The attention-catching part is where Forbes reporter Andy Greenberg proclaims that “WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Wants To Spill Your Corporate Secrets“: Early next year, Julian Assange says, a major American bank will suddenly find itself turned inside out. Tens of thousands of its internal documents will be exposed on Wikileaks.org with no polite requests for executives’ …
Archives for November 2010
A Nation of Secrets
So, Wikileaks tells us that Arab nations don’t like Iran very much. That Qadhafi likes blondes. That Putin and Berlusconi don’t mind stacking up some green together. There is more serious stuff there too, of course, (e.g. Red Crescent gun running; North Korea/Iran putting the ballistic missile evil in that “axis of evil” stuff) and …
Corrections
There is still something about thumbing through the pages of a newspaper that you can not replicate online. It is that unexpected moment of stumbling upon a snippet of text that unintentionally explains a lot. True, you can stumble onto a lot of interesting bits following links–but there is something about turning the page and …
MNF Open Thread
I actually forgot about Chuck, so I will have to catch it OnDemand tomorrow. At any rate, guess what: We’re in the final hours of our best November ever! (calendar link and store link).
We’re All Terrorists Now
I’m sure the tea party and the folks all worked up about the TSA will have something to say about this: Actor Mark Ruffalo has been placed on a terror advisory list by U.S. officials after organizing screenings for a new documentary about natural gas drilling. The “Zodiac” actor arranged showings for “GasLand” earlier this …
A Not Serious Person
I have honestly no idea who this guy is, but what struck me is that he seems to be saying what a lot of you have been saying: I honestly don’t know how long people around the world are going to watch their wages, benefits, and pensions slashed while bankers are bailed out and corporate …
Open Thread: No TSA Zone
… but the comic memes are converging: What’s everybody got on tap for their post-holiday Monday evening?