As the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has escalated, the Anonymous hacker collective has gained much media attention for its own offensive against Israel, dubbed #OpIsrael. In the week since Israel began its Operation Pillar of Defense, its
As Israel and Gaza traded fire with one another on Thursday, a growing war online has taken shape between the two sides, catching the attention of the world in the process. The conflict has not gone unnoticed by Anonymous, which
President Barack Obama got the facts wrong on global temperatures in his brief discussion of climate change Wednesday afternoon, according to Joe Bastardi, a meteorologist and Chief Forecaster to Weatherbell Analytics. In his first press conference since March, Obama addressed
In the wake of hurricane Sandy, many have rushed to seize the opportunity as a platform for pushing forward their global warming agendas. Headlines are rampant, sparking fears about more storms to come if climate change isn’t addressed. New York
As new information emerges regarding Friday’s resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, not only does the story begin to crystallize, but so does the timeline of the FBI investigation that sparked it. In light of the news that officials in
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there have been heartwarming stories of goodwill and generosity among fellow citizens. Many areas of NY and NJ devastated by the storm are still without power, and with Wednesday’s snowstorm, their struggles to fight off
New Jersey is still reeling from Hurricane Sandy. The politicians and celebrities have come and gone, but residents still struggle for basic necessities. One thing I’m learning first hand is that our best hope here in NJ is the generosity
Hope I can get this email through…still no power and can only get cell svc a few mins at a time every few hours… There’s a big benefit concert for Sandy victims including a lot of NJ stars–Bruce, Bon Jovi,
I’m in central New Jersey. The biggest problem is not water, but power. We don’t have power, and it is really cold tonight. You’re going to start to hear people say they don’t have food. I’m living off Pop Tarts
Over the last few days, news outlets have been reporting on a fraudulent letter sent to selected residents of Florida, posing under the guise of the counties’ Supervisor of Elections. The letter questions recipients’ eligibility to vote, and the Washington
President Obama’s reelection campaign has focused on the theme of trust, especially on his foreign policy record. But the father of one American victim of this year’s 9/11 attacks says that, based on his firsthand interaction with Obama, that trust
An account on YouTube that claims to be associated with the hacker collective Anonymous posted a video today with an extremely threatening message, claiming that a concealed explosive device will be detonated inside a government building on November 5th. The
A deadly terror plot to detonate a bomb on the New York Federal Reserve Bank building Wednesday morning was thwarted, thanks to a several months’ long sting operation conducted on behalf of the FBI New York Field Office’s Joint Terrorism
The Office of Public Affairs for the FBI’s New York field office announced this morning that Manssor Arbabsiar, who was first arrested in September 2011, pleaded guilty to three counts associated with a plot to murder the United States Ambassador
On April 3, 2007, the Times Picayune published an article titled “Help Might Be One Call Away.” The story featured the Common Ground Relief Shelter, and one of its co-founders, Brandon Darby. The author of the article, Sheila Stroup, offered
As Occupy protesters gathered for the movement’s one-year anniversary across the country on September 17th, crowds were far smaller than organizers expected, leaving many to question whether the Occupy movement is officially over. In New York, turnout estimates ranged from
A group of hackers calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army is claiming responsibility for a Sunday morning attack on the Al-Jazeera news agency. Via Al-Jazeera’s mobile text message news service, the hackers successfully disseminated falsified reports that there had been
A supposed hacker has posted mysterious and bizarre messages on the file sharing website Pastebin, claiming to have obtained access to presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax records by way of a security breach. The latest Pastebin page, addressed to PricewaterhouseCoopers
Ten “undocumented activists” were arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina today as part of a civil disobedience action to protest the Obama administration’s stance on immigration policy. The action took place about 4pm EDT just blocks from the site of the
As president Obama prepares to give his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on September 6th, protesters will be busy occupying his local campaign offices all across the country. The Bradley Manning Support Network, along with Afghans for
A week after the infamous hacker known as “Sabu” was granted a six-month reprieve for cooperating with the FBI, another member of the now-defunct LulzSec faction of Anonymous has been indicted in connection with the May 2011 attack on Sony
The infamous LulzSec hacker “Sabu” has earned himself another six months of reprieve. Over one year ago, he plead guilty to 12 criminal charges that left him facing a potential maximum sentence of 124 years in prison. In a US
As the Republican National Convention draws closer, protesters with Occupy Wall Street and notable activist organizations on the left are continuing to organize and are encouraging others to travel to Tampa to join them. OccupyWallSt.org posted a message Thursday from
“#protip: You might not want to set up too close to a news truck. Anonymous haz a plan…” That was part of an ominous warning that was contained in a message posted on the text-sharing website Pastebin on August 10th.
Law enforcement agencies have been gearing up for the Republican National Convention in Tampa to be held August 27th – August 30th. For many, that’s welcome news, as local and national anarchist groups have amped up the chatter in recent
