Go Ahead, Rain on My Parade, Reason.

Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona, an original pork-buster and friend of reason, has just launched Pork Parade. The spare-looking site is a hub for a number of social networks that let the congressman name and shame earmarks in real time, from his campaign cell phone (although he's been using his campaign computer until he upgrades his phone). 

The Lives of Others, Dean's World. 

I don’t care what they found. There is a line in the sand, on one side democracy, decency, freedom, on the other, fascism, indecency, slum, and terror. Gawker, and the media that remain enslaved by the myth of their legitimacy, have crossed the line. Whether Gawker broke the law, is not as important as whether they broke everything else.

Changes Afoot, Twitter Blog. 

We're getting ready to launch a refresh of parts of the Twitter.com interface. This release does not include any new features (well, one). It's mostly cosmetic changes. This post describes what we're doing and why.