“If he was a criminal then so am I. If all children are criminals then so are their mothers.” Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti was arrested on October 30, 2012 by the Iranian cyber police. Sattar died in custody immediately, allegedly from severe torture. His family was informed of his death one week later, on November… Read more »
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Goodbye, Graham? Blogger Bruce Carroll to announce final decision on Senate run
To campaign or not to campaign? Earlier this month, Carroll, the Twitterer formerly known as @GayPatriot, resigned his position at GOProud to focus on a potential run against Sen. Lindsey Graham. It looks like he’s finally made a decision, once and for all. I didn't intend to be coy with earlier tweet. I will announce… Read more »
Interview with Melissa Ortiz, disability activist and blogger
Dustin Siggins: What is your disability? Melissa Ortiz: I have congenital, neurological malformation with hydrocephalus. That’s a big, fancy way of saying part of my brain did not form properly. Unlike other people, the fluid between my brain and spine isn’t correctly balanced, ever, because the malformation sits on the canal that controls the balance…. Read more »
Report: Slate Economics Blogger Buys $1.2M Condo
Nothing says wealth redistribution like purchasing a $ 1.2 million condo in the heart of Washington D.C. What else to make of reports from the Washingtonian that Slate economics and business blogger Matthew Yglesias, an ardent redistributionist, owns a three-bedroom, three-bath home on Q Street in Logan Circle that clocks in at that hefty sum?… Read more »