International Law

These are some of the things I've been tweeting about today:

• for the daily beast @HowardKurtz looks forward to the state of the union ... "Obama's Next Impossible Speech" http://bit.ly/dEzG6j
• slate's @jdickerson on "Obama's Tucson memorial speech: How it elevated the political debate" http://j.mp/hQxqDy
• slate's @fmanjoo explains "Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period" http://j.mp/hjNvBf (but i do that all time time)
• and the url of the day is http://rim.jobs /via @kottke
• an editorial in the new york times argues that governments must make spam more expensive to send ... "Spam, a Lot" http://j.mp/hVswz4
• in the new york times, helen rubenstein argues why you should steal wi-fi ... "Won?t You Be My Wireless Neighbor?" http://j.mp/i5yjY4
• wtf? under the new zodiac i am apparently an aries and not a taurus http://j.mp/h3aACy
• in an iraqi court, "Guardian wins appeal against Iraq libel ruling" http://j.mp/gWrNrr
• an interesting case to follow ... "Publicity Rights Of Dead Celebrities Under Constitutional Microscope" http://j.mp/gJID94
• $15,000 won't go far ... "WikiLeaks Contributes $15,000 to Bradley Manning?s Defense" http://j.mp/ihQL9b
• a tricky issue surrounding shield laws ... "Appeals Court: No Journalist Protection for Documentary Filmmaker" http://j.mp/ffgQwD
• from the hollywood reporter ... "Former Golden Globes Publicist Sues Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Claiming 'Payola'" http://j.mp/dRRI5P
• antony funnel asks "Has Brisbane forgotten to build for the wet?" http://j.mp/fPtGXU
• kellie rioran asks why does it often takes a disaster to bring us together? ... "Disaster and community spirit" http://j.mp/eDMncW
• from foreign policy ... "The First WikiLeaks Revolution?" http://j.mp/ea9QjV
• i've been wanting to write on this but @annabelcrabb does it better ..."State of crisis: a politician in a disaster zone" http://j.mp/fVuYIT
• well that didn't last long ... "Justin Bieber URL Shortener Shuts Down After Cease And Desist" http://j.mp/huKoRb
• a must read for all students ... "Writing exercise to reduce exam stress" http://j.mp/eLAD6M
• the atlantic asks "Do We Have Ahmadinejad All Wrong?" http://bit.ly/dNHlm2
• checking out a new site called newsie http://tcrn.ch/dQzIyO
• wow @thetowncrier's slams "Don Parties On" ... "Who?s aspirational now? Williamson?s Party as vapid as the times" http://bit.ly/hHZmXs
• The Peter Black Daily is out! http://bit.ly/a6k6XS ? Top stories today by @kellyshibari @uspols @qldfloodfeed @adamrichard @andyroflz

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