The symbol of freedom that has been paraded by the Americans for over 200 years is now being burned at their own hands. The protesters in Occupy Oakland lost all respect for their country and burned a American flag that they found inside Oakland City Hall. Dozens of police maintained a late-night guard around City Hall following daylong protests that ... Read More »

Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday. The third-seeded Belarusian overpowered the 2008 champion to win 6-3, 6-0 in 82 minutes to lift the trophy and become the fourth women’s first-time grand slam winner in a row. “I ... Read More »

Actor Robert Hegyes, one of the stars of the 70s sitcom “Welcome Back Kotter” died today of an apparent heart attack. Hegyes was best known for his role as the Puerto Rican-Jew on that show — Juan Luis Pedro Phillipo de Huevos Epstein. Epstein for short. Hegyes reunited with John Travolta and the rest of the Sweathogs last year to ... Read More »

Looks like for the first time someone in the government has stepped up against the pat down search carried out by TSA in airports. Senator Rand Paul has been detained by the TSA because he refused full body pat down search after he set off a screening alarm. “I spoke with him five minutes ago and he was being detained ... Read More »

After the major Blackout of the internet on Jan 18th it seems people are in the government are finally willing to hear us. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office just released a statement explaining that Protect IP Act (PIPA), a contentious, heavily-lobbied bill that was supposed to be debated and voted on in the coming days, has been postponed: “In ... Read More »

One the biggest file sharing site Megaupload has been shut down by FBI and 7 of it’s members have been charged and four have been arrested including the site’s founder Kim Dotcom (born Kim Schmitz). This happened just a day after internet companies revolted against SOPA bill (pushing to be passed by Hollywood heavyweights). Anonymous does not seem very happy ... Read More »

The Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke died today at just 29. She crashed on Jan 10 during her training. Sarah Burke was an X Games star with a grass-roots mentality — a daredevil superpipe skier who understood the risks inherent to her sport and the debt she owed to it for her success on the slopes. “Sarah was the one ... Read More »