Nothing about Bill Clinton disagreeing with Obama about giving away control of the internet?
I thought that would have been noted by now in The Stranger. It's big news. But it blemishes Obama, so I understand why it hasn't been an article yet.

The Deepwater Horizon spill was in 2010, not 2011.

Thanks, fixed.

On the accompanying photo: I like the curtains, but they need to paint the desk to coordinate better with the color of the curtains.

Gender policing dress codes: 👎

"sanctity of the office"

I think we'd be better off getting away from weird notions like this. It's not a religious calling.

Good, meaty Morning News, but I'm surprised no one mentioned the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez spill yesterday.

Wait - why is it being called the Hazel Mudslide???

@9, I don't think that's an official name. It may be referred to that way by wonky resource managers because of the Hazel Watershed Administrative Unit, which includes the North Fork of the Stillaguamish:

https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/forestpracti…

...and/or usage in papers on landslide potential:

http://proceedings.esri.com/library/user…

...but it doesn't seem to be used much currently in referring to the watershed:

http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_co…

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/apps/watersheds/wr…

@10
Oh, wow - I had done a quick google search, but didn't take the time to really look into it.
Thanks for all of the info!

@ 11. I called it the Hazel slide because that's what the geologist who was emailing with me called it.

I flip back and forth between worrying that putting technology in the hands of local polices forces is part of a grand scheme by the NSA to increase its data collection capabilities through many independent agencies. Even if the data isn't explicitly shared with the NSA it is easy enough to fetch it from the agencies through whatever backdoors the NSA has installed in standard law enforcement software packages.

And, that the technology being sold to local agencies through DHS grants is all just useless crap which will sit unused on a shelf in a couple years once everyone has forgotten how to use it. DHS grants are like candy for law enforcement equipment manufacturers. A few well placed bribes and junket invitations can result in millions as every police department in the country is outfitted with whatever crap you're selling.

Or, some combination of the two.

And yeah, Obama is going to play act that a few reforms are coming and then do nothing. Sadly, he has proven to be weak willed against the scare tactics of the intelligence agencies.

It sure seems the south is having more than it's share of energy related disasters. Keep voting for Republicans and their "less gubermint is good" mantra, asshats! When the food chain in the gulf is disrupted in such a manner, could collapse be far behind? And gulf shrimp would go the way dinosaur, will that wake you from your delusions? Doubtful.

@1 is a liar, newsmax is a liar, and foxnews is a liar.

I still haven't figured out why Greenwald is considered a competent analyst on these issues when he clearly places passion before factual consistency. Having read most of what he's written I can say with some certainty that he's not a particularly credible source when it comes to representing facts clearly. I don't actually give a fuck what he thinks or says about anything. Thanks for the Snowden files though!

BTW: China doesn't have a leg to stand on when it comes to cyber-warfare. Let's not even joke about China criticizing the US over legitimate civil liberties concerns. They're complaining that the US spies on them. Well, no fucking shit. They do exactly the same thing to us and others (not to mention their own citizens, just like us!). This babe in the woods routine that these purported super powers keep trotted out is getting a bit old.

er trotting.

You should do the Morning News every day, Brendan... nice round up.

@18,

Brendan is totally full of shit with his "when China complains..." remark. No shit, China is complaining. Like any other oppressive regime, they don't like getting a taste of their own medicine.

@14 ...because DHS have the real birth cetificate, and know he's Muslim, and black.

http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/03/argume…

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/mar/…

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…

"A Colorado girl shaves her head to support friend who'd lost her hair to chemo, the school tells her she'd violated the dress code. Reaction to this story could be about the arbitrariness and idiocy of adults..."

Well, that sums up my reaction.

Ugh. Those curtains in the oval office!

@16: Oh, then perhaps link to techie site will satisfy you.
http://recode.net/2014/03/23/bill-clinto…

So what exactly is the lie you're referring to?

We started collecting metadata on US citizens back before Reagan, btw

No matter what lies they tell you.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/ma…

Ugh.

@26- That's not big news. The domain name management aspect of the internet is big business, but it's not a security issue and it's small potatoes compared to net neutrality. And who the fuck cares what Bill Clinton thinks about the internet?

@29: Well, he is former president for starters. And isn't the phrase 'Who the hell cares..." typically used by folks who would rather not think about the issue?
DNS definitely has security implications, particularly where implementation is concerned.

@30 well what does bush think then???

@11, re:10—I noodled around a little more tonight. "Hazel" only shows up in Google Maps if the query is "hazel, washington state": https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=hazel… —a tiny hamlet less than two miles east of the slide location.

It also shows up in the gazetteer (I'm interested in place names).