Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Surveillance State Wenlock
May 18th, 2012Via: Forbes: London decided to make its surveillance yen a dominant feature of its otherwise goofy mascots. “Wenlock” and “Mandeville” both have a huge single eye made out of a camera lens so that they can “record everything.” Image at right is from the official London Olympics website. In case that’s too subtle for you, […]
And Now: Ex-Patriot Act
May 17th, 2012Wow. The full text of this should be interesting. What’s next? Punishing the family members of people who flee? Via: ABC News: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has a status update for Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin: Stop attempting to dodge your taxes by renouncing your U.S. citizenship or never come to back to the U.S. again. […]
DEA Rampage in Honduras Leaves Civilians Dead
May 17th, 2012The death toll is listed as four; two men and two pregnant women. I guess the AP leaves it up to the reader to decide if the babies that the murdered women were carrying should be counted. Via: AP: People in Honduras’ predominantly Indian Mosquito coast region burned down government offices and demanded that U.S. […]
Will Smith’s Son Talks Aliens at The White House
May 17th, 2012The BBC clip is below: Via: Silver Screen Saucers: Men in Black 3 star Will Smith today told BBC Radio 1 host Chris Moyles that his 13-year-old son Jayden (himself a Hollywood star) put President Obama on the spot recently during a private tour of the White House. The subject of Jayden’s enquiry – aliens! […]
DHS Considers Collecting DNA From Kids
May 17th, 2012Via: Electronic Frontier Foundation: Documents just released by US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to one of EFF’s Freedom of Information Act requests show that DHS is considering collecting DNA from kids ages 14 and up—and is exploring expanding its regulations to allow collection from kids younger than that. The proposal appears to […]
California: ‘Friends and neighbors talk incessantly about where they are planning to move in pursuit of a lower cost of living and better economic opportunities.’
May 17th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: California is at the top of “most hated” states, according to a recent national poll. It’s easy to see why a lot of Californians themselves agree with this assessment, after Governor Jerry Brown’s latest scary description of the deepening hole the state is in. The state’s budget deficit has grown to $15.7 billion […]
Military Detention Law Temporarily Blocked by New York Judge
May 17th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: A federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a part of the National Defense Authorization Act that opponents claim could subject them to indefinite military detention for activities including news reporting and political activism. U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan today ruled in favor of a group of writers and activists who sued […]
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Can Make You Dumb, U.S. Scientists Warn
May 16th, 2012Via: AFP: Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats’ memories. Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) fed two groups of rats a solution containing high-fructose corn syrup — […]
NBC: Revolution
May 15th, 2012Via: YouTube: Semi-Related: The E-bomb: Defence Secretary Warns Of EMP Weapons Threat
Profits: Louisiana is the World’s Prison Capital
May 14th, 2012Via: Times Picayune: Louisiana is the world’s prison capital. The state imprisons more of its people, per head, than any of its U.S. counterparts. First among Americans means first in the world. Louisiana’s incarceration rate is nearly triple Iran’s, seven times China’s and 10 times Germany’s. The hidden engine behind the state’s well-oiled prison machine […]
