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18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:17 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
I don't know if you've been following the GOP race, but this is pretty crazy:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Fox-vs-Ron-Paul-via-CNN

Well, until you realize it's FOX news, anyways ;)

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:32 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Of all the American candidates, it seems Obama is ready to take on computers, etc. as he's actually outlined quite a few policies:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... tml?page=5

Everybody else seems to say "broadband = teh good, pr0n = teh bad" in a typical "I don't know what the devil zee internets is" attitude.

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:23 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Wow, who needs to vote Republican when the Democrats have Bidden:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10024 ... =nefd.lede

Over his career, he's basically help bring or propose all the things I hate about US policies on the internet and spying on its own people.

Really, the few differences between the two parties baffles me.






Vote Ron Paul!

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Meet the new boss.............same as the old boss:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10133425-38.html

Obama picks RIAA's favourite lawyer for judge position.

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:26 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Repeating my The Who quote from earlier....

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/01/09/ ... ?art_pos=4

Meet the new boss......same as the old boss.


A few people wondering what the ramifications of this ACTA agreement will be since it's being done behind closed doors.

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 1:43 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
I really don't understand why they don't at least audit one of the electronic systems per election:

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/15/ ... art_pos=12

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:57 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 3:12 pm
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
New boss:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 0861.story

Old boss.


"We are getting complaints from government scientists now at the same rate we were during the Bush administration," said Jeffrey Ruch, an activist lawyer who heads an organization representing scientific whistle-blowers."




Scientists expected Obama administration to be friendlier




Well, if the scientists were this easily fooled that things would change, I don't feel so bad about the general public being blind.

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:54 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
Gary Johnson, a tech-saavy Republican in the vein of Ron Paul:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news ... ohnson.ars

Re: 18+ NSFW--American Politics

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 8:46 am
by THE JEW (RaVeN)
So, apparently, giving money does help in getting things done in politics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mon ... -congress/