Author Archives: K. David Du
BREAKING NEWS: TYRION LANNISTER ACTOR PETER DINKLAGE REPLACED IN SEASON FOUR
HBO has announced that Peter Dinklage, the actor who plays Tyrion Lannister from its popular television show Game of Thrones, is retiring from playing the role. Mr. Dinklage has won many supporting actor awards for his role as the intelligent, Machiavellian Tyrion. HBO has announced that the actor replacing Mr. Dinklage will be none other […]
Nationsmith Gamer Reports: EA CEO John Riccitiello Resigns
I’m a fan of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (and its MMO sequel The Old Republic), Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and whole slew of other games by Bioware. In extension, I loved playing the Battlefield, Command and Conquer, and Medal of Honor games and I have plenty of friends who enjoy Madden on […]
BREAKING: The New Pope is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, aka Pope Francis I
The new Pope is Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Buenos Aires! The first Pontiff from the Americas!
New Pope is Chosen, Identity is Yet to Be Revealed.
A new Pope, the bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has been chosen according to CNN, but yet his identity has not been revealed publicly. There has been a lot of speculation of the identity of the successor of Saint Peter: will the next Pope be the traditional Italian, will he […]
Internet 2.0 and Why You Can’t Expect to Live Anonymously Anymore
There’s a scene in 2012 Academy Award winning film musical Les Miserables (based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo) where one of the main characters, Marius, laments about the death of his fellow revolutionaries during a siege against their barricade by the French Royalist government. After being anonymously saved by Jean […]
Hugo Chavez’s Last Words
Earlier this week, Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, had died due to complications caused by his cancer. According to one of his closest confidant, General Ornella, Chavez’s last words were “I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die”. As a revolutionary, botched coup ringleader, and later elected president, Chavez had reigned for fourteen years […]
Bush Family Jewels Leaked: The Internet and Privacy
Last week, a hacker named Guccifer leaked the contents of Bush family email communications to the internet. Notably, the content of the leak, which originated from 2011-2012, included continuity plans regarding the death of former President George H.W. Bush, former President George W. Bush’s amateur art, personal family photos, and a book containing the family’s […]
US Government Assures World that the Internet Will Remain Free
According to Ars Technica, the United States Government has taken a stance on the internet, at least when it is concerned with other government’s censorship of it. The core principle, according to the resolution by the US Congress: The policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and to preserve […]
Nationsmith One Shots: Presidents and their Firearms
Nationsmith One Shots introduces short photojournalism from the historical, strange, and fantastical. Throughout the history of the United States presidents have been depicted taking part in the age old tradition of American hunting. Recently, President Obama has been photographed skeet shooting in the presidential retreat of Camp David. Follow Nationsmith today as we explore the […]
Obama’s War: “Immenience” as a Reason for the Administration’s Targeted Killing Policy
A Department of Justice white paper, entitled ““Lawfulness of a Lethal Operation Directed Against a U.S. Citizen who is a Senior Operational Leader of Al Qa’ida or An Associated Force” rationalizing the Obama Administration’s targeted killing of Anwar Al-Walaki was leaked to NBC today. Within the sixteen page policy paper, the government lists its rationale […]
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