bullet points is all i have time for

but here are some things that have concerned or interested me as of late:

the economy is going under.

stupidity for today: if Sarah Palin were my mother, I would be named Scat Dubya Palin [via]

the FBI now has greater freedom to scrutinize you.

this guy hacked into his university's network and wrote a 16-page paper to tell about it. [he's being prosecuted.]

i think i am going to focus my efforts on Chile for the state crime paper. I have no idea why.