Facebook says it’s going to implement end-to-end encryption into its extremely popular Messenger app. Unfortunately, the company is going about it all wrong. The encryption will be require that users opt-in to … Continue reading Facebook Blew It on Messenger Encryption

The multinational group is poised to agree to add four battalions along the eastern front in answer to an increasingly aggressive Russian leadership. It’s a positive note to think that Europe can … Continue reading In Shadow of ‘Brexit,’ NATO Will Sound Message of Unity Against Russia – The New York Times

A video surfaced showing two white La. police officers in a deadly physical altercation with a black man. One of the officers appears to shoot Alton Sterling several times at point-blank range. … Continue reading Outrage after video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man – The Washington Post

A South Carolina town passed an ordinance on Tuesday banning saggy pants that “intentionally” display undergarments, according to local reports. A local government wants you to pull your pants up and they … Continue reading S.C. town bans saggy pants

Will police shootings like these ever end? How many African American men will die before this changes? Protests take place in the US state of Louisiana after a video emerges appearing to … Continue reading US protests after police shooting of black man in Louisiana – BBC News

The last time Trump told the truth. #election2016 #politics @donlemon #cnn pic.twitter.com/diyp5WV5Ty — Mark Goulston, M.D. (@MarkGoulston) July 6, 2016 As “ironic” as this would be, it’s so completely not true. But … Continue reading Trump – People Magazine Quote About Stupid Republicans

It’s not very often that you hear comments that wish for the days of Saddam Hussein’s reign again. The missteps and carelessness taken by the United States and UK show that without … Continue reading Iraq Chilcot inquiry: Bitterness in Baghdad 

The same Supreme Court that unleashed a torrent of political corruption with its Citizens United ruling of 2010 has now expanded its support for legalized bribery with a unanimous decision to vacate … Continue reading The Supreme Court That Allowed Corporations to Buy Elections Has Now Approved the Bribing of Governors

For years, the test has included pull-ups, crunches and a three-mile run. But female Marines were allowed to do a much easier exercise on a pull-up bar known as the flexed-arm hang. … Continue reading Why the Marines decided to allow heavier women (and men in some cases) to serve – The Washington Post

Ramadan is traditionally the holiest month in the Islamic calendar – so why does IS launch major attacks during this period, asks Shiraz Maher. Source: Why so-called Islamic State chooses to bomb … Continue reading Why so-called Islamic State chooses to bomb during Ramadan – BBC News

The former London mayor seeks some payback with endorsement in the three-way contest. Source: Race for British prime minister intensifies as one-time Brexit allies turn rivals – The Washington Post Not only … Continue reading Race for British prime minister intensifies as one-time Brexit allies turn rivals – The Washington Post

Many of the architects and proponents of the leave campaign are among Britain’s elite. Source: What the media gets wrong about Brexit – The Washington Post This article elucidates the divisions that … Continue reading What the media gets wrong about Brexit – The Washington Post