Hacktivist group Anonymous is urging a blackout for 24 hours on Monday in protest of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the US House of Representatives last Thursday. The bill is now being considered by the Senate, and anonymous is calling on all websites to dedicate “at least a portion” of their day […]
According to local news affiliate CBS4 Denver: “Gunfire erupted at a Denver park Saturday, injuring two people and sending tens of thousands gathered for an annual pot celebration fleeing the area, police said.” Witnesses reported hearing at least 4 or 5 shots and two persons, a man and a woman as well as a dog, were shot […]
Background The latest headlines tell a chilling tale: “Death toll in Texas fertilizer plant explosion rises to 14,” “Why did West, Texas, build homes and a school next to a ‘time bomb’?” and “Town of West, Texas, recovers after plant blast kills 14, injures 200.” The death toll so far is at 14 but expected […]
Bill Maher talks about the current controversy over Miranda exceptions for suspected terrorists and its possible relationship to potential torture on this week’s web exclusive Overtime with Brian Levin, Colin Goddard, Amy Holmes, Nicholas Kristof and Salman Rushdie. You can watch the clip below from HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher: Ep. 279 April 19, […]
By Pete Souza – Official White House Photo by Pete Souza (whitehouse.gov), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41765562 1. “And try as I might, I am having difficulty giving a f**k.” 2. “As an adolescent, Vonnegut made my life bearable.” 3. “Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates.” 4. “By the way, when […]