Archive for March, 2012
Martin Luther King Assassination: Dick Gregory on the Comments of Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles
March 29th, 2012Via: YouTube:
Tokyo Soil Samples Would Be Considered Radioactive Waste In U.S.
March 29th, 2012Via: Fairewinds Energy Education: Tokyo Soil Samples Would Be Considered Nuclear Waste In The US from Fairewinds Energy Education on Vimeo. While traveling in Japan several weeks ago, Fairewinds’ Arnie Gundersen took soil samples in Tokyo public parks, playgrounds, and rooftop gardens. All the samples would be considered nuclear waste if found here in the […]
FBI Memo: Agents Can ‘Bend or Suspend the Law’
March 29th, 2012Via: Wired: The FBI once taught its agents that they can “bend or suspend the law” as they wiretap suspects. But the bureau says it didn’t really mean it, and has now removed the document from its counterterrorism training curriculum, calling it an “imprecise” instruction. Which is a good thing, national security attorneys say, because […]
Britain: Army on Standby for Fuel Truckers Strike
March 29th, 2012Via: Reuters: The British government laid plans on Tuesday to cope with possible fuel shortages if a strike by tanker drivers goes ahead, lining up the army to help and warning businesses and the public to make preparations. Truckers voted on Monday to take strike action that union officials said could deplete petrol stocks within […]
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Patrols of Private Apartment Buildings
March 29th, 2012Via: New York Civil Liberties Union: The NYPD’s enforcement of Operation Clean Halls, a part of the Department’s stop-and-frisk program that allows police officers to patrol thousands of private apartment buildings across New York City, violates the rights of residents of those buildings and their guests – largely black and Latino New Yorkers – according […]
3D Bio-Printer
March 29th, 20127 News Reposted on YouTube: Via: Invetech: “Imagine being able to print human tissues on demand.” This was the inspiration for start-up company Organovo as they set out to build the world’s first production 3D bio-printer. For decades the goal of tissue engineers has been to advance beyond simple two-dimensional cell cultures to creating three-dimensional […]
The Rise of the Machines, as Told by Workplace Safety Signs
March 29th, 2012Via: io9: Come the robot uprising, one of the first orders of business on the insurgents’ agenda will be to breathe life into the world’s most dangerous pre-existing mechanical equipment. Fortunately for those who like to plan ahead, the vast majority of today’s hazardous machines feature warning labels that clearly illustrate all the ways that […]
Monsanto Wants to Brainwash Your Children with ‘Biotechnology Basics Activity Book’
March 29th, 2012Reason to homeschool #217-B. Via: Natural News: In response to mounting public backlash from the older generation, the biotechnology industry has launched a new propaganda campaign aimed at convincing children that genetically-modified (GM) crops are not only safe, but also an improvement over natural agriculture. Monsanto, Dow, Bayer, and five other major biotechnology companies and […]
American Society for Microbiology: ‘Has Modern Science Become Dysfunctional?’
March 29th, 2012Well, well, well. I guess the American Society for Microbiology has joined the ranks of the lunatic fringe. If I had written this, Skepdick Corp-A-Ment Grant Swindling Sci-Cult members would be jamming my inbox with nonsense. Via: American Society for Microbiology: The recent explosion in the number of retractions in scientific journals is just the […]
Open Thread: JetBlue Incident
March 29th, 2012I know a couple of pilots and, initially, this didn’t surprise me too much. If I was making bum change to sit in an aluminum death capsule all day and/or night, while having to be away from my family most of the time, I might lose my shit too. But… This gets more interesting with […]
