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Wikileaks and The Extreme Hypocrisy of Sarah Palin
The release of documents by Wikileaks has caused some embarrassing moments for American diplomats, and there are calls for the arrest of Julian Assange for treason and many on the right claim he is a traitor. One could excuse the harsh rhetoric from the right if they had expressed the same outrage during the Bush era for the lies and deception used as a reason to invade Iraq and wage war on innocent Iraqis. Sarah Palin, the quitter half-ex-governor of Alaska claimed she could have stopped Assange from publishing the leaked documents in court although she refers to a court case that is not remotely similar to the Wikileaks matter. Palin goes on to attack the White House for not pursuing Assange and chides President Obama’s administration as being ineffective for not putting out the effort to stop the treasonous Assange and claimed that, “the administration’s inability to hunt down Assange showed a lack of effort.” George W. About Rmuse (1,228 Posts) Audio engineer and instructor for SAE.
This Week in Photos: Egypt
"Egyptian activists shout anti-succession slogans during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian police beat and arrested anti-government activists demonstrating outside the downtown presidential palace against a possible father-son succession in the country." Flickr CC photo by Nasser Nouri Flickr CC photo by monasosh Flickr CC photo by Al Jazeera English "#Jan25 New Hope - A Kafya member and a victory sign at the Tahrir square" Flickr CC photo by Kodak Agfa More coverage from ReadWriteWeb: Twitter Speaks Up for Free Speech: "The Tweets Must Flow"Al Jazeera Releases Egypt Coverage Under Creative Commons (UPDATED)Egypt: Tor Use Skyrocketing as Users Route-Around Internet Blocks Flickr CC photo by Sarah Carr Flickr CC photo by Sarah Carr "Mubarak, go down! "Ppl took over 2 security trucks, wt banners saying "LEAVE"" Dec. 28 Flickr CC photo by monasosh Flickr CC photo by Sarah Carr Flickr CC photo by Sarah Carr Flickr CC photo by Sarah Carr Flickr CC photo by traveller.within
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Prophet 451's Journal - Anger - A Rant (foul language warning)
Dear Republicans, Fuck you. No, I'm not joking. I'm sick of the way you've corrupted the public discourse. I'm sick of the way you've made the populace stupid. I'm sick of the way you try to destroy the whole concept of government. I'm sick of your rewriting of history. I'm sick of your dragging the centre ever further to the right. I'm sick of your casual criminality. I'm sick of you praising pure evil. I'm sick of your attempts to tilt the playing field permanently in your favour. I'm sick of your corporatism. Fuck you, you scumridden shitehawks, you make me sick. EDIT: To remove my brief descent into sexist language.
In Pictures: 'Day of Anger'
Featured on Al Jazeera The author argues that in the new economy, it's people, not skills or majors, that have lost value. Colleagues of detained Al Jazeera journalists press demands for their release, 100 days after their arrest in Egypt. Mehdi Hasan discusses online freedoms and the potential of the web with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. A tight race seems likely as 814 million voters elect leaders in world's largest democracy next week.
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Was Anonymous Behind Playstation Hack? : The Two-Way
hide captionMembers of the group Anonymous protest during Spain's film Goya Awards ceremony at Teatro Real in Madrid.11. Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images Members of the group Anonymous protest during Spain's film Goya Awards ceremony at Teatro Real in Madrid.11. Ever since April 20, when someone hacked into Sony's Playstation Network and took off with its members' personal information that might have included credit card numbers, the group Anonymous has denied any involvement. But earlier this week, Sony pointed the finger their way in a letter to Congress: When Sony Online Entertainment discovered this past Sunday afternoon that data from its servers had been stolen, it also discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of those servers named "Anonymous" with the words "We are Legion." Shortly thereafter Anonymous Enterprises LLC in Bermuda, put out a press release denying any involvement, saying the group has never been known to steal credit card information.
Mapping Egypt's 'day of wrath' - Middle East
Occupy Wall Street protest is an omen of future action against corporate greed
The Occupy Wall Street protest is continuing today in New York. But according to the Bikya Masr indie news site, there are only about 1,000 people present. The demonstrators descended on the main artery of the U.S. capitalist system this weekend to try to replicate the citizens' protests in Tahrir Square, which brought down Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak. The protest is being promoted on YouTube. The mainstream media mostly ignored the event, but if I were a Wall Street banker, I wouldn't be feeling too complacent. That's because there's growing awareness and outrage over corporate greed. (Of course, the Sage of Omaha's investment powerhouse, Berkshire Hathaway, has been trying to avoid paying taxes for years.) The Institute for Policy Studies published a damning report chronicling the extent of greed. • Twenty-five major U.S. corporations paid their CEOs more than they paid the federal government in taxes. As the CEOs pocket more money, the corporations are paying less tax.
Michigan House approves massive education funding cut, critics say it 'balances the budget on the backs of our children'
Day 124: This is one in a series of posts assessing key developments during Gov. Rick Snyder's self-imposed 182 days to chart a new course for Michigan by July 1. For earlier posts go to mlive.com/stateofchange. House Republicans approved a $13.8 billion education budget that slices a minimum of $430 per student in K-12 districts, reduces state aid to universities and community colleges by 15 percent. The House, 57-53, with all Democrats opposed, approved the education budget that has been roundly criticized by school groups since Gov. The budget is $908 million less than the current year despite estimates the school aid fund, established in the Proposal A school finance changes, has a surplus of about $650 million. Rep. Some Republicans said the vote on the budget bill was among the toughest they would face, but Rep. "People have demanded that our state get its spending in line and this includes school districts," he said. Snyder's original budget called for a $470-per-pupil cut. Rep.
