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My take on the #Midterms2018
I have been reporting about the midterm elections for P24. While I am working on the presentation for the incoming AAA Conference at San Jose, I will be following and... Read more
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Such a shame for US. the CIA #TortureReport released…
Why Obama Won’t Prosecute Torturers Slate Articles by Eric Posner The release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on torture under the Bush administration has revived calls for the Obama administration... Read more
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Meanwhile in the US #ICantBreathe Grand Central Occupied
Why cameras alone won’t protect black mens’ lives …My heart’s in Accra I wasn’t expecting the grand jury to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael... Read more
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#Ferguson burning after Grand Jury decisions. A roundup…
It’s Incredibly Rare For A Grand Jury To Do What Ferguson’s Just Did FiveThirtyEight – Ben Casselman – Nov 24, 6:30 PM – A St. Louis County grand jury on... Read more
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EFF Scoreboard for Obama’s NSA reform plan… An Americana roundup…
Rating Obama?s NSA Reform Plan: EFF Scorecard Explained Earlier today, President Obama announced a series of reforms to address abuses by the National Security Agency. We were heartened to see Obama... Read more
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Americana roundup: Interactive: US interventions post-Cold War…FBI?s Files on Hemingway, Einstein, Marilyn & Other Icons…
Interactive: US interventions post-Cold War The proposed US military strike on Syria would be the latest in a long list of overseas intrusions. FBI?s ?Vault? Web Site Reveals Declassified Files... Read more
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“5 Nastiest Things the White House Has Said About Snowden…Surveillance and American Liberty… Americana roundup
The 5 Nastiest Things the White House Has Said About Snowden If there were any doubts as to how President Obama feels about Edward Snowden, he laid them all... Read more
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Americana roundup: Detroit Bankruptcy, Zimmerman Trial…
Detroit Files for Bankruptcy The city of Detroit, Mich., has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the largest city in the history of the United States to do so. If Detroit Were... Read more
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NSA’s PRISM scandal continues…
86 Civil Liberties Groups and Internet Companies Demand an End to NSA Spying Today, a bipartisan coalition of 86 civil liberties organizations and Internet companies ? including the Electronic Frontier... Read more
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In the mean time, PRISM scandal grows in US…
MAIN FOCUS: US government’s spy programme uncovered | 10/06/2013 After the revelations about the surveillance programme Prism, an employee of the US National Security Agency on Sunday revealed that he... Read more
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Americana roundup: “Obama’s counterterrorism policy, by the numbers
Obama’s counterterrorism policy, by the numbers According to the New York Times, President Barack Obama will use his big counterterrorism speech on Thursday to sharply curtail the administration’s targeted killings.... Read more
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Massive tornado in Oklahoma… Photos collected from Reddit…
Teachers Carrying Elementary Students out of School Leveled by Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma My brother’s friend after the tornado standing in front of his former house. A... Read more
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Journalism roundup: Churnalism, Boston explosions aftermath…
Churnalism: discover when the “news” you’re reading is a press-release from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Syrian Electronic Army takes credit for hacking AP Twitter account from FP Passport... Read more
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Boston explosions, social media usage and journalism.. a roundup
Social media and the Boston bombings: When citizens and journalists cover the same story from Nieman Journalism Lab by Hong Qu Editor?s note: Hong Qu is a user experience designer... Read more
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In the mean time, Czech ambassador clarifies that Czech Republic is not Chechnya… An Americana roundup…
Czech ambassador clarifies that Czech Republic is not Chechnya from FP Passport by Marya Hannun Brothers in arms: A brief history of sibling terror plots from FP Passport by... Read more