Categories: Society, Immigration, The Internet
Southern Poverty Law Center Report: Rage On The Right (IOW: Situation Normal)
"Hate groups are at record levels."
It's time to conduct a roundup and perform some lobotomies on society's dangerous right-wing radicals:
The number of extremist groups in the United States exploded in 2009 as militias and other groups steeped in… more »
Is Yelp.com Running An Extortion Racket?
That's what some companies claim:
Two law firms filed a class-action lawsuit on Tuesday against Yelp, the Web site that lets users post reviews and recommendations for small businesses and restaurants. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Lo… more »
Hooray! The Hummer Is Dead!
That icon of in-your-face excess is (hopefully) dead:
Hummer, the brand of big sport-utility vehicles that became synonymous with the term “gas guzzler,” is being shut down after a deal to sell it to a Chinese manufacturer fell apart, General Motors sai… more »
Here's A Great Idea From The Brits: A Robin Hood Tax
The Robin Hood Tax is a tiny tax on bankers that would raise billions to tackle poverty and climate change, at home and abroad.
By taking an average of 0.05% from speculative banking transactions, hundreds of billions of pounds would be raised every y… more »
Texas, Textbooks, and the Religious Right-Wing Zealots
Somewhat lengthy, but interesting, article about the religious zealots in Texas who want to write history with Newt Gingrich as a hero while omitting even any mention of Ted Kennedy, and who want to promote the idea that the United States was founded as… more »
Viking Frogmen Chase Google Streetview Photo Car
Last weekend saw the launch of Google's Street View in Norway, and it didn't take long for locals to spot a traditional Viking welcome for what Europeans call "the Great Satan of Mountain View's spymobile" on the streets of Bergen.Full story and more… more »
Hackers / Australia / Operation Titstorm
Several Australian government websites were slowly recovering Wednesday hours after the online prankster group Anonymous unleashed a massive distributed denial-of-service attack to protest the country’s evolution toward internet censorship.The group,… more »
Archie Bunker Lives In The Bronx
Really:
A real estate broker barred black people from two large "racially segregated enclaves" in the Bronx, telling them that residents of Silver Beach Gardens and Edgewater Park are "kind of prejudiced" and the co-ops are "Archie Bunker territory,"… more »
Millionaire Says Money Won't Make You Happy...And Gives It All Away To Go Live In A Shack
THIS guy is obviously not a politician:[Austria] Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder is giving away every penny of his £3 million fortune after realising his riches were making him unhappy. ..."My idea is to have nothing left. Absolutely nothing,"… more »
Nurse Being Criminally PROSECUTED For Reporting A Bad Doctor
Only in America:Texas: An experienced nurse was concerned about the obviously egregious actions of a hospital's doctor.She and another nurse sent an unsigned letter to the Texas Medical Board.They ended up being indicted by a Texas grand… more »
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