January 2010
Lyric of the year: Future Of The Left: “Come join our hopeless cause/Come join our lost cause.” The Hope That House Built http://3.ly/2WJ
December 2009
A rarity that needs to happen more: TV reporter does real #journalism on air. Ensign grilled by @ricksanchezcnn on ethics. http://3.ly/RjQ
RT @Reuters: U.S. court tosses BAE #bribery suit to Britain http://link.reuters.com/vaw39g #corruption
RT @jeremyscahill: The dismissal of this case confirms beyond doubt that mercenaries are above the law at home and abroad.// #blackwater
RT @jeremyscahill Confirmed: All charges dismissed against #Blackwater, judge says gov’t violated their constitutional rights.
RT @Upfront_News: JUST IN — Judge dismisses all charges against #Blackwater guards in deadly Baghdad shooting.
Fascinating how the WashTimes news story on its layoffs sounds eerily similar to the press release issued afterwards. http://3.ly/Jg1g
RT @emptywheel: RT @jeremyscahill: legal reasons for dismissal have a lot to do w/ Bush officials giving preemptive immunity to the shooters
UTStarcom Inc. agreed to pay $3M in fines to settle #FCPA charges that its subsidiary committed #bribery in China. http://3.ly/68I #corrupt
By FCPAblog’s count, this was the most aggressive year in prosecuting the #FCPA since it passed in 1977; 33 actions taken. http://3.ly/JOL
Fed Judge Gives Blackwater Huge New Year's Gift,...
jeremyscahill:
By Jeremy Scahill
A federal judge in Washington DC has given Erik Prince’s Blackwater mercenaries a huge New Year’s gift. Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed all charges against the five Blackwater operatives accused of gunning down 14 innocent Iraqis in Baghdad’s Nisour Square in September 2007. Judge Urbina’s order, issued late in the afternoon on New Year’s Eve is a stunning blow...
You know, I just realized...
dontcookbilly:
rubenfeld:
dontcookbilly:
I never heard back from that New York Times reporter who interviewed me. She never told me when the info I gave her was going to be printed. That was two weeks ago, wasn’t it?
Do you remember who it was?
Angela Macropoulos. She had an article about the campaign yesterday, but me and Pete weren’t mentioned in it nor was any of the info I gave...
You know, I just realized...
dontcookbilly:
I never heard back from that New York Times reporter who interviewed me. She never told me when the info I gave her was going to be printed. That was two weeks ago, wasn’t it?
Do you remember who it was?
“The documents obtained by McClatchy also reveal that: _ Goldman’s Caymans...”
– Investors could only lose in Goldman’s Caymans deals | McClatchy
#10yearsago I was in 8th grade, hung out with skateboarder friends and listened to Epitaph punk.
Read this. RT @agolis: The brilliant @paulkiel explains the crowdsourcing work he’s doing at @ProPublica: http://bit.ly/5lGYnr
Deep Thoughts, by Patrick Thronton: RT @pwthornton: If you can be too big to fail, isn’t your goal to become too big to fail?
RT @BreakingNews: Colorado to drop minimum wage in new year, first state ever to do so since 1938 http://bit.ly/7QbIsA
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Free Subways on New Year’s? Been There, Done That,... →
Via @cityroom.
Der Spiegel (Via Businesweek) has a long feature on how the debt crisis and #corruption are weighing on Greece. http://3.ly/Fo6
High-level Chinese police officer accused of taking massive #bribes. http://3.ly/V7N #bribery #corruption #China
I wish I had the time to read this: “A Different Kind of War” http://3.ly/TYIR h/t @Afpakchannel
Will definitely watch this today, the slowest of news days. RT @NFLFilms: @NYJets NFL Films Presents: The Jets http://tr.im/J54q #NFL
RT @TWI_news: 58 Percent of U.S. Voters Want to Waterboard Failed Christmas Bomber http://bit.ly/8ZoD3X
After Bahraini court ruled key #corruption law unconstitutional, lawyers for two men convicted of #bribery ask for review. http://3.ly/F4Jx
Ugandan minister wants the land registry investigated for #corruption. http://3.ly/yNni
“The reality is that the web makes it easier than ever for someone inclined to...”
– @mattyglesias on The News Business’ Crisis of Productivity.
h/t @agolis
Bomber Who Hit U.S. Base Wore Afghan Uniform →
RT @Upfront_News: JUST IN — AP: Pakistani police say they will seek terrorism charges, life imprisonment for 5 arrested Americans.
Darwinism! RT @NiemanLab: Economist says journalists with expertise and reputation will fare well. Others? Not so much. http://j.mp/7dO24d
RT @Upfront_News: AP: France says 2 French journalists and their local guides are missing in Afghanistan.
Is This Really an Intelligence Failure? Real Talk... →
By @attackerman.
Investors could only lose in Goldman's Caymans... →
RT @nytimes: 4 Reported Dead in Finland Mall Shooting http://bit.ly/7OLenh
If you’re an ambitious student in #Iran, you’d better hope you don’t get the dreaded “star,” according to this @WSJ story. http://3.ly/Bpk
I wonder how many legacy media journalists will support the bloggers against a subpoena for their sources in the TSA. http://3.ly/9H8
Amazing:RT @kthalps: Israel’s taboo question http://bit.ly/5m6xEX and this is in the Jerusalem Post! Not exactly a lefty publication.
RT @nytimes: New York State Has First Deficit in General Fund http://bit.ly/71nRnN
#Iran Dissident: ‘Please Help Us Make Our... →
An exclusive interview by @attackerman for @twi_news
@FiveThirtyEight: The Internet is Underrated: A... →
RT @globalgraft: Global corporate transparency? They think so http://3.ly/IBmU
If you’re headed to the @nyjets game on Sunday, don’t expect to be able to get beer there. @rodboone reports the team banned alcohol sales.
RT @Reuters: UBS #whistleblower asks why he is going to prison http://link.reuters.com/qaw29g
A great day for transparency: @whitehouse releases the names of every visitor since inauguration, for the first time ever. http://3.ly/l7L
Colo. firm hires retired military officers, who still advise the military, as “mentors” to help sell stuff to the Pentagon. http://3.ly/BO0L