Archive for the ‘Society’ Category

The “safest” places to live in the United States

Written by HDO on April 4, 2011 | Comments Off

We, as people, are quick to think of “the end of the world” as soon as a natural, or another overly publicized disaster strikes. When the dust settles, and we have all made peace with the devastation, we understandably start worrying about ourselves. Searches like “safest countries” and “countries with the fewest natural disasters” have  ... Read More

Mohammed Day Cartoonist ‘Goes Ghost’

Written by HDO on September 25, 2010 | Comments (73)

Molly Norris is no more. The Seattle Weekly cartoonist, best known for producing the viral imagery behind the “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” kerfuffle last spring has ‘gone ghost’ as the FBI says. At the behest of top security officials at the FBI, Norris has changed her name, de-activated her email and personal website and has ... Read More

Drug Shortage Puts a Stop to Lethal Injection for the Rest of 2010

Written by HDO on September 8, 2010 | Comments Off

Some death-row inmates expecting to die by lethal injection in Q4 2010 might just be granted a temporary stay of execution thanks to a product shortage of a popular anesthetic. It turns out corporate drug-giant Hospira happens to be the only pharmaceutical company that produces sodium thiopental and they’re plum out – at least until ... Read More

Sherrod Plans Legal Action Against Blogger

Written by HDO on July 30, 2010 | Comments Off

Speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in San Diego, California on Thursday, former US Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod confirmed that she would be pursuing legal action against the conservative blogger who almost ruined her career. Conservative yellow journalist and poster boy for white victim-complex in America, Andrew Breitbart heavily edited a ... Read More