The fucking Secret Service is at my office . . .
. . .because some moron posted something on our site about killing Obama. It’s an obituary website. It was just a condolence entry.
Your tax dollars at work, people.
I work for the government.
Awful. I know. But I have my reasons. The absolutely ridiculous volume of training they force me to complete year in and year out is definitely not among them, however. Until now.
FCC Chair Kevin Martin's nationwide wireless broadband plan
So Kevin Martin (not the one who used to post here. The other one.) is apparently set on auctioning off a large portion of the wireless spectrum to whomever can provide nationwide wireless broadband — free of charges and free or porn. Which, to me, is where it gets really interesting. I’m a freedom of speech nut and, in my mind, porn falls squarely under “speech.” But I also believe free internet access to all Americans is, perhaps, equally important.
So which is more important? Absolute, no-exceptions free speech that cuts off our figurative noses to spite our information-craved faces? Or free data nationwide that sets a dangerous precedent? And for any free-marketeers out there, are we at a point where we can consider internet access a utility like electric and water? Or does the U.S. Government have no business pushing free internet?
FEMA
In case you forgot about these fuck-ups…
FEMA gave away about $85 million in household goods meant for Hurricane Katrina victims, a CNN investigation has found