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Category Archives: News
Church threatens legal action against Sony
The Church of England has threatened legal action against Sony Entertainment due to the unauthorized use of the Manchester Cathedral in the PS3 game Resistance: Fall of Man. The bishop of Manchester accused Sony of being irresponsible, noting “It is … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tech and games 1 Comment
Libby gets 2 1/2 years in prison
Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was found guilty on Tuesday in the CIA leak investigation. He was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and fined $250,000 for his role. Libby is the highest ranking White House … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, News 3 Comments
Seven years for pushing teacher’s aid
(April 1st): Shaquanda is now free. Read about it on her blog. In Paris, Texas, a town once famous for public lynchings, a recent sentencing of a fourteen year old black girl to seven years in prison for pushing a … Continue reading
First openly atheistic congressmen
It’s official: Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark, D-California, is the first atheistic congressmen. Well, first to admit it. He made the announcement on March 12 (yeah I’m late, but I’ve been busy). I look forward to working with the Secular Coalition … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, News 4 Comments
Hypocrisy (noun): see Newt Gingrich
hy·poc·ri·sy (noun): a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. Remember that whole thing with former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky? And how former speaker of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, F***ed up, News 1 Comment
Libby found guilty
Libby was found guilty on four out of five counts in the CIA leak case. Dick Cheney’s former aid lied to government investigators about what happened in the build-up to the war in Iraq. In 2003, Ambassador Joseph Wilson revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, News 3 Comments
Democrats advocate Iraq pullout in ’08
The New York Times reports that prominent Democratic leaders are beginning a new legislative push for withdrawal of US troops in Iraq. In addition to setting a timetable, this bill prevents Bush from invading Iran without Congressional approval, it sets … Continue reading
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Commander of Walter Reed fired
The commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center was finally fired. I’m sure by now you’ve heard all the controversy surrounding the outpatient treatment of wounded Iraq veterans, and now it looks like the army is finally doing something. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Current events, News, Opinion 2 Comments
Bloggers expose torture
Egyptian bloggers recently exposed police in Giza torturing bus driver Emad Mohamed Ali Mohamed by publishing a video of it online. The police released the bus driver with no charge 36 hours after the video was taken.
Posted in Current events, News, Other, Tech and games 19 Comments
Another High School Shooting
A student was shot and killed at Foss High School in Tacoma this morning, and police were searching for the shooter. The shooting occurred just before the first bell – about 7:30 a.m. – in a school hallway. Teachers and … Continue reading
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