First off, what he means by doing everything he can "within the law" is actively break the law, like the NYPD did by working with the CIA. Additionally, I find it hilarious the presstitute host who said in the past citizens should not be allowed to own guns CHEERS when this fascist says he will unleash the guns of the state.
A Homeland Security training manual belies claims made by DHS representatives during a Congressional hearing last week that the federal agency is only monitoring social media outlets for “situational awareness,” and proves the fact that Bis Sis is also tracking online criticism of government, including discussion of airport body scanners.
“Analysts for a Department of Homeland Security program that monitors social networks like Twitter and Facebook have been inst... (more)
Japan’s yakuza organized-crime groups, having operated openly in their home country for more than a century, are facing tougher treatment by an overseas foe: the U.S. Obama administration.
The largest of Japan’s yakuza organizations, the Yamaguchi- gumi, and two of its leaders will have their U.S. assets frozen and transactions barred under sanctions announced yesterday by the Treasury Department. The group earns “billions of dollars” a year from crimes in ... (more)
Not this again. Ever since SOPA/PIPA were shelved, we've been hearing from MPAA and RIAA officials about how important it is that they "sit down and meet" with "the opposition." Part of the problem is that they still can't figure out who the opposition really was. They usually blame Google. And sometimes Wikipedia. We keep hearing these requests to work together, but when people take them up on the offer and agree to meet... they seem to chicken out. Another big part of the problem is ... (more)
We loved it as kids — that amazing substance called Silly Putty. I recently found a version in a hotel room the other day, re-branded as Thinking Putty. It turns out that the names differ based on the targeted market segment. In any case, the whole phenomenon is curious. How it is that this seemingly ridiculous stuff could become a product that links the generations?
A closer look reveals that you can learn so much about the way the world works just by looking at this histor... (more)
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been on this campaign to somehow "wipe out" distracted driving for a while. A couple of years ago, we wrote about his desire to figure out ways to disable mobile phones from working while the car is in motion. After there was a lot of controversy around that, LaHood tried to ... (more)
A database on salaries for 2011 with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety shows dozens of state police troopers and corrections officers at the state’s prisons earn more than $100,000 and in some cases more than $200,000 annually .
The information was gleaned through Open Checkbook, the state’s new program to promote transparency in gove... (more)
Cops jumped him in his jail cell, he put up mild resistance while being tazed to hell and physically assaulted, they tried to have him jailed for five years, a jury said hell no and found him not guilty.
Nearly two-dozen students that were doused with military-grade pepper-spray while protesting at a California college last year are now taking their assailant to court.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North California is aiding in a just-filed lawsuit against employees of the University of California, Davis, where 19 students and alumni were sprayed by a campus cop during a protest last November.
Lieutenant John Pike achieved Internet infamy after he was photo... (more)
Republican presidential candidates and officials in the U.S. government from the president on down have turned up the rhetoric against Iran.
In his State of the Union address, Barack Obama stated, “America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achieve that goal.”
A man who fell into a lake drowned after firefighters called to the scene said they could not enter the water if it was higher than ankle deep for health and safety reasons, an inquest has been told.
Simon Burgess, a 41-year-old charity shop worker died at Walpole Park, in Gosport, Hampshire, on 10 March. He is believed to have had an epileptic seizure either before or after falling into the water while feeding swans.
Witnesses raised the alarm, but the hearing was ... (more)
Good example of the quality of the "service" you get from the state when you actually need it. - Chris
The gift tax is a tax on the transfer of property by one individual to another while receiving nothing, or less than full value, in return. The tax applies whether the donor intends the transfer to be a gift or not. ... (more)
The Colleton County Sheriff's Department tries to intimidate members of SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) during a live pigeon shoot at the Broxton Bridge Plantation outside of Ehrhardt, South Carolina.