They’ve just announced that the shooting at the elementary school in Connecticut is the worst school shooting in history. They’re saying that at least 27 people have been killed, including 14 children.
Take a moment to spare a thought for this tragic event and the people whose lives have been torn apart by it.
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Did you guys hear what the FBI did today?
A victory for rape victims everywhere.
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The seal came from a bay, went through a residential area, across roads, under a gate, through a cat door, up some stairs, and onto a couch where it cuddled up and tried to sleep.
“I thought ‘I’m hallucinating, this is just wrong,” said Annette Swoffer, the woman who owns the house. She called the SPCA and they brought the seal back to the water.
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neverlandnow:AFP - Indonesian sharia police are “morally rehabilitating” more than 60 young punk rock fans in Aceh province on Sumatra island, saying the youths are tarnishing the province’s image.Since being arrested at a punk rock concert in the provincial capital Banda Aceh on Saturday night, 59 male and five female punk rock fans have been forced to have their hair cut, bathe in a lake, change clothes and pray.
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— Zach Wahls, Iowa student-turned-activist and defender of his two lesbian moms, writing of his newfound fame & mission after that video you’ve most definitely seen went crazy-viral (15.3 million views!) last week. Ah, and yes, he’s single. (via newsweek)
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The Black Keys are striking out to support new album El Camino. They’re crossing Europe and North America, from KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas in LA to several gigs in Germany, France, and the UK. They’re also playing Saturday Night Live tomorrow night, and Arctic Monkeys are joining the rock duo for the second half of the tour.
- 12-05 New York, NY - Webster Hall
- 12-11 Los Angeles, CA - KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
- 01-23 Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto
- 01-24 Lille, France - Zenith
- 01-25 Paris, France - Zenith
- 01-27 Hamburg, Germany - Sporthalle
- 01-28 Berlin, Germany - Arena
- 01-30 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
- 01-31 Zurich, Switzerland - Maag Hall
- 02-01 Eindhoven, Holland - Klokgebouw
- 02-03 Nottingham, England - Capital FM Arena
- 02-04 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
- 02-06-07 Manchester, England - O2 Apollo
- 02-09-10-11 London, England - Alexandra Palace
- 03-02 Cincinnati, OH - U.S. Bank Arena *
- 03-03 Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena *
- 03-04 Columbus, OH - Jerome Schottenstein Center *
- 03-06 Portland, ME - Cumberland Co. Civic Center *
- 03-07 Boston, MA - TD Garden *
- 03-09 Washington, DC - Verizon Center *
- 03-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center *
- 03-12 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
- 03-13 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *
- 03-14 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *
- 03-16 Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse *
- 03-18 Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena *
- 03-19 Chicago, IL - United Center *
- 03-20 Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena *
- 03-23 Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center *
* with Arctic Monkeys
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys, all in one night in the TD Garden? I just jizzed.
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This Is Important, You Should Know About It of the Day: The despicable Internet Blacklist Bill — known as the “PROTECT IP Act” or S. 968 in the Senate and the “Stop Online Piracy Act” or H.R. 3261 in the House — has been discussed on TDW in the past, but crunch-time is upon us as Congress officially began holding hearings today on the most harmful Internet censorship legislation of our time.
An informative video on the bill’s many ills has been posted above, but, in brief, the legislation, if passed, would essentially hand the Internet over to corporations, allowing them to sue and shut down any website that so much as hosts a link to copyrighted material.
Internet Service Providers could be forced to block social media sites, search engines could be required to delete results, and startups could lose their funding — all on the whim of the copyright holder.
Perhaps most distressing of all, however, is the fact that this bill, in true Orwellian fashion, does nothing to prevent actual piracy. The only thing it will succeed in doing is turning the Internet into a dystopic plutocracy where people are no longer free to share ideas and be creative for fear of running afoul of Big Business.
Despite what some would have you believe, the hearings are offensively lopsided, with pro-SOPA voices far outweighing those opposed. A slew of tech companies including Google, Yahoo!, Mozilla, Twitter, and AOL, have undersigned a full-page ad in today’s New York Times opposing SOPA, but it’s doubtful their voices will be heard by those who need to hear it.
That means it’s up to you to get this terrifying, jobs-killing, Internet-breaking bill off the table for good. Here are a few things you can do:
— Reach out to your representatives in congress. Despite what they might think, they work for you. Remind them of that by e-mailing them this form letter (good), or look them up and write them a personal, heartfelt letter (even better).
— Sign this petition, and also this one.
— Share this post and/or the video above.
— Get the word out any way you can, because, soon, you may no longer be allowed to.
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— Malcolm X (via simpleandextraordinary)
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Another Follow Up of the Day: Despite a slew of last-ditch efforts, including an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, death row inmate Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection at Georgia Diagnostic Prison near Jackson, Georgia, at precisely 11:08 PM tonight.
A moment of jubilation for supporters came and went as the Supreme Court temporarily delayed the execution so that it could issue its ruling. At around 10:20 PM it was officially announced: There would be no stay.
Doubts about Davis’s guilt stemming from potentially flawed ballistic evidence and the recantations of several witnesses who blamed police pressure on their initial statement were not enough to persuade neither Georgia’s Supreme Court nor its national counterpart to halt the execution of the man convicted in 1991 of murdering off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail.
An earlier request for an additional pardons board hearing was also denied, as was a request to allow Davis to take a polygraph test. “He has had ample time to prove his innocence,” said MacPhail’s widow Joan MacPhail-Harris, “and he is not innocent.”
The White House declined to comment, saying “it is not appropriate for the President of the United States to weigh in on specific cases.”
According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Davis is the 29th inmate to be put to death by lethal injection since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1973. There are presently 99 men and one woman on Georgia’s death row.
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Another Follow Up of the Day: Despite a slew of last-ditch efforts, including an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States, death row inmate Troy Davis was executed by lethal injection at Georgia Diagnostic Prison near Jackson, Georgia, at precisely 11:08 PM tonight.
A moment of jubilation for supporters came and went as the Supreme Court temporarily delayed the execution so that it could issue its ruling. At around 10:20 PM it was officially announced: There would be no stay.
Doubts about Davis’s guilt stemming from potentially flawed ballistic evidence and the recantations of several witnesses who blamed police pressure on their initial statement were not enough to persuade neither Georgia’s Supreme Court nor its national counterpart to halt the execution of the man convicted in 1991 of murdering off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail.
An earlier request for an additional pardons board hearing was also denied, as was a request to allow Davis to take a polygraph test. “He has had ample time to prove his innocence,” said MacPhail’s widow Joan MacPhail-Harris, “and he is not innocent.”
The White House declined to comment, saying “it is not appropriate for the President of the United States to weigh in on specific cases.”
According to the Georgia Department of Corrections, Davis is the 29th inmate to be put to death by lethal injection since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1973. There are presently 99 men and one woman on Georgia’s death row.
[ajc / ap / reuters / @jaketapper / gdc / photo: ap via cbsnews.]
(Source: thedailywhat, via imovedbye-deactivated20120724)
AA Bondy :: The AD Interview
bondy fans: must. read.
