Stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation
January 18th. Tomorrow, I will be silent across all web sites and social media accounts in support of the SOPA / PIPA blackout. I will not be alone in this, silently protesting alongside the likes of Reddit, Wikipedia, Google, Wordpress, Mozilla, and thousands of other websites and internet based companies.
I encourage all others to do the same. We need to ensure that those representing us in the government know that we do not support the passing of laws that will stifle and break the Internet as we know it. Please help educate your friends and family who may not be aware of the consequences that SOPA, PIPA, and similar bills would have on our open Internet.
Please click this link and enter your zip code to quickly and easily be connected to your local representatives. There is a form letter prepared for you, or you can change it to your own words. Phone numbers are even prepared for you if you prefer to call.
Follow Up of the Day: Rep. Anthony Weiner appeared before the press this afternoon after a short delay co-opted by none-other-than Andrew Breitbart to tearfully confess a series of “inappropriate communications” with six women he met online. He stressed that his relationship with these women had no physical component whatsoever, but refused to elaborate on the exact nature of the exchanges.
Weiner further admitted that the now-infamous underwear pic was in fact tweeted by him, and the hacking fabrication his used to cover it up was meant to protect his loved ones.
Calling his behavior “a destructive thing,” Weiner offered the media no clear-cut explanation for his actions, but said he knew what he was doing was a mistake.The congressman said he has no intention of resigning his post, believing he did not violate any law nor break the oath to his constituents.
Asked about how his marriage would fair in light of his admission, Weiner said he loves his wife “very much” and they two “have no intention of splitting up over this.” He later added that his wife had knowledge concerning some of these relationships “since before we were married.”
Meanwhile, ABC News posted an interview it conducted with Meagan Broussard, a 26-year-old woman who claims to have been one of the women with whom Rep. Weiner engaged in “a sexually-charged electronic relationship.”
This is the only part of this news story that I feel is news worthy.
