Archive for December, 2018
Google’s Earth: How the Tech Giant Is Helping the State Spy On Us
December 20th, 2018Via: Guardian: The purchase of Keyhole was a milestone for Google, marking the moment the company stopped being a purely consumer-facing internet company and began integrating with the US government. When Google bought Keyhole, it also acquired an In-Q-Tel executive named Rob Painter, who came with deep connections to the world of intelligence and military […]
Trump to Withdraw Troops from Syria [???]
December 20th, 2018A few days ago, it was: U.S. Troops to Occupy Third of Syria, “Perhaps Indefinitely.” So, is it good news that the Trump actually wants to get U.S. troops out of Syria? Yes. But it’s more complicated than that. He also has to stop the CIA from running/training/supplying ISIS. Via: Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Bitcoin Break Out
December 19th, 2018Anyone watching it? Via: Bloomberg: Just as the euphoria surrounding Bitcoin was peaking last December, Mark Dow decided to short the leading digital currency. Almost a year to the day, and after a more than 80 percent decline from its record high price, Dow has closed out the trade. “I’m done. I don’t want to […]
Oil Crashes to 1-Year Low
December 18th, 2018Via: Bloomberg: Economic jitters and surging supplies from the U.S. to Moscow dragged oil prices to the lowest level in 15 months. Futures fell as much as 5.8 percent in New York on Tuesday. Anxieties about economic growth swirled after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump in a […]
QRL Presentation at CryptoBlockCon 2018
December 17th, 2018Disclosure: I am long QRL (Quantum Resistant Ledger). Via: QRL YouTube Channel:
Signal App to Australia: Good Luck with That Crypto Ban
December 17th, 2018Via: Ars Technica: Signal, one of the most secure messaging apps, essentially told Australia this week that its attempts to thwart strong crypto are rather cute. “By design, Signal does not have a record of your contacts, social graph, conversation list, location, user avatar, user profile name, group memberships, group titles, or group avatars,” Joshua […]
A Texas Elementary School Speech Pathologist Fired After She Refused to Sign a Pro-Israel Oath
December 17th, 2018Via: The Intercept: A children’s speech pathologist who has worked for the last nine years with developmentally disabled, autistic, and speech-impaired elementary school students in Austin, Texas, has been told she can no longer work with the public school district after she refused to sign an oath vowing that she “does not” and “will not” […]
Drs. Wolfson: Wide Awake Seminar Free to View for Limited Time
December 17th, 2018Via: Drs. Wolfson: They told us vaccines were safe. They lied. They told us vaccines were effective. They lied. They told us vaccines were necessary. They lied. It’s time to learn the truth and see the information they don’t want you to see. Join The Drs. Wolfson for a rare full-length cinema seminar presentation regarding […]
Something Very Weird with Google’s Autocomplete, Searching on Google vs. Duckduckgo
December 16th, 2018Yep. I tried it. Via: Reddit:
U.S. Troops to Occupy Third of Syria, “Perhaps Indefinitely”
December 16th, 2018Via: Stars and Stripes: RAQQA, Syria — This ruined, fearful city was once the Islamic State’s capital, the showcase of its caliphate and a magnet for foreign fighters from around the globe. Now it lies at the heart of the United States’ newest commitment to a Middle East war. The commitment is small, a few […]
