NORAD Exercises (and Other) 9/11 Questions for Miles Kara

June 2009, 9/11 Commission Team 8 staff member Miles Kara launched a blog- 9/11 Revisited- and has been taking questions from the public, as well posting articles expanding on the 9/11 Commission's work. In this...

H1N1 Swine Flu Hoax/Fraud Conspiracy Theories

"When the avian flu scare arrived, no one questioned it. This time, things are different. Those with some brains, a memory and internet ingenuity are on the case. Let’s hope this message gets out.   ...

The TEA Party Movement - Pondering the future

" Pardon my absence - Life intruded upon my intentions to do extensive research on the plans of the leadership of the TEA Party movement. And the research itself was more difficult than I expected. This article was...

The Twitpocalypse is Nearly Upon Us

"Are we in the final days of Twitter? That's right, the Twitpocalypse is almost here. Before you rush out for canned food and medical supplies, let’s take a closer look at the Twitpocalypse. The Twitpocalypse...

Net neutrality gains political traction

"Free and open access to the Internet helped the technology grow and thrive. The political fight to maintain robust access for all has picked up strength in Washington, D.C. That is good news for consumers. The...

Notice to US Supreme Court in re: The Internet, Public Access TV

IN RE: THE INTERNET PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the WE THE PEOPLE, the Citizens of the United States of America have resolved that the INTERNET is part and parcel of the of our 1st Amendment Rights to Free Speech,...

Will Google Wave or Microsoft Vine Replace Twitter and Facebook?

" Google () promised to deliver something spectacular on the second day of the Google I/O conference, and they did not disappoint. Google has just announced Google Wave, a new in-browser communication and...

CIA-Trained Blogger Disbursing Money to "Progressives"

Cross-posted at The Truth About Kos (DailyKos) blog. "Overseas Private Investment Council Press Release (Full Text)"Some of us have wondered what Markos C. Alberto Moulitsas Zúñiga (MAMZ) learned at the CIA during his two year "training" period there. SourceWatch.Org Covers...

Should Obama Control the Internet? Absolutely Not!

" Internet must remain under the safeguard and control of the American public, no nation-less corporation, or their agent the U.S. Government should ever be able to mandate, or regulate the Internet. Internet...

Rumor Mongering, The Mob and Web 2.0’s Ugly Side

Recently there have been big uproars regarding the growing lack of responsiblity of some blogs and the mob attacks that are set to follow their posts.  For some peculiar reason some bloggers seem to believe they can post whatever they want to, running around like cowboys...

VoteMeCool is Not a Spam Site!

Due to this Aggregator being one of the most popular sources for updates and News (all genres), I recently joined Now Public about 3 weeks ago. In addition to sharing my posts and reading the great articles posted...

Mumbai Terror: Twitter, Flickr & YouTube = Cutting-Edge News Media

Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other people-driven new media are increasingly the front lines of news coverage on important breaking events. While they sometimes include erroneous information, they are proving to be a valuable resource for firsthand reports, and local knowledge...

AP to Charge for 5 Word Quotations

I woke up this morning thinking about the AP's move to establish "quotation guidelines" for bloggers, but came into the office only to discover that it's already happened! And, if you can wrap your mind around...

Michelle Obama and the silence of the feminists (opinion piece)

"The black blogosphere has been ablaze with posts about an ickily racist and misogynist image of Michelle Obama that was posted (and then taken down) at Daily Kos.* rikyrah at Jack and Jill Politics writes about it here. Tami of the excellent blog What Tami Said points out...

Blogging--It's Good for You

"Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing...

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