Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 2:31:12 pm
Buzzfeed has a partial transcript of President Obama's interview with Charlie Rose airing tonight on PBS, with some of Obama's clearest and most direct statements about the Snowden case: Barack Obama: Well, in the end, and what I've said, and I continue to believe, is that we don't have to ...

Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:26:14 am
Throughout the ongoing NSA/PRISM scandal, one of the most incendiary accusations has been Glenn Greenwald's initial assertion that major tech companies such as Facebook, Apple, Google, and Microsoft were givng the US Government direct, unfiltered access to their servers. This access would allow the government to spy on people seemingly ...

Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 6:01:39 pm
Today, in his regular "On Security and Liberty" Guardian column, Glenn Greenwald sought to address some of the criticisms of his PRISM reporting. As when asked about his "direct access" claims in a recent interview, Greenwald again framed his PRISM story as not being about details of any actual ...

Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:03:05 am
In their most recent article on the fallout from their Edward Snowden reporting, the Guardian dials back their initial claims. Here's what they alleged in their first PRISM article, nearly a week ago: Guardian: NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others The National Security Agency has ...

Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 9:09:16 pm
The latest news on Edward Snowden and the machinery he set into motion: Investigators Looking at How Snowden Gained Access at NSA. Administration officials said Monday that they are working to confirm that Snowden leaked the documents and build a case against him without relying on his admissions in his ...

Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 3:35:46 pm
NSA leaker Edward Snowden was quoted today saying that he chose to flee to Hong Kong because "they have a spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent." This statement is so far off base it beggars the imagination. We're talking about the People's Republic of China here, ...

Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 11:29:20 am
Amazon has their excellent high-definition tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, on sale for Father's Day at a $20 discount: Kindle Fire HD - Most Advanced 7' Tablet. To get the discount, enter DADSFIRE at checkout. (I may just pick one up for myself!) World's most advanced 7" tablet [Item List] Note: ...

Fri, May 24, 2013 at 11:01:18 am
YouTube We laugh at Texas Gongressmoron Louie Gohmert a lot, because he comes out with so many deliciously stupid remarks. But this story is a reminder that, comical though he may be, Gohmert is also a first class heartless Republican bastard, as he tells a woman who had a medically ...

Wed, May 8, 2013 at 3:10:22 pm
If you need something to clear the mental palate after that ridiculous Benghazi hearing, try this memorable interview with John McAfee, founder of McAfee Anti-Virus, genuine wildman, and occasional fugitive from the law: Interview: John McAfee Answers Your Questions. "Here is another common disguise I used that would work for ...

Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:41:45 am
Youtube Video This week, Mitt Romney delivered an interesting commencement speech to the (very Mormon populated) Southern Virginia University's graduating class. Sharing his secrets for "abundant living," Romney urged the new grads to go out, get married, and procreate like crazy. 'Get married,' he said, and "Have a quiver full of ...

Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 10:54:26 am
Authorities have arrested another man in Mississippi in connection with those ricin-laced letters sent to the President and other politicians; this time, instead of a wingnut Elvis impersonator, it's a karate instructor (and Mensa member) who was previously indicted for child molestation. James Everett Dutschke, 41, was taken into custody ...

Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 12:24:14 pm
Investigators in Mississippi were unable to find any evidence of ricin poison in the home or car of Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis, and today he was released on bond. Slate also has some interesting details on the ricin found in those letters: Investigators believe that the ricin in the letters ...

Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 5:13:17 pm
Ever go to the movies and be absolutely spellbound by the words rolling from the mouth of your favorite actor? Ever wonder how those words would sound when spoken by a different actor, or if a different choice of words could convey a completely different meaning? With DVDs and Blu Ray ...

Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:48:29 pm
Dear Senator Ron Johnson: I read in the Oshkosh Northwestern (our hometown newspaper) today that, as part of your official duties as a U.S. Senator, you are producing videos of people who have been harmed by government intrusion or red tape. The paper went on to describe the subject of your ...

Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 10:13:29 am
President Barack Obama won reelection in 2012, but that hasn't stopped the GOP from blocking the President's social agenda at every turn. In turn, Democrats have largely blocked the GOP war on women at the federal level, and just this past week a federal judge ruled that day-after pills must ...

Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 6:02:50 pm
This is just sad. Generations of anger passed on by abuse and beatings resulted in hateful demagogues like Sean Hannity and Michelle Malkin, who pass on the legacy of abuse to their own children and preach it to others on Fox News. Hannity and Malkin began by mounting an awful defense ...

Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 12:55:18 pm
Some of the right wing demagogues on Fox News seem to be trying to play along with the "Republican rebranding" charade; Bill O'Reilly, for example, who recently said he doesn't really have a strong opinion on marriage equality (although he hasn't been shy in the past about his aversion to ...

Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:21:56 pm
At the school in Newtown, Adam Lanza fired more than 155 rounds in less than five minutes. The search warrants released by authorities today show the extent of the Lanza family's arsenal; here's the full list. At the school: [Item List] At the home: Guns: [Item List] Ammunition: [Item List] Magazines: [Item List] Knives: [Item ...

Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:06:30 am
Would you be surprised to learn that the new Pope has the same old problems that have now become almost daily news about the Catholic Church? While there's no evidence (yet) that he actively covered up the crimes of pedophile priests, while archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio often ...

Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:14:30 pm
'A Tooth For An Eye' from The Knife's forthcoming album 'Shaking The Habitual' released on 8/9 April. Available to pre order here: http://theknife.net/shaking-the-habitu al 'A Tooth For An Eye' deconstructs images of maleness, power and leadership. Who are the people we trust as our leaders and why? What do we have ...

Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:29:34 am
Partial written transcript of President Obama's state of the union address last night & full enhanced version: Video Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of the American people, there is much progress to report. After a decade of grinding war, our brave men and women in uniform are coming home. ...

Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 11:25:24 am
Tennessee legislators are back at it. They're looking to enact legislation that would ban the word "gay" from school classrooms. They've tried for the last few years, but have fallen short each time. It hasn't stopped them from trying again though. This time, they're not only looking to ban the ...

Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:10:25 am
Video I'm not always a fan of Lawrence O'Donnell, but he gets it exactly right in this clip. The right wing pro-gun cult swung into high gear yesterday to defend the hecklers at that Newtown hearing; practically every wingnut blogger was shouting in unison that there was no "heckling" -- the people ...

Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 5:48:00 am
In a hearing at the Connecticut state capitol yesterday, pro-gun demonstrators actually heckled the father of a 6-year old boy killed in the Newtown school massacre. There are no words. The sometimes boisterous public hearing -- after nearly four hours of testimony from State Police, parents of slain Newtown first-graders and ...

Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:44:52 pm
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