Police
opened fire on a group of protesters in Oakland CA. Apparently they used "Sting Grenades" that contain BB-sized rubber pellets and tear gas.
Another article on Wired about US citizens who are being denied due process of the law for non-existent "terrorism" ties. One such citizen is Asif Iqbal, a management consultant in New York who shares a name with a "terrorist suspect". Here's the thing: the real one has been caught (and is 8 years younger than him) but the Feds still won't get off his back. The article contains numerous other examples.
Also on Wired, a follow up story on Intel programmer Mike Hawash, who was disappeared by the government as a "material witness".
If you ever start losing money from a car wash machine, don't blame it on thieves, blame it on the birds!
Speaking of birds, check out this insanely cute baby llama.
