Author: Justin Lane

  The NSA’s technological domination of the globe has expanded to unprecedented levels. Now, its former man in charge of all of that oppression is cashing in on his technical prowess. General Keith Alexander, who helmed the NSA during the time of the Edward Snowden Leaks, is making millions in the private sector by selling his technical prowess in cybersecurity. Gen. Alexander announced his retirement last year and finally stepped down in March; since then he has been making on the order of up to $1 million a month for his services, according to Bloomberg. Talk about a revolving...

  IP addresses belonging to congressional offices have been issued a 10-day ban from editing Wikipedia. The ban follows a series of suspicious edits coming to a wide range of subjects on Wikipedia from Donald Rumsfeld to Choco Taco. The edits are considered acts of vandalism by Wikipedia and have happened before, resulting in similar bans. This time the IP addresses appear to belong to the House of Representatives. A twitter handle, @congressedits, posts every edit made by a computer with a government-owned IP address. One of the edits caught by the Twitterbot was an edit to the page...

  If we aren’t careful, you won’t be able to turn on your T.V. or go online without Rupert Murdoch somehow controlling the content you’re getting. The billionaire mogul (one of the richest people on the planet) wants to buy Time Warner. It’s a deal that, if it gets shoved down the public’s throat, could have terrible effects on not just free speech, but the landscape of media in general. Murdoch already owns News Corporation, which owns a number of major media outlets like Fox News and the New York Post. If Murdoch gained Time Warner, he would have...

  We know what you’ve been waiting for, too afraid to step up and say it outright. But Momma Bear knew what you wanted. Momma Bear didn’t need you to say a word. Momma Bear is here to give you what you need. Sarah Palin (Momma Bear) launched her own video channel*. Everyone, run for the hills.   Post by Sarah Palin. Palin announced the channel on Facebook yesterday (working on a Sunday, ‘tsk ‘tsk). Having finally had enough of “media filters”, she said it’s time to go “rogue” … together. The channel will, no doubt, devolve into an echo-chamber...

  For years Warfarin was the gold standard of blood thinners. Then the pharmaceutical industry saw an opportunity to make a profit by introducing new products. The products would promise the same or improved effectiveness with less hassle. Enter Xarelto, a blood thinner and anticoagulant that promises results with less administrative complication. The problem is that Xarelto has no antidote and patients may be dying because of it. “Pharmaceutical companies, regrettably, have shown a tendency to put their own profits ahead of patient safety,” commented Ned McWilliams, a partner with the Levin Papantonio law firm. The Levin, Papantonio law...