Category: Politics
BBC News – Jihadists use mobiles as propaganda tools
What a stupid article, if it was the 1980’s we would all be as isolated as if it was the 1980’s.
Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union – Just A Smack On The Ass: A Tale Of Sexual Assault, Vengeance And Nervous Swearing
Just an awesome story of one woman going and confronting street harassment.
CNET News – Democratic senator wants Internet sales taxes
When this goes through (though possibly not this year) some business is going to make a mint providing a back-end service to know how much taxes need to be applied towards a purchase. Amazon/PayPal/Google Checkout should start building that now, if they haven’t already.
Huffington Post – U.S. House Ignores Internet Reality, Again
If it wasn’t so frustrating you have to almost admire Republicans ability to ignore their own experts or examples when legislating.
NYTimes.com – “Serious”
Serious is making stuff up apparently.
NYTimes.com – Ludicrous and Cruel
I love that term voodoo economics, but in this case it seems to fit so well when you try to understand some of the ridiculous assumptions made.
ThinkProgress – Bristol Palin’s Nonprofit Paid Her Seven Times What It Spent On Actual Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Apparently it’s totally justifiable to spend most of your money on advertising and salary (a salary which only 1.50% of all Americans make that or better) for a non-profit and basically nothing on your non-profits actual mission.
NYTimes.com – Pandora Discloses a Privacy-Related U.S. Inquiry on Apps
Wonder when we’ll start hearing something what this investigation into mobile advertising and I presume privacy is trying to discover.
Sunlight Foundation – House Violates 72 Hour Pledge Again
De-funding a valuable public resource and usurping democracy, all emergencies and all in a days work for Republicans.