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Date Sent: 2016-08-16
Freedom's Phoenix PM Edition for Tuesday, August 16, 2016 |
Cornerstones of Oppression: The Upper Middle Class
Pool party at the Hancock's - Saturday Aug 20th, 2016 from 4 p.m. til ?? -- 08-16-16 -- Davi Barker - Jay Noone (MP3s/VIDEO LOADED) (PUBLISHER RECOMMENDED) -- The Regulatory Burden in the U.S. is a Whopping $4 Trillion -- Hillary Plans Steps Toward North American Union If Elected -- How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made history -- Central Banks Are Choking Productivity -- China's launch of quantum satellite major step in space race -- Hackers Say They Hacked NSA-Linked Group, Want 1 Million Bitcoins to Share More -- Hackers Claim to Auction Data They Stole From NSA-Linked Spies -- Push for healthier food could push some stores off food stamp program -- Scientists Built a 'Mini Black Hole' Out of Sound Waves -- Why Did Guccifer 2.0 Evolve from Sloppy Hacktivist to Professional Leaker? -- Archeologists Were Wrong About 'Superhenge' -- Clever App Brings the Food Label Into the Modern Age -- The Byzantine Empire: -- Not just marijuana: The FDA has always denied the existence of therapeutic ... -- Pentagon Refuses to Disclose How Many U.S. Troops Are Fighting ISIS -- California about to pass the 'Medical Pedophiles Protection Act' to criminalize ... -- Yes, Or No? -- A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels -- 'Tolerance' sounds great. But is there no limit to what we can wisely 'tolerate'? -- FUNDING DISSENT: ROCKEFELLER, FORD FOUNDATIONS BEHIND GLOBAL... -- Israel Planning Third Temple on Al-Aqsa Mosque Site? -- Media Silent as US Announces Unprecedented Move to End Drug War -- Hurry, Kill the Messenger: Hacker Exposes Soros's Evil Plans for World Domination -- Cop Nearly Kills Innocent Man In Front Of 7-Yo Daughter. -- "Fortress" Balance Sheets? FDIC Slams Biggest US Banks... -- It's Time for Fancy Apartments to Offer Balconies for Drone Landings -- Communist group members go to Milwaukee to help 'revolution' --
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News Link • Economy - Economics USA
The Regulatory Burden in the U.S. is a Whopping $4 Trillion
08-16-2016
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http://www.visualcapitalist.com, JEFF DESJARDINS
One of the big problem with regulatory policy is that typically new regulations are only added â€" never subtracted. A good example of this is the federal tax code, which is now 74,608 pages long. It's an astonishing 148x longer than it was under P
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News Link • Politics
Hillary Plans Steps Toward North American Union If Elected
08-16-2016
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http://www.thedailybell.com
Hillary Promises a New Government Agency to Open Up Our Borders … Hillary's open borders policy will reach fruition if she becomes president. In fact, she said … she is going to open up a new government agency to help illegal aliens and get the
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • History
How Japanese and Mexican American farm workers formed an alliance that made history
08-16-2016
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http://www.pri.org, By Natasha Varner
Berry season is waning, but the harvest hasn't always been so sweet for the migrant workers who pick the fruit in fields across the United States.
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News Link • Central Banks/Banking
Central Banks Are Choking Productivity
08-16-2016
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https://www.lewrockwell.com
If the Economy were a car, productivity would be the engine. Heated seats, on-demand 4-wheel drive and light-sensitive tinted windshields, are all very nice. But they mean little if the engine doesn't turn and the car just sits in the driveway. The
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News Link • China
China's launch of quantum satellite major step in space race
08-16-2016
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http://bigstory.ap.org
BEIJING (AP) -- China's launch of the first quantum satellite Tuesday will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that can't be penetrated by hackers, experts said.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Hackers Say They Hacked NSA-Linked Group, Want 1 Million Bitcoins to Share More
08-16-2016
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http://motherboard.vice.com,
A mysterious hacker or hackers going by the name "The Shadow Brokers" claims to have hacked a group linked to the NSA and dumped a bunch of its hacking tools. In a bizarre twist, the hackers are also asking for 1 million bitcoin (around $568 mill
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Hackers Claim to Auction Data They Stole From NSA-Linked Spies
08-16-2016
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https://www.wired.com
The NSA's elite teams of hackers have for years made it their mission to silently compromise computer systems around the globe. Now one group of anonymous hackers claims to have executed a counter-hack with none of the same discretion: They've br
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Food
Push for healthier food could push some stores off food stamp program
08-16-2016
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com
Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group, an organization pushing for GMO labels on food packaging, shares some tips for finding items on grocery store shelves that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO). As Vice President of Government A
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Scientists Built a 'Mini Black Hole' Out of Sound Waves
08-16-2016
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http://motherboard.vice.com, by PAUL TADICH
Black holes are some of the most massive, mind-bending objects in the universe. They contain immense, almost unimaginable amounts of energy: Supermassive black holes help regulate entire galaxies, past research suggests.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Why Did Guccifer 2.0 Evolve from Sloppy Hacktivist to Professional Leaker?
08-16-2016
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http://motherboard.vice.com, by LORENZO FRANCESCHI
After almost a month of complete silence, the hacker known as Guccifer 2.0, who is likely a persona created by Russian spies to cover up their own hacks, is back with a bang.
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News Link • Archaeology
Archeologists Were Wrong About 'Superhenge'
08-16-2016
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http://motherboard.vice.com, by MADISON MARGOLIN
Last year archeologists discovered "Superhenge", or what was thought to be around 90 stone monolithic structures buried a meter below ground, just a few kilometers northeast of the Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The blocks were over 4,500 years ol
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News Link • Food
Clever App Brings the Food Label Into the Modern Age
08-16-2016
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http://www.wired.com
A few months ago, the US Food and Drug Administration redesigned the nutrition facts label. The FDA made subtle improvements to the label's legibility, and even published an explainer, to teach people how to read it. These upgrades were well receiv
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News Link • Food And Drug Administration / F.D.A
Not just marijuana: The FDA has always denied the existence of therapeutic ...
08-16-2016
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http://www.naturalnews.com
benefits associated with ALL plants. (NaturalNews) Those who support the nationwide legalization of marijuana for therapeutic use, were disappointed by the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent failure to reclassify marijuana's status from tha
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News Link • Military
Pentagon Refuses to Disclose How Many U.S. Troops Are Fighting ISIS
08-16-2016
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http://libertyblitzkrieg.com, Michael Krieger
The United States will deploy dozens of special operations forces to northern Syria to advise opposition forces in their fight against Islamic State, a major policy shift for President Barack Obama and a step he has long resisted to avoid getting dra
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News Link • Legislative Mischief
California about to pass the 'Medical Pedophiles Protection Act' to criminalize ...
08-16-2016
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http://www.naturalnews.com
journalists for posting videos that document medical abuse of children, seniors and surgical patients. (NaturalNews) As yet more proof that you're living in a totalitarian police state regime run by mentally insane criminals named Jerry Brown and Nan
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Police State
Yes, Or No?
08-16-2016
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http://www.strike-the-root.com, by Paul Hein
There can be good reasons for not answering questions. If you are being questioned by the police, for example, prudence would dictate that you remain silent. Or perhaps you do not know the correct answer to a question, and would prefer not to guess a
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News Link • Energy
A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels
08-16-2016
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http://www.ted.com, Monica Araya
How do we build a society without fossil fuels?
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News Link • Vin Suprynowicz's Columns Archive
'Tolerance' sounds great. But is there no limit to what we can wisely 'tolerate'?
08-16-2016
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http://www.vinsuprynowicz.com, Vin Suprynowicz
Mr. Haynes now writes in an early August syndicated column that "The Republican primary season has been open season on American Muslims. . . .
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News Link • Corruption
FUNDING DISSENT: ROCKEFELLER, FORD FOUNDATIONS BEHIND GLOBAL...
08-16-2016
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by Prof Michel Chossudovsky
FUNDING DISSENT: ROCKEFELLER, FORD FOUNDATIONS BEHIND GLOBAL CORPORATE FUNDING OF MODERN "SOCIAL ACTIVISM"
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News Link • Drug War
Media Silent as US Announces Unprecedented Move to End Drug War
08-16-2016
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arclein
With the approach of the first Special Session of the U.N. General Assembly to discuss international drug policy in nearly 18 years, Bill Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, discussed the
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Hurry, Kill the Messenger: Hacker Exposes Soros's Evil Plans for World Domination
08-16-2016
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http://www.theorganicprepper.ca,
Is there an IQ test to be one of the so-called "global elite"? Do you need to show a certain level of intelligence or an ability to learn?
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News Link • Events: Arizona
Cop Nearly Kills Innocent Man In Front Of 7-Yo Daughter.
08-16-2016
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True Activist
When You Find Out Why, You'll Be Furious...An innocent man was mistakenly pulled over by an Arizona State Trooper and threatened to be shot in the back in front of his daughter.
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Drones
It's Time for Fancy Apartments to Offer Balconies for Drone Landings
08-16-2016
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Wired
Make no mistake: Drones are coming, and they're going to change a lot of things about how we shape our lives. So why shouldn't we change how we shape our buildings to get ready for them?
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Donna Hancock
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News Link • Revolutions, Rebellions & Uprisings
Communist group members go to Milwaukee to help 'revolution'
08-16-2016
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http://hosted.ap.org
A Chicago-based communist revolutionary group blamed by Milwaukee's police chief for stoking a second day of violence said that some of its members did go there to "support a revolution" but didn't set out to cause trouble.
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Gina Kynast
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News Link • Social Networking/Social Media
Snapchat is reportedly buying a search app for over $100 million
08-16-2016
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http://www.theverge.com, By Chris Welch
Snapchat is reportedly finalizing an acquisition of Vurb, a search app for smartphones, for well over $100 million in stock and cash, according to The Information.
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News Link • China
China's new satellite would create the world's largest quantum network
08-16-2016
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http://www.theverge.com, By Russell Brandom
China's quantum network could soon span two continents, thanks to a satellite launched earlier today. Launched at 1:40PM ET, the Quantum Science Satellite is designed to distribute quantum-encrypted keys between relay stations in China and Europe.
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News Link • Stock Market
The Illusion Behind Stock Buybacks---A Simple Test
08-16-2016
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By Gretchen Morgenson
Stock investors have had one sweet summer so far watching the markets edge higher. With the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index at record highs and nearing 2,200, what's not to like?
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
How The GOP Got Trumped--â€"The Fiscal Follies Of Johnny Lawnchair And Faker Ryan
08-16-2016
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by David Stockman
I am in the throes of finishing a book on the upheaval represented by the Trump candidacy and movement. It is an exploration of how 30 years of Bubble Finance policies at the Fed, feckless interventions abroad and mushrooming Big government and debt
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News Link • Internet
Peter Thiel: The Online Privacy Debate Won't End With Gawker
08-16-2016
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http://www.nytimes.com
Last month, I spoke at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland because I believe our country is on the wrong track, and we need to solve real problems instead of fighting fake culture wars. I'm glad that an arena full of Republicans stood u
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News Link • Philosophy: Libertarianism
William Weld: You're Fired!
08-16-2016
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http://www.ncc-1776.org, by L. Neil Smith
Libertarians across the entire country were dismayed and nauseated last week to hear "their" Vice Presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld denounce, in the most mechanically and historically ignorant terms possible, t
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News Link • Politics
The dark history of Donald Trump's rightwing revolt
08-16-2016
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https://www.theguardian.com
The Republican intellectual establishment is united against Trump - but his message of cultural and racial resentment has deep roots in the American right
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News Link • Politics
Putin's praise for Trump may mask 'conflicted' feelings, Kremlin watchers say
08-16-2016
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https://www.theguardian.com
The Russian president has shown warmth for the Republican nominee, and some fear a nefarious plot - but the 'hysteria and paranoia' may not be justified
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News Link • Politics
Trump's Concession Speech, If Necessary
08-16-2016
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https://www.lewrockwell.com
Why would anyone worth several billion dollars want to be elected President at age 74?
On the assumption that he wants this job, here is how he can get it.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Why Did Guccifer 2.0 Evolve from Sloppy Hacktivist to Professional Leaker?
08-16-2016
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http://motherboard.vice.com,
After almost a month of complete silence, the hacker known as Guccifer 2.0, who is likely a persona created by Russian spies to cover up their own hacks, is back with a bang.
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News Link • Archaeology
400-Year-Old Petroglyphs Found on Hawaii Shoreline
08-16-2016
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http://www.sci-news.com, by News Staff
Two lucky tourists from Texas made an incredible archaeological discovery during a July visit to Hawaii. They found a rare series of petroglyphs on Hawaii's Waianae coast on the island of Oahu.
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News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology
Paraplegics regain some feeling, movement after using brain-machine interfaces
08-16-2016
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http://esciencenews.com
Eight people who have spent years paralyzed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after training with brain-controlled robotics, according to a study published Aug. 11 in Scientific Reports.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Hurry, Kill the Messenger: Hacker Exposes Soros's Evil Plans for World Domination
08-16-2016
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http://www.theorganicprepper.ca, by Daisy Luther
Is there an IQ test to be one of the so-called "global elite"? Do you need to show a certain level of intelligence or an ability to learn?
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Is Ivanka Trump Vacationing In Croatia With Putin's Girlfriend?
08-15-2016
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
Trump recently posted a photo of daughter Ivanka hanging out in Croatia with Wendi Deng, the rumored girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
George Soros Hacked: What Will It Reveal About His Power? "Architect Of Revolutions and Coups**
08-15-2016
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http://www.shtfplan.com, Tyler Durden
Last Thursday, as Bloomberg was gingerly setting the stage, and the preemptive damage control for what was about to be a historic leak, it did everything in its power to deflect attention from the key topic, namely that prominent liberal billionaire
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News Link • Politics: Republican Campaigns
Trump to declare end to nation building if elected president
08-15-2016
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http://www.prisonplanet.com, AP
Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as "foreign policy realism" focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations.
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News Link • U F O and Other Unidentified Stuff
Wolfmen & Bigfoot Encounters on Centre County, PA Property
08-16-2016
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arclein
I live in Clarence, Pennsylvania with my husband, my grandmother and my 3 kids. My son is 14 and has had two sightings of what he describes as a "wolf-man" type creature in our front yard on two separate occasions. He is the only one who has seen t
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News Link • Archaeology
The Mysterious Mountain Cliff Tombs of North Georgia
08-16-2016
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arclein
he lifestyle, living location, burial customs and clothing of the Apalache elite, who occupied the Southern Highlands and Piedmont from the Middle Woodland Period until the late 1600s, were almost identical to that of the Chapapoya or Cloud People in
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News Link • Science
Russian Transmutation of Elements
08-16-2016
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arclein
Now the essence of this discovery and technology boils down to the development of an industrial method for the transformation of chemical elements into other elements and their isotopes.
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News Link • Hacking, Cyber Security
Mysterious Group Hacks The NSA
08-15-2016
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http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden
The latest hack revealed over the weekend has nothing to do with the Democratic Party or George Soros, and instead a mysterious hacker group by the name "The Shadow Brokers" claims to have hacked the Equation Group - a government cyberattack hack
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