The Evening Blues - 1-6-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 3:14pm
First!
Submitted by Robyn on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 2:27pmMesha Caldwell was 41, a hair and makeup artist and a transgender woman. Two days ago her body was found along a road in Canton, Mississippi (Madison County). Coroner Alex Breeland did not deny that she had been shot to death. The incident has been ruled a homicide.
Unnamed DHS Official Breaches Confidentiality in Utilities Malware Hack
Submitted by bondibox on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 10:59amOne week ago the Washington Post breathlessly ran a story with the headline “Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S. officials say." But that was not the truth.
Ass Covering.
Submitted by LaFeminista on Fri, 01/06/2017 - 6:03amThey've got Us Right where they Want Us.
Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 11:04pm
"The text indicates the social and political factors driving the resort to authoritarianism. It complains that the “financial crisis and the advance of new forms of digital media have posed serious challenges for quality journalism, leading to a decrease in critical thinking among audiences, thus making them more susceptible to disinformation and manipulation..”
Standing Rock: Disinformation Ramping Up
Submitted by blazinAZ on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 6:23pmI've been noticing an increase in the number of fake accounts posting on various websites and Twitter, and I've noticed what seems to be a coordinated media effort, especially among local outlets in ND (print and broadcast), to disparage and undercut the water protectors and stir up resentment and racism toward them. It's been happening all along, but it seems to be getting worse.
Democrats still proving they are incapable of reform
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 3:00pmIn a few weeks Donald Trump will give Democrats a golden opportunity to show just how hypocritical he is.
That opportunity is Steven Mnuchin.
It's not "identity politics", but a stand for equal rights
Submitted by Robyn on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 2:25pmThe ACLU's Chase Strangio has written a state of the community report for transgender people and our allies.
Across the country, before state legislative sessions have even convened, lawmakers are making clear that transgender people will again be the relentless targets of discriminatory legislation.
The Evening Blues - 1-5-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 01/05/2017 - 1:49pm
The Butcher of Lyon
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 6:18pmOn August 14, 1947, three men met for drinks at a cafe in American-occupied Memmingen, Germany.
One of them was Kurt Merck, a former officer in the Nazi Germany military intelligence agency Abwehr. He was now on the payroll of American intelligence.
