Originally posted on drinkscoaster:
Whistleblower Cocktail created by Jay Jones, photographed by Cathy Browne Cheers! We’ve a spotty track records when it comes to regular weekly features, but who can’t get behind this: A cocktail for Friday! This is the…
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U.S. judge rules boy, 14, shouldn’t have been executed in 1944
Yet another way the System discriminates against young black males. The US, Yemen, and one other country are the only ones that support capital punishment for minors.
Tom’s take: the collapse of the Wildrose Party
Rebel conservatism is on the decline in Canada just when it’s ascendant in the US. What went wrong with the Wildrose party?
Movie Theater Stocks Rebound After Chains Jettison ‘The Interview’
You know, I used to have a business plan: find out what targets hackers were going to hit and short them. Then of course you buy back in at the low point and you make money at both ends of… Read More ›
#Anonymous Launches #OpPirateBay
You don’t mess with the downloads, people. Where am I gonna get my Love Actually fix now? The Pirate Bay, once the most famous website in the file-sharing world, has been offline since December 10, when Swedish police conducted… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Monday, Dec 15
Hello again, kittens! Did you miss me while I was on my gloriously luxurious, if fever-ridden, hiatus? Well, I still have the fever but I don’t have the time off anymore, so here we are. Naturally, when I came across… Read More ›
The CIA’s Feedback Loop
Originally posted on The Dish:
Henry Farrell fears it will only get worse: [T]he CIA relies on relationships with a variety of people, and in particular with academics and people with semi-academic skills in a broader ecosystem of information. Many of…
WATCH: Most dramatic protest videos of 2014
I know a shocking number of people in these videos, actually. How many do you know? How many of you are in them? This goes for the officers in the picture as well. Hands up!
Cop Attacks Christian Minister, Sneaks Up Behind Her and Splits Her Head Open While She Helped Fallen Protester
More from Berkeley. Attacking the press, attacking ministers who are ACTIVELY MINISTERING to the fallen…tell me, why did you go into law enforcement again? Was it to become this?
Presidential Records Act Gets New Teeth
Originally posted on UNREDACTED: The National Security Archive Blog:
Map of the 13 Presidential Library administered by NARA. Photo: George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The Presidential Records Act has come a long way since George W. Bush’s attempt to…
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for December 9
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Things got a little out of hand at Cryptosphere Global HQ last night, but as you can see order has been restored and everything is once again under control. Also, lunch will be provided by the management… Read More ›
First Nation files land claim to Stanley Park and Gulf Islands
This has been in the making for decades. Dead Man’s Island alone has been in dispute since the 80’s. Since I’ve always had my eye on it for my Bond Villain Lair, I know these things.
Off Grid Electric Raises $16M To Let Africans Pre-Pay For Solar Energy Just Like Phones
Phone payments are completely changing Africa, for the better.
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 8
Merry Monday, kittens! Were you office partying over the weekend like the rest of us? The strangest people showed up at the party, but then that’s the holiday chaos for you. In this world of Heraclitian turmoil, there’s one thing… Read More ›
WATCH: Mexican man arrested in Peru, allegedly tried to smuggle cocaine inside 2 St. Bernard dogs
Guess they’re giving up on mules, cosmetic surgery addicts, and undergraduates with big debts to pay.