The Supreme Court heard a case this term regarding threats made on Facebook :http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bum-rap-supreme-court-weighs-free-speech-vs-facebook-threats-n259451Should online threats be punished or do we need at least one bastion of truly free speech? (should p...
At least one dolphin a week is being killed in trawl nets in northern Western Australia. The death toll is rising as authorities fail to address the ongoing problem. The dolphins are dying as a result of their injuries such as torn fins, lacerated flanks, broken beaks and being dragged through the o...
I enjoyed your replies so much last week (MOLLY- WOW!!! :) So cool!!!) that I'm putting this back out there again :): What's uberrad in your life this week or not-so-fab that's worth noting? As usual, most of my best moments these past few days are MiniCav-related - My middle kid scored his first touch...
This article indicates that embellishing the truth online might actually end up implanting false memories in your brain:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11315319/Lying-on-Facebook-profiles-can-implant-false-memories-experts-warn.htmlTo what extent d...
The governor of Indiana wants to enact a "religious freedom" law which will give state businesses a license to discriminate against gay and lesbian customers. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32045536 Do you think that this is violating human rights? -- Edited by justin...
The CNN team finds a man at "unofficial" displaced camp willing to provide children to be "fostered". The team asked who had children available for "foster" which was a code word designed to conceal the truth of those offering up the orphaned children. The man in ch...
Venezuela has staged a military exercise to counter an alleged U.S. threat, deploying soldiers and partisans across the country to march, man shoulder-fired missiles and defend an oil refinery from a simulated attack.Nicolas Maduro, the socialist president, has framed recent U.S. sanctions o...
"In late January, Kuwaiti satirist Muhammad al-Ajmi was leaving home when his vehicle was surrounded by five cars. He described to the BBC how more than 10 men - some armed - handcuffed and blindfolded him, and bundled him into the back of a car."Muhammad al-Ajimi posed the question: &quo...
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