Here's an anecdote from the marathon bombing trial. The other day an FBI agent was on the stand testifying as to the text messages and tweets found on the younger Tsarnaev's phone. There were a few thousand messages and tweets discovered. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 18, 2015
A question for Republicans*.
Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton told his constituents to be afraid of the Obamacare insurance exchanges on the Internet because, in so many words, “Russian mobsters may steal your identity". 1.16 Million credit cards were hacked … [Read more...]
Wonk Graphics: U.S. Income Inequality by City
From the Washington Post: The following graphs illustrates the ranking and comparative trends of income inequality between 2012 and 2013, with the top table ranking those cities with the most income inequality and the bottom table … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Romney to fight Holyfield
Apologies for the delay in last week's review. Our first contestant isn't actually a joke — although it is humorous. It also speaks well of our former governor: fighting for charity, and evidently putting his time to much better use than he … [Read more...]
Fast Brain Dump: Why We Need A Capital Region Government, Or Why Boston Should Annex Everything Inside Route 128
This is not going to be an in-depth, highly researched & linked article. This is a fast brain dump on why in the great Boston Metro area we either need a "Capital Region Government" or Boston should just annex everything within Route … [Read more...]