Thursday, 8 March 2012

The Day 'Due Process' Died: Obama, Holder and the End of Rights

Attorney General Holder defends execution without charges

Dirk Bogarde sings Lyrics for Lovers

'Ever needed to get rid of unwanted guests in the early hours? Just reach for Dirk Bogarde’s Lyrics for Lovers, on which the actor inhales audibly on his cigarette before reciting Ira Gershwin’s ‘A Foggy Day’ amid a swathe of violins...' - Elvis Costello.

Kony 2012

Via Sage Francis - who says:

I'm not really a culture maker, but I can make Joseph Kony famous in strange circles. Take a moment to learn about this piece of crap. However, you can also learn a little something about the Invisible Children activist group by checking this blog: http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/ Awareness is good...on both sides. Just know what you support and why.

Uganda rebel Joseph Kony target of viral campaign video

...However, Invisible Children was accused of spending most of its raised funds on salaries, travel expenses and film-making.
Bloggers also pointed out that NGO watchdog Charity Navigator had given the group only two out of four stars for financial accountability.
And an article in Foreign Affairs which accused Invisible Children and other non-profits of having "manipulated facts for strategic purposes" was circulated on the web.
Invisible Children posted a blog to answer the criticism.

Kony 2012: what's the real story?

What a load of wank...

...Monsegur, if found guilty, is Hitler’s distant psychological cousin

Cyberwar Is Already Upon Us

Via

A Trip Across the Solar System

Right at this moment, robotic probes launched by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and others are gathering information all across the solar system. We currently have spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn. Several others are on their way to smaller bodies, and a few are heading out of the solar system entirely. Although the Space Shuttle no longer flies, astronauts are still at work aboard the International Space Station, performing experiments and sending back amazing photos. With all these eyes in the sky, I'd like to take another opportunity to put together a recent photo album of our solar system - a set of family portraits, of sorts - as seen by our astronauts and mechanical emissaries. This time, we have some closer views of the asteroid Vesta, a visit to the durable (if dusty) Mars rover Opportunity, some glimpses of Saturn's moons, and lovely images of our home, planet Earth.
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