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The news broke very late Friday night.. Anonymous, the group blamed for historic hackings in the past, struck again. This time it was in response to the suicide of Aaron Swartz. REDDIT’s Swartz’s suicide was blamed by some on the government’s overzealous crackdown on his operations. Today, USSC.GOV was taken down and replaced by this message: … Read moreAnonymous strikes: Online hacktivists gain control of US Sentencing Commission website

He wrote an opinion piece on guns and violence .. And in part, he is critical of the media, the NRA, and the United States… MORE.. STEPHEN KING WRITES, IN PART: “21. Any bills to change existing gun laws, including those that make it possible for almost anyone in America to purchase a high-capacity assault … Read moreInto the fray: Stephen King speaks

The gun control debate rages.. But in the midst of policy fights VP Joe Biden is at it again.. He said he was golfing within ‘earshot’ of the horrible Nickel Mines shooting in Pennsylvania in 2006.. But reporters wondered where exactly the course was.. No sure answers found but interesting questions abound…

CNN is reporting that Burt Reynolds is in intensive care in a Florida hospital, where he went for treatment of flu symptoms, one of his representatives said Friday… Developing story..

FRIDAY JANUARY 25 2013 A REMINDER: The headlines today you are seeing are real. They may seem unreal.. they may seem fictitious.. but they are nothing but reality, for better or worse–and mostly worse.. Obama vs. the Fly: Call it a draw? North Korea’s Un has been busy lately.. when he’s not threatening a nuclear test … Read more

CNN reporting this tonight: North Korea said Thursday that it plans to carry out a “high-level nuclear test” and further long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are “aimed at the U.S.” The statement from the North’s National Defense Commission was carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency Developing..

A little personal issue tonight is on my mind.. I have become aware of some troubling news tonight … a friend of mine and a fellow graduate from the class of 1999 somewhere in Pennsylvania, somewhere in time, has passed away way too early after a long battle with breast cancer. I won’t give details … Read moreThe class of 99 loses a wonderful soul

It’s being called the GIF for the ages. First Lady Michelle Obama rolls her eyes at the House Speaker.. if only we could have been a fly in the food for this conversation..