Look closely. Beautiful illusion. Source/photographer unknown.
Daily Archives: January 30, 2012
My Childhood 24
Me behave? Seriously?? As a child, I saw…
Super PACs Have Spent Over $42 Million 12
Two federal court rulings in 2010 paved the way for the ascent of “super PACs,” political action committees that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on political races, as long as they don’t coordinate with a specific candidate. And so far, they’re spending heavily on the Republican race. No surprise there. This app, part of ProPublica’s long-term investigation into “dark money,” keeps track of where super PACs are spending their cash to influence the presidential race.
Humpback Whale Shows Appreciation for Being Freed From Nets 4
Beautiful video showing how Michael Fishbach, co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC), and a few others aboard their boat encounter a Humpback whale tangled in some netting.
British Pair Arrested in U.S. on Terror Charges over Twitter Jokes 8
Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to ‘destroy America’ and ‘dig up Marilyn Monroe’.
Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.
