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Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Timing is everything. A month from the UK Budget day, understanding “fiscal space” and made-up terms like “fiscal black holes”… Source: Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory film proves finding the cash isn’t the problem | The National
Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Michal Kosinski, Stanford psychologist, claims that AI programs can detect people’s IQ, sexual orientation, and politics by scanning faces. Of course rights groups are attacking the research and not the fact that the researcher is demonstrating the dangerous things AI can be used for. Source: Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing … Continue reading Scientist Claims His AI Can Tell Disturbing Things About You Just by Looking at Your Face
Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
July was also the hottest month on record for dozens of other cities in the western United States, including Sacramento, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore. Source: Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post Continue reading Death Valley just recorded the hottest month ever observed on the planet – The Washington Post
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Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.
A well known journalist facing prison time for reporting on the Dakota Pipeline, and this is occurring not in Turkey, not Iran, but in the good ol’ U. S. of A. Not … Continue reading Amy Goodman Is Facing Prison for Reporting on the Dakota Access Pipeline. That Should Scare Us All.
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Venezuela Rejects No-Fly Zone in Syria, Aleppo – United Nations
Venezuela says it like it is with regards to Syria. Refreshing to hear it. Source: Venezuela Rejects No-Fly Zone in Syria, Aleppo – United Nations, 8 Oct. Continue reading Venezuela Rejects No-Fly Zone in Syria, Aleppo – United Nations
Police Searches Of Social Media Face Privacy Pushback
Data analytics firms that analyze vast amounts of public social media are a tool for law enforcement. But there are signs that Twitter, Facebook and others are shutting off access to that … Continue reading Police Searches Of Social Media Face Privacy Pushback
Freed From Gag Order, Google Reveals It Received Secret FBI Subpoena
Google revealed Wednesday it had been released from an FBI gag order that came with a secret demand for its customers’ personal information. Just another example of our government abusing its power. … Continue reading Freed From Gag Order, Google Reveals It Received Secret FBI Subpoena
ACLU: Police tracked protesters using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter data
The ACLU said that it obtained records pointing to data from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter being used by US police to track protesters across the country. The websites were not directly involved, … Continue reading ACLU: Police tracked protesters using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter data
Nobel laureate Stiglitz sees Italy, others leaving euro zone in coming years
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz predicted in a interview out on Wednesday that Italy and other countries would leave the euro zone in coming years, and he blamed the euro and German … Continue reading Nobel laureate Stiglitz sees Italy, others leaving euro zone in coming years
Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students
Like the San Francisco 49ers quarterback, football players across the country are silently taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racism. This shows that there needs to be some movement … Continue reading Protest Started by Colin Kaepernick Spreads to High School Students
While you were busy watching the Election circus, Congress stopped showing up to work
The result is that with a little more than a month before the election, Congress is again flirting with a shutdown. And a year into the worldwide Zika epidemic, Congress still hasn’t … Continue reading While you were busy watching the Election circus, Congress stopped showing up to work
Leaderless and Underfunded, N.J. Transit Had Troubles Well Before Fatal Crash
The agency has been operating without an executive director for nearly a year and has not explained how it will close a $45 million gap in its budget. This is what happens … Continue reading Leaderless and Underfunded, N.J. Transit Had Troubles Well Before Fatal Crash
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Police with body cameras receive 93% fewer complaints – study
The recording of interactions with the public increases accountability on both sides, researchers say After a year study in both the U.S. and the U.K. and over a million and a half … Continue reading Police with body cameras receive 93% fewer complaints – study
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NYPD sent undercover officers to Black Lives Matter protest, records reveal
The New York police department also collected ‘multimedia records’ of protests after the death of Eric Garner, legal papers show. These are potential constitutional violations by the police. “The fear and disarming … Continue reading NYPD sent undercover officers to Black Lives Matter protest, records reveal
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IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’
Policymakers must address needs of trade-affected workers, International Monetary Fund’s new World Economic Outlook says Source: IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’ | Business | The … Continue reading IMF study warns free trade seen as benefiting ‘only a fortunate few’
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