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Timeless Tips for “Simple Sabotage” From the CIA
In 1944, the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) produced a document called the Simple Sabotage Field Manual (PDF). It was designed to be used by agents in the field to hinder our WWII adversaries. The CIA recently highlighted five tips from the manual as timelessly relevant: 1. Managers and Supervisors: To … Continue reading Timeless Tips for “Simple Sabotage” From the CIA
Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times
The two have long been divided on whether speech can be restricted, and when. Under the Trump administration, the gap is widening. Source: Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times Continue reading Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’ – The New York Times
Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch
Meta will no longer have any fact-checkers in the U.S. come Monday, according to Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan. Will be adopting a community notes style system like the one on x.com. Source: Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch Continue reading Meta officially says goodbye to its US fact checkers on Monday | TechCrunch
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The Student Loan Debt Crisis Is About to Get Worse
Federal student loans are the only consumer debt segment that’s grown continuously since the Great Recession. The next generation of graduates will include more borrowers who may never be able to repay. Source: The … Continue reading The Student Loan Debt Crisis Is About to Get Worse
Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Scientist Brad Lister returned to Puerto Rican rainforest after 35 years to find 98% of ground insects had vanished Scientist Brad Lister returned to Puerto Rican rainforest after 35 years to find … Continue reading Insect collapse: ‘We are destroying our life support systems’
Billionaires vs. LA Schools
Unlike many labor actions, the Los Angeles teachers’ strike is not really about wages or benefits. At its core, this is a struggle to defend public schools against the privatizing drive of … Continue reading Billionaires vs. LA Schools
Debt? What debt? The new wave in Democratic thinking – CNNPolitics
So much ink has been spilled for so long on the national debt, it might be nice if that $22 trillion plus on the red side of the US balance sheet just … Continue reading Debt? What debt? The new wave in Democratic thinking – CNNPolitics
Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on Identity?
Democrats’ focus on personalities and demographics over a popular progressive policy agenda and an anti-establishment sentiment may bring defeat in 2020. “…a bold, clear ideology is precisely what excites Americans.” “What these … Continue reading Progressive Ideas Matter to Voters. So Why Do Democrats Fixate on Identity?
A 1950s TV show had a fear-mongering conman named Trump who wanted to build a wall
On May 8, 1958, art imitated life in 2018. In an episode of a TV show called Trackdown, there was a conman named Trump, who tried to scare the bejeezus out of a … Continue reading A 1950s TV show had a fear-mongering conman named Trump who wanted to build a wall
Macroeconomic malpractice in action | FT Alphaville
Why the IMF’s insistence that Jamaica runs a primary surplus of 7% constitutes bad macroeconomics which must be called out. #IMF policies are “economic malpractice in action”, says former senior IMF economist … Continue reading Macroeconomic malpractice in action | FT Alphaville
90 percent of ocean plastic waste comes from Asia and Africa • Earth.com
A new study shows that 90 percent of global ocean plastic pollution can be traced back to ten major rivers in Asia and Africa. You can’t clean up the world by fixing … Continue reading 90 percent of ocean plastic waste comes from Asia and Africa • Earth.com
Trump gave AT&T a $20B tax brea, they killed Net Neutrality & now they’re prepping mass layoffs
Trump gave AT&T a $20B tax break and killed Net Neutrality, now they’re prepping mass layoffs I guess all those government favors didn’t provide the benefits AT&T claimed they would. Source: Trump … Continue reading Trump gave AT&T a $20B tax brea, they killed Net Neutrality & now they’re prepping mass layoffs
Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048 – CBS News
Study By Ecologists, Economists Predicts Collapse of World Ocean Ecology This is really bad and will require immediate action to try to stop it. Source: Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048 – … Continue reading Salt-Water Fish Extinction Seen By 2048 – CBS News
Nancy Pelosi Rams Austerity Provision Into House Rules Package
The pay-go rule makes it more difficult for Democrats to pass a host of liberal agenda items, while Republicans are free to blow big holes in the tax code. The original New … Continue reading Nancy Pelosi Rams Austerity Provision Into House Rules Package
Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost a third of the total
Major petroleum producer strives to end fossil-fuel car sales by 2025. And it looks like they are on their way to achieving that goal through all kinds of tax exemptions and perks like free parking and so on. Other countries can learn from them. Source: Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost … Continue reading Norway battery electric vehicle sales are almost a third of the total
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