Morning Links for Dec. 13 2013

Morning Links for Dec. 13 2013

Morning Links has emerged from the shadowy halls of the American news media with links to both inform and entertain. The people have spoken: Twitter has rolled back a milder version of its blocking feature over concerns that it enabled web-stalking and related online abuse. Reuters reports. CNN says that a judge has ordered that a very large crucifix positioned on a hill near San Diego be removed. Phew: The at-home VR headset Oculus Rift just received $75 million in venture capital to launch a consumer model, according to Venture Beat. Gov. Scott Walker, despite some rumors that circulated many…

Morning Links has emerged from the shadowy halls of the American news media with links to both inform and entertain.

  • The people have spoken: Twitter has rolled back a milder version of its blocking feature over concerns that it enabled web-stalking and related online abuse. Reuters reports.
  • CNN says that a judge has ordered that a very large crucifix positioned on a hill near San Diego be removed.
  • Phew: The at-home VR headset Oculus Rift just received $75 million in venture capital to launch a consumer model, according to Venture Beat.
  • Gov. Scott Walker, despite some rumors that circulated many months ago, opposes increasing the state gas tax as a way to fill the state transportation fund, WisPolitics has learned.

Matt has written for Milwaukee Magazine since 2006, when he was a lowly intern. Since then, he’s held the posts of assistant news editor and, most recently, senior editor. He’s lived in South Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana but mostly in Wisconsin. He wants to do more fishing but has a hard time finding worms. For the magazine, Matt has written about city government, schools, religion, coffee roasters and Congress.