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The U.S. Army Invented Five Fake Countries

Fictional states help troops train for a range of conflicts Continue reading on War Is Boring »

15 hrs ago
Avengers, Assemble — In the Niger Delta

Rebels put a new name on old grievances Continue reading on War Is Boring »

17 hrs ago
The Moon-Walking, Alien-Hunting, Psychic Astronaut Who Got Sued by NASA

Edgar Mitchell was a weird one Continue reading on War Is Boring »

17 hrs ago

Emsisoft Releases Decryptors for the Xorist and 777 Ransomware

Emsisoft has released two decryptors today for the Xorist family and 777 Ransomware infections. Both

1 hr ago
95% off the Ethical Hacker Professional Certification Package

A new deal is available for 95% off a Ethical Hacker Professional Certification Package. This course

2 hrs ago
Goliath Ransomware for sale on Dark Web - Linked to Jigsaw?

A new dark web site called the Hall of Ransom states that they are selling ransomware infections, including

3 hrs ago

Central Bankers Continually Suppressing Gold Before The Economy Collapses

from X22Report : Companies are now reporting more layoffs are on there way. Gold was suppressed today

10 hrs ago
OpIcarus: Anonymous Hackers Shut Down Bank of England, Call for ‘Online

from RT : Hacktivist collective Anonymous has launched cyber-attacks on major financial institutions

10 hrs ago
Here’s Why the Gold and Silver Futures Market Is Like a Rigged Casino…

by Clint Siegner, Money Metals Exchange : A respectable number of Americans hold investments in gold

10 hrs ago

Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 16, 2016

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21 hrs ago
Obama Chugs Flint Water, Dodges Federal Responsibility, Delivers Another

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May 12, 2016
Hillary May Win in November, but the Duopoly Electoral System is Doomed

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May 11, 2016

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in

February 12, 2016
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either

February 8, 2016
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

February 2, 2016

Propaganda Helps Push More Toward TSA Tracking Program

Five questions about extremely long airport security lines Scott Mayerowitz … Already faced with lines that

8 hrs ago
Gun Control Aims to Disarm the People, Not Save Lives

It’s impossible, in this day and age, to pick up a stranger’s password-protected mobile phone

8 hrs ago
Billionaires Buy Gold as Stagflation Triggers Demand

Billionaire Soros Cuts U.S. Stocks by 37%, Buys Gold … George Soros cut his firm’s investments in U.S

9 hrs ago

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the

February 7, 2016
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture

February 7, 2016
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

February 6, 2016

Religious Universities Pressured to Secularize

Since the Supreme Court decision on marriage, the government has put many religious universities on the

11 hrs ago
Maryland Community College Settles Lawsuit over Prevention of the Formation

image via screenshot from Turning Point USA website Hagerstown Community College settled with Alliance

11 hrs ago
‘The Trump Factor’ is a Summer Class Studying the Rise of Trump in 2016

The Savannah State University summer course is a political science course that will study all things Donald

11 hrs ago

Chinese official visits Hong Kong amid tension

Thousands of security personnel mobilised, as a high-ranking politician arrives in the city amid anti-China

19 mins ago
Russia's Cossacks assault Putin critic Alexei Navalny

Alexei Navalny accuses police of inaction after social-media video shows him and fellow activists coming

26 mins ago
Brawl breaks out in South Africa parliament

President Zuma calls for decorum in assembly after forcible removal of opposition MPs who tried to prevent

32 mins ago

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

This is my last column for The Wall Street Journal, after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology

December 17, 2013
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

Home medical devices, as opposed to fitness products like activity-measuring wrist bands, have too often

December 10, 2013
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Q: I have a vacation home and I am paying for cable service at two houses. Is there a practical way to

December 10, 2013

Israel to release extremist murderer of Palestinian family

Israeli judges believe that Ettinger is dangerous to be free; however, he is to be freed. Ettinger is a

4 hrs ago
Nakba without end: Memories of shattered Palestinian communities in Syria

A timely, much-needed ethnography of Syria’s Palestinian community, at a time when tens of thousands have

4 hrs ago
Geographical distribution of depopulated Palestinian villages

PALESTINE, (PIC)– The attacks organized by the Jewish militia on 15 May, 1948, expelled more than

4 hrs ago

Heart of a Lion: The Biography of a Peripatetic Predator

William Stolzenburg's new book "Heart of a Lion: A Lone Cat's Walk Across America" shows

10 hrs ago
Fishes Know, Feel, and Care: A Humane Revolution in Progress

Fishes aren't unfeeling streams of protein but rather experience streams of consciousness. The animals&

May 15, 2016
Horses, Cows, and Fish: Their Rich and Deep Emotional Lives

Comparative research on animal emotions is burgeoning and it's easy to learn what they want and need

May 11, 2016

Paris: climate madness still alive and well

Forget Iran, North Korea and Islamic State. The fact that the planet will likely disappear under multiple

April 22, 2016
Ex-IPCC head Pachauri charged with sex assaults

Here at ACM we always thought Rajendra Pachauri was a wrong-un, especially with his bizarre and creepy

March 1, 2016
Kevin and Leo: two climate clowns

Sad Aussie has-been Kevin Rudd must be angling for an invitation to hang with DiCaprio at his mansion

February 29, 2016

Trump open to talks with North Korea

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he would meet the North Korean leader face-to-face

26 mins ago
Democrats battle in Kentucky and Oregon

US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is hoping to keep his campaign alive with strong

2 hrs ago
'Wave of arrests' in rebel-held Yemen

Houthi rebels in Yemen have carried out a wave of arrests of their opponents, seizing them at gunpoint and

1 hr ago

Severed human head found in quarry

A severed human head is discovered in a quarry in Cambridgeshire, with forensics teams also searching a

9 hrs ago
Second 24-hour rail strike under way

Southern rail conductors are staging a 24-hour walkout which could cause travel chaos on some of the

1 hr ago
Parents fight to see son found alive

The parents of a man found alive six years after he disappeared say they are frustrated at being told they

6 hrs ago

These 13 People Were Killed By The War On Drugs. Their Lives Were The Cost

This story was first published in April 2013. America's long drug war has produced countless

April 18, 2014
An Interview With Sam Dalton, Now In His Seventh Decade Of Criminal Defense

The year 2013 marked the 50th anniversary of two landmark Supreme Court cases in criminal defense law. In

December 30, 2013
Militarizing Santa Claus

A couple years ago, I wrote a story about efforts by citizens in the town of Keane, New Hampshire, to block

December 27, 2013

New Claim of Organised Abuse at Dolphin Square in the 1980s – General

From BuzzFeed : David was groggy when he woke up, he says. As he looked around, he knew where he was

May 8, 2016
Blackburn Muslim Association Condemned Over 2006 Instruction Restricting

From the Telegraph : Women should not be allowed to go on long journeys without a male chaperone a

May 6, 2016
Some Notes on John Whittingdale, Byline, and Eric Li

(expanded 22 April 2016) Whittingdale and the media Byline Media Note on Eric Li and The 4th Media

April 19, 2016

No longer on Facebook

Apparently the fact that Beyond Meds is no longer on Facebook shocked at least one person who wrote to me

13 hrs ago
How to access the information on this site

This site has about 5,000 posts/pages. The first thing one can do to familiarize oneself with the scope of

May 16, 2016
Autoimmune issues, transformation and holistic wellbeing

*for me a good part of protracted withdrawal issues from psych drugs has been extreme exacerbation of auto-

April 16, 2016

MID WEEK OPEN THREAD…

Time for a new Open Thread. Detail the bias here….

3 hrs ago
A LITTLE HUMOUR…

I enjoyed this from my friends at The Codpiece. Have a read. The way the BBC behaves it’s not THAT

6 hrs ago
BREXIT – THE MOVIE…..

Give the BBC’s insidious promotion of the REMAIN side, I thought I would take this opportunity to

7 hrs ago

Money Center Banks and Stricter Financial Oversight

Once again, the practices of the "Too Big to Fail" banksters bring the financial money machine to

21 hrs ago
The FBI Has 80,000 Documents on Saudi Ties to 9/11 It Tried to Suppress

The classified 28-pages of the 9/11 report have made global headlines lately as a handful of lawmakers

21 hrs ago
Techno Cash: The War on Cash is Only Half the Story

The Tubman change dominated headlines, but the Jackson-Tubman swap is a part of a larger, longer-term

21 hrs ago

What Might ‘Male Abortion’ Accomplish?

The youth wing of the Swedish Liberal party is proposing to legalize ' male abortion ' up to the

March 22, 2016
Raw Milk Is Common Sense: Join Your Farmers in Protest

I don't drink pasteurized, homogenized milk. I never have, and I never will. It’s not milk, it&

March 15, 2016
6 Reasons Why Killing in Video Games is Awesome

1. You don't have to get rid of the bodies When you kill someone in a video game, there won'

March 8, 2016

Secretary Carter Blasts Armed Services Committees’ Authorization Bills

Body: By Jon Harper NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter ripped legislative

4 hrs ago
Air Force Chief Scientist: No Date Set for Hypersonic Vehicle Tests

Body: By Vivienne Machi The U.S. Air Force has no immediate plans to conduct hypersonic vehicle flight

5 hrs ago
Panel: Global Partnerships Key to Advancing Science and Technology Research

Body: By Yasmin Tadjdeh NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Collaboration between the United States and its partner

5 hrs ago

Revived Fed hike expectations send Asian shares lower

Asian shares stepped back on Wednesday after strong U.S. inflation data and comments from Federal Reserve

25 mins ago
Novartis splits drugs business into two, pharma chief to leave

ZURICH/LONDON (Reuters) - Novartis is splitting its pharmaceuticals division into two business units, one

5 hrs ago
Companies forced to rethink U.S. high court class action strategy

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for companies trying to fend off costly class action

1 hr ago

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on

December 5, 2014
#OBEEZY

Filed under: Art, Books, Music & Film, Obama and Company

November 14, 2014
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

August 11, 2014

Community Empowerment in Southern Mexico

Indigenous farmers are protecting both a way of life and a vital resource for the future… My wife,

May 10, 2016
Scots Doctors “Maxed Out” by Refugee Crisis

An interesting piece in today’s Glasgow Evening Times points to a growing crisis in handling the

March 11, 2016
What’s a War Crime? Who Decides?

Ex-GITMO Commander Avoids Torture Probe As reported by The Intercept , the former commander of the U.S

March 6, 2016

Proposed WIC Changes Would Weaken Efforts to Cut Costs and Fight Fraud

A bill from Rep.

4 hrs ago
School Meals Block Grant Proposal Gambles With Children’s Basic Nutrition

The latest version of Rep. Todd Rokita’s bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs

4 hrs ago
87 Percent of Cuts in House “Sidecar” Package Come from Low- and Moderate-

The sidecar’s cuts to low-income programs would be even more disproportionate than the cuts

8 hrs ago

The ISIS Conspiracy: US-Israeli-Saudi Intrigue (Part 2)

By Brandon Martinez In part 2 of the “ISIS Conspiracy” series, Brandon Martinez of Non

September 8, 2015
The ISIS Conspiracy: Origins (Part 1)

By Brandon Martinez In the first part of a series, Brandon Martinez of Non-Aligned Media unravels the

September 8, 2015
CBS News Investigative Journalist Explains How Mainstream Media Brainwashes

Did you know that only a handful of corporations, 6 to be exact, control over 90 percent of the media

August 17, 2015

If Bernie Sanders and His Supporters Get Their Way, This Would Be the Food

May 16, 2016
Beautiful Video, But It Gives Me the Shakes Just Looking At It

May 16, 2016
Appliances: Apparently the Last Bastion for Bricks and Mortar Retail

Sears is opening an all-appliance store: Sears, which has been struggling financially due to falling

May 16, 2016

Department of Australia

The post Department of Australia appeared first on Crikey .

53 mins ago
Nationals’ Indi hope has a history

All eyes are on the Victorian seat of Indi today, after an ABC 7.30 profile of the electorate revealed that

18 hrs ago
Safety concerns keep Qld Safe Schools list from anti-gay group

The Queensland Department of Education and Training has kept a list of schools signed up to the Safe

18 hrs ago

What the Hell, It’s All Out in the Open Anyway by Daniel N. White

by Daniel N. White Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad May 17, 2016 Story from some actress about marriage and

1 hr ago
Noam Chomsky: Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation Pose the Worst

Dandelion Salad with Noam Chomsky Democracy Now! on May 16, 2016 http://democracynow.org – President

May 16, 2016
From Cover to Cover The Bible is Anti-Empire by Rocket Kirchner

by Rocket Kirchner Writer, Dandelion Salad Rocket Kirchner (blog) Rocket Kirchner (youtube channel

May 14, 2016

THE UNITED STATES SUPPORTS COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN LATIN AMERICA: SEEKS TO

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May 3, 2016
MAY DAY BRINGS THOUGHTS OF SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVES

(This essay first appeared on May,1, 2009) Harry Targ Sketching Today’s Global Political Economy

May 2, 2016
MARGINALIZED HOOSIER WORKERS FIGHT BACK

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April 20, 2016

The FBI Has 80,000 Documents on Saudi Ties to 9/11 It Tried to Suppress

according to a new report based on years of investigative journalism, it turns out there are far more than

12 hrs ago
October 8, 2033: A Conversation with JJ Brine

JJ Brine is one interesting character. The universe is a very complex place of which I don't pretend

May 16, 2016
CIA “Mistakenly” Destroys Senate Torture Report

The CIA inspector general's office - the spy agency's internal watchdog - acknowledged today that

May 16, 2016

Ghana: a Shining Democracy Without Accountability

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July 4, 2013
How Could Japan Offer $32billion In Aid To Africa?

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June 14, 2013
Why Are African Professors Becoming Politicians?

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June 5, 2013

Parliamentary Human Rights Committee release report into drones and

Click to open report The Joint Human Rights Committee have today released their report into the use of

May 10, 2016
Scepticism over casualty claims as new data suggests some UK drones may

Coalition air strike in Kobani, Syria New data about UK military operations in Iraq and Syria has been

May 3, 2016
UK setting dangerous precedent in refusing basic information about drone

Sssh! Don’t mention the drone numbers (Click to enlarge) In response to a Freedom of Information

April 1, 2016

How did the giraffe get its long neck? Clues now revealed by new genome

For the first time, the genomes of the giraffe and its closest living relative, the reclusive okapi of the

7 hrs ago
First peek into the brain of a freely walking fruit fly

Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at the University of California San Diego have

6 hrs ago
Study proves removing beach debris increases sea turtle nests

Conventional wisdom says removing beach debris helps sea turtles nest; now, as sea-turtle nesting season

3 hrs ago

Britain joins the shift from coal, taking us away from the climate

Summary: Burning coal contributes to pollution (many kinds) and is a major driver of anthropogenic climate

16 hrs ago
Debunking the happy headlines about job growth

Summary: The news overflows with chaff about the economy. It’s great! It’s a recession! Neither

May 16, 2016
Taxes: one of the bright lines distinguishing Trump from Clinton

Contrary to the “there’s no difference between the two parties” nonsense, the core of GOP

May 15, 2016

Obama Strengthens Key Corporate Whistleblower Protections

“Defend Trade Secrets Act” Signed into Law Washington, D.C. May 11, 2016. Today, President

May 11, 2016
Obama Administration Proposes Oversight Reform in Response to Panama Papers

In response to the Panama Papers — the more than ten million leaked documents from the Panamanian law

May 9, 2016
National Whistleblower Center Launches New Responsive Website

Today the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) announced the launch of its newly designed website. Below

May 5, 2016

Judge Orders Mississippi Town to Desegregate Schools After 50-year Court

After a legal battle spanning more than five decades, a federal judge ruled on Friday that Cleveland

1 hr ago
Please Be Clear, Melania Trump Is Not Married to Hitler

Today, in a new interview with Du Jour magazine , Melania Trump offers a helpful reminder for those who

2 hrs ago
Donald Trump Files His Second Personal Financial Disclosure, Which Is Not a

Donald Trump has apparently filed his second annual personal financial disclosure form—not to be confused

2 hrs ago

Hiking Guru Shares Perfect Paths

Robert Manning is a hiking guru. At the University of Vermont, he researches and teaches park managment ,&#

May 30, 2014
Defending The F-Word

The oil and gas industry dislikes the noun fracking , shorthand for hydraulic fracturing . It

May 28, 2014
Not Your Grandparents’ Road Trip: 5 Green Reasons to Visit National Parks

Wailing children, crotchety parents, sand and sunscreen in uncomfortable places… you get the idea. If

May 28, 2014

New Evidence About the Dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup

J ohn Sanders worked in the orange and grapefruit groves in Redlands, California, for more than 30 years

8 hrs ago
Hillary Clinton Wasn’t Always This One-Sided on Israel

The text of Hillary Clinton’s speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in

8 hrs ago
The Intercept Is Broadening Access to the Snowden Archive. Here’s Why

From the time we began reporting on the archive provided to us in Hong Kong by NSA whistleblower Edward

May 16, 2016

Making Bangladesh Ready for Renewables

By Sohara Mehroze Shachi May 17 2016 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh) All his life, farmer Nasiruddin saw his

8 hrs ago
Rousseff Is (kind of) Gone. What Now?

Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho, economist and professor at the Federal University of Río de Janeiro, By

9 hrs ago
‘Human Suffering Has Reached Staggering Levels’

Stephen O’Brien during a visit to Yemen, Faj Attan neighbourhood of Sana'a. Credit: OCHA /Philippe

13 hrs ago

Hillary Clinton Should Concede to Bernie Sanders Before The FBI Reveals Its

H. A. Goodman Millions of Democrats are voting for a presidential candidate linked to an FBI criminal

May 16, 2016
You Know Those Missing Hillary Emails? Russia Might Leak 20,000 Of Them

Submitted by Claire Bernish via TheAntiMedia.org, Hillary Clinton sits at the center of a raging

May 16, 2016
Russia Offers Free Land to Foreigners –

The Russian state parliament will pass a bill on April 12, 2016, which will offer free one hectare (about

May 11, 2016

The Campaign from Hell: Blame Barbara Walters!

America, in the year 2016, you are suffering with the 'Campaign from Hell." The bottom line is
Cold Revenge

"Meretz is a loyal old party, saying all the right things, unblemished by corruption. Unfortunately it
Military voyeurism or invasion of Syria?

"The ‘chemical weapons’ scenario seems to be the best cue for Washington and their western allies in

Ministerial Meeting for Libya: The Final Coup D’état

Jamahiriya News Agency Editorial Comment: The agenda for this meeting was to finalize the imperialist coup

May 15, 2016
“We Will Defend the Revolution”: Afro-Venezuelan Youth and Today’s Struggle

By JEANETTE CHARLES AND ÁNGEL GÓNZALEZ Afro-Venezuelan children practice traditional music at a cultural

May 15, 2016
Interview with Albie Sachs, Constitutional Judge and Freedom Fighter from

FARC-EP Farc-epeace.org interviewed Albie Sachs, who was a freedom fighter in South Africa in the African

May 15, 2016

Ballet Hispanico 2016 “Carnival” Gala

Ballet Hispanico, billed as the “new expression of American contemporary dance,” held their

21 hrs ago
Reflections

“Some such consciousness, it seems to me, is alive in the mystic and musical drawings of Georgia O

May 16, 2016
Faith or Despair

The present painting, Over The Wall (1969) by James J. Kearns, might suggest Ronald Gregor Smith’s

May 14, 2016

Offshore Wind: A Problematic Future (AWEA’s hype falls short)

“The bulk of AWEA’s presentation was designed to show how many and diverse are the offshore

19 hrs ago
Trump’s NO to Climate Alarmism/Forced Energy Transformation (very good news

“I will not support or endorse a carbon tax!” – Trump Tweet, May 13, 2016 “A

May 16, 2016
Climate: The Real ‘Worrisome Trend’ (Part II: Policy and Intent)

Who is pushing this end-of-hydrocarbon-energy to prevent an end-of-world-calamity agenda? The list is long

May 12, 2016

As Trump Advisers Push Entitlement Cuts, NY Times Compares Trump To

NY Times : “Trump Borrows From Bernie Sanders’s Playbook … Pledging To Leave Entitlements Untouched” NY
“People Expect It": Media Downplay NY Times Report On Trump’s

NY Times Publishes Piece Titled “Crossing The Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women In Private” NY
Editorial Boards Call On Trump To Release His Tax Returns

Trump Claims IRS Audit Prevents Him From Releasing Tax Returns Trump Says He Will Not Release Tax

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it

September 2, 2014
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a

September 2, 2014
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

September 2, 2014

Brazil's economy contracts for fifteenth consecutive month

Brazil's economic activity contracted by 1.44% in the first quarter relative to

14 hrs ago
Temer meets Brazilian unions to draft a blueprint for pension system reform

Brazilian interim President Michel Temer agreed with union leaders on Monday to

14 hrs ago
Temer names a woman to head Brazil's giant development bank, BNDES

Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer will replace the head of the government’s

17 hrs ago

Thurston Moore streams new album 'The Best Day' – listen

The album will be released on October 20

October 13, 2014
More tickets released for Damon Albarn at the Royal Albert Hall – on sale

The shows will take place on November 15 and 16

October 13, 2014
Foo Fighters to premiere new track 'Something From Nothing' on

The track is the first from forthcoming album 'Sonic Highways'

October 13, 2014

Archived newsblog

Nature’s news team is no longer updating this newsblog: all articles below are archived and extend up to

November 23, 2015
Contamination created controversial ‘acid-induced’ stem cells

Stem cells that were claimed to be created simply by exposing ordinary cells to stress were probably

December 28, 2014
US to lift ban on blood donations from gay men

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to end a lifetime ban on blood donation for men who

December 24, 2014

After threat, Grafton S.B. chair to resign over safety concern #VT

Through a quavering voice, Grafton Select Board chair Gus Plummer told an audience of 60 Monday night that

4 hrs ago
Size of wind farm schism apparent #NZL

The battle lines have been drawn on a wind farm project that has “polarised” Blueskin Bay. The

4 hrs ago
Attorney: County has no authority over wind farm #TN

Cumberland County Attorney Randal Boston updated the Cumberland County Commission on its authority and

4 hrs ago

Nuclear power gap

Nuclear power plants are exposed to big risks. Natural disasters, terrorism and technical defects can lead

May 11, 2016
Europe Needs A Common Language

This single biggest obstacle to pan-European federalism is the lack of a common secondary language which

May 10, 2016
Happy birthday Europe! We believe in you.

A week ago, where was I? Let me tell you: May 3, 2016 - half past two in the afternoon. Sitting on a bench

May 9, 2016

Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto

Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. He wasn’t Satoshi Nakamoto before or after Wired and Gizmodo

May 2, 2016
Securing Blockchain.info Users with Tor and SSL

Over the past couple of weeks there has been a marked increase in the number of man-in-the-middle (MITM

December 3, 2014
FBI seizes fake Tor hosted Jihad funding website as part of Operation

As part of Operation Onymous the FBI seized some 276 Tor hidden services , many of which were clone or scam

November 17, 2014

Climate Hustle: Moi on the Big Screen

I'm on screen for a few seconds in a documentary film that will be shown in movie theatres across the

May 1, 2016
The Climate Inquisition: Attorneys General Go Rogue

No matter what voters say in the upcoming US election, a coalition of Attorney Generals intends to push for

April 20, 2016
Is Science Really Self-Correcting?

No one wants to confront scientific fraud. Not managers, not journals, and not lab colleagues. So the

April 11, 2016

Know about the Stages of Ovarian Cancer

April 28, 2016
Alternative Treatments for Mesothelioma Cancer

Mesothelioma cancer affects the membrane lining of many internal organs particularly lung and abdomen. This

April 17, 2016
Important Facts about Duodenal Cancer

March 24, 2016

In Oracle v. Google, a Nerd Subculture Is on Trial

In Oracle v. Google, a Nerd Subculture Is on Trial : “That’s not 30 seconds,” the judge said, and managed

May 12, 2016
classicprogrammerpaintings: “Haskell meetup” Edward Hopper Oil...

classicprogrammerpaintings : “Haskell meetup” Edward Hopper Oil on canvas, 1942

May 5, 2016
Lagniappe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lagniappe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

May 2, 2016

The Shady Bunch/courtesy of Memory Hole Blog

May 15, 2016
Society of Environmental Journalists

Educate yourself on this brutality that took place is southeast Iowa and nobody raised an eyebrow. Source:

May 15, 2016
Hillary, Newtown, and the Sandy Hook Actors

Originally posted on Memory Hole : Francine Wheeler Was Personal Assistant to DNC National Finance Chair

May 15, 2016

Exclusive: Trump willing to talk to North Korea's Kim, wants to

By Steve Holland and Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said

1 hr ago
Trump preparing plan to dismantle Obama's Wall Street reform law

By Emily Flitter and Steve Holland NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said

12 mins ago
Trump on North Korea, Wall Street regulation, tech stocks

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday that he

1 hr ago

Catching up with the times, new OSHA injury reporting rule

The US Chamber of Commerce says it will “falsely brand” a company as unsafe. The National Association of

May 16, 2016
Industrial hygienists in Puerto Rico fight to protect their role in worker

It’s been 15 years since worker safety advocates in Puerto Rico first began fighting against a proposal to

May 13, 2016
With mosquito season around the corner, Congress drags its feet on Zika

With near constant news on the threat of Zika virus and a quickly growing evidence base detailing the virus

May 12, 2016

Business goals 101

Business goals 101 by Jon Rappoport May 16, 2016 (To read about Jon’s mega-collection, Exit

May 16, 2016
Behind what I write: empowering the individual

Behind what I write: empowering the individual by Jon Rappoport May 16, 2016 (To read about Jon’

May 16, 2016
Vicente Fox’s immigration gibberish

Vicente Fox’s immigration gibberish by Jon Rappoport May 16, 2016 (To read about Jon’s mega

May 16, 2016

National security state: The militarization of American culture

In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the growing influence of the "

20 mins ago
American fascism means organized misery

"When the United States goes to war they will introduce a war economy. This means sacrificing

27 mins ago
Resist tyranny: Let your life be a friction to stop the machine

Comment: The maker of this video rightfully points out the destructive nature of predatory capitalism, but

46 mins ago

Wellington's Reading Cinemas Courtenay cuts its standard prices by $6 a

Cheapo Tuesday at the cinemas is now a thing of the past, with one of the largest cinema companies in New

5 hrs ago
Te Aro develops shared space plan, in bid to side-step Wellington City

City dwellers have drawn up own plans to improve access through Te Aro, after losing confidence in

3 hrs ago
Flooding in Wellington as rain band moves through

Wellington can brace itself for flooding and travel disruption as a rain band arrives on Wednesday.

1 hr ago

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130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

* The Stringer: International Prisoners Justice Day highlights Australia’s horrific incarceration

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130225 – Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel – Marcia Langton’s Boyer

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Detroit Auto Show: The (Niche) Future of Electrics

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The Economic Consequences of Brexit

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Artificial intelligence replaces physicists

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Does Moving Jobs Out Of The Country Affect What People Here Get Paid?

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