Monday, December 25, 2017

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The day when Christmas became stronger than the First World War

The First World officially began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. This period in history
Did the United States keep crashed UFO remains stored away in modified

“The company [involved in the DOD research] modified buildings in Las Vegas for the storage of metal alloys
A massive structure, stretching 2.3 light-years at the center of our galaxy

The gigantic structure of 2.3 light-years in length near a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A

Dutch king calls for community – we need the ‘greater we’ not the ‘big I’

Dutch king Willem-Alexander has called on people to work towards a sense of community in his traditional
Throw fireworks and you could face attempted manslaughter charges

People who throw fireworks at the emergency services or others during the New Year celebrations could face
Many unaware of new marriage rules which come into effect in 2018

New rules on marriage which come into effect in 2018 are causing confusion and many people are not aware of

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Vulnerability Affects Hundreds of Thousands of IoT Devices
Man Threatened Company with Cyber Attack to Fire Employee and Hire Him

A North Carolina judge sentenced a Washington man this week to 37 months in prison for threatening a
Facebook Will Alert You When Someone Else Uploads a Photo of You

Facebook has started rolling out an update to its photo tagging system that will now scan newly uploaded

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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
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
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

Academic War on Women

That’s where the real assault is.
Bloomsburg Sociologist and Turning Point USA

A Bloomsburg University sociologist is trying to tie Turning Point USA to the alt-right, mostly by putting
How Catholic Are Catholic Universities?

Many are recognizably Catholic in that they have the reputation for being so, largely due to their age.

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Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

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Fujimori: New clashes after Peru ex-president is pardoned

Police clash with thousands protesting at the pardoning of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori.
UK navy tracks Russia warship in North Sea

The Royal Navy says Russian naval activity through or near UK waters increased in the holiday period.
Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer up against vice-president

An ex-football star and a vice-president are vying to replace the woman who has been in power for 12 years.

Mum hopes royal photo can pay for university

Karen Anvil's image, which she put on Twitter, was liked almost 4,000 times and stoked media interest.
Homeless tuck into Christmas dinner at Euston Station

Euston Station in London has become a banqueting hall for 200 homeless people on Christmas Day.
White Christmas for some areas of UK

Light snowfall has been recorded by the Met Office in Cumbria and parts of south Scotland.

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$9.7mn in property lost in Afghanistan, Pentagon’s watchdog says

The US has, since 2012, 'lost' some $9,7 million in assets in Afghanistan because of the army's
Russian officials bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for

Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband is pissed that his $50m house was barricaded by

Steve Mnuchin is the gilded age cartoon villain that Trump put in charge of the Treasury where he served as

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Life in the “Constitution-Free Zone”

I.C.E. encourages ratting out your neighbors Did you know that you may be living in a “Constitution-Free
Trump’s Border Wall Fantasy

Both Sides Now… Artists protest Trump’s “Big Beautiful Wall” So, what’s up
America’s gun obsession claims more victims…

The pain in my soul is unbearable… The Las Vegas gunman brought 23 guns into the Mandalay Bay Hotel. At

In Case You Missed It . . .

This week at CBPP, we focused on federal taxes, the federal budget, and health care.
Funding for State Reinsurance Programs Can’t Replace Individual Mandate

The Republican tax bill repeals the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate, the
Commentary: With Tax Cuts for the Top, GOP Leaders Now Aim Budget Cuts at

The tax bill will provide a bonanza to the most well-off Americans and profitable

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Two Stories of Christmas Procrastination and Redemption

For a variety of reasons, I was pretty late going out to find a Christmas tree and did not actually begin
Bank of America's Absurd Telephone Security

So I called Bank of America to send a new credit card to me (the chip was screwed up, which has now
A Couple of Vegas Notes

Was in Vegas last week for a conference at the Cosmopolitan. A couple of notes: IMO the best bar in Vegas

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Merry Christmas: Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men

Dandelion Salad Merry Christmas to all! Glory to God in His Highest, Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men
Happy Birthday to Jesus, the Anti-Imperialist Socialist!

Sent to Dandelion Salad by The Anti-Social Socialist Merry Christmas! Dec. 24, 2017 The Anti-Social
Christmas Versus Xmas: A Political Reading by James Petras

Dandelion Salad by James Petras Global Research Originally published Dec. 28, 2013 Dec. 23, 2017

‘Twas the War Upon Christmas

A parody of a Christmas classic satirizing the drama queen protests of Christians. ‘Twas the war upon
Krampus Burlesque Needs To Be An Annual Tradition

The Holiday Season is a mixed red velvet bag for a lot of folks. There’s the stress, dealing with the
Santa Exposed: Dozens of Elves Reveal Centuries of Sexual Harassment

The shocking revelations about the uncouth proclivities of Santa Claus threaten to destroy Christmas

Watching, Killing: The Evolution of RAF Drone Warfare in the 21st Century’

Anyone who has conducted interviews with around 60 Reaper drone crew members and given evidence to the All
Book Review: ‘The Humanitarian Impact of Drones’

The Humanitarian Impact of Drones, edited by Ray Acheson, Matthew Bolton, Elizabeth Minor, and Allison
Perpetual war: UK’s armed drones to stay deployed beyond campaign against

A Ministry of Defence press conference has revealed that as the war against ISIS ends, British Reaper

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

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PFLP: United Nations Decision a Victory for Palestine

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) welcomed the UN General Assembly’s decision
The UN Condemns Deadly Violence in Honduras

Prensa Latina(PL) | internet@granma.cu TEGUCIGALPA.–A group of UN and Inter-American Court of Human
UN General Assembly Votes Against US Move to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital

General Assembly: 37th plenary meeting of the tenth emergency special session – Illegal Israeli

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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
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

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

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Chatham-area wind turbine fight could end up in court #ON

After months of vigorously fighting a wind farm he and others blame for destroying their water quality
Turbines blow hot, cold on financial benefits for local towns #MA

Massachusetts and other states are ramping up efforts to better harness wind as a bigger source of
Wind farm seeks OK to ‘take’ more endangered bats #HI

With the number of bat deaths rising faster than expected at its Ulupalakua wind farm, Auwahi Wind Energy

Media seminar 2018: The road so far

Connecting minds, uniting Europe! Treffpunkt Europa, Le Taurillon and The New Federalist will co-organise
Poland: reasons behind Beata Szydlo's resignation and the appointment

On Thursday 7 December 2017, the Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo gave her resignation to the political
Denmark is seeking migrant workers

Danish companies are struggling with a decrease in the number of immigrant workers entering the country

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Can Lung Transplant Save From Lung Cancer?

This is one of the very common question asked by many lung cancer patients. Is it really possible to
Why do Lymph Nodes Swell?

What are lymph glands? Lymph nodes, part of the lymphatic system, they are bean shaped, small are found
Is jackfruit a Powerful Cancer Killer?

Jackfruit has, within anti-carcinogenic, antihypertensive, anti-ulcer and anti-aging properties. Jack fruit

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Happy Holidays from The Pump Handle

The Pump Handle will be on vacation until January 2, 2018. Wishing you happy holidays and good health in
OSHA omits news in news release

An OSHA news release about a $545,000 settlement with Marshall Pottery was strange to me. The agency hadn&#
Morris’ “Death in the Trench” personalizes latest worker fatality data from

The Center for Public Integrity's Jim Morris writes a soulful account of a plumber named Jim Spencer

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Harvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas

The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that
Fuelfix is moving. Here are the details.

Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is
Market Currents: Qatar’s energy exports

As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig

Still duping people years later - Al Gore asks for 'climate crisis'

The true mark of a shyster is to take advantage of every opportunity to milk a person for money, and
Germany: Overload in terrorist-related cases requires 2,000 more judges

New terrorist-linked cases have skyrocketed this year, increasing almost fivefold compared to 2016, Germany
Lavrov: 'Nobody in their right mind would want war on Korean Peninsula&

"I don't think that anyone who is in his right mind would like to start a war on the Korean

Wellington floods after more rain falls in one hour than in the past 48

Wellington was pounded with 15.8 millimetres of rain in one hour on Boxing Day morning, causing flooding
Burst water pipe creates 'geyser' in middle of Wellington street

Most Wellingtonians would be accustomed to seeing water gushing high into the air from the Carter Fountain
Kiwi filmmakers to benefit from Wellington exchange deal with China

Lights, camera, let us be part of the action.

Bless Us One and All

The New York Public Library’s podcast is excellent and has some really odd, interesting stuff
For Christmas, you get a video about tardigrades
Navigating the holiday wars

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No such thing as a “succession war” as Uzbekistan enters the post-Karimov

For the first time since its independence, Uzbekistan is experiencing the tremors of managed political
NATO moves from reassurance to actual deterrence against Russia

Defense, deterrence, dialogue. This motto sums up the NATO Summit in Warsaw rather well. On July 8 and 9

British wine glasses have got bigger over the years

IN 1674 George Ravenscroft, an English glass merchant, was granted a patent for the discovery made at his
How soon will computers replace The Economist’s writers?

THE machines are coming. A much-cited study in 2013 concluded that half of American jobs were at risk in
Not all warning colouration signals toxicity

Just don’t bother BRIGHT colours in the natural world are often a warning. In the case of tiger snakes

Conventional roadwork can’t hold a candle to constructing Cal. high-speed

With reference to California high-speed-rail- versus typical road-work, there really is no comparison. The
Study finds clues about why cancer drug causes hearing loss

Scientists have found a new way to explain the hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a powerful drug used to
Chemical from cactus-like plant shows promise in controlling surgical pain

What A promising approach to post-operative incision-site pain control uses a naturally occurring plant

‘Trump could react very badly’: UK government doesn’t want Obamas invited

Prince Harry’s spring wedding to Meghan Markle will be the social event of 2018 for world leaders
‘Our home is finally all YOURS’: Heartwarming video shows parents learning

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Pavin Smith shared heartwarming video of his parents receiving his
Trump’s tweets could be witness intimidation: ex-White House lawyers

President Donald Trump’s recent tweets about current or former FBI officials could violate laws meant to

One fish, two fish…we’re counting on you

Kim McNamara says she can tell if someone’s had a bad day fishing just by looking at them.
How invasive weeds make wildfires hotter and more frequent

Mixed grill: burning combinations of invasive and native plants helps us understand how invasive plants
Precious Soil Being Lost to the Ocean

On the 14th December 2017 the New Zealand Herald published the above headlined article by Bala Tikkisetty,

Clouds and Water Vapor – Part Eleven – Ceppi et al & Zelinka et al

A couple of recent articles covered ground related to clouds, but under Models –Models, On – and Off
Models, On – and Off – the Catwalk – Part Seven – Resolution & Convection

In the comments on Part Five there was some discussion on Mauritsen & Stevens 2015 which looked at the
Climate Sensitivity – Stevens et al 2016

I was re-reading Missing iris effect as a possible cause of muted hydrological change and high climate

Britain First suffer washout in Bromley

Saturday saw a pathetic turnout from Britain First in Bromley, reports Unite Against Fascism. Less than 50
Historical revisionist honoured by Polish Ministry of Education

This article is contributed by Jacob Fleming, Searchlight’s Polish correspondence At the end of September,
Protest against EDL founder’s book launch tomorrow

MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE PICCADILLY GARDENS 5.00PM TOMORROW, 3 NOVEMBER Unite Against Fascism has

Holiday Card From The Johnsons

Happy Holidays from the Johnsons: That’s our dog Paddington. The back of the card: Published by
Evil Men With Racist Views

A song back in style Have you heard it on the news About this fascist groove thang Evil men with racist
There Are No Real Republican “Deficit Hawks.” Here’s Why.

Democrats are making a terrible mistake fighting the Republican tax cuts by saying they add to the deficit,

Banal British Cowering….aka, the BBC

The unbearable lightness of the BBC is a tragic thing to behold. Neither élitist nor tabloid, it gives off
Peace on Earth and goodwill be unto all men. Except Boris Johnson and

Suffused as I am with seasonal spirit, it is important not to give exemption to Anti-Christs. The best
SloGoa IV: forever seeking petunias in the onion patch

How many Goans can you get onto a scooter? The answer is six: one person to drive, and five others to

Palestinian Teen Shot in the Face by IDF Speaks to PressTV

PressTV News Videos Published on Dec 25, 201 A recent report shows Israeli forces have used excessive force
Nuclear War ‘Imminent’ in South Asia as Troops Gunned Down on Border
Footage: Israeli Soldiers Force Back Medics from Injured Palestinian

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5 tips for your new Amazon Echo - CNET

CNET 5 tips for your new Amazon Echo CNET Amazon's Alexa speakers are full of helpful features. You can
The 11 best apps for your new Android phone - The Verge

The Verge The 11 best apps for your new Android phone The Verge So you just got a new Android phone. You

8 years of suffering under Barack Obama

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Luddites have been getting a bad rap for 200 years. But, turns out, they

the Luddites were the skilled, middle-class workers of their time. After centuries on more-or-less good
The robot that takes your job should pay taxes.

It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded

Poor, Abused Honduras; Groped Again

A Case of Imperial Misconduct
The Big Lie that is Behind the Trump/GOP Tax Bill

Absent union pressure, the bosses will never raise wages
Finding myself twice as old as my son

by: Gary Lindorff

Woman pushes for change to U.S. gun laws

Shaneen Allen was pardoned by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on weapons charges and became a gun rights advocate.

Legislation clears the House »

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Making the Future

Our world is constantly evolving. In recent decades,
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated

Demi Lovato's career trajectory has taken her
The Snake Charmer

The ills of society are often reflected in popular

This snooper’s charter makes George Orwell look lacking in vision.

By Heather Brooke – Sunday 8th November 2015. Find Article Here:- When the Home Office and
By inflating Islamic extremism, David Cameron has lost sight of what really

By George Monbiot Tuesday 21st July 2015. Find Article Here:- The real ‘struggle of our generation’ is not
Sunscreen contributing to decline of coral reefs, study shows.

Posted Wednesday 21st October 2015. Find Article Here:- UV filtering chemical is killing off baby coral

Mysterious Filament is Stretching Down Towards the Milky Way’s Supermassive

Looking to the center of our galaxy, astronomers noted the presence of a mysterious filament extending from
Just a Billion Years After the Earth Formed, Life had Already Figured out

According to a recent study, multi-celled lifeforms lived on Earth as early as 3.5 billion years ago - a
What is the Radial Velocity Method?

The Radial Velocity (aka. Doppler Spectroscopy) Method relies on measurements of a planet's "

Everything Went Wrong for the Axis During Operation Bagration

The Soviet army’s Operation Bagration offensive in June 1944 destroyed their greatest nemesis —
The Long History of Korea’s Missile Program

It’s said history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. In the late 14th century, Korea’s
Finally, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Is Getting Some High-Tech Gear

The Army is working on a future variant of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle possibly armed with lasers, counter

Christmas 2017: Why I’m Hopeful

Readers often ask me to post something hopeful, and I understand why: doom-and-gloom gets tiresome. Human
Polls Increasingly Confirming that America Is a Dictatorship

Eric Zuesse Gallup headlined on December 18th, “Americans View Government as Nation’s Top Problem in
Americans Are Only Now Beginning to Learn that We Live in a Dictatorship

Eric Zuesse, originally posted at strategic-culture.org The first time when it became clear to me that I

Key Whistleblower Protections Cut from Tax Reform Law, Criminal Fraudsters

Washington, D.C. December 16, 2017. The final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill has eliminated two key
Whistleblower Reforms Cut from Final Tax Bill

Criminal Tax Fraudsters Protected Under Trump Tax Law. Washington, D.C. December 16, 2017. The final
NWC Condemns Removal of Intelligence Community Whistleblower Advocate

Washington, D.C. December 14, 2017. According to a report today by Foreignpolicy.com, the Executive

130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

* The Stringer: International Prisoners Justice Day highlights Australia’s horrific incarceration
130225 – Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel – Marcia Langton’s Boyer

* arena: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel: Marcia Langton’s Boyer Lectures * Andrew Crook, Crikey: Marcia
130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

Click on the links for details of the events … Event: Sun 24 February 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA

Guantánamo Writer Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s Devastating Criticism of US Claims

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Nils Melzer, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Accuses US of Still Using

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Guantánamo Hunger Striker Khalid Qassim Says, “We Are Like Lab Rats,” Says

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Hinkley Point: The ‘Dreadful Deal’ Behind the World’s Most Expensive Power Plant

1by Kevin / 4h

Disclosure: I sell solar power systems in New Zealand. — Via: Guardian: Hinkley Point, on the Somerset coast, is the biggest building site in Europe. Here, on 430 acres of muddy fields scattered with towering cranes and bright yellow diggers, the first new nuclear power station in the UK since 1995 is slowly taking shape. […]

Julian Assange’s Twitter Account Reappears After Mysterious Absence

2by Kevin / 12h

Via: CBS: The official Twitter account of controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — @JulianAssange — is back online after disappearing from the social media platform overnight. It’s unclear whether the account was suspended by Twitter or deactivated by Assange. Representatives at Twitter did not immediately respond to CBS News’ request for comment.

Dec 22

Apple Faces Lawsuits Over Its Intentional Slowing of Older iPhones

2by Kevin / 3d

Via: Guardian: Apple is facing lawsuits over the revelations that it intentionally slows down older iPhones without user consent. Apple has admitted to slowing down the iPhone 6, 6S, 7 and SE when their batteries are either old, cold or have a low charge to prevent abrupt shutdowns. Two separate class-action lawsuits were filed Thursday, […]

A Fight to the Death for the Elephants

1by Kevin / 3d

Via: Los Angeles Times: Kambale Mate huddled beneath a tangle of grass, looking up at bright stars in a moonless sky, a tumble of chaotic events cascading through his mind. Where were the other wildlife rangers, Jean de Dieu Matongo and Joel Meriko Ari? Were they alive? He had been a ranger for only five […]

Goldman Is Setting Up a Cryptocurrency Trading Desk

3by Kevin / 3d

Via: Bloomberg: At least one of Wall Street’s biggest firms is growing more comfortable with cryptocurrencies. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin, according to people with knowledge of the strategy. The bank aims to get the business running by the end of […]

Dec 20

Plastic Found in Mussels from Arctic to China

3by Kevin / 5d

Via: Reuters: Tiny bits of plastic are contaminating mussels from the European Arctic to China in a sign of the global spread of ocean pollution that can end up on people’s dinner plates. Mussels in apparently pristine Arctic waters had most plastic of any tested along the Norwegian coast, according to a study this month […]

Dec 18

Canada: Gag Order in CIA Brainwashing Case

2by Kevin / 7d

Via: CBC News: Forty years after revelations that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency funded brainwashing experiments on unsuspecting Canadians, the Trudeau government is continuing a pattern of silencing the victims, a lawyer for one of the families says. A recent Department of Justice gag order in an out-of-court settlement was designed to avoid responsibility and […]

Cities Face Growing Crisis as RVs Become Homes of Last Resort

1by Kevin / 7d

Via: East Bay Times: Bay Area cities are coming to realize what Ramirez already knows — parking tickets won’t solve the problem of finding a place to live. From Oakland to San Jose, officials are struggling to cope with a growing influx of RV dwellers seeking a safe, permanent place for the only homes they […]

Dec 17

China: Mass Disappearances

2by Kevin / 8d

Via: USA Today: Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by police. Not his village neighbors in China’s far west, who haven’t seen him in months. Not his former classmates, who fear Chinese authorities beat him to death. Not his mother, who lives […]

YouTube Removes Health Ranger Podcast that Discusses FBI’s Routine Obstruction of Justice and Forensic Science Fraud

2by Kevin / 8d

Via: Natural News: Seven weeks after the posting of a podcast that examines the FBI’s corruption and cover-up regarding the Mandalay Bay shooting in Las Vegas, YouTube has threatened to censor the Health Ranger channel for obvious political purposes. It’s part of the worsening pattern of censorship of political speech by YouTube, which is owned […]

California: Don’t Sleep Near Cell Phone or Carry In Pocket

24by Kevin / 8d

Via: CBS News: California health officials have a new safety message for cellphone users. CBS San Francisco reports that for the first time ever, the California Department of Public Health is releasing guidelines about cellphone radiation and how you can reduce your exposure. “We recognize that there are a lot of people in the general […]

Norway Becomes First Scandinavian Country to Decriminalise Drugs

2by Kevin / 8d

Via: Independent: Norway is to become the first Scandinavian country to decriminalise drugs as it focuses on treatment rather than punishment. The majority of the Norwegian parliament, the Storting, backed the historic shift which was supported by the Conservatives (Hoyre), Liberals (Venstre), the Labor Party (Ap) and the Socialist Left (SV). They directed the national […]

University of New South Wales: Chip Design Will Allow Quantum Calculations to be Performed Using Silicon

1by Kevin / 8d

Disclosure: I have invested in technology related to quantum computing. Via: zdnet: A team of engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has unveiled the design of a working chip that can integrate quantum interactions. According to UNSW, the design, which can be manufactured using mostly standard industry processes and components, comprises a […]

Dec 16

Absurd Limited Hangout: Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program

2by Kevin / 9d

$22 million. *snort* Trillions of dollars missing, and Tom Delonge, the New York Times and the DoD present to you… Via: New York Times: In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. Which was how the Pentagon wanted it. […]

Canadian Police Probe ‘Suspicious’ Deaths of Billionaire Couple

2by Kevin / 9d

Via: Reuters: Canadian police said they were investigating the mysterious deaths of Barry Sherman, founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex Inc, and his wife, Honey, one of the nation’s wealthiest couples whose bodies were found in their mansion on Friday. Police said they learned of the deaths after responding to a midday (1700 GMT) medical […]

Dec 14

Animal Shelter Tried to Use Security Robot to Scare Off Homeless People

3by Kevin / 11d

Via: The Verge: An animal shelter in San Francisco has been criticized for using a robot security guard to scare off homeless people. The San Francisco branch of the SPCA (the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) hired a K5 robot built by Knightscope to patrol the sidewalks outside its facilities. According to […]

Dec 13

France to Ban Use of Mobile Phones in Schools from September

27by Kevin / 12d

Via: Guardian: The French government is to ban students from using mobile phones in the country’s primary, junior and middle schools. Children will be allowed to bring their phones to school, but not allowed to get them out at any time until they leave, even during breaks. A proposed ban was included in Emmanuel Macron’s […]

Dec 12

Food Insecurity in Silicon Valley

3by Kevin / 13d

Via: Guardian: In a region famed for its foodie culture, where the well-heeled can dine on gold-flecked steaks, $500 tasting menus and $29 loaves of bread, hunger is alarmingly widespread, according to a new study shared exclusively with the Guardian. One in four people in Silicon Valley are at risk of hunger, researchers at the […]

‘Here’s How to Shut Down the Internet: Snip Undersea Fiber-Optic Cables’

2by Kevin / 13d

Via: McClatchy: Hundreds of thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable lay on the ocean floors, a crucial part of the global internet’s backbone, and only rarely do ship anchors, undersea landslides or saboteurs disrupt them. Still, a few voices now call for stronger global mechanisms and even military action to protect the cables against future […]

Screenshots from YouTube’s Video Demonitization Console

2by Kevin / 13d

Via: TwitLonger: Google, some months ago, put out a job posting which required a number of different people to work on one project. Google claimed in the posting that they needed a third party company to work as “web search evaluators.” My contact worked for the unnamed company that put in for the job and […]

Dec 11

Botched Pipe Bomb Attack in Manhattan Subway Station

2by Kevin / 14d

Via: Daily Mail: A Bangladeshi national in his 20s has been taken into custody with serious injuries after a suspected pipe bomb he was carrying malfunctioned and exploded prematurely inside a Midtown Manhattan subway station Monday morning. The explosion happened around 7:20am, in an underground tunnel linking the Port Authority Bus Terminal to Times Square. […]

Inside the First Church of Artificial Intelligence

2by Kevin / 14d

Via: Wired: Anthony Levandowski makes an unlikely prophet. Dressed Silicon Valley-casual in jeans and flanked by a PR rep rather than cloaked acolytes, the engineer known for self-driving cars—and triggering a notorious lawsuit—could be unveiling his latest startup instead of laying the foundations for a new religion. But he is doing just that. Artificial intelligence […]

Dec 09

Quantum Computing Is the Next Big Security Risk

2by Kevin / 16d

Disclosure: I have invested in technology related to quantum computing. — Via: Wired: The consequences of mastering quantum computing, while not as visual or visceral as a mushroom cloud, are no less significant than those faced by the scientists who lit up the New Mexico sky with the detonation at the Trinity test site 72 […]

One-Third of All Americans Killed by Strangers Are Killed by Police

5by Kevin / 16d

Via: Granta: Americans are afraid of many threats to their lives – serial killers, crazed gunmen, gang bangers, and above all terrorists – but these threats are surprisingly unlikely. Approximately three-quarters of all homicide victims in America are killed by someone they know. And the real threat from strangers is quite different from what most […]

Dec 08

America’s Farmers Killing Themselves in Record Numbers

16by Kevin / 17d

Via: Guardian: Last year, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that people working in agriculture – including farmers, farm laborers, ranchers, fishers, and lumber harvesters – take their lives at a rate higher than any other occupation. The data suggested that the suicide rate for agricultural workers in 17 […]

Lincoln Partners with CLEAR for Biometric Security Service

1by Kevin / 17d

Via: The News Wheel: Lincoln announced a new collaboration with CLEAR, provider of a means to bypass long lines for airport security by way of biometric information. The partnership will see Lincoln customers on the receiving end of complimentary CLEAR membership, which will enable them to skip the line at more than 30 airports and […]

Police Officer Who Executed Unarmed Father of Two Found Not Guilty of Murder

1by Kevin / 17d

Via: Daily Mail: A former Arizona police officer was found not guilty of murder Thursday of in the 2016 fatal shooting of an unarmed man outside his hotel room, as video of the shocking moment is finally released by officials. Philip Mitchell Brailsford, 27, was found not guilty in the 2016 death of 26-year-old father-of-two […]

Tesla Is Working on Its Own New AI Chip

1by Kevin / 17d

Via: Electrek: There have been rumors that Tesla is developing its own chip optimized for self-driving applications ever since we reported on the automaker quietly hiring legendary chip architect Jim Keller from AMD last year. Now CEO Elon Musk finally confirmed the rumor – specifying that Tesla is working on its own new AI chip […]

Dec 07

General Electric to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Power Business Revamp

2by Kevin / 18d

Via: Reuters: General Electric Co (GE.N) is axing 12,000 jobs at its global power business, the struggling industrial conglomerate’s latest effort to shrink itself into a more focused company. The U.S. company launched the cuts to save $1 billion in 2018, saying it expected dwindling demand for fossil fuel power plants to continue. “Traditional power […]

Dec 05

Trump White House Weighing Plans For Private Spies To Counter “Deep State” Enemies

28by Kevin / 20d

Via: The Intercept: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION is considering a set of proposals developed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a retired CIA officer — with assistance from Oliver North, a key figure in the Iran-Contra scandal — to provide CIA Director Mike Pompeo and the White House with a global, private spy network that would […]

Google AI Spawns Other AIs

3by Kevin / 20d

Via: Independent: Google has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that has created its own “child”. What’s more, the original AI has trained its creation to such a high level that it outperforms every other human-built AI system like it. It’s an impressive achievement, but one that could also trigger fears about what else AI […]

Dec 04

Philippines Orders Probe Into Sanofi Dengue Vaccine for 730,000 Children

3by Kevin / 21d

Via: Reuters: The Philippines ordered an investigation on Monday into the immunization of more than 730,000 children with a vaccine for dengue that has been suspended following an announcement by French drug company Sanofi (SASY.PA) that it could worsen the disease in some cases.

A Quantum Boost for a Different Kind of Computer

3by Kevin / 21d

Disclosure: I have invested in technology related to quantum computing. Via: MIT Technology Review: In two papers published today in the journal Nature, a team at MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and another from the University of Maryland and the National Institute of Standards in Washington D.C., reveal that they have built specialized types […]

Dec 03

Living in Cars, Working for Amazon: Meet America’s New Nomads

23by Kevin / 22d

Via: Guardian: Millions of Americans are wrestling with the impossibility of a traditional middle-class existence. In homes across the country, kitchen tables are strewn with unpaid bills. Lights burn late into the night. The same calculations get performed again and again, through exhaustion and sometimes tears. Wages minus grocery receipts. Minus medical bills. Minus credit […]

Nov 29

Robots Are Coming for Jobs of as Many as 800 Million Worldwide

3by Kevin / 26d

Via: Bloomberg: As many as 800 million workers worldwide may lose their jobs to robots and automation by 2030, equivalent to more than a fifth of today’s global labor force. That’s according to a new report covering 46 nations and more than 800 occupations by the research arm of McKinsey & Co. The consulting company […]

You Can Log Into macOS High Sierra as Root with No Password

12by Kevin / 26d

Via: Register: A trivial-to-exploit flaw in macOS High Sierra, aka macOS 10.13, allows users to gain admin rights, or log in as root, without a password. The security bug can be triggered via the authentication dialog box in Apple’s operating system, which prompts you for an administrator’s username and password when you need to do […]

Nov 28

Bitcoin Hits US$10,000

2by Kevin / 27d

Update: Bitcoin Hits US$11,000 — Bitfinex print at US$10,053. Via: Bloomberg: Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 for the first time, bringing this year’s price surge to more than 10-fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble. The euphoria is bringing to the mainstream what was once

25 December - JoNova ( from Feedly )

44by Jo Nova / 1d

Welcome to a clean green Australia where we gave up coal to move to diesel. Back to the future. Diesel’s prototype engine circa 1892. Channel Ten news tonight discusses the sudden surge in demand for diesel generators Homes and businesses are so afraid of blackouts in Australia that some retailers are selling four times as many generators as normal. Mygenerator.com.au reports a 425% increase year

Green vision protects coal deposits, razes forests instead: Europe goes back to wood power

39by Jo Nova / 5d

Green Utopia We’re trying to control the weather by limiting a universal molecule intrinsic to life on Earth. What could possibly go wrong? Loopholes, for starters. Only this isn’t a loophole — it’s an obvious outcome of “carbon neutrality”. The only thing that could have stopped wood from replacing coal is if the tidal-windy-solar idea had been competitive, reliable and batteries were really che

Welcome to renewables world: Australia plans for blackouts, throws billions of dollars, but ABC says it will get “cheaper”

38by Jo Nova / 4d

The fear is palpable How much fun can you have living in a global experiment? In Australia, peak summer is about to hit in a post-Hazelwood-electricity-grid. There’s a suite of committee reports as summer ramps up. Everyday there’s another Grid story in the press, and a major effort going on to avoid a meltdown. Minister Josh Frydenberg announced today that “we’ve done everything possible to preve

Dec 23

Weekend Unthreaded

2by Jo Nova / 2d

… Rating: 9.2/10 (11 votes cast) Rating: 9.2/ 10 (11 votes cast)

EPA exodus of staff and scientists

3by Jo Nova / 2d

This is what winning looks like. The NY Times reports on Droves of Scientists Leaving EPA WASHINGTON — More than 700 people have left the Environmental Protection Agency since President Trump took office, a wave of departures that puts the administration nearly a quarter of the way toward its goal of shrinking the agency to levels last seen during the Reagan administration. This is 700 of 15,000 e

Dec 21

Help. Science blogger needs support…

3by Jo Nova / 4d

NEW POSTS ARE APPEARING BELOW Oops, please. The bank balance is trending to zero, and I must pay attention. Can you can spare the equivalent of a beer, a steak, or a month of bandwidth ($100) for 2018? I, we, will be ever so grateful. We can do this thanks to philanthropists like you. It’s a testament to the fantastic readers here that nine years, 2,863 posts and 450,000 comments later, this blog

Dec 19

Please sign this petition to get Australia out of the Paris Climate Accord and back to affordable energy

13by Jo Nova / 6d

It only takes a moment and it does help. It’s easy to be cynical. But in the world of psychology and politics, petitions prove there really are a lot of people who feel the same way. Sometimes these are the only numbers a politician will pay attention to (though we may wish it were otherwise). — Jo ___________________ Sign the Petition Demand Affordable Energy Now Government renewable mandates an

Midweek Unthreaded

2by Jo Nova / 6d

Tips and ideas… Rating: 6.0/10 (22 votes cast) Rating: 6.0/ 10 (22 votes cast)

Seven reasons why BHP — a giant coal miner — wants to stop lobbying FOR coal

9by Jo Nova / 6d

BHP is throwing its weight around to stop the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) saying what most miners want on climate change. What coal company wants lobbyists not to lobby for coal? The gauntlet is down — Which heavyweight will blink first? In one corner — The MCA — the main lobby group for miners. It’s very effective, and wants to dump the renewables target (“yay” say most miners!). In the o

Dec 18

Everyone cutting coal use except for most of the world and most of the banks

31by Jo Nova / 7d

The situation with our most hated energy asset Australia’s big four banks are fighting over themselves to turn down the chance to profit from coal loans and tell the world. Months ago, Westpac went on a low-coal diet, declaring like a kind of vegan-keto-banker that they won’t consider a loan unless the coal mined has at least 6,300 kilocalories per kilogram. Presumably they will lose weight, or at

Dec 16

Weekend Unthreaded

3by Jo Nova / 9d

…. Rating: 7.1/10 (30 votes cast) Rating: 7.1/ 10 (30 votes cast)

Forget Megawatts, ABC invents new unit of power — “size of Tasmania”

14by Jo Nova / 9d

Outback couple build solar farm to prove fringe-of-grid power generation needs Building a $14 million solar farm is an expensive way to send a message about electricity prices, but Doug and Lyn Scouller said they were left with few options. In Normanton, 500 kilometres north of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland, the Scoullers built a solar farm big enough to power an area almost twice the size of

Dec 15

Laser Boron Fusion — What if it works? (Forget “climate change”)

28by Jo Nova / 10d

Here’s another “breakthrough” fusion claim. Thing is, one day, one of these will work. Something like this: Boron Hydrogen, Fusion, click to read about aneutronic fusion. In the meantime, knowing that the future is nuclear, and the only question is when, we should burn all the coal we have while it is still worth something. UPDATE: Everyone knows that fusion is the perennial baby of Hype-n-Hope.

Dec 14

Global warming will weaken winds in the Northern Hemisphere, but speed them up downunder!

40by Jo Nova / 11d

Now they tell us! Climate warming to weaken wind power in northern hemisphere, increase in Australia: study After building 341,000 wind turbines, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, now climate modelers reveal that winds will decrease in the Northern Hemisphere! Warming temperatures caused by climate change are set to weaken wind energy in the northern hemisphere, a study shows, lessening the amoun

Dec 12

Midweek Unthreaded

4by Jo Nova / 13d

Tips and other stuff…. Rating: 7.9/10 (33 votes cast) Rating: 7.9/ 10 (33 votes cast)

Save the world with internal combustion engines

72by Jo Nova / 13d

Who cares about 50% more emissions? China is powered by 65% coal. A new study in China compares cars with internal combustion engines to electric cars. Qiao et al estimate that from cradle-to-gate electric cars use about 50% more energy and produce around 50% more emissions. (Thanks to Kenneth Richards at NoTricksZone.) All Greens should hereby recycle their EV and buy a gas guzzler. This is not e

Matt Ridley on Brexit: Brits should give foreign aid to EU (with strings) as parting gift

5by Jo Nova / 13d

Matt Ridley writes the letter Theresa May should send to the EU For 40 years Britain has propped up the EU with nothing in return but complaints and insults. The fifth biggest economy in the world can offer foreign aid to the failing EU but on the same terms as other needy states. BRITAIN SHOULD GIVE THE EU £20 BILLION EXTRA AS AN ACT OF CHARITY Dear Angela, Emmanuel and others (cc Donald, Jean-Cl

Dec 10

Transformation glitch? Biggest issue facing South Australia is electricity say 70%

14by Jo Nova / 15d

A Sunday Mail survey (paywalled) shows that despite SA having more “free, cheap and clean” renewable electricity than just about anywhere in the world, the number one biggest issue for most South Australians is … “electricity”. And despite all the renewable jobs created, the second most common concern is “jobs”. Going for the Paradox-Trifecta: most strangely of all, with elected leaders who are l

Dec 09

Weekend Unthreaded

3by Jo Nova / 16d

… Rating: 7.4/10 (35 votes cast) Rating: 7.4/ 10 (35 votes cast)

Dec 06

Giant Fans will cool Great Barrier Reef to stop bleaching

500+by Jo Nova / 18d

”Air-conditioning” of The Great Barrier Reef begins soon To calm a few panicking people, the Australian Government will pay for large fans to circulate water on a minuscule portion of the 2,300 kilometer long Great Barrier Reef. The reef creatures, which have been coping with higher temperatures and bleaching for two hundred million years, will hopefully avoid the moving parts. Marine life adapts

(Let me see.Bleaching is a consequence of reduced sea level. Fans would perhaps make that worse? )

Midweek Unthreaded

3by Jo Nova / 19d

I’ve had requests for an extra unthreaded. Sometimes the weekend is too far away… Rating: 7.9/10 (34 votes cast) Rating: 7.9/ 10 (34 votes cast)

Another hidden cost of intermittent renewables (It’s time to talk about FCAS and roaring price spikes!)

20by Jo Nova / 19d

The shape of normal AC Electricity: 50Hz (230V) and 60Hz (110V) Nobody says much about FCAS in public — but it’s become a hot topic among Australia’s energy-nerds and electricity traders. It never used to be a big deal, because we got it at very low cost from huge turbines — from coal, hydro, and gas. Suddenly, it is costing a lot more. As I discovered below, in one month FCAS charges in South Au

Dec 05

Burn more oil and feed the world

32by Jo Nova / 20d

Climate change causes … more crops. Climate change threatens our food supply, our grain harvests. It causes wars, droughts, sometimes floods, shorter growing seasons. And we all know Climate change is here. We can see it out the window. Plus 2017 is one of the three hottest years ever. Somehow all these bad events happened at once and added up to the world’s largest cereal crop ever. … It’s doom g

Dec 04

Do 40,000 volcanoes matter?

100+by Jo Nova / 21d

The world is watching one volcano in Bali, but it’s sobering to think there may be hundreds of others going off, and almost certainly ones we don’t even know about. The article Is the Bali volcano making us warmer or cooler? by William F Jasper, reminded me of Ian Plimers words about there being squillions of undersea volcanoes so I found the 2007 paper, by Hillier, that tried to count them. Tryi

Dec 02

Weekend Unthreaded

2by Jo Nova / 23d

… Rating: 7.5/10 (37 votes cast) Rating: 7.5/ 10 (37 votes cast)

Nov 30

Green rules, profit, legal bullying drove the Grenfell disaster

16by Jo Nova / 25d

Grenfell Tower It takes a lot of effort to set up a situation so dangerous under the guise of “helping the poor and the polar bears”. Grenfell — Britain’s fire safety crisis By Gerard Tubb, Sky News Correspondent and Nick Stylianou, Sky News Producer The UK Dept of Energy and Climate Change wanted help to get insulation onto buildings to save the world in 2011, so it asked the people who sell ins

Nov 29

*Surprise* Great Barrier Reef has 112 tough spots that survive and replenish the rest

15by Jo Nova / 26d

… After lasting for thousands of years through wild swings of temperature, scientists could never have guessed that the Great Barrier Reef has evolved to cope with climate change. The reef spans 2,300km and has spawning events so large that they can be viewed from space, but who knew that some parts of the reef appear to be safer and more resilient, and would repopulate the rest of the reef? (App

Nov 27

Last winter 9,000 more British pensioners died than usual — how many were due to high heating costs?

53by Jo Nova / 27d

Higher electricity costs mean more people turn off their heaters There’s a big freeze coming to Britain with minus 12C temperatures possible in the next three weeks. Last year in winter in England there was a remarkable 40% rise in winter deaths David Archibald emails that last year was a mild winter for Brits, but the death toll rose from the normal 25,000 excess to 34,000 people. Remembering tha

Electrical appliances force children to marry

7by Jo Nova / 28d

Thanks to The Guardian for drawing a link we would never have noticed: Why climate change is creating a new generation of child brides As global warming exacerbates drought and floods, farmers’ incomes plunge – and girls as young as 13 are given away to stave off poverty If only these girls had perfect weather, they wouldn’t have to be married so young. For a million years of human history, every

Nov 25

Your car causes volcanoes (and volcanoes release CO2)

54by Jo Nova / 30d

Oh. My. Lord. Keep the car in the garage. … Climate Change Could Increase Volcano Eruptions Dr Graeme Swindles, from the School of Geography at Leeds, said: “Climate change caused by humans is creating rapid ice melt in volcanically active regions. In Iceland, this has put us on a path to more frequent volcanic eruptions.” The study examined Icelandic volcanic ash preserved in peat deposits and l

Weekend Unthreaded

2by Jo Nova / 30d

… Rating: 7.1/10 (17 votes cast) Rating: 7.1/ 10 (17 votes cast)