Category: Politics

Week in Review: July 26, 2013

Anthony Weiner I was listening to Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast during this mornings commute.  While everyone was agreeing that they disliked talking about it and giving it any attention Emily Bazelon made a comment that caught my attention.  In her asking why he should be elected as NY mayor, she commented on Weiner’s lack of…

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Week in Review: June 28, 2013

http://www.athenstalks.com/idiocracy-and-einstein This has been a busy week, work wise and news wise.  My attention to the news anymore is sporadic.  It is a mental health issue. I am convinced paying daily attention to the news is a leading contributor the dumbification of our society (Note: Made up word intentionally used) as we slide further towards…

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Sycophant Fawning … Leprochan Hats. Genius. Honorable Deputy Clare Daly of Ireland. Genius.

I am always impressed at how many (read: few) people in leadership exercise critical thinking when it comes politics, business ethics, and social positions.   In that spirit, the 12 minutes 8 seconds of this video is especially punctuated and thought provoking at how Deputy Clare Daly speaks her mind towards our commander-in-chief and how quickly…

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NSA + Obama (Bush) + Apologists = Privacy Rape

62% of Americans do not mind rape of their privacy.  http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-06-11/news/39899528_1_pew-research-centre-terrorist-attacks-cent-americans One of the smartest IT security professionals on the planet, Bruce Schneirer, writes what I’ve thought since day 1 of this infosec breach.  Snowden will ultimately get the Julian Assange/Bradley Manning treatment.  Not so much because of the laws purportedly broken, but because the…

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