Tag: Twitter
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The Disappearing Oval Office Address
The Oval Office Address, once a common tool of the Presidency, has been in declining use of late.
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Texas Senate Passes Abortion Bill
Texas has become the latest state to attempt to restrict abortion rights, and North Carolina isn’t far behind.
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Twitter Study Misunderstands Twitter
A new study says Twitter doesn’t break news faster than the wires. But nobody claims it does.
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Paul Ryan Pushing Immigration Reform Behind The Scenes
Congressman Paul Ryan has apparently taken it upon himself to fulfill a role in the House similar to the one that Marco Rubio fulfilled in the Senate: Two weeks after his vice-presidential bid ended, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) ran into an old friend, Rep. Luis Guitierrez (D-Ill.), and prodded him to restart his effort at…
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Due Process When Everything Is A Crime
Glenn Reynolds has an interesting piece out today in the Columbia Law Review.
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Cory Booker Remains Way Ahead In Least Suspenseful Race Of 2013
The latest poll in the New Jersey Democratic Senate Primary tells us the same thing that all the others have so far: Newark Mayor Cory Booker is blowing away the rest of the field in the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s Senate seat, according to a new poll on Tuesday. Booker had the support of…
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Jay Rosen Retires From Criticizing CNN
The prominent media critic will no longer bother criticizing CNN for not living up to the standards of the profession.
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Venezuela, Nicaragua Offer Edward Snowden Asylum, Anna Chapman Offers Marriage
Two nations that seem to enjoy being thorns in the side of the United States have offered Edward Snowden asylum: President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said Friday that he would offer asylum to the fugitive intelligence contractor Edward J. Snowden, who has been stranded in a Moscow airport searching for a safe haven. “I have…
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Effort To Name Moon Of Pluto ‘Vulcan’ Fails, Captain Kirk Not Pleased
Earlier this year, I noted that there was an effort to name one of the newly discovered moons of not-really-a-planet-anymore Pluto Vulcan, and it had gotten the endorsement of William Shatner himself. Sadly, that effort has failed: (CNN) – It wasn’t the best day for Trekkers. After a successful online campaign that propelled “Vulcan” – the most well-known…
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Reds Pitcher Homer Bailey Grabs Second No-Hitter
The last no-hitter in Major League Baseball occurred last September when Homer Bailey no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates, capping off a season in which seven no-hitters were tossed. Last night, Bailey became the first pitcher of the 2013 season to pitch a no-hitter: Another hard-throwing Texan who wears No. 34 made some no-hit history Tuesday night.…
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Sarah Palin Threatens To Leave Republican Party
An empty threat.
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Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez Arrested
New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandez has been under the microscope for the better part of a week now regarding his role in the death of an acquaintance was arrested this morning, although it’s unclear what if any charges may be pending against him: NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Aaron Hernandez was arrested Wednesday morning, more than…
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Edward Snowden Is Not The Story, And You Don’t Have To Like Him
Focusing on Edward Snowden is largely a waste of time.
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Edward Snowden Asks Ecuador For Asylum
Mere hours after he landed in Moscow after a long flight from Hong Kong, it was revealed that Edward Snowden had asked the nation of Ecuador for asylum: Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents revealing US internet and phone surveillance, has asked Ecuador for asylum. The request was confirmed by…
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Edward Snowden Leaves Hong Kong For Russia And Parts Unknown
Despite an extradition request from the United States, Edward Snowden left Hong Kong overnight on a flight to Moscow and parts unknown.
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English Kids Eat Dog Poop
Apparently, the prospect of a thousand pound fine isn’t enough to persuade Bristol’s dog owners to clean up after their pooches.
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Correction Of The Day: There’s Never Too Much Vodka Edition
From The Wall Street Journal: A Bloody Mary recipe, which accompanied an Off Duty article in some editions on June 8 about the herb lovage, called for 12 ounces of vodka and 36 ounces of tomato juice. The recipe as printed incorrectly reversed the amounts, calling for 36 ounces of vodka and 12 ounces of tomato juice. Why was…
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Erdogan Cracks Down In Istanbul
Turkish police are cracking down on the protesters gathered in Istanbul: ISTANBUL — A large force of riot police entered Taksim Square early on Tuesday, firing tear gas grenades and using water cannons to disperse demonstrators who have occupied the square for more than a week as part of a protest to save a nearby…
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NSA PRISM Story Overhyped
Not only do we not know the whole story of the NSA data mining operation, key details of what thought we knew are wrong.
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What Did Susan Rice Know and When Did She Know It?
I have for months taken it as a given that she went on five Sunday morning talk shows and lied about what happened there. Did she?
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Washington Post Paywall Goes Live On June 12th
Katherine Weymouth, Publisher of The Washington Post, announces in a letter to readers today that the paper’s paywall be active as of June 12th: On June 12, we will begin phasing in our metered subscription model. It will take us a few weeks to get everyone into the system, but doing that will allow us to ensure…
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The Civil Cold War
The United States is as politically polarized as it was in 1865.
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George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, And The Rules Of Evidence
It’s time to take a look at the pre-trial issues in what is likely to be the trial of the Summer of 2013.
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Bloggers, Media Shield Laws, And The First Amendment
Should bloggers be treated the same as “journalists” for the purpose of the protections granted by media shield laws?
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Invoking The Fifth Amendment Is Not Evidence Of Wrongdoing
A top IRS official will reportedly invoke her 5th Amendment rights rather than testify before Congress tomorrow.
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The Virginia GOP’s E.W. Jackson Problem
The Virginia GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor could pose a problem for the party.
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Bacon Bacon Bacon Restaurant Smells Like Bacon
A San Francisco bacon restaurant smells like bacon. Thankfully, a compromise has been reached.
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Minnesota Becomes 12th State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
For the third week in a row, we’ve got a new state that has legalized same-sex marriage: (CNN) – Minnesota became the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages Tuesday after Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, signed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry. “It’s history,” his Twitter account read, along with a photo of…
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Anthony Weiner Preparing To Run For NYC Mayor
As improbable as it all seems, it appears that former Congressman Anthony Weiner is about to announce his candidacy for Mayor of New York City: Anthony Weiner’s bid to rise from the political dead is ready to begin in earnest — the disgraced former congressman will announce he is running for mayor as early as…
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Too Early for 2016 Talk?
We’re actually not speculating about who might be running any more than we used to.
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JFK In 1962: Mom, Please Stop Writing Khruschev
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss posted this photo on his Twitter feed yesterday of a letter that President Kennedy sent to his mother in November 1962 regarding a photograph of Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev that she had previously sent to the Soviet leader asking him to autograph it as well. Keep in mind that…
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Demographic Trends Not Looking Good For Republicans
Republicans are fighting over how best to deal with their demographic problems, but they seem to be fighting the wrong battle.
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Bourbon Snobbery
The noted wine critic Robert Parker recently forayed into reviewing bourbon and came under intense fire from enthusiasts of American whiskey.
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Gmail Follows Facebook in Screwing Up its Product
With its most recent “upgrade,” Gmail has become much less useful to its best customers.
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Benghazi: Incompetence But No Cover-Up
Yesterday’s hearings shed more light while also raising yet more questions to which we’ll likely never get a satisfactory answer.
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House Will Vote Again To Repeal Obamacare, Mostly Pointlessly
During the 112th Congress, House Republicans cast votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, in whole or in part some thirty-three times. Each of those efforts died in the Senate, of course, and, even if they hadn’t, they would have been vetoed by the President. Now, it looks like they’re going to go through the whole…
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Report: Three Additional Suspects In Marathon Bombing Taken Into Custody
Nothing official yet, but the Boston Police Department has sent this out from their official Twitter account: Three additional suspects taken into custody in Marathon bombing case. Details to follow. — Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) May 1, 2013 Early reports indicate that these individuals are in the custody of the FBI. There are no reports…
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Jason Collins Is Not The First Openly Gay Athlete In A Major Sport
In the wake of Jason Collins’s article in Sports Illustrated this week in which he announces that he’s gay, many people are calling him the first openly gay athlete in a major sport. As it turns out, and as was pointed out on Twitter earlier today, this isn’t entirely true. In 1978, Glenn Burke, who played…
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The Complexities of Color, Ethnicity, and Race
Via The Sun: Family of ten are world’s biggest albino clan The family — who live in a crammed one-bedroom flat in Delhi — all have pale skin, white hair and poor vision, a side-effect of being albinos. Roseturai told The Sun: “I’ve heard people call us ‘angrez’, which means ‘English’. It’s hard for people…
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The Power of Twitter
Check out the correlation between the hacking of the AP’s Twitter feed (announcing a bombing at the White House) and DJIA as presented over at the Monkey Cage.
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Bill Clinton Now on Twitter as BillClinton
Bill Clinton is on Twitter for reals.
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“Syrian Electronic Army” Claims Responsibility For Hacking Of AP Twitter Account
A group of hackers is claiming responsibility for yesterday’s incident in which the Associated Press Twitter feed was hacked, sent out a false report of an attack on the White House, and momentarily caused the stock market to dip: A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for the attack. The group’s Twitter…
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Boston Bombing Suspect Has Received His Miranda Warning
The debate over when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would receive his Miranda warning has been rendered moot. CNN’s Jim Acosta reports the following: CNN: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been given his Miranda warning. It was read to him by the magistrate. — Jim Acosta (@jimacostacnn) April 22, 2013 Tsarnaev has also been appointed an attorney from the Office…
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Now That’s A Bad First Day On The Job
Yesterday was supposed to be reporter A.J. Clemente’s first day as an news anchor at a North Dakota NBC affiliate. It didn’t go so well: NBC’s AJ Clemente had a pretty rough Sunday. As the local North Dakota news anchor prepared for his debut on the network’s evening news program, he uttered some words that were considered…
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Bombing Suspect Reportedly Awake, Responding In Writing
Investigators are now apparently able to get at least some information from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as he recovers from the injuries he received during Friday’s shootout: April 21 (Reuters) – The 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, who was seriously wounded and unable to speak, is awake and responding in writing to questions from authorities,…