Douglas Ernst
Articles by Douglas Ernst
Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino of ‘Pulp Fiction’ fame: ‘Cinema is dead’
Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino has a message for moviegoers: "Cinema is dead." Published May 27, 2014
D.C. rapper Wale blasts Sen. Reid to 3.65M fans on Redskins comment
D.C. rapper Wale told his 3.6 million Twitter followers Friday that Sen. Harry Reid's recent comments on the Washington Redskins' name was just his way of bringing attention to himself. Published May 23, 2014
Snowden working with Russian intelligence: Former KGB general
Former KGB Maj. Gen. Oleg Kalugin said NSA leaker Edward Snowden is now working for Russia's Federal Security Service as a consultant or technical adviser. Published May 23, 2014
Obama admin. calls attack by Muslim Uighurs in China ‘terrorism’ for first time
The Obama administration used the word "terrorism" to describe an attack by Muslim Uighur separatists in China's Xinjiang region on Thursday, the International Business Times reported. Published May 23, 2014
France’s infamous first: Military heads say more cuts will make foreign operations impossible
France is on the precipice of a dubious first: the inability to successfully conduct military operations abroad. Published May 23, 2014
U.S. Army uniforms to get new ‘Scorpion’ camouflage pattern
U.S. Army soldiers are getting a new standard camouflage pattern to give them concealment on missions: Scorpion. Published May 23, 2014
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard posts plan to attack U.S. Navy — on Twitter
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) took a rather interesting move on Thursday and posted a strategy for attacking U.S. warships — on Twitter. Published May 22, 2014
Navy hacked from inside its own aircraft carrier; sailor convicted on conspiracy charges
The U.S. Navy had a hacking problem in 2012, but the criminal ringleader was operating from inside one of its own aircraft carriers. A former sailor plead guilty to conspiracy charges on May 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma for his part in the hacking of 24 websites. Published May 22, 2014
Hack-proof drone unveiled by Pentagon
A hack-proof drone has been unveiled by the Pentagon's research wing tasked with creating breakthrough technologies for America's national security needs. Published May 22, 2014
Professor: White ‘privilege’ motivated me to help write Common Core
A professor at New Hampshire's Granite State College said he helped craft the nation's Common Core standards because of unearned white "privilege." Published May 22, 2014
Adam Carolla: gay mafia is real; ‘If you can’t joke about Chaz Bono, we’re through!’
Comedian Adam Carolla believes the gay community as a whole has "just turned into a mafia and demanding everyone apologize for every joke and retract every statement." Published May 21, 2014
James Comey: Americans ‘should be suspicious of government power. I am’
The Justice Department on Monday announced a 31-count indictment against Chinese hackers accused of penetrating computer networks of big-name steel companies and makers of solar and nuclear technology to gain a competitive advantage. China denies the allegations. Published May 21, 2014
Robbers ignore ‘No Weapons’ sign at N.C. restaurant, assault employees at gunpoint
Police in North Carolina are looking for robbers who ignored a "No Weapons" sign at an eatery and brought firearms to their crime. Published May 21, 2014
Two top veterans groups blast Obama’s remarks on VA scandal
Two top veterans groups — the American Legion and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America — voiced their displeasure Wednesday with President Obama's remarks on the growing VA scandal. Published May 21, 2014
Blue Angels pilot takes amazing selfie over U.S. Naval Academy in F/A-18 Hornet
Anyone can take a selfie, but very few people can claim to have taken one from the inside of an F/A-18 Hornet. Lt. Commander Nate Barton of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels demo team can. Published May 21, 2014
Scientist to Bill Moyers: Throw politicians ‘in the slammer’ for questioning climate change
A Canadian scientist recently argued to PBS host Bill Moyers that politicians who question climate change should be "thrown in the slammer for willful blindness." Published May 21, 2014
Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak: ‘I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists’
Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak got social media platforms buzzing and his name trending on Facebook on Tuesday for a tweet about Global Warming. Published May 20, 2014
S.C. university ditches Women’s and Gender Studies for Constitution, founding fathers
The University of South Carolina Upstate (USCU) is closing The Center for Women's and Gender Studies (CWGS) and using the saving to teach future students about the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and Federalist Papers. Published May 20, 2014
FBI warns U.S. tech companies, MIT of Russian spies
An influx of cash from Russian venture capital firms into America's technology sector over the past few years has the FBI worried about increased espionage. Published May 20, 2014
Fat soldiers to get fat avatars, increased fatigue in Army’s virtual trainer
U.S. Army soldiers who are overweight in real life will now be overweight in virtual reality training programs. Published May 20, 2014
