Whenever we hear about the government trying to regulate internet providers, the right gets in a frenzy. They start screaming about “government takeover” and “interfering in private business”. Perfect examples of this can be seen in Rand Paul speeches. Now a new report shows that internet providers routinely lie about the speeds you get from […]
Not very: Anonymous bloggers beware. You may not be as anonymous as you think. Forward Township Supervisor Thomas DeRosa has won a court victory in the action that he filed in November to uncover the identities of people who posted comments on an online bulletin board that he said defamed him. On Wednesday, the ACLU, […]
They told him it wouldn’t work, but did he listen? Hell No! (to quote John Boehner): A dramatic series of of aerial images show that plans to build artificial islands to block oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill from reaching Louisiana’s sensitive marshland appear to be crumbling. Literally. Two months ago, against the advice of […]
Houston – we have a serious problem: More than 27,000 abandoned oil and gas wells remain in the Gulf of Mexico and no one’s checking to see if they are leaking, reports an investigation by the Associated Press. The AP, calling the Gulf an “environmental minefield,” says the oldest of these wells were abandoned in […]
I really wish our country would make such bold moves: Finland has become the first country in the world to make broadband a legal right for every citizen. From 1 July every Finn will have the right to access to a 1Mbps (megabit per second) broadband connection. Finland has vowed to connect everyone to a […]
I guess Bruce Willis was unavailable to stop these threats: The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved a comprehensive cybersecurity bill on Thursday after amending it to limit the president’s authority in the event of a cyber emergency. The bill, co-sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper […]
The most struggling economy in the country is ready to try anything: As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching—ad-blaring license plates. The California Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state to begin researching the use of electronic license plates for […]
This really isn’t that shocking of a news story: The office of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a friend of the court brief in federal court Monday supporting the removal of President Barack Obama’s six-month deepwater drilling moratorium. A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday from companies seeking an end to the moratorium. […]
Joe Barton apologizing for BP has been the talk of the media and beltway for the past several days, but Barton wasn’t alone. He was just saying what a lot of prominent GOPers are thinking, such as Bill Kristol: Transcript via Think Progress: WALLACE: Question Bill Kristol, is the President standing up to big business […]
This is absolutely amazing. Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) apologized to BP today for the “shakedown” from the President: This is so bad that even John Boehner is distancing himself from it: House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) broke with a top Republican on Thursday who suggested BP had suffered a “shakedown” by being forced to […]