WikiWars: Russian government edits Wikipedia to claim Ukraine shot down flight MH17

Before editing, the entry said flight MH17 was shot down by separatists with equipment given to them by Russia.

Via The Telegraph:

A political battle has broken out on Wikipedia over an entry relating to the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, with the Russian government reportedly removing sections which accuse it of providing "terrorists" with missiles that were used to down the civilian airliner.

A Twitter bot which monitors edits made to the online encyclopaedia from Russian government IP addresses (unique numbers relating to certain computers or networks) has spotted that changes are being made to a page relating to the crash.

It appears that an internet user from within the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) changed a Russian language version of a page listing civil aviation accidents to say that "The plane [flight MH17] was shot down by Ukrainian soldiers".

By the way, Congress loves to play this game. 

Good news for Republicans in Massachusetts...

The next Mitt Romney? 

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Republican former hospital executive has pulled into a statistical tie with Massachusetts' Democratic attorney general in the race to be the state's next governor, according to a Boston Globe poll released on Friday.

The poll showed Attorney General Martha Coakley holding the support of 39 percent of likely voters, while Republican Charlie Baker had the backing of 36 percent, a 3 percentage point gap that is within the poll's 4 point margin of error.

That finding, based on a telephone poll of 605 likely voters on July 7-8 and 13-5, is the closest the two have been in any major survey conducted in the run-up to the November election.

Meet the guy who sponsored the 2008 illegal alien loophole bill demos blame on Bush

It's Joe Biden!

Former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney is still an idiot

The Malaysian plane crashes are due to hacking or something...

Someone is targeting Malaysia; also Boeing planes are demonstrating hacking (remote piloting) vulnerability;... http://t.co/DzxjBZLyXf
— Cynthia McKinney (@cynthiamckinney) July 17, 2014

WaPo Cartoon: Netanyahu Punching Gaza Baby

Anti-Semitic...

Finally, someone has the balls to take action against Demo Rep. Jim Moran for alleged financial misdeeds...

It's not Obama, Eric Holder or Nancy Pelosi. It's the Russians!

Via AOL.com: 

In a statement Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said congressman Jim Moran, a Democrat from Virginia, was banned in response to the July 2 U.S. ban on Russian parliament member Adam Delimkhanov. He said Moran had been repeatedly accused of financial misdeeds but did not elaborate.

Rep. Jim Moran has been investigated for ethics violations in the past.

Amusing Tweet: "Ted Kennedy Volkswagen Ad" that caused heads to explode in the 70's

National Lampoon's "Ted Kennedy Volkswagen Ad" that caused heads to explode in the 70's pic.twitter.com/CcwUMw8zcW
— KBDaBear (@kbdabear) July 19, 2014

Nonunion FedEx indicted by Obama administration for shipping drugs from illegal pharmacies...

FedEx just picks up and delivers packages. Why are they responsible for vetting the contents? Did unionized UPS ever ship anything from an illegal online pharmacy? 

Via Clickon Detroit

FedEx was indicted Thursday for allegedly shipping prescription drugs from illegal online pharmacies to dealers and addicts , according to documents filed in federal court.
The shipping giant, however, said it is innocent and will plead not guilty.
While some Internet pharmacies are managed by well-known chains and follow proper protocol, others fail to require a prescription before filling orders. Instead, they only require a person to complete an online questionnaire, without meeting with a physician.
“The advent of Internet pharmacies allowed the cheap and easy distribution of massive amounts of illegal prescription drugs to every corner of the United States, while allowing perpetrators to conceal their identities through the anonymity the Internet provides,” said U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag.
She added: “This indictment highlights the importance of holding corporations that knowingly enable illegal activity responsible for their role in aiding criminal behavior.”