Pres. Barack Obama hacked on Twitter by

Pres. Barack Obama hacked on Twitter by SEA – “Add President Obama to the list of the latest high-profile hacks,” reads the opening line at All Things D.Yes, you’re reading that right, the Twitter and Facebook accounts of President Obama were apparently hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), which has been hacking into high-profile accounts for some time now.In what seems to be a not so rare occurrence, the SEA this time struck the President of the United States. B…

White Widow’s sister reaches out via Fa

White Widow’s sister reaches out via Facebook – Image via FacebookEarlier this month, Samantha Lewthwaite, also known as the White Widow, and one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, taunted police on Twitter.Now, according to The Mirror, Samantha’s sister Sabrina, reached out to her sister through Facebook to let her know she is thinking of her.Though The Mirror notes Samantha’s Facebook page is public for anyone to see, they don’t include a link to the page and … http://ow.ly/2B6msA

News: Daily Kos falls for Duffel Blog st

News: Daily Kos falls for Duffel Blog story – Lefty Bloggers and Tweeters Peddle False Rush Limbaugh Attack on Military ‘Welfare Grunts’ From ‘Onion’ Imitator. Beware leftist bloggers and tweeters who are dumb enough to link to this website: The Duffel Blog and its report “Rush Limbaugh Calls Troops ‘Welfare Queens, Moochers’.” For the appearance of facticity, “Dick Scuttlebutt” reported “The comments came during Limbaugh’s second hour on Monday.” But on M… http://ow.ly/2B4Xq5

App tracks, warns Syrians of SCUD missil

App tracks, warns Syrians of SCUD missiles – Image via Aymta.comWant to be warned if SCUD missiles are headed your way? Well, there’s an app for that thanks to 27-year-old software engineer Dlshad Othman who fled Syria in 2011.Several news sites (NBC News, Daily Mail, etc) report that Othman developed an app that delivers warnings to people telling them to seek shelter if they are about to be hit by a SCUD missile.Granted, you may not need this app, but people in Syri… http://ow.ly/2B3uya

IDF, Hamas duke it out on Twitter with t

IDF, Hamas duke it out on Twitter with tweets – Image via TwitterThe Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hamas exchanged tweets on Twitter on October 22.“Officially, Israel and Hamas don’t talk. In the so-called Twitterverse, however, the two sworn enemies engaged in a rare, but brief, dialogue on Tuesday,” writes Joshua Mitnick.The exchange took place between LTC Peter Lerner @LTCPeterLerner (Israeli army’s foreign media chie… http://ow.ly/2B1znT

News: Soldier charged with “Facebook”

News: Soldier charged with “Facebook” stalking – Soldier accused of Facebook stalking. Stalking and pornography charges have been filed against a soldier accused of using Facebook to send topless photos of a former girlfriend to at least eight other people. Robert Francis Finnegan III, 28, was in the U.S. Army and serving in Kuwait when the victim made an initial report to a Lake Crystal police officer in September 2012. The woman reported someone using the name “Mike W… http://ow.ly/2AZwFM

New image of wounded Ranger from viral p

New image of wounded Ranger from viral photo – Image via FacebookLast week, I posted a photo of Joshua Hargis, a U.S. Army Ranger with the 3rd Ranger Battalion, who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan.An image of Hargis during a ceremony to award him with the Purple Heart quickly went viral after his wife, Taylor Hargis, posted the photo to her Facebook page.Thought to be unconscious, the viral photo shows Hargis in a hospital bed suddenly saluting his commander.The ph… http://ow.ly/2AXzhk

#MilitaryMonday on Twitter – Every Monda

#MilitaryMonday on Twitter – Every Monday is #MilitaryMonday on Twitter.Medal of Honor recipient, Sergeant Dakota Meyer @Dakota_Meyer even got in on #MilitaryMonday, posting the following message, “Special s/o to all of the military men and women who have sacrificed for our country! #FTWGA #MilitaryMonday”.Meyer’s tweet has been retweeted more than 40 times and favorited more than 30 times.Here’s a look at some other tweets posted today using the #MilitaryMonday hashtag… http://ow.ly/2AVCE4

Ellen rewards good deed done for NH sold

Ellen rewards good deed done for NH soldiers – Image via FacebookThe good deed of a waitress paid for the lunch of two National Guard soldiers in Concord, New Hampshire.On October 10, the New Hampshire National Guard posted a photo (pictured above) to their Facebook page of Sarah Hoidahl with the following message: “Meet Sarah Hoidahl. She is a waitress at the Ruby Tuesday in Concord. She is 21, and a single mother. Earlier this week, she waited on two uniformed soldi… http://ow.ly/2ATKJd

Private Joseph French tweets of the Civi

Private Joseph French tweets of the Civil War – Image via Twitter”I am a private in the 4th Battalion Maine Mounted Artillery. This is my Civil War battlefield diary,” read the Twitter profile of @PvtJosephFrench.Private French was a member of the 4th Maine Battery, and kept several diaries from 1862 to 1864.A story in the Bangor Daily News tells of Mark Nicklawske of Bangor who has been transcribing French’s diaries and is now tweeting excerpts on the microblogging w… http://ow.ly/2ASu7U