Last night I tweeted the following about the New York Times article, “Militia Charged With Plotting to Murder Officers“: The tweet resulted in a few responses (the second of which, from @kichigai, made the strong case that “I can’t help but think their being Christian helped kill off the label. IE: Terrorists can be…
Many TV and radio pundits have mentioned that this is the first 9/11 anniversary for President Obama and are scrutinizing his every statement, bowed head, and solemn look. But this 8th anniversary of 9/11 also marks the first anniversary of the event on Twitter. Or, more correctly, it marks the first time when Twitter…
Today on Morning Edition Jennifer Ludden told the story of Billings, Montana, resident Rob Hunter, who while “[d]riving to work one dark morning in February . . . caught an NPR story about an Iraqi refugee struggling to find work in Florida. The young man, identified as Bahjat, had endured death threats and a…
What better way to get back to blogging after a 2.5 month break than with The Daily Show, Photoshop, and Rick Astley: