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Desmond Dekker at Knitting Factory

<p> In any event, i did have an awesome time seeing some old faces and meeting new ones as always. I shook my shoulders and sweated off about 15 pounds. It wasn&#8217;t a horrible night&#8230; I just have my suspicions. </p></blockquote> <p> I took some pictures, but none came out. Keep reading for the best of the pretty crappy bunch&#8230; </p> <p> <a name="a000430more"></a><br /> <a id="more"></a><br /> <center> <br /> <img src="/images/desmond-dekker-knitting-fac.…

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Whiteness Checkpoint

<p> As my students know, the checkpoint in Hartford is laughably unlikely to catch any Al Qaeda terrorists. And it&#8217;s hardly an efficient use of Homeland Security money &#8212; not when New York City has fewer cops and first responders than on 9/11. <p> But the checkpoint is a highly visible propaganda tool. It reminds us to be afraid. Everywhere and &#8212; as they say in Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and even jails on US soil &#8212; &#8220;indefinitely.…

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