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Contemplating three years without a President

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 06, 2013 94 Comments

Having been mostly away from the internet these past two days, I've watched from afar how quickly things have turned on Syria. It's amazing how Obama has gone from being backed into a corner to being on a ledge where his presidency is just a vote...

Yahoo publishes first transparency report on government requests for user data

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 06, 2013 4 Comments

Yahoo announced on its blog that it was publishing its first transparency report to share details of government requests for user data. The company follows others that have published similar figures in light of recent revelations about the NSA's surveillance program. From the Washington Post: Yahoo said...

FBI issues advisory for potential Syrian Electronic Army attacks

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 06, 2013 7 Comments

The Syrian Electronic Army seems poised to stir up trouble as the world continues to debate over what to do about Syria. The pro-Assad group of hackers posted this cryptic tweet earlier today. https://twitter.com/Official_SEA16/status/375899857988243456 The group warned last week that it may retaliate using “methods of causing harm”...

Obama and Putin remain in disagreement on Syria strike

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 06, 2013 30 Comments

Speaking from the G20 meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia this morning, President Obama addressed the topic of Syria, where he acknowledged that he knew it would be a tough fight to convince Congress and the American public to move forward with a military strike. The president...

Japan sees slow economic recovery but strengthening military

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 06, 2013 12 Comments

After covering the continuing fallout from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster, I decided to see how Japan's economy was recovering after the devastating 2011 tsunami. If Obama-style definitions were utilized, their recovery would be spectacular. However, with growth at 2.6%, there is serious pressure mounting on...

TPUSA Members: UT Tyler Attack Reflects Growing Campus Hostility Toward Conservatives

UT Austin Funds Graduate Student Research on ‘Reproductive Justice’

Texas Tech Regents Eliminate Several Race, Gender Studies Courses

Ransomware Gang Claims Credit for Vanderbilt Cyberattack

Occidental College Hosts Transgender Event That Mocks Trump

Franklin & Marshall College Drops Plan to Adopt 'Gender Neutral' Mascot

Researchers study potential clues in deceptive texting

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 06, 2013 9 Comments

Has your gut ever told you that the long, awkward pause on the other side of that smartphone or chat screen was an indicator that the recipient of your message was crafting a fib? Turns out it might be a clue. From Motherboard's article, Awkward Texting...

Shellie Zimmerman reportedly files for divorce

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 05, 2013 45 Comments

George Zimmerman's wife Shellie has reportedly filed to end the couple's six year marriage. From ABC News: George Zimmerman's wife Shellie has filed for divorce less than two months after he was acquitted of murder in the death of teenager Trayvon Martin. She filed the paper work just...

Alec Baldwin lands talk show on MSNBC

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 05, 2013 27 Comments

Leave it to MSNBC to provide Alec Baldwin with his very own platform. From the Hollywood Reporter: It's Official: Alec Baldwin to Host Talk Show on MSNBC: Alec Baldwin has finalized a deal to host a weekly night-time talk show on MSNBC. The program - Up Late...

Townie complaint: Oberlin “akin to a gated community”

Posted by Laurel Conrad on September 05, 2013 29 Comments

Double-secret townie No Trespass list finally coming to an end...

Survey: Internet users worry about privacy, personal info being exposed online

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 05, 2013 7 Comments

A new survey out today from the Pew Research Center shows that internet users are concerned about their privacy online, but many feel that anonymity online is just not all that possible anymore. In a representative survey of 792 internet users, 86% have tried in some...

Government to release more NSA surveillance documents in response to FOIA lawsuit

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 05, 2013 3 Comments

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced on its website today that the Justice Department will release hundreds of pages of documents related to the government's interpretation of Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit it had filed. From...

Branco Cartoon – His Line Eyes

Posted by A.F. Branco on September 05, 2013 11 Comments

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The Indian economy is shaking like a Bollywood dancer

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 05, 2013 5 Comments

Those who follow my exploits know I dance Bollywood, so it is not surprising that this news clip would catch my interest: Indian newspapers have been gushing about the incoming governor of the central bank, Raghuram Rajan, in terms usually reserved for Bollywood film stars: his...