Anonymous to release NOTW, Sun emails.Fire…them…all. And jail the rest.
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For News International, Looks Like What Goes Around Comes Around
Indeed. Looks like the hackers have been hacked into themselves, Monday night. It is kinda poetic. LulzSec, a hacktivist group, who claimed responsibility for some high profile cyber attacks like having taken the CIA website off line and compromising user accounts from Sony Pictures, have hacked into News International last night. You can read more . . . → Read More: For News International, Looks Like What Goes Around Comes Around
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Could the Right-Wing Threat Get Any Worse?
High profile Scotland Yard officers have been forced to resign over the Rupert Murdoch scandal and the whistle blower is dead.An investigation is underway in Canada involving Fox News North/Sun Media and how THEY obtained a police file on Jack Layton a…
Continue readingImpolitical: Miliband’s moment
It has been fascinating to watch Ed Miliband over the past week or so as he’s handled the Murdoch scandal. Miliband seems to be ahead of the curve, leading the issue and tapping into the political zeitgeist in just the right ways thus far. Where might …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Late Afternoon Thought On The Murdoch Scandal
I just read a post by The Disaffected Lib discussing the mounting number of resignations resulting from the Rupert Murdoch scandal. Both the Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan London Police (Scotland Yard) have resigned becaus…
Continue readingRebekah Brooks to Lady Rothermere: “Who do you think you are, Mother Teresa?”
The New York Times, in concert with UK’s Guardian, has been exemplary in its journalistic diligence in digging into the scandals rippling through News Corp. In a longish piece today, the Times outlines how the organization tried to cover up its alleged crimes and dirty tricks. The take away is that the hacking . . . → Read More: Rebekah Brooks to Lady Rothermere: “Who do you think you are, Mother Teresa?”
Continue readingRedBedHead: Murdoch & News International: BURN BABY BURN!
I’ll leave it to others of more sober professional inclinations and responsibility to provide the sophisticated analysis that the present crisis in Britain deserves. For my part I will unabashedly and with great joy celebrate the giant f***ing bonfire …
Continue readingWhistleblower in Murdoch hacking scandal found dead
So far police have said the death of Sean Hoare, the man who initially charged former Cameron communications director Andy Coulson with hacking, does not appear to be suspicious. No details have been made available so it’s difficult to make assumptions…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Right-Wing Media Moguls and the Buying of Politicians
In the unfolding scandal of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire, aside from phone hacking and the buying off of cops, there is another question emerging.How did these media moguls gain so much political power?The BBC asks: Who is more powerful – Murdoc…
Continue readingWhen A King of Porn Slams Rupert Murdoch…
This is amusing. I already thought it was kind of rip roaringly hilarious when a crook like ol’ Connie Blah blah Black slammed Rupert Murdoch. However, when Larry Flynt of Hustler Magazine and other sleaze, the king of scuzz, hisself, slams ol’ Rupert for his sleazy and unethical behavior and that of his . . . → Read More: When A King of Porn Slams Rupert Murdoch…
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Former News Corp Chief Exec Arrested
In the continuing saga of News Corp, News of the World, and News International (News Corp’s British wing), former Corp CEO Rebekah Brooks, who some have called closer to Corp founder Rupert Murdoch than his own daughters were, has been arrested by poli…
Continue readingRebekah Brooks busted
Wow, just wow.
Rebekah Brooks has been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World and allegations that police officers were bribed to leak sensitive information.
The Metropolitan police said a 43-year-old woman was arrested at noon on Sunday, by appointment at a London police station.
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Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rupert Murdoch and the Bullying of a Nation
Golly. I just can’t get enough of the Rupert Murdoch/News International scandal. The old Con monkey is under attack everywhere.He has finally lost his immunity, his dignity, and his preciousssss Rebekah…Or whatever…David Cameron’s C…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
Assorted material for your weekend reading.- Paul Wells puts his observations about Stephen Harper’s inexplicable warnings about Canada’s eventual disappearance into column form. But I have to wonder whether Harper is really just taking the logical nex…
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Edelman: The Rupert Murdoch Spin Doctor
The narrative.From movies to political campaigns to news stories; what drives the public’s interest is the narrative.With the outrage surrounding the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the emerging narrative is a rather shocking one that’s left R…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Rupe, Thou Protesteth Too Much
There’s one thing about ritual sacrifice. Do too much of it and you’ll look scared, maybe even guilty of something. Rupe Murdoch has been shamelessly abusing the rite of sacrificial cleansing lately as he seeks to squirm his way out o…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Rick Salutin on Rupert Murdoch
For those exulting in the ongoing misfortunes of Rupert Murdoch (and I readily and enthusiastically admit to being one of them), Rick Salutin has a thoughtful column in today’s Star warning us that we really have little room for self-righteousness when…
Continue readingLeDaro: Rupert Murdoch Mess
Not long ago this man, Rupert Murdoch, considered himself invincible. He seemed to control the politicians in the UK, US, and Australia. The man and his empire are one of the worse, including invasion of the privacy of people like 9/11 victims, a mur…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jay Bryan weighs in on dangers of increasing inequality and corporate greed:Of course, the corporate mantra is that top executives are making millions because they’re possessed of a unique genius that enriches their …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rupert Murdoch and the Fox News Gang
For the last two weeks I was lucky to have been in Britain as the Rupert Murdoch / News International scandal hit that country like a massive meteorite, rocking its very foundations.It was an awesome spectacle. The torrent of outrage, the angry debates…
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