LINKS: Tim And Eric album, Pirate Bay anonymous blogging, Facebook disses the dead, Twitter saves someone, and more

I gotta figure out how to get this Tim And Eric album.  Anyway, read on for the list. I think I’m slowly learning what not to do to mess up the formatting with the new version of wordpress.

• IMMIGRATION: Illegal aliens threaten U.S. medical system — hospitals closing due to not being able to cover uninsured According to this study, 84 California hospitals are closing their doors as a direct result of illegal aliens taking advantage of “free” services. Some hospitals had a *50%* nonpayment rate.. And tuberculosis is on the rise — even 1 county away from me.  A bunch of diseases that were completely eradicated are now back due to illegal immigrants, who are not medically screened the way legal immigrants are.  This is part of the problem.  Disease actually kills people, unlike terrorism.  And disease spreads a lot quicker, doing a lot more damage in a country with 300 million people.  This is not Colonial america.  Anti-immigration people, it’s time to drop your ideals and get practical.  It’s not that they are immigrants, it’s that they are illegal. (tags: politics immigration hospitals medical )
• TWITTER: Twitter Saves Man From Egyptian Justice I am amazed at the value twitter is starting to demonstrate for journalists everywhere. I’ve heard at lesat 5 times now that twitter will tell you about news hours and sometimes days before blogs and mainstream media.  (tags: twitter journalism)
• SHOWS: Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! to release album “Awesome Record, Great Songs!”, containing 43 tracks based on the TV show Great job!  (tags: TimAndEric)
• SOCIAL NETWORKING: Facebook Disrespects The Dead
  When you die, people wont be able to see a lot of what you wrote! WTF purpose does that serve?
  (tags: politics internet corporations censorship SocialNetworking Facebook deaths profiles)
• CORPORATIONS: iPhone SDK and Free Software Don’t Match – definitely not an “open” platform Honestly, the $99 fee right there means 0 freeware will ever hit the iPhone. Only apps made for profit.  Just great. Because gee, freeware never solved any problems before. And all that freeware that exists is redundant, because there are for-profit corporate applications that do all the same things (also sarcasm). Now why should anyone pay laptop costs for a device that stifles freeware? Answer: Because that way Apple keeps making money!  This device is not “open” as far as I am concerned. (tags: corporations apple hardware iPhone)
• TECHNOLOGY WAR: The Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service — If they outlaw free speech, only outlaws will have free speech. After Wikilinks being censored by American courts, bloggers & whistleblowers clearly NEED a platform that has ALREADY said “fuck off” to law enforcement from many countries, many times, successfully.
  (tags: ThePirateBay p2p)
• UNDERLY-HARSH PUNISHMENTS: another suspect officer given a job back after costing taxpayers $75K, handcuffing a doctor on his way to deliver a baby, stealing tarps, etc – please fire Officer William “Skip” Lilliston Just a quick demonstration of how the system does not work when applied to our police. I love how an arbitrator ruled that taking tarps is not stealing.
  (tags: AbuseOfAuthority UnderlyHarshPunishments)