Almost got my introduction in...

Well, hello there.  Please pull up a chair, because it is time for an introduction...wait, before we do that, I want to share something.  Pretty terrible stuff actually.  Apparently, a pseudo-Democrat (if you read anything below, you'll understand what I mean) with a track record of domestic terrorism (umm, in this case, setting off bombs) has been systematically working to destroy the lives of numerous bloggers, liberal and conservative, who have dared to point this out.  There are several pieces floating around, some extremely good - h/t to Ace, The Blaze, and Patterico (links below).

But most importantly, today is special.  It's Everybody Blog About Brett Kimberlin Day according to Ace of Spades (EDIT: Realized that is from Lee Stranahan, actually), and I'm going to honor that with my inaugural post.  Guys, gals, whoevers, please take a bit of time to read this stuff.  It's not going away, and it is desperately damaging to many innocent people.

So, Ace of Spades has some running commentary on the issue (he's a potential target, specifically mentioned in some of the correspondence thus revealed), which can be found here.

The Blaze has a very good summary of the entire situation, which I can pinpoint as being here.

And last, but absolutely not least, is a very long and incredibly terrifying account from the blogger Patterico, who became more than a target - comfortably awaiting your attention here.

If this isn't dealt with, quickly and harshly, we're looking at people copying this guy.  (DISCLAIMER: I advocate nothing outside the law.  This needs to be pursued by a very competent District Attorney.  Or federal prosecutor.)  But seriously, the apparent effectiveness of this guy's attempt to bully free speech out of existence in a whole host of ways is pretty much the IED of the lawfare/intimidation method (the IED analogy isn't a cheap shot at this guy's criminal record, it's an observation based on my time in the military).  Cheap to conduct against a target, conducted in small-crews, highly damaging to the enemy.