… how would we tell? (From the film The Dictator.)
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… how would we tell? (From the film The Dictator.)
Tom Tomorrow has a new cartoon that looks at how the reactions of those opposed to Snowden’s leaks are all over the map.
Belle Isle is a 1000-acre island located in the Detroit river between the US and Canada. A developer plans to purchase the island for $1 billion and convert it into a sovereign state that the wealthy from all over the world can come and live in, free from those oppressive taxes that are taken from them and given to the moochers and looters. [Read more…]
Yesterday I posted about the absurd plans of people who want to create separate armed enclaves where they hope to live free lives without the government imposing its will on them. As readers were quick to point out, while the military fortifications and weaponry envisaged may have been barely adequate in medieval times, it would take a modern army less than five minutes to overpower them. [Read more…]
Mark Fiore says that Snuggly, the Security Bear has some comforting words for you, and adds: [Read more…]
As could have been easily predicted, both The Daily Show and The Colbert Report had bits on the Snowden affair and they promise more in the days to come. This was Jon Oliver’s first day as fill-in anchor for Jon Stewart for the summer and he did a pretty good job handling a big story. As he said in a different clip, the revelations of the NSA monitoring all electronic and phone communications would be making the Amish feel pretty smug right now, if only they had any idea what was going on. [Read more…]
Jesse Berney tries to clear things up with the NSA, just to avoid any misunderstandings.
When I see cyclists on the road, I am particularly careful to give them a wide berth because they are so vulnerable. But apart from that, bikes do not cause any problem for me. Not only do I have no objection to cyclists, it is a cheap means of transport and results in a far healthier lifestyle than mine. [Read more…]
I have been impressed with the ability of shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report to fairly consistently deliver high quality topical news comedy. Starting today, host Jon Stewart takes a hiatus for two months to make a film about an Iranian journalist. Jon Oliver will take the anchor chair in his absence and The Guardian used that transition to interview Oliver about his own career. In the process, the article shed some light into how each show is constructed. [Read more…]
