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Do not blog about the “hotness” of your students. You will get fired.

Blogger/embedded journalist Michael Yon provides some of the best coverage of the war in Iraq. Some of his readers sent the following alert: We know you like Michael Yon’s Dispatches from Iraq and his photos, especially of the children. Are you aware that his camera is, and has been, in a bad state of repair? [...]

One of the best essayists/War on Terror analysts in the blogosphere, Wretchard of The Belmont Club, has shed his anonymity. Read why here. Richard, thank you for your excellent work. Please keep it up! Hat tip: Rick Moran of RWNH

The tooth fairy makes her first appearance at the Patterico residence. And don’t miss Patterico’s unbeatable father’s day gift.

JunkyardBlog spoofs the Sorry Left. The latest, top-quality IMAO podcast is up, with special guest Laurence Simon. The Political Teen takes Democrats to task for sponsoring a private relief bill–which I’ve covered before here. Mary Katherine Ham asks: Where have all the good spines gone? Daniel Glover, Managing Editor of National Journal’s Technology Daily, has [...]

John Hawkins at Right Wing News has posted an interesting list of the 100 greatest Americans. I have one name to add to his list: William F. Friedman. Friedman is known as the godfather of modern U.S. cryptology. His team of brilliant codebreakers cracked Japan’s highest security codes prior to World War II. As Roberta [...]

- Jihadist…in Arkansas? – Meet an American hero, the first woman to receive the Silver Star since WWII…Sondra K headlines the story, “Not a Nazi.” Heh-heh. – Serbs, lies, and videotape…Julia and Lev Gorin have the scoop. – Ryan Sager’s fine tribute to a free speech champion…Mr. Smith Quits Washington.

It’s the 228th birthday of the American flag. (Coincidentally, it’s the 230th birthday of the U.S. Army.) The story of how Rick Monday saved the flag is must-read. The NY Post highlights a battle between Big Apple bureacrats and patriotic city workers. Allan Wall, writer and National Guardsman, reflects on the holiday from Iraq. Here’s [...]

This blog turned one last week! (BTW: Congrats to Karol at Alarming News, which turned the Big 3 today.) First, some blogiversary expressions of gratitude: Special thanks to the following people for their warm welcomes, words of advice/encouragement, and early links during mm.com’s incipient days: John, Paul, and Scott at Power Line, John Hawkins at [...]

One of the blogosphere’s best military analysts and a daily must-read, Austin Bay, is headed to the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan tomorrow. He’ll be blogging the trip. Do click on his tip jar and make him a morning staple if you haven’t already. Godspeed, Austin!

Did you know there’s a blogger who keeps tabs on Outrageous E-bay Auctions? Hat tip: Ramblings’ Journal

You think the FEC is hard on bloggers? Try blogging from China: Chinese authorities have ordered all weblogs and websites in the country to register with the government or face closure in Beijing’s latest attempt to control online dissent…. Private bloggers or websites must register the complete identity of the person responsible for the site, [...]

Gerard Van der Leun at American Digest is on the scene in Laguna Beach with updated reports and photos. A commenter at Gerard’s excellent site quips: “Does that count as a postcard from the edge?”

The ladies got the spotlight yesterday, so it’s only fair to highlight some new blog ventures from a few good men on the right: – John Hawkins has launched Conservative Grapevine, featuring daily links to some of the best posts made by right-of-center bloggers. – Patrick Ruffini has launched the 2008 Presidential Wire, the first [...]

…have banded together to form “The Cotillion.” Start here and follow all the links. Update: Bookmark here.

Frank J. and the crew at IMAO have put together their first podcast (with handy MP3 link for the iPod-less among us). Topics: unnamed sources, Springfield Mil-Spec 1911 review, fun facts about the 50 states, etc. Check ‘em out.

As I’ve noted before, many (most?) of the 10 million blogs tracked by Technorati are computer-generated (aka “spam blogs”). AdLand notes, Seems there is a rather large boom in faux blogs lately. I mean blogs that have no real author, but are auto-generated somehow and geared to a very specific topic. I noticed that if [...]

Bloggers on the job… Mark Tapscott takes down clueless professor Chris Hanson of the University of Maryland’s Phillip Merrill School of Journalism. The Mudville Gazette takes down the Washington Post. Red State takes down the HuffPost. Blogger Dawn Eden of The Dawn Patrol now writes a column for the NY Daily News. (Hat tip: Alarming [...]

Must-read from Blackfive.

Jane at Armies of Liberation watchdogs al Qaeda and Yemen like no one else. Her latest dispatch reports on the kidnapping of her friend, Nabil al Wazer in Yemen. Spread the word. Update: al Wazer has been released.

Blogger Mark Tapscott is the go-to guy on the Freedom of Information Act, a law bloggers tend to take for granted, but which is an invaluable tool for those who do original/investigative reporting on their sites. Tapscott reports on an important congressional hearing on FOIA reform today–and it looks like the Bush Justice Department is [...]

Lots of advice these days on blogging. Blogress provocateur Ambra Nykol has been doing a series on “how to blog like a rock star.” Here’s her latest entry and here’s audio of a radio interview she did with blogger/talk show host Dave Lucas of Capitol Region People. Check ‘em out. And in case you missed [...]

Congratulations to Jihad Watch on its new billboard ad.

The New York Sun has an article about the effort by Roger Simon and others to launch a blogger news network: In a dramatic sign that Web logs are going mainstream, three of the largest political blogs are banding together to form what is believed to be a first-of-its kind ad-supported network. To broaden their [...]

Good reads… Deroy Murdock on how terrorists heart libraries. Tom Sowell: Race doesn’t hold back America’s “black rednecks.” Nor does racism. Ed Lasky performs a “Colinoscopy.” Matt Rosenberg and Ambra Nykol explain why victim-card feminists are hanging red panties in their windows.

N.Z. Bear, who publishes The Truth Laid Bear ecosystem that ranks blogs, is looking for a new logo designer. Deadline is May 13. Get to work!

Indefatigable Mike Krempasky has an update on the Online Freedom of Speech Act. New bipartisan sponsors in both the House and the Senate. Good news. *** Previous: The FEC vs. blogs How big is the FEC threat to blogs? The Gray Lady covers the FEC controversy Sens. McCain and Feingold Volokh on optional free speech [...]

Mike Krempasky at Red State has been doing excellent work on the FEC Internet regulation issue. The blogosphere is indebted to him. Here’s more on the Online Freedom of Speech Act if you haven’t seen it yet. Krempasky will appear on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal between 9-10am EST to discuss the latest developments in the rulemaking [...]

Last week, many conservative bloggers–self included–picked up on a LifeNews.com story about a new Zogby poll that showed a majority of Americans opposing removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube if the question was framed differently than most other MSM polls. But now some skeptical bloggers–conservative bloggers–are revisiting the poll and asking questions about the sponsors, [...]

Jeff Jarvis at BuzzMachine highlights prison inmates with their own blogs, including: – A convicted felon in New York; – A Maricopa County (Az.) Jail inmate; – And Vernon Lee Evans, a Maryland death row inmate who blogs at Meet Vernon. TalkLeft’s Jeralyn Merritt enthuses: Meet Vernon even has a blogroll, and TalkLeft is proud [...]