My God did Regis get shorter?!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
MUST READ RED ALERT: DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of numerous WikiLeaks volunteers
The information demanded by the DOJ is sweeping in scope. It includes all mailing addresses and billing information known for the user, all connection records and session times, all IP addresses used to access Twitter, all known email accounts, as well as the ”means and source of payment,” including banking records and credit cards. A copy of the Subpoena served on Twitter is here.
The Subpoena was court ordered, signed by a federal Magistrate Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia, Theresa Buchanan. It states that there is “reasonable ground to believe that the records or other information sought are relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation.” It was issued on December 14 and ordered sealed — i.e., kept secret from the targets of the Order. On January 5, the same judge ordered the subpoena unsealed at Twitter’s request in order to inform the users of the Subpoena and give them 10 days to object; had Twitter not so requested, it could have turned over this information without the knowledge of its users. A copy of the unsealing order is here.
MUST READ RED ALERT: DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of numerous WikiLeaks volunteers
Friday, January 7, 2011
Sigh
I didn’t like the NIGHTLINE story one bit about the rash of bird and fish deaths.
The previews of the show made it look like they were going to take the strange activities seriously. Instead what we got was a mocking story about how conspiracy nuts are blaming HAARP and nothing bad really is happening.
Ok, fair enough. There may be scientific evidence that backs up the notion that nothing bad is happening. And for God’s sake, I am having a child this year, so a bad thing happening is the last thing I want to have happen!
But I also think some rather strange things are occurring. Arguably, thousands of birds dying around the globe at one time, along with potentially … millions? *how many fish in a ton?* fish dead around earth, are things that people should think a little deeper about than just ignoring with a dismissive tone..
NIGHTLINE’s story may as well have not been aired. Instead of making fun of people who think the end of the world is coming, maybe it would have been more beneficial to ask questions over what we are 1) doing to our environment, 2) what the Gulf oil spill did to the Gulfstream, and 3) what pollution could potentially be doing to harm the earth.
But I guess serious stuff isn’t funny. After all NIGHTLINE is competing with Leno and Letterman..
NIGHTLINE is somewhat mocking people fearing the bird and fish deaths
I don’t like the tone NIGHTLINE is taking..
I think “Aflockalypse” is a ridiculous term..
But I also think there is something strange going on in the world.
And yes, maybe people quoted 2012 prophecies but that is fiction for the most part. The bird death and fish death around the world is REAL! It’s happening.
As much as NIGHTLINE right now is making light of the fears, I think it’s tone is over the top..
And yes, a rational explanation may arise from the recent deaths. Cold, fireworks, etc. etc.
But all at one time … it’s somewhat odd for this all to happen all at once..
Fluoride through the years
Or information that you’d rather not know, as the news so often consists of tidbits and facts that make life much more miserable than they should be.
But miserable as it all could very well be, we’re stuck on earth in the system. So enjoy the Matrix.
From the world called earth, circa 2011: Fluoride was considered a glorious bounty from God himself only a few years ago. What child doesn’t have a vague recollection of horrible-tasting fluoride tablets being given to them in grade school? Some kids were lucky enough to have “cherry flavored” fluoride. And that’s not to mention the water supplies being filled with the tooth decay ‘preventative.’ So many years.. so many cavities later.. and what today have we been told? “There is too much fluoride in the water.” As a matter of fact, it’s so much so that the government is going to cut down the amounts put into water supplies. Now if only someone can ask the tough question: Is there too much fluoride in our toothpaste?
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The cautionary tale for a Friday night
CNN reminds us that winning a lottery doesn’t guarantee happiness..
Thank you CNN, ruining another Friday with a Debbie Downer story.
8000 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
Strange blue stain showing up on yet more dead birds
8000 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
This is America: A spy drone (the kind employed in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) are being deployed to the streets of Florida
Spy drones in Florida to be the first in the nation — and will no doubt set a precedent for other police departments to follow..
Oh.. and the ACLU APPROVES!
This is America: A spy drone (the kind employed in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan) are being deployed to the streets of Florida
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It’s Friday.
It’s Russian Christmas Eve.
Unemployment just went down to 9.4%..
Sure there’s lots of bad out there, but look up and say hello to life.
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Morning news, for those who dare to read it
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS EVE
And it’s a white Christmas Eve in many parts of the Northeast, including Coal Speaker headquarters
Shift in earth’s magnetic pole affecting Tampa’s airport..
What happens to our cyber life after we die in real life? The New York TIMES has more..
Military death ray? The end of the world? Chemical testing? Rumors fly over bird deaths worldwide..
MORE birds to the ground..
Bird is the word: Mystery continues..
Bird is the word, fish is the dish: Where the deaths occurred so far:
Texas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Arkansas
Florida
Maryland
England
Sweden
New Zealand
Brazil..
Speculation increases over whether death of John Wheeler III was murder..
Friend of Wheeler discusses death..
Case gets more baffling..
New York City braces for a half a foot of snow—no where near the blizzard of late 2010’s totals.. Another storm system is expected to impact the area early next week..
Another snowy winter weekend predicted for the Northeast..
Cracked Apple: Mac App store has been giving away pay apps for free..
Gaga brings Polaroid back from the dead: Unveils Polaroid sunglasses camera..
Trailer revealed for John Carpenter’s THE WARD..
Most anticipated movies of 2011..
Horror film SIBLINGS shoots in Pittsburgh..
Thursday, January 6, 2011
This Superstock image from Superstock.com appears to answer my question on the maps, along with my friend who messaged me that the name of the map type in question from an earlier post tonight was topographical maps. They were the ones with the humps. The humps the humps the humps. The lovely latitude and longitude bumps…
Thanks for helping me stroll down amnesia lane, K.S.
Nothing to see here! Keep moving! No squawking
Nothing to see here part 1: Maryland fish die-off due to natural causes..
Nothing to see here part 2: Sweden bird deaths were due to ‘natural causes’..
Other explanations from animals deaths around the world from officials have told the citizenry: Don’t be fearful, nothing to worry about.. all natural.. including 40,000 + dead fish in England—those deaths supposedly from extreme cold..
The end times are near? Well, for many animals they are.. but other rumors fly..
911 calls document people’s reports on Louisiana bird deaths..
x x x
MORE: Flocks of birds dead in Tennessee.. /// Google maps to track bird deaths.. /// More bird deaths reported in Louisiana.. /// It’s raining blackbirds.. ///
...Calling all 25-30 year-olds
If anyone out there ages 26 - 40 reading this remember the different names of maps we had to study in grade school geography, I literally forget it all, send me a message
Here's a list of things kids born in 2011 will never know of
Fax machines maybe.. Video rental stores sure.. But forgetting friends is a part of life, as is a watch. And sometimes a hand written sentiment is much more meaningful than a blog post or a tweet.
I think some of these tech-related futurists are a little off, but for the most part correct.
I’d miss the paper maps if I was a kid in the future. They don’t know what they’re missing. I remember in the 7th grade, it was a big deal to get a map that (name escapes me) was able to be touched with mountain ranges and land masses having a feeling on the fingers. That was technology as a geography student in the early 1990s. My child Ayden will laugh at me one day, as he plugs in his pinky finger to do his homework on his whoknowwhatPad.
Of course the progression of humanity into a world that knows of no 20th century items depends on a progressively improving economy.. And so far in ‘11 I am not seeing that.
Here's a list of things kids born in 2011 will never know of
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Midnight on the East Coast, night begins to take hold over America..
Edison Lighthouse: Love grows where my Rosemary Goes.. But nobody knew but him.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
40,000 crabs dead on England's beaches
Fireworks are not to blame. Instead the working theory is hypothermia. And while that is a working theory, other theories are rampant as the worldwide plight of fish and birds seemingly continues.
40,000 crabs dead on England's beaches
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Chris Isaak — Somebody’s Crying
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OATS LIKE MOTHER MADE
Me: Tara, do you want any Mother's Oats?
Tara: What the f&* is Mother's Oats!?
Me: Oatmeal
Tara: No, I have my teeth.
Later in the night... Tara: Why can you just say oatmeal?
Tara: What the f&* is Mother's Oats!?
Me: Oatmeal
Tara: No, I have my teeth.
Later in the night... Tara: Why can you just say oatmeal?
Photo of the day from washingtonexaminer of a rather large (as so noted throughout the blogger community tonight) gavel being exchanged between Pelosi and Boehner—a Boehner not pronounced like it’s spelled:
Taking a side on HUCK FINN
Scholar reissues Huckleberry Finn minus the “N”-word
This is causing huge debate nationwide tonight.. the decision to publish a new edition of Mark Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn without the ‘n word’ within has brought up old wounds, and fresh debates over what is censorship and whether it’s right.
In my opinion, the obstacle of looking at history is that we look at it within the prism of the current time. In this instance, that seems to be occurring.
I believe, as much as I know some will be offended in literature classes, Huckleberry Finn should stay in tact as it was.. If we begin this now, the proverbial “slippery slope” comes up in my mind. And changing novels of a classic nature because of some not so historically good words about African Americans doesn’t seem like the right choice.
I believe we should keep Huck as it was.. Let Finn stand and be judged based on our current events, and an intelligent and true look at the words of the book within the context of that time.
Retracted autism study an 'elaborate fraud,' British journal says
Fine.
Ok.
But now what? The mystery surrounding autism isn’t going away. This study of a study will only complicate an already complicated fight over what exactly causes autism and what doesn’t.. While the ‘hoax’ of the vaccine link to autism is now being widely reported, what about the other question of WHAT CAUSES AUTISM AND WHY IS IT SKYROCKETING.
Retracted autism study an 'elaborate fraud,' British journal says
Update on the life of Lady Bailey
Dogs hate vets… But you’d hate your temperature taken that way too..
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Scary news of the earth just keeps getting scarier
The results of a three-year study have been released showing the United States has seen a massive drop in the bumblebee population..
Similar drops have taken place in Europe and Asia..
So now birds, fish, and bees, are all dropping like flies.. Which only promises to invigorate fly population..
Birds dead: Louisiana
Dropping like flies birds.. Hundreds of red-winged blackbirds fall to the ground in Louisiana..
..the same type of bird dead in Arkansas..
..the same type of bird dead in Arkansas..
Another state?! Kentucky woman reports dead birds in her yard
But…..don’t be alarmed, it’s only a few
Another state?! Kentucky woman reports dead birds in her yard
Birds of a flock die together?
It’s now 5000 blackbirds over a large 5 or so Mile radius that are dead in Arkansas. But the story continues to get more mysterious.. The birds died, we’re told, of massive trauma. Their insides, including their livers, appear to have been decimated.. And so far it only appears to be one type of species of birds…
The mass fish death is being blamed on overpopulation.. The mass bird death is being blamed, on.. Fireworks? Hail? Secret government testing on blackbird livers….?
And all the while nervous residents in an ever expanding area of Arkansas look to the sky and worry about what made minced meat of thousands of birds..
-cs
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The Moody Blues — In Search of the Last Chord
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Monday, January 3, 2011
California Supreme Court says arrestees' cell phones can be searched without warrant
Relying on rulings from the 1970s, the Court ruled that defendants lose their privacy rights for any items they’re carrying when taken into custody.
California Supreme Court says arrestees' cell phones can be searched without warrant
Are you rapture ready?
If not, get there by May 21, 2011, when the world, apparently, will end…
This, at least, according to a loosely organized Christian group trying to get the end of days message out through billboards, RVs, the internet, and whatever other means of communication exists in 2011.
But if the end doesn’t happen on 5/21/11, don’t think for a second that the prophecy is wrong.. . Oh no, no no.. As one supporter says, it just means that if you’re still here after 5/21 you have not been raptured.
"If May 21 passes and I’m still here, that means I wasn’t saved. Does that mean God’s word is inaccurate or untrue? Not at all"
Are you rapture ready?
Good evening
I’d like to think that every sunset tells a story.. Each glimpse of a dark red and orange hue ending a day is a sign from somewhere else of something.. Whether we know or don’t sign what the deep colors above mean, we can imagine and dream.
And as the stars begin to show themselves for a nightly spectacle, so do hopes, fears, laughs and tears.
Perhaps the deeper colors of a sunset mean deeper are humanity’s thoughts and collective prayers. If so, tonight’s beautiful goodnight to the day’s solar cycle means humanity has been doing some very deep thinking today.
Umbrellas in the desert?
Has science figured out how to create rain in dry lands?
And even if it did, should we assume creating weather is a good thing..?
Umbrellas in the desert?
The bird is the word
As can be expected, lots of people are anxious over what killed birds in Arkansas..
A great read for anyone in Pennsylvania and beyond
The NEW YORK TIMES profiles the battle in the Keystone State about who should run the liquor business: The private industry that wants it or the government that has it.
Arkansas update
It’s 100,000 dead fish in the Arkansas River, exceeding my expectations of ‘thousands’ ..
The bird drop: The Arkansas mystery deepens
One said: ‘Something out of a movie’ with Hazmat officials tight lipped about the bird deaths.... Scientists are admittedly not sure what caused the 2000 or so birds to leave their normal routes to die on the ground, but don’t expect to chalk it up to paranormal. Their working theory so far is lightning or hail, or some other weather experience..
Until official word comes from officials claiming the have the word. Arkansas will be watching the sky—and now the water, too. Just yesterday news of thousands of fish dying along the Arkansas River only furthered the intense speculation over what could be killing thousands of animals in the state..
Sunday, January 2, 2011
It's not just birds, now it's fish too: The mystery deepens over dead animals in Arkansas
While studies are being conducted to determine what exactly is killing thousands of birds in Arkansas, now comes news of dead fish lining about 20 miles of the Arkansas River..
It’s not horror movie material yet, but residents of the towns affected are beginning to wonder what is in the air.. or on the land..
The developments:
MORE THAN 1,000 BIRDS FALL FROM THE SKY IN ARKANSAS..Authorities investigate the mysterious bird deaths.. Report says the birds showed physical trauma, as though they were hit by lightning or hail.. another said that New Year’s fireworks may have caused them to die of stress..
And it’s not just birds falling from the sky in Arkansas.. Dead fish line the banks of 20 miles of the Arkansas River near Ozark..
Birds and fish die en masse..
Blackbirds and dead fish: What is going on?
Because when it snows, the incidents of gay activity decline?
PAT ROBERTSON APPARENTLY THINKS SO. He said recent heavy snows are God’s doing “to punish Americans who were planning to drive to do something gay”..
How not to use Facebook in school: Don't post images of yourself with a human placenta
Especially if you’re a nursing students. Which is exactly what nursing students did. And now they’re not nursing students anymore
How not to use Facebook in school: Don't post images of yourself with a human placenta
Saturday, January 1, 2011
From the world of strange and the land of change, here's hoping your first day of 2011 was exactly what you wanted it to be..
And if it wasn’t, the good news is you still have about 360some odd days to make up for it.
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All the trouble in the world, first 2011 edition
Strong new year’s quake rattles Argentina..
Six dead after tornadoes strike Midwest..
It was a rare New Year’s tornado outbreak..
A trail of destruction..
Homes damaged..
Wind and rain rip through Mississippi..
Red Cross aiding tornado victims..
Cities evacuated as flooding begins to spread throughout Australia..
The flooding yesterday was already as large as the nation of France..
Coastal areas brace for 30-foot flood waters..
"Biblical" flood..
Flood waters show no sign of retreating..
The Queen offers sympathy..
200,000 people affected, with helicopters being used to deliver food and other supplies to isolated towns..
Katy Perry’s New Year begins this way:
Her husband Russell Brand tweeted a photo of her without any makeup on.
…But as her lyrics read, I guess he loves her without any makeup on. But it shocks us. Shocks us to know that .. well.. she looks like US! Without makeup..
Maybe Katy Kerry is a lot like us after all. A real firework.
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Here’s hoping your cup is full and 2011 brings joy and peace.
Fingers crossed.
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