Appeals court says intelligence leaders who defended dragnet – which was revealed by Snowden to the Guardian – were not telling the truth About time. Now can you please pardon Snowden now? … Continue reading NSA surveillance exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules seven years on
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 Tuesday night to approve a controversial policy that would allow police to deploy robots capable of using lethal force in extraordinary circumstances, according to … Continue reading San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill | CNN
Twitter’s former trust & safety chief, who quit two weeks into Musk’s tenure as Twitter CEO, said Musk wasn’t a “villain” in his experience. But he is definitely rustling some feathers all overt the place! Source: Ex-Twitter Exec: Unfair to Paint Musk As ‘Villain’ of Twitter’s Story Continue reading Twitter’s former trust and safety head said it’s unfair to paint Elon Musk as the ‘villain’ of Twitter’s story
Insurance companies will pay more, potentially leading to higher premiums. Oh, and thank you US government for giving us free money to develop these vaccines! Source: Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be “free” | Ars Technica Continue reading Pfizer CEO claims 400% price hike on COVID vaccines will be “free”
#BREAKING Climate Activists Storm BlackRock HQ in NYC with pitchforks, dump coal on escalator as one man tries to stop and block them. Video by Ken Lopez / @FreedomNTV pic.twitter.com/MUnQdEUZmS — Oliya … Continue reading Climate Activists Storm BlackRock HQ in NYC with pitchforks
Some of the country’s wealthiest men – furious with President Franklin D. Roosevelt – decided to install a dictator who was more business friendly, according to the congressional testimony of a highly decorated Marine Corps general who was enlisted to participate in the 1933 coup. Amazing what lengths wealthy bankers will go … Continue reading Wealthy bankers and businessmen plotted to overthrow FDR. A retired general foiled it.
As more cars go electric, an Australian bank is making a move to prevent customers from being locked in with older fossil fuel vehicles. Good stuff! Source: Australian bank will stop issuing loans on new gas-powered cars in 2025 | Autoblog Continue reading Australian bank will stop issuing loans on new gas-powered cars in 2025
Thirty years ago, a bold plan was hatched to persuade people that climate change was not a problem. The consequences of this could be the deaths of untold millions if not more. A lot more. Source: The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change – BBC News Continue reading The audacious PR plot that seeded doubt about climate change – BBC News
General warming predictions are still on track, but recent heat waves are a stress test for the modeling of extreme events. Yes, climate change is real and we’re experiencing it right now. Source: What extreme heat waves tell us about the dangers of climate change | MIT Technology Review Continue reading What extreme heat waves tell us about the dangers of climate change | MIT Technology Review
The barren wasteland of the Salton Sea in Southern California holds a treasure that could potentially be an immense benefit to the EV industry: a massive supply of lithium. A big deal if correct. Source: Toxic California Lake Has Lithium to Power EVs for Decades, Make US Less China-Dependent Continue reading Toxic California Lake Has Lithium to Power EVs for Decades, Make US Less China-Dependent
With a radical GOP on the brink of consolidating power, it’s time for new party leadership. The Democrats lost their way and this is the result. Source: Opinion | The fall of Roe v. Wade is the culmination of the Democratic establishment’s failures – The Washington Post Continue reading The fall of Roe v. Wade is the culmination of the Democratic establishment’s failures
What’s causing the current surge in inflation? And what should be done about it? Jim Stanford from the Centre for Future Work shows it’s not higher wages driving higher prices — in … Continue reading Debunkers Inflation 101
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