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A statement by the ‘Shadow Brokers’ hacking collective, claiming they have hacked an NSA affiliate and obtained a set of US government spying and surveillance tools, coincided with the NSA official website going offline for many hours. A statement by the ‘Shadow Brokers’ hacking collective, claiming they have hacked an NSA affiliate and obtained a

They only sometimes gave policy as a reason, even after his arrest. Internet giants have been increasingly willing to take down extremist content, but their previous reluctance is coming back to haunt them. The UK recently convicted radical cleric Anjem Choudary (and co-defendant Mohammed Rahman) of rallying support for ISIS, and court documents have revealed that neither Twitter

The Onion at its best!  Scientists Trace Heat Wave To Massive Star At Center Of Solar System PASADENA, CA—Groundbreaking new findings announced Monday suggest the record-setting heat wave plaguing much of the United States may be due to radiation emitted from an enormous star located in the center of the solar system. Scientists believe the

The burden of today’s energy policies fall heaviest on low-income Americans. The clean energy mantra is so loud that it often drowns out the feeble cry of energy poverty. Many Americans are finding it more and more difficult to pay their utility bills, yet this important issue is nearly absent from the debate about America’s energy future.

A report from The New York Times indicates customers with solar panel maker Global Efficient Energy (GEE) claim they were scammed out of nearly $20,000 on promises of major energy savings. The Texas-based solar panel installer has earned a lot of ill will, according to The NYT,as more than a smattering of GEE customers contacted the

Via KQQQ:  Pullman City Council resisted the discussion of legal marijuana shops in Pullman at last nights council meeting. In July, city council agreed the buffer limit should settle at 500 feet from libraries, schools, recreation centers, playgrounds, day cares, and transit centers. Washington State set the buffer at 1,000 feet when the law was

While the UI is going “dry” at football games (yea, right), WSU is expanding its booze sales.  Washington State University expects a decision in the next few days that would allow expanded alcohol sales at home football games this season. … That decision appears to rest with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board. “It’s

Obamacare is heading down the toilet where it belongs.  Aetna will abandon Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges next year in more than two-thirds of the counties where it now sells the coverage, the latest in a string of defections by big insurers that will limit customer choice in many markets. Dwindling insurer participation is becoming

When the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing. Prosecutors argue for prosecution against individuals, not states.  A federal appeals court Tuesday banned the Justice Department from prosecuting medical marijuana cases if no state laws were broken. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered

The Moscow Police Department is once again taking part in a statewide summer traffic emphasis patrol. The campaign from the Idaho Transportation Department is called “100 to Zero Summer Driving Mobilizations”. They are running in phases which started Memorial Day and continue through Labor Day. The Moscow PD is now taking part in the third

And many millions more would like for insurance to cost what it did 40 years ago before the government started messing with it.  President Barack Obama’s decision not to fight for a public option in his Affordable Healthcare Act is coming back to haunt him, as America’s largest for-profit insurance companies are rejecting the landmark

A federal judge closed a hearing over Seattle police reform by declaring from the bench that “black lives matter,” provoking audible reactions from the courtroom. The pronouncement occurred when US District Judge James Robart, a George W. Bush appointee, was presiding over a settlement hearing on Monday, following Justice Department allegations of excessive force and

The FBI has reportedly dispatched its investigative report on Hillary Clinton, explaining why charges were not recommended against the Democratic presidential hopeful. Meanwhile, House Republicans are seeking new perjury charges against Clinton. The FBI has reportedly dispatched its investigative report on Hillary Clinton, explaining why charges were not recommended against the Democratic presidential hopeful. Meanwhile,

FACT: If the government doesn’t stop hemorrhaging money at its current rate on welfare programs, then Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the interest on our debt will not only sink the federal budget–these programs will self-destruct. Some politicians speak as if America’s debt crisis can be solved without kicking our spending habit. Those politicians would

Which is better: socialism or capitalism? Does one make people kinder and more caring, while the other makes people greedy and more selfish? In this video, Dennis Prager explains the moral differences between socialism and capitalism, and why anyone who wants a kind and generous society must support one and oppose the other.