Monday, January 17, 2011

Russia's Medvedev calls for crackdown on neo-Nazis

Is the World becoming more hateful?:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday urged a crackdown on far-right nationalists, the latest government effort to curb neo-Nazi movements after Moscow saw the worst racial clashes since the fall of the Soviet Union. Neo-nationalist movements have been gaining ground and boosting their membership over the past year, shocking authorities and many ordinary Russians. At rallies, some tout swastikas and chant slogans such as "Russia is for Russians!"

Philadelphia police arrest serial killer suspect

Philadelphia police arrest serial killer suspect | Reuters

Philadelphia police on Monday arrested a suspect they believe is the "Kensington strangler" serial killer linked by DNA evidence to the sexual assault and murder of at least three women.

The suspect, 21-year-old Antonio Rodriguez, was arrested in the Kensington neighborhood on a tip from a member of the public, said Detective Justin Frank of the Philadelphia Police Department.

Poll: 13 percent of Tea Partiers are Dangerous Extremists

Sounds about right. The problem is that those 13% are armed:
That's 13 percent of teabaggers who are this close to becoming domestic terrorists. It's a frightening figure, and one that portends more violence ahead unless the Right puts a brake on its violent rhetoric and paranoid conspiracy theories.

Fake Emails Claiming to be from Facebook

I received this email claiming to be from Facebook. It asked me to log-in using my Facebook account. When I checked the IP address (10.30.241.182) no information could be obtained (it was private). If you get such an email report it to Facebook, as I did. If you receive any unsolicited email from a source (even if with a familiar name) asking you to login from the email itself, ignore. Then report it.

Right-Wing Terrorism: Murders Grow on the Far Right

Right-Wing Terrorism: Murders Grow on the Far Right:
They’ve been gunned down in Tucson, shot to death at the Pentagon, and blown away at the Holocaust Museum, as well as in Wichita, Knoxville, Pittsburgh, Brockton, and Okaloosa County, Florida. Total body count for these incidents: 19 dead, 26 wounded.
Not much, you might say, when taken in the context of about 30,000 gun-related deaths annually nationwide. As it happens, though, these murders over the past couple of years have some common threads. All involved white gunmen with ties to racist or right-wing groups or who harbored deep suspicions of “the government.” Many involved the killing of police officers.

Ex-Bush speechwriter denounces right’s ‘paranoid narratives’ about Obama

At least one prominent Conservative has the courage to speak out.
Conservative David Frum on Sunday criticized some on the right for embracing "false and paranoid narratives" about President Barack Obama that he said were contributing to a toxic political climate.

Researchers aim to resurrect mammoth in five years

Jurassic Park the movie has become reality?
Source: rhul.ac.uk

DoJ veteran sees ‘dangerous precedent’ in letting Bush officials walk

More evidence that the current President is a DINO:
In a rare blistering attack on the Department of Justice, a career veteran of the agency recently told Raw Story that the Obama administration handing Bush-era officials "a get out of jail free card” sets “a dangerous precedent" that could encourage other offenses by future leaders.

After tragedy, Ariz. lawmakers eye more gun rights

After tragedy, Ariz. lawmakers eye more gun rights

- Pouring more gasoline on the fire. The question we should be asking is, how do we prevent the next mass shooting incident.

Video: MLK KIng Jr's "I Have a Dream" Speech



Articles by Martin Luther King Jr. (Nation Magazine):

More Tunisia unrest: Presidential palace gunbattle


More Tunisia unrest: Presidential palace gunbattle 

U.S. Satisfaction Remains Near 12-Month Low 


 U.S. Satisfaction Remains Near 12-Month Low 

- No jobs, no satisfaction.

 Schumer: Congress doesn’t have the votes for gun control


 Schumer: Congress doesn’t have the votes for gun control

- What else is new. Neither party will take on their master--the NRA. Even if it means sacrificing one of their own.

Ricky Gervais's disappearing act sparks Golden Globes conspiracy theories


Ricky Gervais's disappearing act sparks Golden Globes conspiracy theories