AR-Gov: Asa Hutchinson (R) Turned Away from Polls Because of Voter ID Law, by poopdogcomedy Scott Walker Caught in Another Big, Fat Lie, by PuddyTat If Texans can't live with fracking, Californians can't either, by TXsharon
Scott Walker Caught in Another Big, Fat Lie, by PuddyTat
If Texans can't live with fracking, Californians can't either, by TXsharon
[T]he monthly News, which bills itself as “The Pulse of San Quentin,” is the state’s only inmate-produced newspaper and one of the few in the world. The paper’s 15 staff members, all of them male felons, write from the unusual perspective of having served an estimated 297 ½ years collectively for burglary, murder, home invasion, conspiracy and, in one case, a Ponzi scheme. In a notorious prison best known for its death row, the men are committed to what Juan Haines, the 56-year-old managing editor, who is serving 55 years to life for that 1996 bank robbery, calls “boots on the ground” journalism, accomplished without cellphones or direct Internet access. “It’s about being heard in a place that’s literally shut off from the world,” he said.
In a notorious prison best known for its death row, the men are committed to what Juan Haines, the 56-year-old managing editor, who is serving 55 years to life for that 1996 bank robbery, calls “boots on the ground” journalism, accomplished without cellphones or direct Internet access. “It’s about being heard in a place that’s literally shut off from the world,” he said.
According to the Wall Street Journal, FBI Director James Comey said that the in order to pursue so-called cyber criminals, the government would pretty much have to let government hackers get stoned—because who's going to quit the habit just to work for the FBI? “I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview,” Comey said, clearly not pandering to stereotypes.
“I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cyber criminals and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview,” Comey said, clearly not pandering to stereotypes.
Chinadaily USA reports that the job lasts for a year and pays 200,000 yuan, equivalent to about $32,500, as well as an SUV for transport and meals and accommodations. Current panda nannies, mostly volunteers, come from Europe, the U.S., and Japan--but as part of a program designed to increase global awareness of the needs of panda conservation, the organizers have decided to create a paid position. It's unclear how many slots are available, but the campaign also includes the recruitment of eight panda observers for a three-day stint.