Month: February 2014
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2/6 – Binge & Purge: Rarities and Discoveries
New & Extremely Rare Species of River Dolphin Discovered in Brazil Giant jellyfish found on Australian beach Rare deep-sea fish found in Toyama Rare lavender crab discovered New species of deep-diving whale discovered Rare iguanas hidden in socks found by UK customs at Heathrow New species of prehistoric spider discovered in China Rare new snowdrop…
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Turkey adopts ‘Orwellian’ internet curbs
from sbs.com.au: Turkish MPs have adopted new internet legislation roundly criticised as a fresh assault by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on freedom of expression, access to information and investigative journalism. The proposals come amid parallel moves by Erdogan to push through contentious judicial reforms as he fights to keep the lid on a deeply…
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New World Next Week: Episode181 – Bankster Suicides, Sochi Circus, Academic Torrents
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode181 – Bankster Suicides, #Sochi Circus, Academic Torrents Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Harvard Economist Is Pulling All His Money From Bank Of America Harvard Economist…
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America Is Not a Christian Nation — and It Never Was
from beliefnet.com: A “Christian” nation with a disturbing history of enslaving people, capturing land that belonged to residents who were here first, levying excessive and increasing taxes, starting wars throughout the globe, turning a blind eye to questionable business practices, relying upon the fine print in contracts to deceive people into doing what they had…
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Sochi 2014 Security Updates
The Sochi Olympic Games and the Threat of a Terrorist Attack. Who is Behind the Caucasus Terrorists? Putin says Boston marathon bombing by Chechen brothers justifies intense Sochi security Putin’s ‘ring of steel’ becomes obvious at Olympics Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/02/04/216915/putins-ring-of-steel-becomes-obvious.html#storylink=cpy Snow cannons to surveillance boxes, here’s the tech at play in Sochi Journalists to…
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Deadline Live: Jack Blood on Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
Media Monarchy joins old friend Jack Blood for a wild and woolly take on actor overdoses, director abuses and ‘this day in history’ on Deadline Live! Download/Subscribe
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Pinched: Salt Supplies Dwindle After Endless Storms
from nbcnews.com: As if traffic snarls, scrubbed flights and power outages weren’t enough misery, the latest bit of winter savagery to hit the Midwest and the East is an extreme shortage of the salt used to clear snow and ice off roadways. Many cities have been forced to ration salt after weeks of above-average snowfall…
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Violent Protests Escalate In Bosnia
from bbc.co.uk: Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings, in the worst unrest since the end of the 1992-95 war. Hundreds of people have been injured in three days of protests over high unemployment and the perceived inability of politicians to improve the situation. Police used rubber bullets and tear gas to quell…
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Video: Robotic Limb Helps Amputee Feel Objects Again
from ap.org: Italian researchers have created a prosthetic limb that allowed an amputee to feel for the first time since a firework accident injured him ten years ago.
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German TV Does First Snowden Interview, Uploads to LiveLeak
from reason.com: German TV interviewed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the video of the 30 minute interview is now available at LiveLeak. Not surprisingly, a good bit of the interview focused on NSA spying alliances, activities and capabilities in Europe. The German reporter did, however, ask if Snowden was worried about threats to his life.…
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US Said to Curtail Drone Strikes in Pakistan
from washingtonpost.com: The Obama administration has sharply curtailed drone strikes in Pakistan after a request from the government there for restraint as it pursues peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, according to U.S. officials. “That’s what they asked for, and we didn’t tell them no,” one U.S. official said. The administration indicated that it will…
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In Congress’s Farm Bill, The Rich Get Richer
from washingtonpost.com: Congress has sent a $956 billion farm bill larded with subsidies for agribusiness to President Obama, who issued a statement Tuesday praising it. Maybe he should first have reread his fiscal 2014 budget proposal. “The farm sector continues to be one of the strongest sectors of the U.S. economy, with net farm income…
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Avoiding Sochi Snoopers: Using Tor, Common Sense and Nail Polish to Prevent Russian Authorities Spying on Journalists
from ibtimes.co.uk: The Russian authorities are planning to monitor the online activity of every athlete, organiser and journalist during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which begin later this week. Last year Russian prime minister Dimitry Medvedev signed into law a decree which, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, authorises the government to “collect telephone…
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Sochi Flashback: “Satanic Dancing on the Bones of Our Ancestors”
July 3, 2013: Islamist Rebel Vows ‘Maximum Force’ to Stop Sochi Olympics* from reuters.com: Russian Islamist rebel leaders urged their fighters on Wednesday to use “maximum force” to prevent President Vladimir Putin staging the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. In an online video recorded in a forest, Doku Umarov said an order not to…
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Sochi Officials Order Stray Dogs Killed Ahead of Olympics
from foxnews.com: Thousands of stray dogs have been living amid the mud and rubble of Olympic construction sites, roaming the streets and snowy mountainsides, and begging for scraps of food. But as the games drew near, authorities have turned to a company to catch and kill the animals so they don’t bother Sochi’s new visitors…