Tag Archives: Netroots Nation

NEA Hosts Netroots Anti-Bullying Panel

Lots of teachers are in the audience.

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Afternoon View – Providence City Hall

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On Sale At Netroots Nation

Copies signed by the artist: $15.

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SLIDESHOW: Netroots Convention Hall

Things are really just now getting kicked off at Netroots Nation, although the LGBT contingent was here a day early yesterday for our all day series of panels. Here’s just a few of the participating groups with booths in the main convention hall. You’ll see a healthy sprinkling of LGBT causes in there, with more photos to be added later …

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Pee Etiquette At Netroots Nation

Via Jillian Weiss.

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Morning View – Superman Building

Locals call this the Superman Building because it’s rumored to have been the model for the Daily Planet building. Wikipedia has more: “The Bank of America Building is the tallest building in the city of Providence and the state of Rhode Island, and the 28th tallest in New England. Standing at 428 feet (130 m) and comprising 26 floors, it …

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RHODE ISLAND: JMG Meet-Up This Friday At Providence’s The Stable Bar 10pm

The JMG meet-up for Providence will be at 10PM this Friday at The Stable. We’ll likely be in the back patio area where the locals tells us there’s a bit more room and where the music isn’t so loud. The Stable is easily walkable from the Netroots Nation host hotel and some of us will be coming from that evening’s …

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SLIDESHOW: Netroots LGBT 2012

I ran around at lunch and grabbed photos of some of the folks attending Netroots Connect, the LGBT-specific portion of Netroots Nation. (More photos will be added to this slideshow later today.) Below you’ll find Zach Wahls, Pam Spaulding, Mike Rogers, Wayne Besen, Ryan Davis, Michael Crawford, Jeremy Hooper and lots more folks who devote their lives to making things …

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Morning View – Netroots Host Hotel

I haven’t had time to do a walk-about in Providence yet, so all I’ve got for you today is a shot of the host hotel. Exciting.

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Evening View – Providence Capitol

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Next Week: Netroots Nation 2012

Most of next week I’ll be in Providence for this year’s edition of Netroots Nation, the largest annual gathering of progressive bloggers, pundits, and “legacy” media. (Plus many of the most prominent Democratic politicians.) The LGBT contingent arrives early for an all-day conference on Wednesday, where web activism kingpin Mike Rogers has laid out a daunting schedule of panels and …

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Netroots Nation – It Gets Better

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The Folks Who “Glittered” Crazy Eyes

Or tried to, anyway. I think this whole “glitter-bomb” thing is expired, folks. Mildly interesting the first couple of times, not so much anymore.

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Van Jones At Netroots Nation

Always the fiery presenter.

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Rep. Keith Ellison Gets Wellstone Award

Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, was just given an award in the name of another famed progressive Minnesotan, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash in 2002.

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GetEQUAL Glitters Crazy Eyes

I’m not seeing it in this clip, but Michelle “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann was reportedly glittered by GetEQUAL moments ago as she left the stage at the anti-gay hate conference. I’ll try to find better video. [Replaced the first video, but it doesn’t appear Bachmann was hit by the glitter.] UPDATE: GetEQUAL has issued a press release. Shortly after a speech …

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I Just Met Sen. Al Franken

I happened to be passing Sam Seder’s radio booth when Franken arrived for his interview. Introduced myself, shook hands, got a pleasant (if distracted) “Heyhowareya!” Totally bloggable, though.

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Morning View – Wingnut Witch

I was photographing the above Right Online banner at the Netroots host hotel when the woman on the right said, “Hey, he’s NETROOTS! He’s not supposed to be here.” Other wingnuts told her I was allowed to be there.

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White House Rejects Pfeiffer Claim

Here’s how the White House is responding to Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer’s claim that the president didn’t fill out the 1996 survey in which he appeared to support marriage equality. Via Washington Blade: The White House is backing off of the comments Pfeiffer made on Friday on Obama’s 1996 statement in support of same-sex marriage. Shin Inouye, a White House …

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Lawrence O’Donnell On Netroots Nation

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