Journalist Michael Hastings is dead at 33

[justdrew]

perhaps the car was stolen via one of those newfangled electronic door unlockers, but the crook using the device got a 'bad' one that did more than unlock the door; or was just a whacked out nut who speed and wrecked the car accidentally. Meanwhile MH is so laying-low 'off-the-grid' he didn't immediately know this happened. Meanwhile the LA coroner lied about the test results (they assumed it was a forgone conclusion that it was really MH), and the on-going coverup is related to protecting that lie. So, once he's finished whatever story he's working on he'll resurface and point out that it wasn't him in the car.

Always looking for the optimystic scenario

[8bitagent]

I'm a huge fan of Modern Family, the culturally diverse hit family tv show. I was rewatching a season 1(2009) episode today, and at the end of one of the episodes Cam and Mitchell are tripping out because their adopted 9 month old
got locked in their car. They call On Star, and poof! On Star unlocks the door.

Just makes ya think

[8bitagent]

"HOUSE OF HADES
TILES MADE FROM
THE GROUND BONES
OF DEAD JOURNALISTS"

Kill The Messenger, Resurrect The Dead (VIDEO)
Posted on July 18, 2013 by Clyde Lewis in Articles

KILL THE MESSENGER,
RESURRECT THE DEAD

Such a great documentary(I thought)

[justdrew]

well, they basically teach you how to do it in the Doc, so I'd expect many (all) of the new ones have nothing to do with the originator, the format forces a stylistic similarity.

[Luther Blissett]

well, they basically teach you how to do it in the Doc, so I'd expect many (all) of the new ones have nothing to do with the originator, the format forces a stylistic similarity.

Take it from a local, he's still alive. Or so I am pretty sure.

[Hunter]

well, they basically teach you how to do it in the Doc, so I'd expect many (all) of the new ones have nothing to do with the originator, the format forces a stylistic similarity.

Take it from a local, he's still alive. Or so I am pretty sure.

Not sure if I follow you here, are you suggesting Hastings is still alive or am I missing something?

Interesting thought if so. Anything is possible anymore.

[barracuda]

No, he referring to the Toynbee graffitist.

[Hunter]

No, he referring to the Toynbee graffitist.

I kinda wondered about that and thought that may be the case, thanks for clarifying. For some reason I cant see the video, it wont play for me, hence the confusion.

[Luther Blissett]

The "it" that the doc teaches the viewer is the construction of the tiles. However, in the city, there are new tiles being laid that match the typography and style of the originals very closely (it is generally believed that they are genuine). The importers and adherents' are pretty easy to spot.

[elfismiles]

BuzzFeed Creates Michael Hastings Reporting Fellowship
By Chris O'Shea on July 17, 2013 2:15 PM

In honor of Michael Hastings — who died in a car accident on June 18 — BuzzFeed has created the Michael Hastings National Security Fellowship. According to the site, whoever gets the fellowship will recieve a $100,000 stipend for one year of reporting in the example set by Hastings:

The Michael Hastings Fellowship is aimed at proven journalists with strong sources and major stories to their credit who are interested in focusing for a year on a single subject and producing a series of stories on that topic. Proposed topics may include American foreign and national security policy; federal or local counterterrorism policy; the U.S. military; whistle-blowers; government secrecy; federal law enforcement; the military-industrial complex; veterans; human rights in conflict zones; and other related topics.

The reporter will work with BuzzFeed editors, and report to Ben Smith, the site’s editor-in-chief. The person will pen as few as six pieces and as many as “dozens.” Each piece will appear on BuzzFeed.

To learn more or to apply, click through.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hastingsfellowship

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/b ... hip_b88276

[elfismiles]

Not really familiar with Elise Jordan.

http://dailyentertainmentnews.com/break ... ings-wife/




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBFGUBOhKI#t=2m25s


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv19Qy1CRWY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhw_B-DWx6E

[Fresno_Layshaft]

Uncle Sam's hackers: A new theory of the death of Michael Hastings
(Yes, this is a long and discursive post. Bear with me. At the end, I'm going to introduce a new theory of the death of Michael Hastings.)

New Cannonfire:
http://cannonfire.blogspot.ca/2013/07/u ... death.html

[nashvillebrook]

Uncle Sam's hackers: A new theory of the death of Michael Hastings
(Yes, this is a long and discursive post. Bear with me. At the end, I'm going to introduce a new theory of the death of Michael Hastings.)

New Cannonfire:
http://cannonfire.blogspot.ca/2013/07/u ... death.html

Just to list the connections made in this Cannonfire post, for those keeping score:

Barrett Brown
Michael Hastings
HBGary
Endgame
Breitbart
Weinergate
Ron Brynaert
MZM
In-Q-Tel
ManTech
Duke Cunningham

There needs to be a Venn Diagram.

Cannonfire's thesis seems to be that Hastings was following a story that made sense of these characters. Perhaps that the NSA and other private contractors are hacking for professional RW trolls such as Breitbart to bring down inconvenient politicians such as Anthony Weiner. That, Weinergate was a "proof of concept," and that those who seemingly went off the deep end in that story such as Ron Brynaert were actually on to something tangible.

[seemslikeadream]

nashvillebrook did you see Cannonfire mention starroute? If you run into her say hi for me will you?

[nashvillebrook]

nashvillebrook did you see Cannonfire mention starroute? If you run into her say hi for me will you?

i meant to mention that -- i actually kicked the thread that CF linked to, but it didn't come up in the recent GD posts. Frustrating. I will PM to let her know