Justices: Gitmo detainees can challenge detention in U.S. courts – CNN.com
This is what we call an unalloyed piece of good, if LONG !@#$ OVERDUE, news. The Supreme Court has affirmed that those pesky rights and protections in the Constitution that some of us still think might be sorta, maybe, kinda important to apply equally [...]
Favrd. Trickle-down egonomics for the twitter attention sp…
Neat service pulling intriguing Tweets by how many times they’ve been marked as someone’s favorite — something like Flickr’s “interestingness” algorithm. I went to check out the page (at the above link) and noted this little gem, from Twitter user hotdogsladiesкомпютри:
Clinton fans tell us they’ll protest by [...]
Rands In Repose: We Travel in Tribes
The frequently-sagacious Rands on why he likes Twitter — struck a chord with me.
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Twitter is a social network, yes, but it’s a social network without the superpoke scrabtaculous zombie noise and, for that, I’m thankful, because I’ve got work to do. Yes, I could spend days tidying my profile [...]
Via the inimitable Warren Ellis, of course.
McCain Speech to Shed Light On Judicial Philosophy – WSJ.com
This is impressive, and a phenomenon I watched in the 2000 Republican primaries — people see a very likable John McCain and ascribe their own positions to him… which he tacitly encourages, I’m sure, by not talking about certain hot-button issues very much. Good on [...]