End Times

You'd think that somebody with a direct line to the Almighty, and tapped by Jesus to save mankind on Earth, would be able to come up with a better business plan for running a daily newspaper. But, alas, after nearly three decades of unrelenting financial losses, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a federal tax cheat, accused cult leader, and founder of the Unification Church, has decided to pull out.

Eric Boehlert reports that the Washington Times is going to stop pretending to be a real newspaper.

Thanx to Shakesville

My ass and your...

Facebook does privacy the way Lyndon Johnson did Vietnam: Every fix makes things worse. The EFF discusses.

Thanx to Making Light.

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SF writer Peter Watts charged with assaulting border guards.

Thanx to everybody.

New holiday

This is the 80th anniversary of sf fandom.