Brian Conley, Video Journalist

bicyclemark: anyone who says Wall Street and Main Street in the same sentence is an asshole.

Oct 2nd

Blasphemy

Katie: I smoked a bible page
Me: What?!
Katie: I'm a pretty big fan of blasphemy and weed together
Katie: I'll have to think of more offensive ways to get high

Oct 2nd

Cleaning up after others is the worst.

Yep, that’s right. And its still true when it comes to editing or adding to someone...

Oct 1st

“Gentlemen’s neckties have ranged from a bit less than three...”
— A Suitable Wardrobe: “8 Cm is...

Oct 1st

ericmortensen: mikehudack: suckafuck: ...

Oct 1st

Some Baghdad News...

Here are a few notable events that occurred in Baghdad today, as related to our regional bureau...

Oct 1st

CBS edits Sarah Palin interview to hide the...

Oct 1st

Interesting whom you know...

I’m currently adding Japanese subtitles to a video assembly of James Nachtwey’s photos...

Oct 1st

brief response to @DaveWiner making an ignorant ass of himself: http://tinyurl.com/44c3ld guess he...

Oct 1st

Oh New Jersey… Just had dinner at the elephant and...

Oct 1st

wow that's offensive and ignorant.

Sep 30th

Yes, I am getting ready to have a baby. Sure is strange....

Sep 30th

I'm not sure what this means...

mikehudack: rodtownsend: mikehudack: But trading volume today is about half what it normally is....

Sep 30th

I'm not sure what this means...

mikehudack: But trading volume today is about half what it normally is.  Volume was super high...

Sep 30th

No one's tumbling the market recovery..

Sep 30th

No one's tumbling the market recovery..

Sep 30th

Roman numerals as Arabic characters...

So I’ve been chatting with one of my Iraqi/Palestinian/Jordanian friends, but I can’t...

Sep 30th

mikehudack: josephweisenthal: From Gallup I find myself...

Sep 30th

Watch

mikehudack: soupsoup: ericlodwick: suitep: Watch this. John McCain promising war, being caught...

Sep 30th

Somali Pirates Tell All: They’re in It for...

Sep 30th

Sadrists supporting Christians and...

Sep 30th

wiesen: mikehudack: ericmortensen: Harvard Business...

Sep 30th

mikehudack: thewordunheard: I am never again allowed to...

Sep 30th

Is this complicated?

mikehudack: brianconley: mikehudack: stevewyshywaniuk: We’re all in this together. without a...

Sep 30th

Is this complicated?

mikehudack: stevewyshywaniuk: mikehudack: stevewyshywaniuk: Instead they should be thanking...

Sep 29th

(via mikehudack) Huh. All Things Considered just said it...

Sep 29th

Is this complicated?

mikehudack: stevewyshywaniuk: mikehudack: southpol: I think we could also do a better job of...

Sep 29th

Is this complicated?

stevewyshywaniuk: mikehudack: southpol: I think we could also do a better job of explaining...

Sep 29th

mikehudack: (via mattlehrer)

Sep 29th

“”
—  Is unemployment high? Yes. ...

Sep 29th

stevewyshywaniuk: Looks like someone has a case of the...

Sep 29th

“What I find interesting is that for all the turmoil, we’re...”
— (via wiesen) Yup.  This...

Sep 29th

Iraqis Teach Against The Odds

Sep 29th

Just left USA Baby. What a weird experience. Will tumbl photos later.

Sep 28th

http://joshualandis.com/blog/?p=953 blog regarding the car bombing in syria…

Sep 27th

Our regional coordinator was very near the bombing this morning in Syria. Seems he’s a-ok...

Sep 27th

Justice for our sister Marcella Sali Grace! Brother and...

Sep 27th

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Syrian car bomb...

Sep 27th

mikehudack: “Robert G. Kaiser: I noticed this too; no idea how people may react to it. I felt...

Sep 27th

Obama says leave Iraq to Iraqis..

mikehudack: brianconley: mikehudack: brianconley: which actually means leave Iraq to a...

Sep 27th

Obama says leave Iraq to Iraqis..

mikehudack: brianconley: which actually means leave Iraq to a corrupt Iraqi govt similar to that...

Sep 27th

Obama says leave Iraq to Iraqis..

which actually means leave Iraq to a corrupt Iraqi govt similar to that of joe biden’s friend...

Sep 27th

McCain discusses lessons of Iraq. We keep drinking.

Sep 27th

Is my neighborhood a war-zone?

So lately, say in the last week, I’ve begun hearing blaring sirens at last once or twice a...

Sep 26th

thoughtcriminal: speaking of bailing out… wow. I mean, wow.

Sep 26th

Bitter rival of Chechnya's leader is shot...

Sep 26th

AFP: Somalia fighting drives 160,000 from...

Sep 26th

News | Africa - Reuters.com

Sep 26th

Somali Pirates Seize Ukrainian Ship -...

Sep 26th

Twitter: "what are you FAILing"

sooo… Twitter, wtf. Why am I still using this service? I just tried to view...

Sep 25th

adamiss: mikehudack: soupsoup: zachlinder: [via...

Sep 25th

“Former President Bill Clinton defended Sen. John McCain’s...”
— Political Radar: Bill Clinton:...

Sep 25th

mikehudack: After the collapse of the market for auction...

Sep 25th

continuing to be shocked today. 700 billion dollar bailout = 1.3 million / minute for a year!

Sep 25th

Anyone else having problems with gmail IMAP this morning??

Sep 25th

will arrive soon that is.

Sep 25th

Just so we are clear 700bill is more than 1.3mill PER MINUTE for ONE YEAR.

Sep 25th

1.3 million per MINUTE.

That’s how much 700 billion equates to over one year.

Sep 25th

Tumblr installed on iPhone!

This is a test. Sorry it’s not more interesting.

Sep 25th

mikehudack: soupsoup: ...

Sep 24th

US generals planning for resource wars

Sep 24th

jeffrae: Die in at union sq (via TheTumbler)

Sep 24th

US generals planning for resource wars

Sep 24th

Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1

stevewyshywaniuk: “Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to-day...

Sep 24th

jeffrae: Word is McCain is on Letterman tonight. The outside...

Sep 24th

ericmortensen: fredseibert: florencio: Absolut Dalí ...

Sep 24th

“Since Sarah Palin was selected for the vice-presidential...”
— Andrew Sullivan,...

Sep 24th

Re: My faith in capitalism is shaken

jeffmiller: squashed: For the rigorous capitalists reading this, could you explain to me why...

Sep 24th

Indecision

stevewyshywaniuk: brianconley: mikehudack: brianconley: rainblog: The worst part about being...

Sep 24th

“After Compromise on Kirkuk, Finally an Elections Law for...”
— http://historiae.org

Sep 24th

allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Country Improves On...

Sep 24th

Not Bush...

jeffrae: Looks like it may have been Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, but what do I know. There were...

Sep 24th

Indecision

mikehudack: brianconley: rainblog: The worst part about being in the opening stages of a...

Sep 24th

Indecision

rainblog: The worst part about being in the opening stages of a financial meltdown is not knowing...

Sep 24th

“Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) — North Korea expelled United...”
— Bloomberg.com: Asia

Sep 24th

UN Meetings Cause Headaches

jeffrae: “Turkish Mission only…this block is frozen” says NYPD. I am not Turkish but am on a...

Sep 24th

Where's The Party

jeffrae: So I am on 47th at btwn 1st and 2nd ave. No Tibet protest but some Falun Gong folks and...

Sep 24th

rainblog: Graffiti, Norfolk St, Manhattan, NY.

Sep 24th

jeffrae: Ready Set Go! Begin Day 2… Yes, he is...

Sep 24th

Troy Davis receives a last minute stay of execution!!!

Sep 24th

“We do not support government bailouts of private...”
— The Republican Party Platform...

Sep 23rd

yvynyl: troubledbyinsects: on my gross bedroom floor. i...

Sep 23rd

I almost know the ideal group of people...

I love that I have a pretty widespread group of friends, and may just about have the ideal group of...

Sep 23rd

“Barring a U.S. Supreme Court intervention or an unlikely...”
— Hit & Run > Is Georgia...

Sep 23rd

Sfter released

jeffrae: He’s been released. They said he wasn’t detained but interviewed. All fine going to work...

Sep 23rd

informal poll, 3 quetions 1. does your cellphone shoot video? 2. what model is it 3. is there a...

Sep 23rd

looks like jeff is about to get busted… http://jeffrae.tumblr.com

Sep 23rd

jeffrae: Sfter inside hotel being detained

Sep 23rd

jeffrae: Sft being stopped by police Unclear whether he is...

Sep 23rd

Police

jeffrae: Police asked me if I am with them I say no…asked me why I’m doing told me to smile and took...

Sep 23rd

(via jeffrae) Apparently Treasury Secretary Paulson would...

Sep 23rd

Bailouts, whether water or currency...

stevewyshywaniuk: brianconley: Continuing the domestic metaphors, how many times do you bail...

Sep 23rd

anyone have opinions on utterli? Received an overview from @MichaelBaker yesterday, but looking for...

Sep 23rd

Wen will he show his face...

jeffrae: So I am still in the lobby….been here since 9am…just was outside and all the pro china...

Sep 23rd

Bailouts, whether water or currency...

I remmber when Ike hit just recently, and Gustav before that, my wife Eowyn was commenting about how...

Sep 23rd

Ugh

jeffrae: Tumble app for the iPhone sucks!! So many posts not getting through we are still here...

Sep 23rd

stevewyshywaniuk: These kids win at halloween. Oh just...

Sep 23rd

“When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the...”
— Joe Biden And if you owned an...

Sep 23rd

jeffrae: Note ear piece. Coin back inside Jeff Rae, action...

Sep 23rd

“Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been on quite a roll...”
—  Nuri Kamal al-Putin? -...

Sep 23rd

Looking good...

jeffrae: Media moving ss talking to people …staying ontop of the situation here. We have a video...

Sep 23rd

jeffrae: Still waiting at the waldorf. Where is Wen!!!!?? ...

Sep 23rd

http://jeffrae.tumblr.com is at the Waldorf waiting for Premier Wen from China’s...

Sep 23rd

Hearts and minds folks, hearts and minds...

Sep 23rd

Media gettin ready

jeffrae: Web on his way…I think…I hope I think he means Wen.

Sep 23rd

There's no date-stamp on the baby's ass...

mikehudack: brianconley: Soooooo I just left an appointment with my wife’s alternate doctor. I...

Sep 23rd

“I will also note that private equity funds and hedge funds,...”
— Dynamist Blog: I’m So Glad I...

Sep 23rd

There's no date-stamp on the baby's ass...

Soooooo I just left an appointment with my wife’s alternate doctor. I say alternate because...

Sep 23rd

Inside the Waldorf Astoria

jeffrae: Made it inside the Waldorf Astoria. I am sutton in the lobby seeing if I can’t tell Prime...

Sep 23rd

OK loud noise outside not gunshots. Two loud not thwacky enough. Weird very loud plane flying over....

Sep 23rd

Paul Krugman said “all your decision are belong to me” on olberman tonight. Hilarious!

Sep 23rd

ericmortensen: sad: modern medicine catches up with...

Sep 23rd

jeffrae: Just heckled Bill Clinton at 53rd and 7th ave in...

Sep 22nd

A-hole on 53rd and 7th. ...

Jeff Rae
5: 30
I just heckled bill clinton
It was great
Brian Conley
5: 31
oh oh where at
Jeff Rae
5: 31
Haha
He was walking by my ofixe secret aervce was like move back and I didnt
Brian Conley
5: 32
he was not!
Jeff Rae
5: 32
The guy was like I know yo can hear me
Yup
Brian Conley
5: 32
how many secret service guys does he get
Jeff Rae
5: 32
I yelled why did you sign nafta bill. Why did you send American jobs over seas. What can't answer the tough questions bill
Why did you sign welfare reform
Ha
Brian Conley
5: 33
hahahahaha
was anyone else around?
you just randomly accosted bill clinton right?
Jeff Rae
5: 33
I'm an a hole
Any people
Brian Conley
5: 33
i'm tumbling this conversation
Jeff Rae
5: 34
Hahha
I've got a photo to
Brian Conley
5: 35
so wait where was that
57th st?
tumbl the photo!!
Jeff Rae
5: 36
53 and 7ave
Emailer to aib
5: 36 I'll tumbl

Sep 22nd

Hrm… I guess the cartoonist forgot Barack Obama and...

Sep 22nd

Thanks Jesse Hambley and Jackie Zhou! Now I can incite...

Sep 22nd

posting most of my thoughts and comments lately here: http://brianconley.tumblr.com not on twitter,...

Sep 22nd

After Siege, Wall Sadr City’s New Oppression

Sep 22nd

“How has “elitism” become a bad word in American politics?...”
— Sam Harris on Sarah Palin and...

Sep 22nd

What was the #1 Song on the day you were...

Sep 22nd

Watch

(via Sex Worker Rights in Cambodia: Caught Between the Tiger and the Crocodile | The Hub)

Sep 22nd

“I want to be done playing this lady Nov. 5. So if anybody...”
— Tina Fey, last night (via...

Sep 22nd

wow, “utterli” is incredibly difficult to navigate without becoming a user.. i just want...

Sep 22nd

mikehudack: Running on Drudge.

Sep 22nd

“At least 27 people have been killed in fierce fighting after...”
— BBC NEWS | Africa | Somali...

Sep 22nd

Sarah Palin’s Press Shyness Continues

Sep 22nd

“ABUJA, Niger, Sept. 22 (UPI) — The militant Movement...”
— Militants call cease-fire in...

Sep 22nd

“Officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan say unidentified...”
— VOA News - Top Afghan Diplomat...

Sep 22nd

“The problem is, the conditions that made the surge succeed...”
— Why an Iraq-style surge won’t...

Sep 22nd

I can't believe I just wrote this, but I...

This is a dialogue btw an Iraqi friend and me.
Me: so what do you think will happen if mccain wins the election
Iraqi: i dunnu i think Iraqies will be too upset
Me: well i think mccain will be better for the regular iraqis
Me: and i think obama will be better for the wealthy
Me: i know it is a littl ebit strange

Sep 22nd

Autocuties! Ha!

Last week Mark Austin, ITV war reporter and news reader, complained about pretty boy and pretty girl...

Sep 22nd

This is what happens when I try to work from home. I suspect...

Sep 22nd

“Pakistan’s top leaders were to have attended a state dinner...”
—  Pakistani leaders ‘should...

Sep 22nd

“Tomorrow, Ahmadinejad will come to New York. On our soil, he...”
—  Palin in undelivered speech...

Sep 22nd

“Pakistan’s top leaders were to have attended a state...”
—  Pakistani leaders...

Sep 22nd

Today's reading

glendakwek: A well-written personal account of Chicago Tribune’s South Asia correspondent’s...

Sep 22nd

“Barack Obama owns one car: a Ford Escape Hybrid.”
— Seriously, even his choice of...

Sep 22nd

“Up to 10,000 staff at the New York office of the bankrupt...”
— Fury at $2.5bn bonus for...

Sep 22nd

Joe Biden's Blazin' Guns of Pander

mikehudack: brianconley: mikehudack: How is it anti-gun to “expose the lawful firearm industry...

Sep 21st

adamiss: Gussie - a hurricane Gustav rescue. She’s part lab,...

Sep 21st

More fun with AppleScript: Nearly...

mikehudack: Just wrote a new AppleScript that automatically searches Xtorrent for music you select...

Sep 21st

subtitling.

Sep 21st

Why should the lord of the country flit about like a fool?/ f you let yourself be blown to and...

Sep 21st

Joe Biden's Blazin' Guns of Pander

mikehudack: jeffmiller: With this: Like Schumer, Biden is rated “F” by the NRA Political Victory...

Sep 21st

just finished an eggplant parmesan sandwich! next time have to be sure to use breadcrumbs when...

Sep 21st

In case you were wondering, Obama is pro-death penalty: http://tinyurl.com/34bqby

Sep 21st

Marriott hotel destroyed in Pakistan

Sep 21st

Marriott Hotel bomb, believed to be caused by a suicide truck bomb. Attack took place in Islamabad...

Sep 21st

mikehudack: With Blakely at the Gaker Roof Party My face...

Sep 21st

mikehudack: With Blakely at the Gaker Roof Party My face...

Sep 21st

mikehudack: brianconley: mikehudack: soupsoup: ...

Sep 21st

mikehudack: soupsoup: ...

Sep 21st

Death Penalty

mikehudack: jeffmiller: I think it’s pretty sad that Obama, McCain, and Barr all support the death...

Sep 20th

mikehudack: wiesen: A parting gift from President Bush - $700B of more debt a giant pile of toxic...

Sep 20th

BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dozens killed in...

Sep 20th

“A bomb attack has hit the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani...”
— BBC NEWS | South Asia | Dozens...

Sep 20th

still got the diebold bump to depend on… http://tinyurl.com/3kx8ku

Sep 20th

still got the diebold bump to depend on… http://tinyurl.com/3kx8ku

Sep 20th

In north Philly at villa and hut for namkha rinpoche’s talk. Nice furniture at this place!...

Sep 20th

reading Tactical Tech’s report on sexworkers and ICT…bit dated… :(

Sep 20th

mobile multimedia tools for human rights report continues…

Sep 20th

comments now enabled at http://brianconley.tumblr.com

Sep 20th

my apologies to those of you following me on tumblr. I will be posting my china story in pieces, but...

Sep 20th

And when they’ve given you their all Some stagger and fall, after all it’s not easy...

Sep 20th

Why isn't this Bluetooth keyboard for iPhone...

Sep 19th

“My teacher explained that Germans looked at blue-collar...”
—  IssTumBul I have to firmly...

Sep 19th

Twitter / palinsvagina

Sep 19th

mikehudack: soupsoup: chuckmore: Well there goes that. ...

Sep 19th

Hey I still write paper checks!

mikehudack: wiesen: whitneymcn: Woman on train looking at bound address book and writing paper...

Sep 19th

“Future anguish Across Baghdad, people are starting to feel...”
— BBC NEWS | Middle East |...

Sep 19th

Dear Marco

adamiss: mikehudack: soupsoup: adamiss: maybe I’m just missing this, but is there a setting...

Sep 19th

Self-Portrait 9/19/2008 - A crunchy fashion accident

Sep 19th

Why did I end up in a Chinese "prison"?...

[Warning, this is long. It’s taking me awhile to get my personal blog up, so i’m going...

Sep 19th

Reuter's full feature mobile media toolkit.

Sep 19th

mobile multimedia tools for human rights report continues…

Sep 19th

Iraq Update - Security gains weakening?

The last few days things seem to be worsening again in Iraq. An IED blew up in Sadr City targetting...

Sep 19th

How many Iraqi journalists killed since...

According to numbers from Iraqslogger.com the tallies of Iraqi journalists killed since 2003 vary...

Sep 19th

The Master is her own physician. She has healed herself of all knowing. Thus she is truly whole. -...

Sep 18th

Sarah Palin’s email actually hacked by 20 somethings still bitter about how much...

Sep 18th

little known fact, Sarah Palin was also in Hackers

Sep 18th

Self-Portrait 9/18/2008 - Beijing I <3 you ?? Peace!

Sep 18th

researching mobile phone technology for a report on utilizing multimedia tools to protect human...

Sep 18th

can anyone suggest *AFFORDABLE* mobile phones with capacity to shoot and distribute video?

Sep 18th

these are not the emails you’re looking for…

Sep 18th

Self-Portrait 9/17/2008 - There are no words.

Sep 18th

really, no other alternatives...

(from BBC News: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7622495.stm )
family member:
hey
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told his party's leaders that Monday's power-sharing deal is a "humiliation".
But he said the party had no alternative after losing the March parliamentary elections.
me:
9: 20
haha
family member:
9: 20
"no alternative"
i guess after torturing and mutilating people that vote against you, there is no alternative except to "agree" to power share...

Sep 18th

waiting for ABC 27 from Harrisburg…

Sep 18th

Eating pizza drinking beer from dock street brewery. Watching Ronin. Again. So good.

Sep 18th

reading transcripts of sadr city residents describing the wall recently estalished in their...

Sep 18th

flogging molly on my iphone… i need some pogues…

Sep 18th

iphone just froze up while i was listening to Deltron 3030… seems to have reset itself…

Sep 18th

is contemplating the meaning of “genocide” and effective intervention… when and...

Sep 18th

in arguments with one of my staffers about a new project…

Sep 18th

Informed Comment: Petraeus Leaves Iraq Better...

Sep 16th

Self-Portrait 9/16/2008 Here’s rocking at you!

Sep 16th

Getting to School in Iraq

Sep 15th

Self Portrait 9/14/2008 - hrmmm?

Sep 15th

Self-Portrait 9/13/2008 someone said i need a haircut

Sep 13th

There is now a feature film about...

apparently after nearly 9 years, someone has released a movie about Seattle!...

Sep 11th

Self-Portrait 9/11/2008 Portrait # 2 - Laughing at the...

Sep 11th

Sahwa Reorganizing in Adhamiya?

Iraqslogger quotes unnamed sources and rumors, regarding potential reorganization of the...

Sep 10th

Pile of baby clothes, I guess this is really happening, baby...

Sep 10th

Self Portrait - 9/10/2008 First of many? we’ll...

Sep 10th

What happened in Sadr City?

Sep 10th

“despite having been put on notice multiple times, Khartoum...”
— Colin Powell’s written...

Sep 9th

dealing with the new website blues

help! I’m trying to get wordpress installed at http://brianconley.info but i really want to...

Sep 9th

Calling 1and1 about...

how helpful is 1and1 going to be… lets see!

Sep 9th

Al Qaeda resurfacing in West Baghdad...

via 10 sources, Al Qaeda appears to be resurfacing in western Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib...

Sep 9th

Alive In Baghdad - What Happened in Sadr...

Sep 9th

Kim Jong Il.... Fail?

May have had a stroke? And another one bites the dust… sort of. Kim Jong Il may have become...

Sep 9th

This is me in Beijing, across from Tiananmen Square, just a...

Sep 9th