Posts Tagged ‘protests’

Google Reader Is Dying: Will You Cope By Protesting, Perhaps?

I mentioned this yesterday, but despite plans to change its functionality and integrate it into Google +, Google Reader—an RSS feed reader—is alive and well for lots of people. Including, apparently, folks in Iran. Tech Crunch takes note:
According to a blog post now making its way around the Web, Google Reader served the Iranian community as [...]

D.C. Doth Protest Too Much: Freedom Plaza And Occupy D.C.

Reporting on protests in D.C. is a strange affair. Back in the day, former City Paper editor Jack Shafer wouldn't let staffers cover them—for one possibly good reason: There are way too many. Even though they're easy to do, at some point it's hard to justify visiting them all. Still, that doesn't mean we aren't going to [...]

Six Jerks Arrested For Vandalizing Banks

The Washington Post–and Erik Wemple via cellphone(!)–are reporting that there was a major incident of vandalism this morning at 14th and P Streets NW. A band of a-holes spray painted cars parked along the Whole Foods. Two banks were also hit:
"An off-duty D.C. police officer working security at a drug store this morning spotted the [...]