Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
France Attempts to “Civilize” the Internet; Internet Fights Back
May 25th, 2011Via: Ars Technica: For some time, French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy has talked about his dream of a “civilized” Internet, but this dream has long been a nightmare for those who worry that “civilization” is really a code for “regulations favorable to big business and the national security state.” To make his vision a reality, Sarkozy […]
Pentagon Wants 80 to 100 Long Range, Nuclear-Capable Bombers That Can Operate With or Without a Pilot in the Cockpit
May 24th, 2011Via: Los Angeles Times: Deep in the Mojave Desert, surrounded by tiers of barbed-wire fence, the nation’s largest defense contractors work in secrecy designing and building the latest military aircraft at Air Force Plant 42. The military’s top weapons buyer quietly visited the Palmdale facility this month to talk with leading aerospace executives about plans […]
Obama Regime’s Information Operations: Rapid Response to Unfavorable Stories
May 24th, 2011Via: Huffington Post: The Obama administration has created and staffed a new position tucked inside their communications shop for helping coordinate rapid response to unfavorable stories and fostering and improving relations with the progressive online community.
Facebook Is Coming for Your Children
May 23rd, 2011Via: Today: Wearing the mantle of education reform, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told attendees at a recent summit on innovation in education that, “My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age.” A really, really good way to do that, Zuckerberg said, is to let kids […]
NSA Collects as Much Data as Is Stored in the Entire Library of Congress Every Six Hours [???]
May 23rd, 2011I try to avoid the black/grey/white propaganda narratives surrounding the alleged Bin Laden assassination. The whole thing is so absurd that it’s just impossible for me to take it seriously at all. However, in my routine monitoring of stories about the NSA, I came across the claim that the agency is processing an amount of […]
Disney Ride Now Includes “Security Check Area, Similar to a TSA Checkpoint”
May 23rd, 2011Absolutely breathtaking. Via: Mouse Planet: The second room of the queue is now a security check area, similar to a TSA checkpoint. The two G-series droids are still there, G2-9T scanning luggage and G2-4T scanning passengers… While we won’t tell you why, you’ll enjoy paying a lot of attention to what the scans of the […]
Pakistan Says China to Operate Key Port, Build Navy Base
May 23rd, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: Pakistan’s defense minister said China has agreed to take over operation of the strategically positioned but underused port of Gwadar, and that Islamabad would like the Chinese to build a base there for the Pakistani navy. Ahmad Mukhtar gave no clear timetable on the possible change at Gwadar, on Pakistan’s western […]
Russia: Putin to Run for President Again
May 23rd, 2011Ah, yes, Democracy in action! *wink* Will we get to see more absurd Putin propaganda? Missing from that gallery are some of my favorites: Vladimir Putin Helps to Tackle Russia’s Summer Wildfires, and: Via: The Australian: RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has decided to run for the presidency next year, raising the possibility of a […]
China Expands Export Quotas of Rare Earth Metals
May 20th, 2011Via: BBC: China has expanded export quotas for rare earth metals, further tightening its grip on the minerals used in a number of high-tech electronics. From Friday, iron alloys containing more than 10% of rare earths will fall under the export quota, the commerce ministry said in a statement. Rare earths are a collection of […]
Obama’s Speech a ‘Historic Shift’ on Israel and Palestine? No.
May 19th, 2011There’s so much fur flying and dummy spitting this morning, you’d think that something noteworthy actually happened. Via: Christian Science Monitor: If you’ve read the lead story in The New York Times on President Barack Obama’s Middle East speech this afternoon, you’re probably under the impression that the president has taken a bold new step […]
