Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 4:46:37 pm
Vimeo A mind in the city looks inward, and escapes into the rabbit's domain. This work was created with support from "Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo 2012-2013", part of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs "International Invitation Program for Animation Artists 2013".

Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 12:08:05 pm
The right wing narrative on the attacks against the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi is now well-established. It goes something like this: The Obama administration lied when they initially said the attack was provoked by an American-made anti-Islam video. Actually, it was a well-planned Al Qaeda terror attack that had ...

Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 8:55:02 pm
Vimeo Serving Suggestion: 1080p, lights off, volume up. Click "Read more" for details about the sequence. --------------------------- ---------------------- Images: http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov Music: 'Fill My Heart' by Two Steps from Hell Editor: David Peterson ---------------------------- --------------------- This montage of time-lapse photography from the International Space Station is collected from many taken in Expeditions 29, 30 and 31. The previous sequence, 'All ...

Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:06:43 pm
Political map of Africa (2012) courtesy of UT Perry-Castañeda LibraryYes, Angola again. I know you might be tired of hearing about it by now, but I despise yellow journalism, so I tend to be like a dog with a bone when ridiculous fake stories make the rounds on the internet. ...

Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 2:01:55 pm
Here's the detailed synopsis released by the White House of the 6-month deal reached with Iran yesterday. This actually looks like a pretty good deal to me. Two major points in its favor: Iran commits to halting all uranium enrichment above 5%, and even better, commits to neutralizing their entire stockpile ...

Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 10:16:01 am
An 81-year-old "birther" was arrested today and charged with threatening President Barack Obama's life, according to federal court records. Prosecutors allege that Elwyn Nels Fossedal was in a post office near his Wisconsin home last month when he announced, "If President Obama was here I would shoot him right there ...

Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 9:44:02 am
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) took to the House floor Wednesday for a speech on the Obama administration's Israel policy, using the Bible for guidance. "There are many who have been aware of Scripture, and it has often been a guide in our relations with Israel," Gohmert said. "Some of us ...

Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 5:54:51 pm
Kurt Eichenwald's piece on China's cyber war against the US and the disruptive influence of Edward Snowden's leaks is a must-read: How Edward Snowden Escalated Cyber War. China's protests that it did not engage in hacking were waved aside by Washington, which pushed forward with a plan to publicly confront ...

Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 10:52:25 am
Here we go again, folks: LAX Evacuated After Gunman Fires at TSA Agent. (CNN) -- A suspect has been shot and is in police custody after Friday's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, a law enforcement source close to the investigation tells CNN's Miguel Marquez. A person with a firearm at ...

Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 5:41:35 pm
Many were skeptical that the chemical weapons deal brokered by Russia would bear fruit, and many more were quick to pin the blame for that pre-assumed failure on Barack Obama, but the latest word from Syria looks promising: Under U.N. Eye, Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons Begins. BEIRUT--The historic destruction ...

Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:20:18 am
The latest CNN poll on the government shutdown shows that the American public isn't falling for the Republican Party's attempt to reverse victim and offender: CNN Poll: Republicans Would Bear the Brunt of Shutdown Blame. Washington (CNN) -- If the federal government shuts down starting Tuesday because of a bitter ...

Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 5:55:01 pm
A short essay on the Syrian crisis deal, in the form of embedded tweets. Trying to understand why I'm supposed to think Obama came out the loser in the Syria deal. US gets everything we wanted w/o firing a shot. — Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) September 14, 2013 Of course it could still ...

Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 7:38:39 pm
September 11, 2001. New Yorkers were heading to the polls to vote on the next mayor of the city. It was a morning full of promise and baseball fans were excited about the Yankees' chances of making the playoffs, the Mets thinking about the future, and the start of the ...

Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 11:13:00 am
Vladimir Putin, the new hero of the American right wing, is now trying to tie the Syrian chemical weapons deal to the US calling off a military strike. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that an agreement in which Syria would turn over its chemical weapons to international control would ...

Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:16:39 pm
Video Obama: Russia's Proposal for Syria a Potential 'Positive Development'. President Barack Obama told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an interview on Monday that Russia's proposal for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile to international control was a "positive development" that will be seriously considered, but he warned it could ...

Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 11:00:05 am
An interesting development today in the Syria crisis, as the Syrian regime responds positively to a call from Russia for them to give up their chemical weapons. MOSCOW (AP) -- Syria on Monday quickly welcomed a call from Russia, its close ally, to place Syrian chemical arsenals under international control, ...

Sun, Sep 8, 2013 at 11:29:49 am
Here we go again with another deliberately misleading article on the NSA, this time at Der Spiegel, where Glenn Greenwald's collaborator Laura Poitras is happily leaking away: Privacy Scandal: NSA Can Spy on Smart Phone Data. OMG! My selfies aren't safe! [run around screaming...] Oh, uh, wait. I just read to the ...

Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 10:23:21 am
After first denying it, Russian President Vladimir Putin now admits that NSA leaker Edward Snowden contacted Russian agents in Hong Kong before going to Russia. MOSCOW--Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Edward Snowden contacted Russian diplomats in Hong Kong a few days before boarding a plane to Moscow but ...

Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 11:03:06 am
Declared goals and specific limits are what past policy has been missing. Well, here it is. Whereas, on August 21, 2013, the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, killing more than 1,000 innocent Syrians; Whereas these flagrant actions were in violation of international ...

Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:53:20 am
Image: Talk Radio News Service via Flickr.com Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) vowed on Monday that any increase in the debt limit would require cuts to the "mandatory side" of government spending. "Now, it's time to deal with the mandatory side," Boehner told the crowd at a fundraiser for Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) ...

Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 8:31:41 pm
Beginning in 1949 and spanning a period of 40 years, the Soviet Union carried out more than 450 nuclear tests in the isolated steppes of eastern Kazakhstan. In 1989, when the socialist state collapsed, the Russians pulled out and left the Kazakhs to their own devices--literally. Enough fissile material ...

Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 1:22:48 pm
Vimeo A Short film by karni and saul Nominated Best Short Film, BAFTA Film Awards 2011 Read interview here: http://collabor8te.com/video/turning-d ir-karni-and-saul/ Also check out trailer to our NEW short film "Flytopia" based on the Will Self story. A film4/creative England film http://www.flytopiafilm.com/flyto pia/flytopia_home.html Turning synopsis On his birthday, Robert receives three beautiful old birds in his mother's ...

Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 7:24:40 pm
A story today in the Wall Street Journal, Edward Snowden Talks With His Father, reveals that Wikileaks has opened a store which also includes Edward Snowden merchandise. WikiLeaks also recently began selling Edward Snowden merchandise, including T-shirts and coffee mugs, via its online store. WikiLeaks didn't respond to questions about ...

Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 6:39:46 pm
The Washington Post's new article on the NSA uncovered "unauthorized use of data" of 3000 US citizens. That's about 0.0009% of the population, but you wouldn't know from the headline: NSA Broke Privacy Rules Thousands of Times Per Year, Audit Finds. Wow, sounds bad. So what courageous whistleblower found these violations ...

Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 10:46:48 am
PHOENIX -- A northern Arizona family that was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion will fly back home Sunday. Hannah Gastonguay, 26, said Saturday that she and her husband "decided to take a leap of ...