Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
In 2016, Passports Required to Clear Airport Security in New York, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Louisiana and American Samoa
September 24th, 2015Via: Money: The reason: At some point in 2016—the precise date hasn’t yet been announced—driver’s licenses from those states will no longer be considered sufficient to clear airport security and board an airplane. This new policy is a result of the Real ID act, passed by Congress in 2005 as a counterterrorism measure to standardize […]
The One About David Cameron and the Pig
September 22nd, 2015If you’re sick of this story, I’ll apologize right away. Very briefly, my guess about this story is that it’s a warning to Cameron about something he has done, is about to do, or is refusing to do. It’s a strong warning. Maybe other photos exist of Cameron; much more shocking photos. The reason these […]
Half in U.S. Continue to Say Gov’t Is an Immediate Threat
September 21st, 2015Via: Gallup: Almost half of Americans, 49%, say the federal government poses “an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens,” similar to what was found in previous surveys conducted over the last five years. When this question was first asked in 2003, less than a third of Americans held this attitude.
Cyborg Insects
September 19th, 2015Via: Vice: I asked Anthes why she thought the military was so keen to work with insects. “I’d imagine there are several reasons,” she said. “Firstly those creatures are simpler to work with, biologically speaking. It’s much easier to commandeer an insect’s nervous system than a dog’s or a human’s. But also, for the specific […]
75% in U.S. See Widespread Government Corruption
September 19th, 2015Via: Gallup: Three in four Americans (75%) last year perceived corruption as widespread in the country’s government. This figure is up from two in three in 2007 (67%) and 2009 (66%).
Russian Gas Stations Ordered To Install Electric Chargers by November 1, 2016 [???]
September 15th, 2015This is absolutely bizarre. Via: Gas2: Let’s get a little perspective on the electric car market in Russia at the moment. First, there are no government incentives that encourage a person to buy an electric or plug-in car. Second, there are fewer than 500 such cars in the entire country. … If previously the number […]
Federal Court Invalidates 11-Year-Old FBI Gag Order on National Security Letter Recipient Nicholas Merrill
September 15th, 2015Via Calyx Institute: A federal district court has ordered the FBI to lift an eleven-year- old gag order imposed on Nicholas Merrill forbidding him from speaking about a National Security Letter (“NSL”) that the FBI served on him in 2004. The ruling marks the first time that an NSL gag order has been lifted in […]
China: Head Transplant Team Selected for 2017 Operation
September 14th, 2015Body from executed prisoner? Via: Independent: The likely date and location for the first-ever human head transplant have been set, after the controversial Italian doctor that will lead the surgery said that he has selected his team of surgeons. Radical Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero has drawn fascination and criticism after he announced plans to cut […]
29% of Americans Could Imagine a Situation in Which They Would Support Military Coup in U.S.
September 13th, 2015Too late. It already happened back in November 1963. Via: YouGov: 29% of Americans could imagine a situation in which they would support the military seizing control of the federal government, while 41% could not imagine such a situation. Republicans (43%) are more than twice as likely as Democrats (20%) to say that they could […]
Britain: “An Oh-So-Civilised Mafia State”
September 11th, 2015Via: Guardian: To an extent unknown since before the first world war, economic relations in this country are becoming set in stone. It is not just that the very rich no longer fall while the very poor no longer rise. It’s that the system itself is protected from risk. Through bailouts, quantitative easing and delays […]
