Random Nuclear Strikes

The contract is coming up on the internet.

Not MY contract. The US contract for control of the internet.

U.S. officials announced plans Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move that pleased international critics but alarmed some business leaders and others who rely on the smooth functioning of the Web.

Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the system of Web addresses and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash last year to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance.

The change would end the long-running contract between the Commerce Department and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-based nonprofit group. That contract is set to expire next year but could be extended if the transition plan is not complete.

The “transition plan” is about as complete as the Obamacare website was on November 1st, 2013. But that won’t likely stop the Executive Branch next year from tossing it to whomever says they’re ready to handle the process.

The Republicans and FOXNews have figured this out and are reporting it. The left are pooh-poohing them for doing so, citing the 1998 ICANN contract stating the 2015 cut-off.

However, what the left fails to notice about the 1998 contract is that ICANN was supposed to transition to a private body. But that is not what the Obama Administration has in mind. They are thinking something “public-private” like a UN-style body, where the public body gets the control and is paid for with private funds (aka: A Tax).

I don’t pay an internet tax now and I won’t pay one in the future. I love y’all, but I’ll go bye-bye before paying for the privilege.

If you like your internet, you won’t be able to keep it unless we get a Congress this Fall that is either willing to tell Obama “Oh hell naw!” or is afraid to tell Obama “Whatever you want dear.”

You know how to make that happen.

Crimea passes their referendum to join with Russia.

Imagine that! Their choices were to join Russia now or join Russia in the future. I’m surprised the referendum didn’t get 100% of the vote. They only got 123% of the vote in some places.

But wait a minute, Ukraine’s interim government says they will not remove their military personnel from Crimea and is instead preparing to fight. Good for them.

However, I think they might be misreading their calendars. We’re not supposed to hold joint exercises with them until July. Australians have “Christmas in July” celebrations because that is when they get their snowfall. But I don’t know of any country that celebrates it in March.

Lastly, I can’t find any record saying this didn’t happen.