and getting nicked. Even if you are a US citizen. Especially if you speak out about politics.

It's only a matter of time when it starts happening to folks who were born in the US.

For starters, some hearts-felt advice: Don't come to the United States. It's too dangerous. It doesn't matter if it's for vacation, for a conference, to see family, or what, the risk is too great that you …

Running between work, home, and the bed to sleep, mostly. It's been an unusually long week (and it's not even Friday yet), and rather than write incoherent posts in the evening I've decided to catch up on sleep where and when I can. Consequently, there hasn't been much to write about in the past few days, but I can authoritatively state that there are no pin-holes in my eyelids. Battling highway traffic in southern Virginia is tiring work, though ultimately rewarding.

I've just pre-registered for The Last HOPE conference in New York City later this year (18-20 July 2008, to …