Outspoken Peaceful Protest is Terrorism
The title of this article will likely inspire all sorts of feelings in all sorts of people. It certainly does with me. I disagree with the sentiment, but it seemed fitting since I believe it is exactly what you will be hearing in the relatively near future. At least if the proposed bill H.R. 2159 passes.
Never heard of H.R. 2159? It is the “Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009.” The bill would allow the United States Attorney General to disallow terrorists from purchasing, possessing, transporting, or selling firearms. While this may not sound like a bad deal at first glance, when you start to think about the implications, it gets a bit dicey.
Shots fired! Shots fired! (not really)
This morning, CNN reported via Twitter that a suspicious boat was in a river near President Obama with shots fired:
Minutes later, CNN reported that a the United States Coast Guard attempted to prevent a boat from entering a security zone on the Potomac River near the Pentagon, where President Obama was at an event commemorating the 9/11 attacks, and again mentions the police scanner reports of shots fired:
You’re quitting on your country
As you may well know, President Obama gave a televised speech to America’s school children yesterday. The speech was deemed controversial by some, and concerns that political agenda would be included in what should only be a “stay in school” style speech were voiced by many. I was one of the many.
Before the White House released “Remarks by the President in a National Address to America’s Schoolchildren,” I was not sure what to expect from the speech. In today’s politically charged environment, I could not help but wonder how much agenda would make its way into the speech. I was happy to have the opportunity to read the speech before it was aired, and while my initial concerns were quelled, a couple of new ones took their place.
Review: Seesmic Web, web based Twitter client
While I personally prefer to use a desktop client to access my Twitter account, I do sometimes find myself utilizing Twitter’s website to post Tweets to my timeline. I am not the biggest fan of Twitter’s web interface, as it is limited in functionality compared to desktop clients such as Seesmic, Twhirl, and TweetDeck. Fortunately, there is alternative.
