Dystopic Drift

"Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm has been arrested in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh...."

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 16:00:22 -0400

“Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm has been arrested in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Svartholm, known online by his nickname Anakata, was sentenced to one year in jail for his involvement in The Pirate Bay but has been missing for some time. Svartholm was wanted internationally but exact details as to why he was arrested have not yet been made public.”

- http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-founder-arrested-in-cambodia-120901/

"3 U.S. Marines shot in Mexico Three U.S. Marines were injured in a shooting south of Mexico City on..."

Sun, 02 Sep 2012 07:53:53 -0400

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3 U.S. Marines shot in Mexico

Three U.S. Marines were injured in a shooting south of Mexico City on Friday morning, a Mexican military official told CNN Mexico.

The motive behind the attack on the American servicemen, who were on a diplomatic mission, was not immediately known.

Unknown gunmen inside what was described as a Mexican federal police vehicle fired upon a U.S. Embassy vehicle that carried the U.S. servicemen, said the official, who declined to be named for security reasons.

The injured Marines were transported to a hospital in Cuernavaca, Mexico.

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- http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/24/3-u-s-marines-shot-in-mexico/

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Thu, 23 Aug 2012 07:41:44 -0400

"The conflicts of interest and cronyism at Holder’s Department of Justice are so many that it took a..."

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:40:16 -0400

“The conflicts of interest and cronyism at Holder’s Department of Justice are so many that it took a 27-page report by the Government Accountability Institute to catalog them all.”

- http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/16/Attorney-For-Goldman-Sachs-CEO-Is-Eric-Holder-s-Best-Friend

Gun-buying enthusiasts crash firearms ‘turn-in’...

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:53:26 -0400

Gun-buying enthusiasts crash firearms ‘turn-in’ event at Memorial Coliseum

Hacking contra red light cameras

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 07:35:52 -0400

Hacking contra red light cameras

That’s 400 cameras citywide, both publicly and privately...

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:00:27 -0400

That’s 400 cameras citywide, both publicly and privately owned, that have been linked to the Long Beach Police Department’s communications center as part of a new program that combines law enforcement data with real-time video feeds from parks, beaches, business corridors, the Police Department helicopters and other sources throughout the city.

"Riverdale Park is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming that tens of thousands of speed camera..."

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:50:41 -0400

“Riverdale Park is facing a class-action lawsuit claiming that tens of thousands of speed camera tickets should be invalidated because they were not properly approved by a police officer — a case that could cost the small town in Prince George’s County millions of dollars.”

- http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/lawsuit-claims-many-speed-camera-tickets-issued-by-riverdale-park-are-invalid/2012/08/13/13d6f964-e57b-11e1-8741-940e3f6dbf48_story.html

“The suit, filed in Prince George’s County Circuit Court last week and first reported by Fox 5, claims that two civilian employees used a Riverdale Park police corporal’s computer login to approve thousands of tickets, including some when the corporal was away on leave.”

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=39976 ...

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 07:53:00 -0400

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=39976

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Nine people have been killed in clashes between rival unions at a South African mine owned by leading platinum producer Lonmin, police have said.

The dead included two policemen attacked by a mob, and three workers killed by officers, at the mine in North West province, police said.

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Do my eyes deceive me or are these Syrian rebels giving the Nazi...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:32:00 -0400

Do my eyes deceive me or are these Syrian rebels giving the Nazi salute? Someone help me out here.

"PARIS — Dozens of young men rioted in a troubled district in northern France after weeks of..."

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:56:53 -0400

“PARIS — Dozens of young men rioted in a troubled district in northern France after weeks of tensions, pulling drivers from their cars and stealing the vehicles, and burning a school and a youth center. The police department in Amiens says at least 16 officers were hurt by the time the riot ended Tuesday, some by buckshot.”

- http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/youth-riot-engulfs-troubled-french-district-in-north-16-police-hurt-as-school-cars-burn/2012/08/14/8ed1d8f0-e5e9-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

"Greg Kouri, who co-founded the e-commerce payment service PayPal, died unexpectedly in New York City..."

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:25:27 -0400

“Greg Kouri, who co-founded the e-commerce payment service PayPal, died unexpectedly in New York City on Saturday. He was 51, a native of Canada, and lived in Miami Beach.”

- http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/13/2949900/greg-kouri-paypal-co-founder-dies.html

"Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last five days"

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:22:40 -0400

“Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last five days”

- http://www.zdnet.com/wikileaks-has-been-under-ddos-attack-for-the-last-five-days-7000002213/

"The U.S. Navy said one of its guided-missile destroyers collided with an oil tanker near the Strait..."

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 09:54:46 -0400

“The U.S. Navy said one of its guided-missile destroyers collided with an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.”

- http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-12/u-s-navy-ship-collides-with-oil-tanker-near-strait-of-hormuz.html

"WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help..."

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:49:00 -0400

“WASHINGTON — The Navy is rushing dozens of unmanned underwater craft to the Persian Gulf to help detect and destroy mines in a major military buildup aimed at preventing Iran from closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the event of a crisis, U.S. officials said.”

- http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/07/submersibles-persian-gulf-to-oppose-iran.html

"Every few seconds, data picked up at surveillance points in major cities and landmarks across the..."

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:56:31 -0400

“Every few seconds, data picked up at surveillance points in major cities and landmarks across the United States are recorded digitally on the spot, then encrypted and instantaneously delivered to a fortified central database center at an undisclosed location to be aggregated with other intelligence.”

- http://www.businessinsider.com/trapwire-everything-you-need-to-know-2012-8

"A University of Florida scientist has created a living “brain” of cultured rat cells..."

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:55:42 -0400

“A University of Florida scientist has created a living “brain” of cultured rat cells that now controls an F-22 fighter jet flight simulator.”

- http://news.discovery.com/tech/brain-dish-flies-plane-041022.html

“We can track where a car associated with a murder suspect is...

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:51:22 -0400

“We can track where a car associated with a murder suspect is currently located and where it’s been over the past several days, weeks or months,” Kelly said. “This is a system developed by police officers for police officers.”

"Crude-oil futures bounced up over $1 at one point Monday after a false Twitter rumor exposed the oil..."

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:44:01 -0400

“Crude-oil futures bounced up over $1 at one point Monday after a false Twitter rumor exposed the oil market’s knee-jerk fear of Mideast turmoil.”

- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444246904577573661207457898.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

… somewhere in Aleppo.

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:34:09 -0400

… somewhere in Aleppo.