Archive for May, 2019
U.S. Preparing Antitrust Probe of Google
May 31st, 2019Via: AFP: The US Department of Justice is preparing an antitrust investigation of Internet titan Google, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Journal cited unnamed sources close to the matter as saying the department would look into Google practices related to web search and other businesses. Justice department officials share antitrust oversight with […]
Julian Assange Shows Psychological Torture Symptoms, Says UN Expert
May 31st, 2019Via: Guardian: Julian Assange is showing all the symptoms associated with prolonged exposure to psychological torture and should not be extradited to the US, according to a senior UN expert who visited him in prison. Nils Melzer, UN’s special rapporteur on torture, is expected to make his appeal to the UK government on Friday. It […]
Trump to Punish Mexico for Illegal Immigration with Tariffs
May 30th, 2019Via: Reuters: President Donald Trump, incensed by a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, starting at 5% and ratcheting higher until the flow of people ceases. … Higher tariffs will start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly until […]
Google to Restrict Modern Ad Blocking Chrome Extensions to Enterprise Users
May 29th, 2019Via: 9to5Google: Back in January, Google announced a proposed change to Chrome’s extensions system, called Manifest V3, that would stop current ad blockers from working efficiently. In a response to the overwhelming negative feedback, Google is standing firm on Chrome’s ad blocking changes, sharing that current ad blocking capabilities will be restricted to enterprise users.
California Assembly OKs Health Care for Immigrants in U.S. Illegally
May 29th, 2019It’s as if California fought a war with some external enemy and lost. Except, most Californians didn’t notice. And now… Via: AP: The California Assembly voted Tuesday to extend the state’s Medicaid program to eligible adults who are in the country illegally. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend about $98 million a year to […]
Buckle Up: A Crash Trigger Has Hit
May 29th, 2019Via: ZeroHedge: The bond market is telling us, that the markets… and the economy… are both in very serious trouble. The difference between the yield on the 3-month Treasury and the 10-year Treasury (called the yield curve) is inverted. What this means is that yield on the 10-Year Treasury is LOWER than the yield on […]
China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War
May 29th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington. A flurry of Chinese media reports on Wednesday, including an editorial in the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party, raised the prospect of Beijing cutting exports of the commodities that are critical […]
High Radiation Levels Found in Giant Clams of Marshall Islands Near U.S. Nuclear Dump
May 28th, 2019Via: Los Angeles Times: Researchers have found high levels of radiation in giant clams near the Central Pacific site where the United States entombed waste from nuclear testing almost four decades ago, raising concerns the contamination is spreading from the dump site’s tainted groundwater into the ocean and the food chain. The findings from the […]
‘American Soil’ Is Increasingly Foreign Owned
May 27th, 2019Via: NPR: American soil. Those are two words that are commonly used to stir up patriotic feelings. They are also words that can’t be be taken for granted, because today nearly 30 million acres of U.S. farmland are held by foreign investors. That number has doubled in the past two decades, which is raising alarm […]
Astronomers Concerned About Starlink Light Pollution
May 27th, 2019Well, it’s not just me. Via: Forbes: SpaceX had kept the logistics of each satellite under wraps prior to the launch, but following the launch it was revealed that each satellite had a relatively large solar panel, perfect for not only gathering but reflecting sunlight back to Earth. This means anyone looking up at the […]
