Hot Pizza Delivered By A Drone
The DomiCopter will be delivering hot Domino’s pizza to your neighborhood if a franchise in the United Kingdom has its way.
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Obama Faces Dogged Heckler At Drone Speech
“The voice of that woman is worth paying attention to.” Code Pink’s Super Bowl.
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The Panopticon President
A new critique emerges. Fear of a narrow new government power at a scary moment.
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Porn Star Karaoke Leads The Daily Links
Plus Metallica’s take on the national anthem, an 8-bit Great Gatsby video game, and the heartwarming story of an artist’s first gallery show.
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White House: Press Didn’t Start Asking About Drones Until Jon Stewart Did
Dan Pfeiffer pounds the press corps.
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The 16 Funniest “Game Of Thrones” Parodies Lead The Weekend Links
Plus very weird Shakespeare news, drones delivering newpapers, and Kate Gosselin’s Twitter habits.
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White House Withholding Judgement On Damning UN Report On Drones Strikes In Pakistan
Report finds the U.S. has violated Pakistan’s sovereignty with drone strikes.
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Which Pundits Stood With Rand Paul?
Rand Paul’s filibuster made for strange bedfellows in the punditocracy. Here’s a breakdown ranked from most supportive of Rand to least.
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John McCain Rips Into Rand Paul’s Filibuster: "Was Not Helpful"
“To allege that … our government would drop a drone hellfire missile on Jane Fonda … that brings the conversation from a serious discussion about U.S. policy to the realm of the ridiculous.”
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Rand Paul Tweets His Own Filibuster
Senator Rand Paul filibusters vote on CIA director nominee John Brennan over the use of drones against Americans on U.S. soil. Here are the highlights.
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Rand Paul’s Filibuster Gives Civil Liberties A Rare Washington Moment
Where left and right meet. Paul on drones.
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Ted Cruz Grills Eric Holder On Hypothetical Use Of Drones On American Soil
The Senator wants to know if it would be constitutional to kill an American in a café with a drone strike. “You have to look at all of the facts,” says Holder.
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The FBI Would Like Your Help Finding A Drone Spotted Near New York City
Have you see this drone?
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Lindsey Graham Wasn’t Citing The Government’s Secret Drone Kill Tally
He picked it up on cable news, his office says.
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Could Drones Have Prevented A Deadly Hollywood Helicopter Crash?
The FAA has taken its time allowing the use of drones in filmmaking. Meanwhile, people are dying trying to get the perfect shot.
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3 Startling Facts About Drone Attacks
Covert CIA hits are getting “bigger, badder, and more frequent.”
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Dronestagram Has Turned Into A Pro-Drone Lovefest
A popular Instagram account that shows Google Maps images of drone strike targets has become a forum for hawkish cheerleading.
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Google Maps Captures A Drone Landing
Or maybe taking off? At Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Spotted by James Bridle, the man behind Dronestagram.
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A Skateboarding Video Filmed By Drones
They’re not just for war! A hobby drone pulls off shots that used to be impossible outside of a Hollywood production.
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A Different Kind Of Instagram Account
Against images of sunsets and stir-fry on Instagram, there are now pictures of the places where hundreds of people are being killed by drones. Another instance of Instagram being used to tell the stories most of us can’t see. (via dronestagram.tumblr.com)
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Gary Johnson’s First Television Ad Focuses On Drones
“Right now in Iran, a lot of little kids are about to die.”
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Romney: We Can’t Kill Our Way Out Of This Mess
The Republican nominee says the U.S. needs a coherent strategy to disincentives radicalism — not just drone attacks.
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The Official Government Logo For Drone Attacks (CORRECTED)
Is that Mr. Death, or an Ewok? (update: It’s a Jawa!).
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Drones Are Weapons of Choice in Fighting Qaeda on nytimes.com ›
War has taken on a video-game quality, as soldiers in Nevada “fly” missions in Afghanistan and Iraq in the same day. Predator and other drones are super-popular with the military despite some shortcomings like: more than a third of the drones deployed have crashed; the missile-firing button is right next to the button that turns off the engine; and they are creepy.
