This is -BRILLIANT- Sacha Baron Cohen’s (in some ways) most brilliant movie. But this ending clip really just takes it all on. Reminds use of this video by Charlie Chaplin Source: The … Continue reading The Dictator Final Speech 

Politicians and corporations — governments and citizens alike. Are we so selfish that we risk this future? Source: Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames Continue reading Wildfire Researchers Tell Us Why Our Future Is Flames

“I was worried they’d ask me to do something that hurts innocent people — and prevent me from telling people it’s happening,” she said in an exclusive interview with CNNMoney. She felt … Continue reading Developer of anonymous Tor software dodges FBI, leaves US May 17

The new Brazilian president’s first pick for science minister was a creationist. He chose a soybean tycoon who has deforested large tracts of the Amazon rain forest to be his agriculture minister. … Continue reading Meet Brazil’s new cabinet: the science minister is a creationist, agriculture minister deforested the Amazon

“I think he makes a very fair point, which is that in these polls, our polls have shown it as well, that when you do a head-to-head with Hillary Clinton versus the … Continue reading Pollster on Sanders’ general election argument: He ‘makes a very fair point’

We call ourselves private citizens, and we refer to elected representatives as public officials, because we’re supposed to know everything about them and their activities. At the same time, they’re supposed to … Continue reading Snowden interview: Why the media isn’t doing its job

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Donald Trump would have to answer for allegations about repeatedly disrespecting women, but deflected concerns that it posed a major challenge for his presidential candidacy. … Continue reading GOP chairman says ‘people just don’t care’ about misogyny allegations against Donald Trump

This video, in French but with English subtitles, explains why the EU countries are in such a horrible state financially. It’s because of stupid rule (article 123) created by the Lisbon Treaty … Continue reading EU Government debt problem explained (in a few minutes)

Could we even be facing an ice-free Arctic summer? Source: ‘Unusually’ Thin And Fractured Arctic Ice Hints At Yet Another Record Melt Continue reading ‘Unusually’ Thin And Fractured Arctic Ice Hints At Yet Another Record Melt

Voters in the Philippines elected Rodrigo Duterte president despite — or because of — campaign speeches peppered with jokes about rape and viagra. It’s happening all over the world, people upset with … Continue reading Filipinos Just Elected Rodrigo Duterte, Their Version of Trump, as President

An average apartment in London now costs nine-tenths of an average worker’s pay. This is a consequence of the massive accumulation of wealth going on in the world, and the lack of … Continue reading Rents in London? Will consume all of your pay.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee said Monday that his recent comments about renegotiating or restructuring debt with creditors are being misconstrued… “People said I want to go and buy debt and default on … Continue reading Donald Trump: People are misrepresenting what I said about renegotiating debt