Samuel See (pictured), an assistant professor at Yale University, was found dead inside a jail cell after being arrested in a domestic dispute with his husband, Sunder Ganglani. -- Credit: Yale.eduYale Daily News – by ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER

Samuel See, assistant professor of English at Yale, was found dead on Sunday in a New Haven jail, according to spokespeople for the State Judicial Branch and the New Haven Police Department.

See was found dead at police headquarters at 1 Union Avenue, the detention facility where he was placed after being treated for injuries related to a domestic dispute over the weekend. See is on leave this semester from the English department, where he focuses on British and American modernist literature.   Continue reading “Professor found dead in New Haven jail”

russian space agencyTop Secret Writers – by Dennis Dufrene

In this modern-day, it is sometimes easy to forget that the global community is still at odds with itself. An example of this is the fact that the history books state that the Cold War is over, but yet the U.S. and Russia are still quite weary of each other and for good reasons.

It was not that long ago, 2010, when the FBI released that Operation Ghost Stories resulted in the arrests of 10 deep-cover Russian spies.   Continue reading “Are Russian Dome Antennas in US a Threat to National Security?”

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Japan – Like the U.S. – Turns to Censorship

2 weeks after the Fukushima accident, we reported that the government responded to the nuclear accident by trying to raise acceptable radiation levels and pretending that radiation is good for us.

We noted earlier this month:   Continue reading “Japan Reacts to Fukushima Crisis By Banning Journalism”

CNN MSNBC Fox NewsHang the Bankers – by Clark Kent

It’s been a tough year for the liberal cable news outlets.

Data released Tuesday show CNN shedding 48 percent of total viewers since last November and MSNBC dropping 45 percent.

The numbers were even worse in the all important demographic of people aged 25 to 54 as CNN’s ratings dropped 59 percent and MSNBC’s 52 percent.   Continue reading “CNN and MSNBC lose almost half their viewers in one year”

Town Hall – by Katie Pavlich

After seeing two of her Colorado colleagues recalled over anti-gun votes, Democratic State Senator Evie Hudak, will submit her resignation.

 Hudak will hold a news conference Wednesday morning at the Arvada Library.   Continue reading “Avoiding Recall: Colorado’s “You Don’t Need a Gun to Prevent Rape” Evie Hudak Resigns”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

The leaked TPP draft, pried loose from the “open and transparent” grip of the USTR, is generating plenty of commentary all over the web. After getting a good look inside, it’s little wonder the USTR felt more comfortable trying to push this through under the cover of darkness.

As the criticism of the push for IP maximalism mounts, the treaty’s defenders have leapt into the fray, hoping to assure everyone who wasn’t previously aware of the treaty’s contents (which is pretty much everyone) that there’s nothing to see here and please move along.    Continue reading “TPP Defenders Take To The Internet To Deliver Official Talking Points; Inadvertently Confirm Opponents’ Worst Fears”

Adele Bing killed daughterHuffington Post

A Winter Haven, Fla., mom is accused of shooting and killing her daughter while the girl held her 4-month-old daughter in her arms.

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Adele Bing, 52, told police she shot her daughter in a case of mistaken identity and that authorities should lock her up “for good” according to an arrest report.   Continue reading “Adele Bing Mistook Her Daughter For Boyfriend, Killed Her: Cops”

Authorities respond to a shooting in Inglewood in the 10700 block of 5th Avenue on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013.Huffington Post

An officer was shot Wednesday afternoon in Inglewood, Calif., according to several local news outlets.

The suspect is barricaded inside a home with at least one hostageheld at gunpoint, according to CBS Los Angeles. An armored SWAT vehicle, more than a dozen police cars from multiple law enforcement agencies and at least one police helicopter responded to the scene, according to KTLA.   Continue reading “Police Officer Shot; Suspect Barricaded In Inglewood Home”

Before It’s News- by Susan Duclos

[UPDATE Video added below to a Gareth Williams interview on PBS where he does assert ISON could come “dangerously” close to Earth]

Interesting thread at GLP which claims that aGareth Williams,  a scientist working with the Minor Planet Centre, which is responsible for keeping track of asteroids, comets and natural satellites, will claim on the National Geographic show which airs on November 27, 2013, at 10pm, that some orbit models show Comet ISON could hit earth.   Continue reading “Expert Says ISON Could Hit Earth”

Car wash owner Qadir Miakhil has been found guilty of rapeBirmingham Mail

A man who gave a young jobseeker employment at his car wash in Alum Rock and then raped him on his first day at work has been jailed at Birmingham Crown Court.

The 20-year-old victim had only been in the country for two months after moving here to stay with family and thought he’d was exceptionally lucky when Qadir Miakhil gave him a job on 19 June.   Continue reading “Car wash owner raped male employee on first day at work”

Common Dreams – by Abby Zimet

Okay, all done. After months of impassively, unthinkingly trashing each morning’s florid email from the black hole of greed and profiteering that is Walmart – “Map Out Your Black Friday Shopping Trip! New Value of the Hour! Save More With Home Value Bundles! – we just had one of those Network-inspired “I’m mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore” moments.   Continue reading “Great Gifts! Save More! Don’t Wait! Special Buys! 1,800 Dead! Evil Scumsuckers Go Home!”

Demonstrators hold up their signs during the "Stop Watching Us: A Rally Against Mass Surveillance" march near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 26, 2013 (Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)RT News

The National Security Agency has been collecting a mountain of dirt on the online sexual activity of individuals, all of them Muslims, whom the agency seeks to discredit due to their ‘radicalizing’ efforts.

The expression ‘all’s fair in love and war’ just took on a whole new meaning in the ongoing debate that pits national security against personal privacy.  Continue reading “NSA collected porn visits data to discredit Muslim ‘radicalizers’”

Are you ready to get snowed inThe Organic Prepper

If you’ve been watching the news, you’re well aware that a winter storm is bearing down on most of the United States.  We’ve been warned of plummeting temperatures, ice, and lots of snow, even in places that don’t normally receive such weather.

Are you ready to be snowed in for a few days?  If not, there’s no time like the present to get prepared.  Once you see how well you fare during the upcoming storm, you’ll be hooked on the feeling of security that you get from planning ahead.  This article is written with those who are new to preparedness in mind, so for the more experienced readers, please chime in with your tips in the comments section!   Continue reading “Winter Storm Warning: Are You Ready to Get Snowed In?”

Reuters / Jim Urquhart RT News

Bitcoin, the digital ‘crypto-currency’ has passed the $1,000 mark for the first time in history, marking a growth of some 4,000% since the beginning of the year. The milestone was recorded by Tokyo-based Mt Gox bitcoin exchange on Wednesday.

The unregulated virtual currency’s popularity has been soaring  in recent weeks, having doubled in just the past seven days. In just one day, November 18, the price leaped from $478 in the morning to $744 at midnight (GMT).    Continue reading “Bitcoin value passes $1,000 for first time ever”

View of damages at the Arena de Sao Paulo --Itaquerao do Corinthians-- stadium, still under construction, after a crane fell across part of the metallic structure, on November 27, 2013 in Sao Paulo (AFP Photo / Miguel Schincariol) RT News

A crane at a stadium in Sao Paulo due to host the opening ceremony of Brazil’s World Cup 2014 has collapsed hitting the roof, reportedly killing at least three people.

The head of the Fire Department, Mauro Lopes, has confirmed the casualties to local radio and said that the death toll might rise. Lopes said the incident could have caused more victims, but it took place during lunchtime.   Continue reading “3 killed as crane collapses at Brazilian World Cup 2014 stadium”

A supermarket collapse killed 54 in the capital Riga (RIA Novosti)RT News

Latvia’s prime minister has announced his resignation over a Riga supermarket collapse that killed more than 50 people last week.

“I announce resigning from the post of prime minister, taking political responsibility for … the tragedy,”Valdis Dombrovskis told journalists, according to local news agency BNS.    Continue reading “Latvia PM resigns over supermarket roof collapse that killed 54”