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Google accounts source of the latest “credential dump”

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Ten years ago, Google launched gmail. [icopyright one button toolbar] Two years ago, gmail became the world's largest email service. Today there are more than 425 million monthly users ... and we learned that as many as 5 million accounts were leaked on a Russian website (along with passwords that may or may not be associated with the account). That's about 1% of … [Read more...] about Google accounts source of the latest “credential dump”

The President: We Will Degrade, and Ultimately Destroy, ISIL

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[icopyright one button toolbar] In a high-stakes prime-time address to the nation from the State Floor of the White House tonight, President Obama described the threat posed by the Islamic State terrorist group and laid out his much-awaited strategy for “degrading and ultimately destroying” ISIL. Predictably, it is a strategy that some will applaud, but many more will … [Read more...] about The President: We Will Degrade, and Ultimately Destroy, ISIL

Obama Speech Says.. Well Not A Whole Lot (Plus Some Net Reaction)

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[learn_more caption="Click here to learn more"] President Obama spoke this evening about plans for dealing with ISIL (or ISIS) and to be honest really didn't say a lot new. This would have been the case with any President speaking so it's not a condemnation of him. Indeed I am not sure we *need* all kinds of details. There is such a thing as need to know. [icopyright one … [Read more...] about Obama Speech Says.. Well Not A Whole Lot (Plus Some Net Reaction)

The President’s ISIL Speach

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I would have to describe tonight's Obama speech as  clueless.  I'm not really criticizing Obama because there are really no answers here.[icopyright one button toolbar]  The area is a mess.  In 2013 uber hawk John McCain met with ISIS leaders and said we had to support them  to overthrow Assad while in 2014 he was inferring we had to support Assad to defeat ISIS.  Support … [Read more...] about The President’s ISIL Speach

Grover Norquist Does Burning Man

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Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist went to the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert and tells the tale in The Guardian. What is Burning Man?   It is a larger version of ... what? Woodstock? That was a bunch of teenagers coming to watch artists perform. At Burning Man, everyone is expected to be a participant. Burners bring their art work, their art cars, their … [Read more...] about Grover Norquist Does Burning Man

Some Wisconsin Skullduggery You Might Have Missed

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I hope I don't scare Mr. Eric O'Keefe with this, as well, but a very interesting trial is taking place in a Federal Courthouse in Wisconsin. Listen to audio of today’s arguments: Eric O’Keefe v. John Chisholm #JohnDoe #ScottWalker by blue cheddar • September 9, 2014 I do not expect to be writing anything on this tonight (the brain is too fried) but I will be adding links … [Read more...] about Some Wisconsin Skullduggery You Might Have Missed

Democratic Georgia Voter Registration Group Slapped with Subpoena Over Fraud Allegations

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If you haven't been paying attention to the Georgia gubernatorial and Senate races, you should. It's shaping up to be quite interesting. Voter suppression tactics and all. WSB-TV reported late Tuesday night that there are allegations of voter registration fraud against a Democratic group, The New Georgia Project, which is linked to Ebenezer Baptist Church's Rev. Raphael … [Read more...] about Democratic Georgia Voter Registration Group Slapped with Subpoena Over Fraud Allegations

Most Americans back military action on Islamic State, dissatisfied with Obama leadership: poll

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An overwhelming 71 percent of Americans support airstrikes against the terrorist Islamic State group and 65 percent want expanded U.S. strikes, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The ABC News/Washington Post poll found growing support for military action, with 90 percent of U.S. voters describing the Islamic State group as a "serious threat." Support of… Most … [Read more...] about Most Americans back military action on Islamic State, dissatisfied with Obama leadership: poll

Big Hype For Apple’s Introduction Of Their New Phones And Smartwatch

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There was certainly a lot of ridiculous hype from Apple on Tuesday. Apple had their big announcement that their phone and watch can now do what Android devices could do for months, if not years, as long as you don't want the freedom to configure things the way you want them to work, as opposed to how Apple thinks your devices should work. They were even doing their own live … [Read more...] about Big Hype For Apple’s Introduction Of Their New Phones And Smartwatch

A Silly Thought: Presidential Prospects Look Bright for Democrats — for the Next 40 Years, or So

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[icopyright one button toolbar] It's "Silly Wednesday." (Just made that up) As I was reading some of the campaign magniloquence of our Republican friends, a silly thought occurred. As our society -- especially the Democratic side of it -- finally moves beyond race, gender, sexual orientation etc., just think how wonderful the prospects look for the Democratic Party to … [Read more...] about A Silly Thought: Presidential Prospects Look Bright for Democrats — for the Next 40 Years, or So

But does America want the truth about 9/11?

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On the bottom floor of the United States Capitol’s new underground visitors’ center, there is a secure room where the House Intelligence Committee maintains highly classified files. One of those files is titled “Finding, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters.” It is twenty-eight pages long. In 2002, the Administration of George W. Bush … [Read more...] about But does America want the truth about 9/11?

The Middle Class And The Emerging Democratic Majority

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Steven L. Schweizer looks at realignment between the parties. For the most part, what he is describing  coincides with topics I have discussed before. In the past 40 years, the industrial economy has evolved into an information economy. This economic change has transformed the middle and lower classes, culminating in a partisan realignment in the middle class. If there is an … [Read more...] about The Middle Class And The Emerging Democratic Majority

The Weak Sisters of Europe

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Europe refuses to remember its history. Perhaps it’s because that might entail doing something to prevent history from repeating itself. The Russian “invasion” of Ukraine with the goal of the eastern Ukrainian states achieving independence and becoming part of a greater Russia is reminiscent of Hitler’s grab of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia in 1938. Hitler’s pretext was … [Read more...] about The Weak Sisters of Europe

What Will Obama’s Speech On ISIS Address?

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For the past two weeks, President Obama and other senior U.S. administration officials have been putting together an international coalition to fight the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but have revealed few details about how that coalition will function. Obama said in an interview with MSNBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday that he would finally… … [Read more...] about What Will Obama’s Speech On ISIS Address?

Rescuing Foley and Sotloff

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A real, and clever, attempt was made to find and rescue the two American captives of ISIS in Syria. It is described by Nicholas Schmidle in the New Yorker. The [FBI] agents hoped that the European former hostages could help them find these missing Americans. The agents listened as the former hostages relived their ordeals—recalling where they had been detained and how … [Read more...] about Rescuing Foley and Sotloff