Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 9:48:29 pm
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Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 11:40:06 am
VOR also spoke with Bryan Fischer, head of the American Family Association, who has a different view on the situation. "Russia is not being homophobic, it's homorealistic - the Russian government is trying to take the issue into consideration and establish public policy to contribute to public health, as this ...

Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 11:18:57 am
An excellent piece from Joshua Foust on Glenn Greenwald's numerous misrepresentations of the NSA's XKeyscore tools: Getting XKeyscore Right. Foust zeroes in on a Greenwald rhetorical trick I've also pointed out several times: he conflates the ability to do something with actually doing it. This is such a common theme in ...

Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:46:38 pm
Some interesting comments today from NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander, speaking at the annual Black Hat cyber security conference in Las Vegas: "What you're hearing is, 'Well they could...,'" NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander said, referring to claims, most notably by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, that the agency could ...

Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:00:51 pm
A couple of weeks ago when Glenn Greenwald posted an attack on Microsoft, I pointed out: I've learned that when a new Greenwald bombshell comes out, you can cut right to the chase by searching the document for the word "warrant." And sure enough, in today's new "bombshell" story by ...

Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 12:55:53 pm
On one level this is great news because everyone wants to see a resolution of some kind. But it's a bit difficult to get very hopeful after the last, oh, two decades or so: US Says Israeli-Palestinian Talks to Start Monday. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department says Israeli and ...

Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:01:06 am
On ABC's This Week... Video Today on "This Week," Glenn Greenwald - the reporter who broke the story about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs - claimed that those NSA programs allowed even low-level analysts to search the private emails and phone calls of Americans. "The NSA has trillions of telephone calls ...

Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 1:34:30 pm
Well, I see the entire right wing blogosphere is still having a crazed orgy of overt racism today. The Zimmerman acquittal and Obama's subsequent statement have given them a huge hit of hate juice, and it's a little amazing how many wingnuts are out there ranting about "race war." It's ...

Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:01:53 am
Now I have another reason not to watch The View -- they've hired one of the most notorious fear-mongering anti-science spokespeople of the insane anti-vaccination movement: Jenny McCarthy Joins 'The View'. "We are delighted that Jenny will be joining us as a permanent co-host," Walters says, adding McCarthy "brings us ...

Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 3:43:00 pm
On the far fringes of the Wingnutosphere is a growing meme about mobs of black youth randomly attacking white people, and the "media blackout" surrounding it. It's been going around for awhile now, but it's gaining momentum as the George Zimmerman trial has gone to the jury, and mainstream ...

Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 2:09:32 pm
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Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 6:25:30 pm
According to documents released today, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, moved nearly $57 million into a cemetery trust fund in 2007 specifically to shield it from lawsuits by victims of clergy sexual abuse. The New York Times has the scoop: [T]he files released Monday contain a letter ...

Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 12:17:07 pm
Here we go again. Glenn Greenwald's latest overheated, over-long, deliberately confusing piece claims to reveal: The Top Secret Rules That Allow NSA to Use US Data Without a Warrant. Notice the extravagant use of scare quotes. Top secret documents submitted to the court that oversees surveillance by US intelligence agencies show ...

Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 12:02:23 pm
You know how Republican Party leaders constantly deny that there's a significant number of racists among them? Well, uh ... what about when the racists are the Republican Party leaders? Erika Harold, GOP Candidate, Targeted in Racially Charged Attack by Jim Allen, Illinois GOP Official. An Illinois Republican Party chairman apologized ...

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 ...