complete and updated bar list

Lets start with a quick top 12 in my opinion

1. Churchkey (Logan Squere)

2. H Street Country Club (H Street Corridor by Union Station)

3. American Ice Co. (U Street area)

4. The Reef (Adams Morgan)

5. Marvin's (U Street)

6. Sign of the Whale (Dupont) SYRACUSE BAR!

7. Bedrock Billards (Adams Morgan)

8. Lost Society (U street)

9. Tryst (Adams Morgan)

10. Cod Mother (U Street)

11. Red Derby (Columbia Heights, sketchy area lol)

12. Mad Hatter / Grand Central (Dance places, Dupont / Adams Morgan)

Churchkey is my all time favorite bar, largest beer selection in all of DC!!! over 300!!! but its in kind of the middle of no where and out of the way.  Can walk there from Dupont, but you may not want to make the trek. U street is overall the best area to go.  I actually recommend you start at Adams Morgan and then walk to U Street, its a nice walk like 15min that goes by the best jumbo slice places in DC.  Or go to Dupont and Adams Morgan because that's again a nice walk through some swanky residential areas and embassies.  

Heres the full reviews:

DISCLAIMER: I wrote this one night for my own personal uses as like memorial to my times in dc when i was feeling nostalgic lol.  so its just kind of me ranting to my self.  you dont have to read it all, its really fucking long and full of typos.  So yea, its kind of silly.

These bars are ordered from favorite to least, and so are the neighborhoods, will do combined list after

Adams Morgan/Columbia Heights: There is just something young and energetic about being in A Mo.  I know they say its where all of the 22 year olds go, but its true.  its a dense small area with a ton of drunk young people that look like they should be in college. no body ever looks much older than mid 30s here.  so i was always comfortable here.  though my favorite bar isnt here, the overall energy of the area gives it the top spot as the place to be on the weekends and overall each bar is pretty good.  also the BEST jumbo slice is here, pizza mart, and the always fun crowds of people really make it.

The Reef: This is my favorite overall bar in A Mo because of the variety of sitting areas and atmospheres.  Inside up the stairs, is a huge room full of multiple large fish tanks, a large bar, and a dance floor.  its the loud room but also plenty of sitting by windows to watch drunk ppl below you.  The roof was my favorite spot considering the temperate weather of dc always made it pleasent. also, great bartenders.  Adam, makes the best drink ive ever had "apple sauce". it is the shot of gods.

Bedrock Billiards: a favorite bro spot. lots of pool, darts, chuffle board and good beer selection. super chill with TVs and couches to relax on. great place for a guys night out. 3 bux an hour to play games so its not terrible. average beer prices

Tryst: another great chill spot.  all it is is couches and tables. you walk up to the bar get a drink and take it back to your sitting area. best for large groups and winding down with buds. or great place to chat. warm hipster atmosphere inside.

Red Derby: ultimate hipster joint, nice heated roof and dirt cheap prices! a combo of a can of beer and a shot of jameson is only $5!! can't beat that! though it super sketch part of columbia heights. seems to be the only white bar....

Grand Central: Modern dance club. supper loud but clean and cool looking inside 

Murphy's: chill irish pub, expensive, but warm and inviting inside. good place to end the night.

Millie and Al's: total dive, cheap beer and jello shots. just overall OK.

Black Squirrel: chill kinda boring, but has the largest tap selection in DC with 57.

The Gateway: eh bar in CH. trying to be trendy but no crowds

smoke and barrel in adams morgan:  super chill and not crowded at all considering it was later at night and in a mo on a friday. not even all of the tables were taken up. people only seem to go there for food, not to drink. very dark wood style, like being in a barrel. super friendly staff and waitress. made us feel special for being there and gave us great advice on drinks. just chill and quiet, good palce to meet with some pals to have some whiskey. 8 out 10. moody but good staff and prices. 

U Street: EXTREMELY close behind A Mo, but Amo had the homecourt advantage for me. sorry. took awhile to realize why people love this place, but now i know its a bit more grown up A Mo, but also more spread out. great places to go here, but not the same crazy energy outside as A Mo.

Marvin's: close to my favorite bar in dc.  3 levels: pub, then dancce area, then roof.  roofs are always my favorite and its heated with 2 bars! great beer selection but a tad more expensive than other dc bars.  but there is always a nice crowd and fun place to be. not a lot of places to sit but the multiple levels allows allow for a good place to stand and chat.

Lost Society: chill place, but still has dancing. was only here breifly but loved the ambient lighting and lit covered roof deck. multiple bars but only one main floor. lots of couch sitting, would like to come back and spend more time there.

Cod Mother: a TINY british style bar and about the size of my kitchen in the basement of a building. great energy though with nice decorations. idk y i enjoyed it but i guess i liked the intimacy cuz everyone there felt like this was their own secret little bar. but wasnt divey at all, actually quite classy.

Local 16: Super chill place, but good bar places, good place to sit down at a table with friends and talk and stuff. plus an arabic bouncer! ;) 

Saint Ex: overall good bar with 2 levels, pub and dancing floors. nothing too special though. just gets the job done.

Policy: most overrated place in DC! huge lines to get in, WAY over crowded, crazy, loud, 20minutes, trying too hard to be trendy and looks douchebaggish. dont reccommend it.

 american ice co.: talk about a hipster bar. holy fuck. we drank our beer out of jars! JARS! while sitting on picnic benches being served by a waitress in a dego tee and beanie cap. located on v st just one block north of u st on 9th. good area, and a little out of the way of the normal u st crowd.  we got there just as it was getting dark, and it was already packed.  average prices for DC, a little more affordable.  it was in a huge converted garage, so it was a open room with huge doors wide open, opening to the heated deck with the picnic tables.  we sat at a picnic table, shared with another random couple.  really like the atmosphere and crowd.  go bar food and drink. just enough beer selection, but not huge. the only problem was that the hipster waitress was kinda a jerk and didnt seem to want to deal with us "bros". bartender was better though. should have just stayed with him. nice rustic, vintage feel to the bar, and was a lot of fun. hard to navigate long narrow layout, but worth it. another great bar to add to the u street bunch. 9 out of 10. great deck and atomsphere, jut wish the deck was on the roof and raised, not at ground level blocked by a gate.

Farragut/Logans/Other: Home of the classy joints! farragut just has that classy feel to it. pretencious and yuppy but i like it lol. Logan's Circle doesn't have much, but only houses the coolest looking liqueor store and my favorite bar in DC.

Churchkey: My number 1 favorite bar in DC. not very big, only one level. but amazing decorating and atmosphere inside that isnt too crowded and is in an area where its never nuts. incredible beer selection of literally hundreds. the menu is a fucking 3 ring binder! waiter service or at the bar, plus it has great food! its a trek to get there, but totally worth it. i got a new beer everytime i ordered. can sit and chill or stand at bar. no dancing.

Elephant and Castle: classy chain joint, expensive but nice beers. older adult crowd only.

Hawk n' Dove: the under 21 bar lol. shit tons of young interns dancing their hearts out and really expensive bar. in capital hill neighborhood. shut down now....interesting place but i really enjoyed my time there when i was not 21 yet.

brasserie beck: i found this place on WAPO a few weeks before i went, it was the only one that sounded interesting out of all of those going out guides.  it intrigued me because it was a belgium beer bar, my favorite type of beer.  supposed to have belgiums that you can only get there, and small batch brews that are divine.  well, it was the first bar we went to after leaving the wilson center and eating dinner. we had a few miller lites at aria for dinner, and were ready for a night on the town.  it is located in a place no one could think of a name for. midtown? uptown? farragut? chine town? it was on like 9th and k. somewhere directly between china town and farragut. just kinda a trendy but still developing part of town. it was still light out, but you could tell this was a classy place.  already pretty crowded for happy hour, and we just got a high table. great beer selection, beer menu is another binder like churchkey, but this one has a lot less pages and bigger font.  interesting beers that ive never heard of, but nicely described and categorized.  expensive though. forgot about that when you are at a bar serving rare european beers.  so we got the beer on special and were very satisfied.  but its not the place i would go to a lot because of its location and doesnt seem like a palce for young people or bros. older crowd and look for us. but still a nice place. id give it a 7 out of 10.

Dupont Circle:

Sign of the Whale: one of my favorites in DC. nothing really special but just does the overall job of a bar right. ok drink prices, multiple areas that are loud or quiet. pretty much all standing. its a great fall back bar is you dont know where else to go. plus its a cuse bar :)

Mad Hatter: Good overall bar with large dance area. always good crowds, not great for chilling with limited sitting, but its ok

Big Hunt: divey chill bar. nice place to cool down after dancing at mad hatter. lots of booths, but kinda grungy looking.

collection complete

completed a couple things the last couple days :) but ill just focus on one for right now.

I finally completed my set of kane and toews rookie jersey cards. my kane rookie materials was one of the first that i ever bought way back in the day, but i never found a reasonable toews rookie materials until last week.  it was $19, which btw is the most ive ever spent on a single card, but it was way better than the 40 50 or 60 every single other person was asking for for the past 2 years.  so i jumped on it. didnt want to miss this opportunity. so....there it is.  i am now satisfied with my progress on the collection and plan on taking a bit of a break for right now.  i almost got roped right back in with saad rookies and toes and kane autos. but im trying to show retraint.  autos r the obvious next step. and i did buy one toews auto over break. dualbap with mueller. cheapest of the bunch really, but a nicve card never the less.  i also got it for like $12 which is a steal! i do have the kane jumbo YG auto ive had for awhile, so i guess ive already started on that.. but i cant spend too much right now, not the best time for it.

ive overall very much enjoyed building my collection and i am especially happy to have my main box back here in cuse with me, not in il.  its starting to fill up. well it actually already did and i had to remove some cards earlier.  i dont feel like i spent that much onn my collection.  up until now, my most expensive one was the roy rookie at 16, and all my other cards only averaged $4 to $8 each. for the longest time i never wanteed to spend more than 8, then it was 10, then it was 12, then this week i hit 19. kinda crazy.  i guess i spent some good money on case, but they r like a buck 50 each so im not sweating it. and its only for my top shelf cards. BV prices have stayed surpringly consistant from my 2011 edition book to more recent magazine updates considering the hawks lack of playoff success. if anything, a few have gained value and none have lost any significant calue since they won the cup.  BV is the same but ebay prices r a bit cheaper.

would love to get my hands on a quick rookie, but even before he was popular, u never saw his for cheaper than 30 cuz hi stuff is so rare.  he only has a couple and they r all numbered.  so now his prices r even more inflated to over 100 so i doubt ill get my hands on one anytime soon....

rain rain go away

all the world is waiting for the sun...
lyrics of the song that just ended on spotify, all too well fitting. its been a rainy summer in cuse and i feel like its raining in my head.

since tues i cant escape it, i just feel sad, depressed, lonely, bored, socially deprived, money wasting, nostalgic, longing for more, longing for a job, longing for my friends, wanting it to go back to how it used to be, the people that were there, the times we had, living in dc again, hoping my friends will still be there.....i think about dc way too much. its like an obcession, an addiction, a drive, a drive for something better, aspiring to better and finally achieving my goals. i want it so fucking badly. i want a job, not an internship or temporary thing, i want the real thing. now. its going to be tough, but i cant cut any corners, talk to my contacts, go to career services, prepare myself. i need this for me. no one else. i need to finally do something for me, not everyone else. ive been saying i need to do that forever but idk if i ever have, we will c what happens. do i really mean that much? to myself? to others? do they care about how i feel?

syracuse is an interesting place in the summer. marshall street is actually more crowded because of townees. its like they avoid it when students r there. everything is under construction. like adam said: we have two seasons; contruction and winter. funny, sad but true. im so bored here. there is no one here for me. no one to socialize with, no one to visit or just some one different to talk to. it sucks. too much time alone. i need to get out. im going to be very clingy chi, i cant keep doing what i am doing here. i need to get out and c people and be around people. fuck. me. i need out. this is just bring me down. everything is, idk what exactly. its just like i dont have anyway to express myself so i am buying a bunch of  new shit in hopes in fills some hole. excites me. occupies me.

i feel like such a piece of shit. lazy, unmotivated, monotone, fat, unemotionally towars everyone. my emotions are my biggest problem right now. it is seriously worrying me. i feel so cold all the time. no matter who im with.y am i so monotone and uninspiring? i need this to change. i need a charge. a kick in the ass to get my life back in gear. im in a rut right now. i need to get out of this funk. i need to get myself out there more. be more friendly and energetic. i feel like ive lost it. im just forcing it now and being awkward. not natural anymore. is it my living? idk anymore. im so lsot in life. i need help. i need to talk to someone. i need to get this out. i j or dcm peeps, i just told them everything. i let everything off my chest and just lived. i need that again. i need to get this stree out, talk to others and live. not let it bog me down like it is now. wow, i figured it out. i leegitimately feel better right now. i talk it out with myself and it worked. how bout that. now who? where? when? how? o well. well thats a goal for these 2 weeks and for my final year in college.

goodnight everyone. leaving at 6am. fuck it. fuck it all to hell i say :)

dc part deux

so i went to dc again, april 13 through 15th. i know this post is...well...quite a bit late but i guess sitting around a gsc leaves u with few options to kill the boredom.  ive been meaning to do this for a while, i even emailed myself a reminder on the 15th. it was a list of new bars i went to, to add to my ever expanding knowledge of ways to get alcohol in dc.  is that something to be proud of? idk and idc, but i am! fucck you!

so i went to 3 new bars, and one new restaurant.

1. brasserie beck: i found this place on WAPO a few weeks before i went, it was the only one that sounded interesting out of all of those going out guides.  it intrigued me because it was a belgium beer bar, my favorite type of beer.  supposed to have belgiums that you can only get there, and small batch brews that are divine.  well, it was the first bar we went to after leaving the wilson center and eating dinner. we had a few miller lites at aria for dinner, and were ready for a night on the town.  it is located in a place no one could think of a name for. midtown? uptown? farragut? chine town? it was on like 9th and k. somewhere directly between china town and farragut. just kinda a trendy but still developing part of town. it was still light out, but you could tell this was a classy place.  already pretty crowded for happy hour, and we just got a high table. great beer selection, beer menu is another binder like churchkey, but this one has a lot less pages and bigger font.  interesting beers that ive never heard of, but nicely described and categorized.  expensive though. forgot about that when you are at a bar serving rare european beers.  so we got the beer on special and were very satisfied.  but its not the place i would go to a lot because of its location and doesnt seem like a palce for young people or bros. older crowd and look for us. but still a nice place. id give it a 7 out of 10.

2. american ice co.: talk about a hipster bar. holy fuck. we drank our beer out of jars! JARS! while sitting on picnic benches being served by a waitress in a dego tee and beanie cap. located on v st just one block north of u st on 9th. good area, and a little out of the way of the normal u st crowd.  we got there just as it was getting dark, and it was already packed.  average prices for DC, a little more affordable.  it was in a huge converted garage, so it was a open room with huge doors wide open, opening to the heated deck with the picnic tables.  we sat at a picnic table, shared with another random couple.  really like the atmosphere and crowd.  go bar food and drink. just enough beer selection, but not huge. the only problem was that the hipster waitress was kinda a jerk and didnt seem to want to deal with us "bros". bartender was better though. should have just stayed with him. nice rustic, vintage feel to the bar, and was a lot of fun. hard to navigate long narrow layout, but worth it. another great bar to add to the u street bunch. 9 out of 10. great deck and atomsphere, jut wish the deck was on the roof and raised, not at ground level blocked by a gate.

3. we tried out smoke and barrel in adams morgan.  super chill and not crowded at all considering it was later at night and in a mo on a friday. not even all of the tables were taken up. people only seem to go there for food, not to drink. very dark wood style, like being in a barrel. super friendly staff and waitress. made us feel special for being there and gave us great advice on drinks. just chill and quiet, good palce to meet with some pals to have some whiskey. 8 out 10. moody but good staff and prices.  

comeback

reading and writing/blogging/bf3

the title for this post mainly came from bf3 where you get a comeback bonus by getting a kill after dying multiple times in a row. my game is making a comeback in that game, ive been tearing it up the last couple days after the frustration that was squad deathmatch.....wht a stupid game type.

reading is alos making a huge come back in my life. i was thinking todat that idk what spurred me to start reading for pleasure again, but i guess adam recommending the looming tower brought me back on. i loved that book and will always be a favorite of mine. despite how teeth grinding the ending is. also the 2 books ive read for my afpak class have been interesting as well. really enjoyed the idea of pakistan despite it was an academic book. that in mind i cant give it the highest marks but defiently one of the best academic books ive read in awhile. though i only read through the first 7 chapters, but thats still 240 pages so im just not quite finished with it. the afghanistan book so far isnt quite as interesting but i still find both countries fascinating so im still looking forward to it. im honestly learning a shit ton more from these 2 books than the entire class. but dean steinburg broke that up by actually having an interesting talk with our class. i embaressed myself with the military aid statistic but he had some great insight, and practical explaintions for the shit storm we are in today. i like him alot. he knows his shit. if only wadley did......

i also hope to make a blogging comeback. i still kick myself to this day for not blogging in dc, but i guess i will just have to look back on the memories and relive them over and over again in my mind. what great times. that my friends, is wht college should be. partying hard on the weekends, hitting the gym, working all day with your buds, nice pad, video games and hockey.....it was the life man.  the city is also an experience in itself from the sights to the important people everywhere. yes, i still gush about dc :)

well im going to get back to reading about afghanistan according to barfield, and complete a journal entry for bonham.....great guy knows his shit, just needs to get the rest of the class on his energy level.

stories/memories/jokes

stories to remember from dc...lets try to name a few

epic beer pong comeback
trashing 915
roof guitar
rejection from madams organ, and apple sauce
21st bday
dupont with WWICS
u street, logans, dupont, u street, wwics in one night
night caps plus nhl
coach jordan
thursday embassies
final night at the reef.....singing
millie and als with the professors
badass simulations
xmas lights
zoo trips, day and night ones
tidal basis and monument trekking
capital hill/LoC visits/ hearings in offices
michael kugelman
multiple racial slurs
bedrock with the bros before thanksgiving
ruby tuesday
hawkndove
caps vs hawks game
haqqani network
occupiers....and at bars
video filming
cathedral walks
georgetown cupcakes and walk
national harbor
ryan williams

DC bars

my semester in DC was the time of my life, its one of those times in your life that u will never forget and will forever change it. it changed my life cuz now i know i actually want to be there and i want to go back.  i never feel so head over heels for a place like i did with dc.  i also attribute this to my great friends in dc, j and a. i truely appreciate u too as friends like no one before and i hope we never lose touch. DC.....what a place, its where all the action is yo!

so back to the topic at hand, bars. while doing the most homework ive done in possible years, im bound to have one lingering topic distracting my studies. tonight it was the bars of dc, i began by just trying to remember my favorites i went to a lot and just how many i went to in general.  as of tonight, i could remember 21 different bars that i went into in dc.  i think thats a lot lol now that i think about it. i would say that gives me a fairly good knowledge of the bar scene and what to expect. so lets do some neighborhood breakdowns, then overall scores.

These bars are ordered from favorite to least, and so are the neighborhoods, will do combined list after

Adams Morgan/Columbia Heights: There is just something young and energetic about being in A Mo.  I know they say its where all of the 22 year olds go, but its true.  its a dense small area with a ton of drunk young people that look like they should be in college. no body ever looks much older than mid 30s here.  so i was always comfortable here.  though my favorite bar isnt here, the overall energy of the area gives it the top spot as the place to be on the weekends and overall each bar is pretty good.  also the BEST jumbo slice is here, pizza mart, and the always fun crowds of people really make it.

The Reef: This is my favorite overall bar in A Mo because of the variety of sitting areas and atmospheres.  Inside up the stairs, is a huge room full of multiple large fish tanks, a large bar, and a dance floor.  its the loud room but also plenty of sitting by windows to watch drunk ppl below you.  The roof was my favorite spot considering the temperate weather of dc always made it pleasent. also, great bartenders.  Adam, makes the best drink ive ever had "apple sauce". it is the shot of gods.
Bedrock Billiards: a favorite bro spot. lots of pool, darts, chuffle board and good beer selection. super chill with TVs and couches to relax on. great place for a guys night out. 3 bux an hour to play games so its not terrible. average beer prices
Tryst: another great chill spot.  all it is is couches and tables. you walk up to the bar get a drink and take it back to your sitting area. best for large groups and winding down with buds. or great place to chat. warm hipster atmosphere inside.
Red Derby: ultimate hipster joint, nice heated roof and dirt cheap prices! a combo of a can of beer and a shot of jameson is only $5!! can't beat that! though it super sketch part of columbia heights. seems to be the only white bar....
Grand Central: Modern dance club. supper loud but clean and cool looking inside
Murphy's: chill irish pub, expensive, but warm and inviting inside. good place to end the night.
Millie and Al's: total dive, cheap beer and jello shots. just overall OK.
Black Squirrel: chill kinda boring, but has the largest tap selection in DC with 57.
The Gateway: eh bar in CH. trying to be trendy but no crowds



U Street: EXTREMELY close behind A Mo, but Amo had the homecourt advantage for me. sorry. took awhile to realize why people love this place, but now i know its a bit more grown up A Mo, but also more spread out. great places to go hear, but not the same crazy energy outside as A Mo.


Marvin's: close to my favorite bar in dc.  3 levels: pub, then dancce area, then roof.  roofs are always my favorite and its heated with 2 bars! great beer selection but a tad more expensive than other dc bars.  but there is always a nice crowd and fun place to be. not a lot of places to sit but the multiple levels allows allow for a good place to stand and chat.
Lost Society: chill place, but still has dancing. was only here breifly but loved the ambient lighting and lit covered roof deck. multiple bars but only one main floor. lots of couch sitting, would like to come back and spend more time there.
Cod Mother: a TINY british style bar and about the size of my kitchen in the basement of a building. great energy though with nice decorations. idk y i enjoyed it but i guess i liked the intimacy cuz everyone there felt like this was their own secret little bar. but wasnt divey at all, actually quite classy.
Local 16: Super chill place, but good bar places, good place to sit down at a table with friends and talk and stuff. plus an arabic bouncer! ;)
Saint Ex: overall good bar with 2 levels, pub and dancing floors. nothing too special though. just gets the job done.
Policy: most overrated place in DC! huge lines to get in, WAY over crowded, crazy, loud, 20minutes, trying too hard to be trendy and looks douchebaggish. dont reccommend it.




Farragut/Logans/Other: Home of the classy joints! farragut just has that classy feel to it. pretencious and yuppy but i like it lol. Logan's Circle doesn't have much, but only houses the coolest looking liqueor store and my favorite bar in DC.


Churchkey: My number 1 favorite bar in DC. not very big, only one level. but amazing decorating and atmosphere inside that isnt too crowded and is in an area where its never nuts. incredible beer selection of literally hundreds. the menu is a fucking 3 ring binder! waiter service or at the bar, plus it has great food! its a trek to get there, but totally worth it. i got a new beer everytime i ordered. can sit and chill or stand at bar. no dancing.
Elephant and Castle: classy chain joint, expensive but nice beers. older adult crowd only.
Hawk n' Dove: the under 21 bar lol. shit tons of young interns dancing their hearts out and really expensive bar. in capital hill neighborhood. shut down now....interesting place but i really enjoyed my time there when i was not 21 yet.



Dupont Circle:
Sign of the Whale: one of my favorites in DC. nothing really special but just does the overall job of a bar right. ok drink prices, multiple areas that are loud or quiet. pretty much all standing. its a great fall back bar is you dont know where else to go. plus its a cuse bar :)
Mad Hatter: Good overall bar with large dance area. always good crowds, not great for chilling with limited sitting, but its ok
Big Hunt: divey chill bar. nice place to cool down after dancing at mad hatter. lots of booths, but kinda grungy looking.

I believe that is a review of all 21, hard to give really scores for all of them though. but here is my top 10!
1. Churchkey
2. The Reef
3. Marvin's
4. Sign of the Whale
5. Bedrock Billards
6. Lost Society
7. Tryst
8. Cod Mother
9. Red Derby
10. Mad Hatter / Grand Central

sopa and pipa

am i the only person in this country who doesnt think the government is trying to turn our internet into the chinese model? why would they want to do that? it makes no sense.  the people on the hill are well aware of the fact that the internet is integral in american life these days from our everyday tasks to managing our economy.  they dont want to shut down facebook or twitter, believe me.

all they are trying to do is enforce laws and curb illegal activity.  you all HAVE to know that when you are downloading something off of a torrent or piratebay or whatever that its ILLEGAL. you are all smart enough to know that.  remember when you all panicked when they shut down napster and limewire? yea, you know you are stealing.  all the government is trying to do is trying to find a way to enforce copyright and IPR laws online. No, the bills are far from perfect.  they are often illogical and impractical, and they are not well worded or specific.  the specificity of some sentences are what are causing people to panic that we are turning into china because they believe that facebook falls under the definition of a website that will be shut down.  yes, congress should go back and rewrite the bill so it doesnt have loopholes like this and uses more practical ways of enforcing that makes it so google doesnt have to spend millions on scrubbing its search results.  i feel it should just target the specific website and not the search engine that brings everything up. if anything, the government should welcome google showing results of pirated material so they get an idea of how well the new laws are working and how people are still finding ways around them.

people of america, we are not turning into china, stop panicking already.  congress is simply trying to enforce laws and stop illegal activity. isnt that what a government is supposed to do? isnt that what you want tthem to do?

so please, get off their backs, and stop blindly making claims that these bills somehow censor our internet like china when no where in the bill does it say that it will. read for once and dont always buy into the hype you see on facebook and twitter.  there are a lot of stupid people on the internet that want to spin this in the completely wrong direction. pirated material is illegal, you know that, so stop complaining.