Three Pictures for Today: First, John Kiriakou, CIA whistleblower who confirmed the existence of the CIA’s illegal torture program, just got out of jail, after serving two years in a federal penitentiary. This twitter photo says it all: Well, not QUITE all. Kiriakou still has a million-dollar legal bill, five kids, one in college, no … Continue reading Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou Is Out of Jail!
It Had to Happen: the AP Is Using Robots to Write Thousands of Routine Business Stories.Now all we Need Is Some Robots to READ Them . . . Philana Patterson, an assistant business editor at the AP tasked with implementing the system, tells us there was some skepticism from the staff at first. “I wouldn’t … Continue reading Robots Writing News Stories?? You Mean You Hadn’t Noticed??
Teen Murders Down –And The BIG Reason Is Quite A Surprise! George Tita, a criminologist at UC Irvine who studies homicide, said the increase in age is consistent with the changing nature of gang violence and the sharp decrease in killings throughout the county. Others say that the trauma of losing brothers, cousins and fathers … Continue reading Teen Murders In Los Angeles Are Way Down
Can you see the key to the Carolina “Left”here?? Well, me neither. But the rightwing Civitas “think” tank can see it all, right here. You gotta believe.
My friend Katharine “Kat” Royal was also on hand. Kat is a minister, and she and her husband Micah performed several weddings right outside the courthouse in the warm sun.
While I was there, several same sex couples came into the county’s Register of Deeds office. I talked with two of them, one of them proceeded to get married on the spot, and more about this visit is in these seven photos below.
It was a big day.