The government has shut down 73K WordPress sites, via @Beregond

div class=Amp_Commentary_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Post_TextpUm, WTH? Anyone with more info on this?br /
/p/div/divdiv class=Amp_Content_Outerdiv class=Amp_Top_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Source_FirstspanAmplifyrsquo;d from a rel=clipsource target=_blank title=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/ href=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/torrentfreak.com/a/span/div/divdiv class=Amp_Middle_Wrapblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdh2 id=AutoGeneratedID-0U.S. Authorities Shut Down WordPress Host With 73,000 Blogs/h2/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-1After the U.S. Government took action against several sites connected to movie streaming recently, nerves are jangling over the possibility that this is just the beginning of a wider crackdown. Now it appears that a free blogging platform has been taken down by its hosting provider on orders from the U.S. authorities on grounds of #8220;a history of abuse#8221;. More than 73,000 blogs are out of action as a result./p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-2Hot on the heels of recent threats from Vice President Joe Biden and Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel directed at sites offering unauthorized movies and music, last month U.S. authorities targeted several sites they claimed were connected to the streaming of infringing video material./p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-3Fears remain, however, that this action is only the beginning, and that more sites will be targeted as the months roll on. Indeed, TorrentFreak has already received information that other sites, so far unnamed in the media, are being monitored by the authorities on copyright grounds./p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-4Now, according to the owner of a free WordPress platform which hosts more than a rel=nofollow href=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:kg7EPbQlvSgJ:blogetery.com/contact/+blogetery.com/contactcd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=usclient=firefox-a73,000 blogs/a, his network of sites has been completely shut down on the orders of the authorities./pspan class=Amp_Source_Buttona rel=clipsource target=_blank title=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/ href=http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-authorities-shut-down-wordpress-host-with-73000-blogs-100716/Read more at torrentfreak.com/a/span/td/tr/table/blockquote/divdiv class=Amp_Bottom_Wrapnbsp;/div/divdiv class=Amp_LinkSee this Amp at a href=http://bit.ly/9zFTgohttp://bit.ly/9zFTgo/a/divbr/

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Scariest jobs graph via @elizcrum

div class=Amp_Commentary_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Post_TextpThe scariest part of this is what is NOT noted: The number of people relying on the government for their livelihood. Couple the jobs misery with the increase in Social Security folks and you have a perfect economic shit storm.br /
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Underlying all this is systemic uncertainty. The Obama administration has created a hostile business environment that makes businesses unlikely to hire even when they have cash because they fear demand will be low and their tax obligations will increase./p/div/divdiv class=Amp_Content_Outerdiv class=Amp_Top_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Source_FirstspanAmplifyrsquo;d from a rel=clipsource target=_blank title=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/the_scariest_jobs_graph_youve.html href=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/the_scariest_jobs_graph_youve.htmlvoices.washingtonpost.com/a/span/div/divdiv class=Amp_Middle_Wrapblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/07/the_scariest_jobs_graph_youve.htmltable cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtddiv id=entryhead
h1The scariest jobs graph you’ve seen yet/h1
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Think Progress Uses Tea Party Infiltrator As Proof Tea Parties Are Racist [Video at link]

div class=Amp_Commentary_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Post_TextpThe Left is so eager to make the case that the Right is racist, that they’re willing to make stuff up to prove it. Of the thousands of videos out there, of the hundreds of Tea Parties videotaped, there is zero evidence of racism. But this isn’t about racism, ultimately. This is about getting the Democrat base riled up, fearful and willing to vote now that Obama isn’t on the ticket. Trumping up a racism charge is the way to do that. It’s despicable./p/div/divdiv class=Amp_Content_Outerdiv class=Amp_Top_Wrapdiv class=Amp_Source_FirstspanAmplifyrsquo;d from a rel=clipsource target=_blank title=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29 href=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29confederateyankee.mu.nu/a/span/div/divdiv class=Amp_Middle_Wrapblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdh3 id=AutoGeneratedID-0Think Progress Ripped Content From Tea Party Video To Create Fraudulent Racism Vid/h3/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-1Remember Activist 2, span id=IL_AD2the Saint Louis/span Team Party infiltrator, that claimed I’m a proud racist, I’m white?/p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-2It seems that Think Progress used a clip from this video, a video entitled a rel=nofollow href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYfmShJe5MAfeature=player_embeddedProof that the Tea Party is not racist/a./p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-3The guys at SharpElbows.Net thwarted this infiltrator, a rel=nofollow href=http://sharpelbowsstl.blogspot.com/2010/04/dem-shill-wears-nazi-gear-to-tea-party.htmlheavily documenting/a his attempt to mingle with Tea Party protesters in Saint Louis. /p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-4Think Progress misrepresented everything this video and the Tea Party stands for, and against./p/td/tr/table/blockquotediv class=Amp_Content_Hr/divblockquote class=Amp_Content_Item cite=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0trtdp id=AutoGeneratedID-5If staffers, including editor-in-chief Faiz Shakir should not be terminated for this behavior, I’d like to know why./pspan class=Amp_Source_Buttona rel=clipsource target=_blank title=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29 href=http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/303685.php?utm_source=twitterfeedutm_medium=twitterutm_campaign=Feed%3A+ConfederateYankee+%28Confederate+Yankee+Blog%29Read more at confederateyankee.mu.nu/a/span/td/tr/table/blockquote/divdiv class=Amp_Bottom_Wrapnbsp;/div/divdiv class=Amp_LinkSee this Amp at a href=http://bit.ly/da2qqKhttp://bit.ly/da2qqK/a/divbr/

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Podcast: MSM Bias Against The Tea Party Movement & A Class-Action Lawsuit Against The Government Over Health Care Reform

This podcast will make your blood boil and encourage you at the same time. Richard Noyes of the Media Research Center talks about their analysis of media coverage of the Tea Party. In the second half, Van Irion talks about his Congressional race and the Class Action suit to consider Health Care Reform unconstitutional. Interesting discussion of Federalism, too.

Some highlights from the research:

After reviewing every mention of the Tea Party on ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening newscasts and Sunday talk shows, the MRC found the below alarming trends, statistics and comparisons with other political protests.  Highlights:

Miniscule Coverage

§                                 ABC, CBS and NBC aired a mere 61 stories or segments about the Tea party over a 12-month period despite the movement’s demonstrated political force

§                                 Another 141 items included brief references to the movement

§                                 Networks virtually refused to recognize the Tea Party in 2009 (just 19 stories) with coverage increasing only after Scott Brown’s election in Massachusetts

No Comparison to Liberal Protests

§                                 The Nation of Islam’s “Million Man March” in 1995 was featured in 21 evening news stories on just the night of the march – more than the Tea Party received in all of 2009

§                                 The anti-gun “Million Mom March” in 2000 was preceded by 41 broadcast network reports heralding its message with a dozen positive pre-march interviews w/ organizers and participants

§                                 This promo favor was never granted to the Tea Party

Smeared as Extreme Racists

§                                 After the Sept. 12, 2009 rallies, networks suggested the Tea Party was an extreme or racist movement (see report for examples)

§                                 44% of network stories (27 out of 61) suggested the movement reflected a fringe or dangerous quality (see report for examples)

§                                 Network reporters strained to protect left-wing causes (such as the anti-war movement)  from the outrageous acts of individual protesters, but no such effort was made for the Tea Party

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Who’s More Evil? Google Or The U.S. Government? Governments Chief Information Officer Gets Exposed By Google Buzz

It’s a tough call about who is more evil: the government or Google. In this case, it looks like their evilness canceled each other out and became a greater good!

Breitbart has the story:

Well, now we’ve learned that one of those who apparently got swept up in the Buzz privacy imbroglio was none other than Andrew McLaughlin, the controversial Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the Obama White House who was formerly Google’s top lobbyist.

McLaughlin works in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and is in charge of all Internet policy for the Administration. The two key components of OSTP’s mission are the creation of an “Open and Transparent Democracy”, and ironically, “Safeguarding the Privacy of Every American” by … “holding businesses accountable for violations of personal privacy.” (More on this in a moment.)

McLaughlin’s Buzz profile (which he quickly made private after his contacts were exposed) is enlightening to say the least. It includes a treasure trove of movers and shakers in high-tech, Internet public policy, and venture capital circles.

But it includes much, much more. At least 28 of the folks Google Buzz pulled from McLaughlin’s Gmail contact list are employed by…Google! And, as you can see from the screenshots below (captured before he made his contact lists private) McLaughlin’s Gmail appears to include a “who’s who” of Google senior lobbyists and lawyers from across the globe:

This story should disturb everyone and surprise no one.

Every totalitarian government have those complicit with their aims. With a statist in charge, Google has found a natural partner in their ownership desires.

In this case, the government got bit by the Google bug. They’ll refine their methods. This kind of information sharing is only good as long as it’s your privacy being violated.

Related from Money: How Google plays the angles in Washington. You don’t say?

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Men: It Depends

So Fausta asks about this study about manly men versus more feminine men. The feminine man she brought up was one of my faves: Orlando Bloom. She contrasted Orlando with Sean Connery. Ew. Connery strikes me as an ornery axxhole–just not very nice. Now Orlando? Well, the research talks about strong jaws and brow lines. Orlando actually has both–he’s just long and lanky and more manicured. He is also a vegetarian–which, I admit is a downside. Is he a girly man?

I’m thinking back to Paul Newman as a younger man. He was hotness until the day he died. Pure yum. He raced cars. He walked like a badass. He had the smirk. But he didn’t strike me as jerk. Cool Hand Luke….manly, right? Or what about Clint Eastwood at all ages? Or Johnny Cash? Manly, hot, badness.

And, as a woman, are you gonna get a certain type based on how they look? I mean, does the square jaw, broad face, dense muscles get you a worse kind of man…like Sandra Bullock‘s Jesse James? But Tiger Woods isn’t all that broad-faced guy…so no guarantees. And what about John Edwards? He’s the classic fem guy…I wouldn’t count on a feminine face.

Women like what they like. In the Western world, it might not mean survival but it might mean satisfaction.

More here

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Oh NOW Lib Journalists Urge Health Care Reform Caution

What loathsome creatures. For months the press has been cheerleading and now they carry water to manage expectations? Read Ruth Marcus’ latest and fume:

In fact, the occasion called for more humility than hyperbole, however unlikely that may have been given the setting. If I were a member of Congress, my floor speech before casting a yes vote would have boiled down to:

Gee, I hope this works.

One of the astonishing aspects of the health-care debate is how little is actually known about the implications of a change this far-reaching. Everyone has a theory, and a model to match, but even some of the most fundamental questions remain the subject of debate.

You know, the press loved Obamacare even though none of them knew what was in it. They wanted President Obama to have a win. So now he has it and they have it. One could not exist without the other. So Ruth Marcus and her ilk can put a sock in it.

When all the bad things happen, that she fears might happen, she can take the credit she deserves.

Via @Allahpundit

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Remember When Hillary Clinton Was Shrieking Down This Health Care Road?

I don’t know if the legislation got this far down the road last time around or not, but I remember lots of weeping and gnashing of teeth and blathering of “for the children” mantras.

Once again, Democrats have been done in by their legislative and punitive greed. Even if this bill passes, it will be at horrible cost to the Democrat brand–one that had been somewhat rehabilitated by the policies of Bill Clinton (although undermined by his personal character).

Bill Clinton could hide behind the skirts of Hillary on health care. Barack Obama may try to hide behind Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid, but it won’t fly.

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Something To Warm Your Heart Before The Scott Brown And What’s Her Name Special Election

A profoundly distressed Andrew Sullivan:

I can see no alternative scenario but a huge – staggeringly huge – victory for the FNC/RNC machine tomorrow. They crafted a strategy of total oppositionism to anything Obama proposed a year ago. Remember they gave him zero votes on even the stimulus in his first weeks. They saw health insurance reform as Obama’s Waterloo, and, thanks in part to the dithering Democrats, they beat him on that hill. They have successfully channeled all the rage at the massive debt and recession the president inherited on Obama after just one year. If they can do that already, against the massive evidence against them, they have the power to wield populism to destroy any attempt by government to address any actual problems.
This is a nihilist moment, built from a nihilist strategy in order to regain power … to do nothing but wage war against enemies at home and abroad.

What comes next will be a real test for Obama. I suspect serious health insurance reform is over for yet another generation.

If this is any indication of the gnashing of teeth after a Scott Brown win, it will be a sweet victory, indeed.

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