Archive for January, 2012
The Coming War on General Purpose Computation
January 1st, 2012Via: Cory Doctorow at Chaos Computer Club: The last 20 years of Internet policy have been dominated by the copyright war, but the war turns out only to have been a skirmish. The coming century will be dominated by war against the general purpose computer, and the stakes are the freedom, fortune and privacy of […]
Twelve Triggers for World Government
January 1st, 2012Via: Adrian Salbuchi: The Private Global Power Elite embedded in major governments is dead set on imposing World Government on us sooner rather than later. Let’s look at 12 mega-processes – veritable “Triggers” – that we infer they are using to achieve their goals. Research Credit: windhorse
2011 Worst Police Misconduct Video of the Year
January 1st, 2012Via: Injustice Everywhere: Once again it’s time for our annual “Worst Police Misconduct Videos of the Year” reader’s poll. Here we post some, but not all, of the over 80 videos associated with claims of police misconduct that we were able to present on our site in 2011. While some of the incidents tied to […]
Wheat Belly
January 1st, 2012Via: Wheat Belly: Who had the audacity to write such an against-the-grain book exposing “healthy whole grains” for the incredibly destructive genetic monsters they’ve become? That’s me, Dr. William Davis, cardiologist and seeker-of-truth in health. Over 80% of the people I meet today are pre-diabetic or diabetic. In an effort to reduce blood sugar, I […]
DYI Radiation Scanning in Japanese Grocery Store
January 1st, 2012Via: The Japan Times: But on a street just six minutes from JR Kashiwa Station, the Bec-Miru facility that Motohiro Takamatsu opened in October is turning heads by offering residents a chance to scan their own groceries, garden soil and other items for radiation. “To have Kashiwa become contaminated with radiation, that was a big […]
Civilian Contractors in the Kill Chain
January 1st, 2012The absurdity is reaching Strangelovian proportions: “Our No. 1 manning problem in the Air Force is manning our unmanned platforms,” said Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, Air Force vice chief of staff. Via: Los Angeles Times: After a U.S. airstrike mistakenly killed at least 15 Afghans in 2010, the Army officer investigating the accident was surprised […]
Collaborative Blog for People Exploring Alternative Therapies for Multiple Sclerosis
January 1st, 2012Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be considered medical advice. Douglas Rehder, owner of Phantom Report and a Cryptogon reader and supporter, has started a collaborative blog, Multiple Sclerosis Untapped, for people who are actively exploring alternative therapies for MS. Susie Rehder, his wife, has MS. I mentioned to them that a surprising number […]
Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Without Trial Bill Into Law; Claims His Regime Won’t Use It
January 1st, 2012Whatever you say, Mr. Hopey Changey. What about the next resident of the White House and the next? Via: AFP: The measure, which passed by wide majorities in Congress, says the US military has the power to detain terror suspects without trial for as long as the US global anti-terror campaign is waged. Obama was […]
