Posted by Andrew Branca
on June 13, 201311 Comments
THE DAY 4 WRAP-UP POST CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Four live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here to take...
As the NSA story continues to grip the headlines, more facts are coming to light, both about the information that was leaked and about the leaker himself.
Edward Snowden spoke to the South China Morning Post in an exclusive interview Wednesday, resulting in a series of...
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Posted by Andrew Branca
on June 12, 201312 Comments
FOR TODAY'S MOST SHOCKING PROSPECTIVE JURORS, SCROLL DOWN TO E73, R39 & E7, BELOW.
Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through 10 candidates by the end of the day. As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 12, 20135 Comments
I was pleased to receive a copy of James O'Keefe's new book, Breakthrough -- Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy.
The book will formally be rolled out next week, but you can pre-order at Amazon.
Leslie will be doing a full review of the...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 12, 201314 Comments
From Mickey Kaus:
“Multiple triggers”/Legalization is immediate. DHS just has to write border “plan.” The most any “triggers” can possibly do is delay green cards and citizenship.
“90 % effectiveness”/ If not reached, triggers only toothless commission. … Also: “90% effectiveness”–as defined by DHS–is really more like 50%.
“Pay back...
NSA chief Gen. Keith Alexander will testify today at a previously scheduled Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on enduring cybersecurity threats. He is expected to face questions during the hearing concerning the recent leaks of details into the NSA's phone surveillance activities.
You can follow livestream video coverage beginning at 2pm EST; follow this post for updates. [UPDATE: The feed has been removed, as the hearing has ended.]
Highlights from the hearing below:
There were other very interesting exchanges between several Senators and Gen. Alexander, most notably with Senators Durbin, Collins and Merkley. You can listen to those audio clips at NPR.
Here's what people were saying on Twitter...
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked details about the National Security Agency’s surveillance program to the press, gave an exclusive interview Wednesday to the South China Morning Post.
Through a series of articles that have been staggered throughout the day, Snowden tells the outlet...
Posted by David Gerstman
on June 12, 20132 Comments
1) How can you tell the difference between a terrorist organization and a liberal democracy?
The title is a trick question. In international fora, the terrorist organization gets a lot more respect.
Last week the Ireland led the way to prevent the European Union from designating Hezbollah...
Posted by Andrew Branca
on June 12, 20134 Comments
CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE SUMMARY OF EVENTS FROM DAY 3 OF JURY SELECTION.
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Three live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 12, 201352 Comments
To say that there is disgust growing in the ranks is an understatement.
If adults who broke the law to come here illegally get citizenship, it will be a spit in the face of millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules, and many millions more...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 12, 201313 Comments
At least we can be comfortable how it will be answered.
From Danelle:
5:30 am Harper, Texas
Came across this handpainted wall while dodging deer early this morning 20 miles south of Fredericksberg, Texas.
Left El Paso at 9pm last night, still have a couple more hours before we...
Posted by Andrew Branca
on June 11, 201316 Comments
CLICK HERE FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE ZIMMERMAN TRIAL FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
(Note: Link goes live when Court goes into session.)
Today the Court continued its preliminary voir dire of prospective jurors, moving through 11 candidates before recessing right at 5PM. As was the case...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 11, 20139 Comments
Someone (a reader?) pointed me to a post at Small Dead Animals (a great blog, btw):
Watchers
507 visits per day isn't a lot for a blog, unless they're from one particular entity:
The American Spectator is under the watchful eye of the Obama Administration. Since January 1,...
Posted by William A. Jacobson
on June 11, 201331 Comments
You may remember the story of the 7-year old disciplined for biting his Pop Tart into the shape of a gun at school, Maryland school offers counseling for students troubled by “pastry gun” incident.
The evidence against the young lad was overwhelming and unimpeachable:
The young perp...
The ACLU has just filed a lawsuit challenging several in the Obama administration over its indiscriminate scooping up of phone records.
From the ACLU's website:
In the wake of the past week's revelations about the NSA's unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls, today the ACLU filed a...