CNN was the “first” to report another alleged Russian hack today. Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at The New
Appeals Court Continues to Block Wisconsin Voter ID Law From Taking Full Effect
An order blocking the State of Wisconsin from implementing some of its most restrictive Voter ID law requirements will remain in place. With the 2016 election coming right up, time is running
Gawker’s Final Post: “How Things Work,” Popular Site Shut Down
After a massive jury award against the site Gawker.com, today the site is being shut down. The final post is up. Nick Denton wrote the post: Peter Thiel has achieved his objectives.
GrrrGraphics.com, Website of Cartoonist Ben Garrison Suddenly Suspended
Breaking story: website of Ben Garrison, political cartoonist is suspended. Ben Garrison is famous for posting unflattering political comics supporting conservative views online. His latest comic, published only hours ago, shows a
Miami-Dade Campaign Funding Referendum Presses Bureaucracy to Start Counting Signatures
Update August 22, 2016: The meeting of the commissioners on Monday as a result of the #StartCounting campaign yielded a 9-0 vote of the board to order counting of the petition signatures.
Appeals Court Ruling Just Made Medical Marijuana Prosecutions a Little Bit Harder
Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutions concerning medical marijuana must come to a halt unless and until the federal government provides that the defendants are not acting inside of the state law, a
After NSA Hack, Video Blogger Crushes All Justification for Spying Program
Prolific YouTube video blogger Styxhexenhammer666 (“Styx”) since 2007 just released a nearly 14-minute video upon “The Equation Group” hack of the National Security Agency (NSA). In this long rant, Styx shows off
Edward Snowden: the Hack of NSA, “Here’s what you need to know”
The National Security Agency (NSA) has been hacked. A group called “The Shadow Brokers” posted a page at social media site Tumblr.com announcing the hack of and providing enough information for many
Major Harvard Study Finds Primary Election Coverage Seriously Biased, But Journalism Not Responsible
Harvard professor Thomas E. Patterson released a study of media coverage of the presidential candidates for the 2016 primary season. The study found that coverage for each candidate was unbalanced. The study
U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey at Risk, New Report Warns
The Stimson Center, a think-tank named after Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War for the Taft administration and Secretary of State for Herbert Hoover, has been writing reports since 1989 on varied