Vaginas Aren't Dirty, Even in Michigan
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Naomi McAuliffeWhat's the worst thing you can call female genitalia? I'm guessing Jeremy Hunt just popped into your mind.
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Is the Secret War in Yemen and Somalia Secret No Longer?
• http://www.commondreams.orgObama openly described ‘direct action’ – military operations – in both Yemen and Somalia.
Chinese spacecraft docks with national orbital module (VIDEO)
• http://www.rt.comA Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with three people on board has successfully carried out an automatic space docking mission on Monday.
Anti-protest law lands Canada on UN human rights watch list
• http://www.rt.comThe UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is set to criticize Canada for the controversial law passed by the province of Quebec to clamp down on student tuition protests.
Muslim Brotherhood declares Mursi Egypt's president
• http://www.rt.comThe Muslim Brotherhood declares its candidate, Mohamed Morsi, has won Egypt’s presidential run-off.
Pro-austerity party wins Greek election
• http://www.rt.comThe pro-bailout New Democracy party has come out on top in Greece’s parliamentary elections, having gained 29.6 per cent of the votes.
Israel’s strategy for Iran nuclear talks: ‘Comply...or else’
• http://www.rt.comIsrael is calling on its allies to threaten Iran convincingly with military action during the current talks in Moscow, media reports say. Tel Aviv believes Tehran does not take the threat of war seriously yet.
How Flame virus has changed everything for online security firms
• John Naughton, The ObserverHere’s a question: if you connect an unprotected Windows computer to the internet, how long will it take before it is infected by malicious software? The answer is:
Making Liquid Metal Batteries
• News LinkBehind the scenes at a startup developing batteries for grid storage.
Building Tesla
• Timothy Maher via TechnologyReview.comAt its electric-car factory in Silicon Valley, Tesla obsesses over details like making its own high-tech tools.
SunEdison Turns to Big New Markets for Solar Power
• Kevin Bullis via TechnologyReview.comThe solar-panel installer is replacing diesel engines in villages in India and other Asian countries.
Got A Battery Breakthrough? You Need Friends in Manufacturing
• Martin LaMonicaPolyPlus partners with Johnson Controls and Corning to commercialize energy dense lithium-water, lithium-air, and lithium-sulfur batteries.
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Shows Promise for Curing Ebola
• Conor Myhrvold via TechnologyReview.comA new kind of antibody treatment has eliminated Ebola in several monkeys, yielding promise for a forthcoming vaccine.
Foreign holdings of US debt hit record high
• APForeign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record high in April. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings slightly after trimming them for two straight months.
The Antivirus Era Is Over
• Tom Simonite via TechnologyReview.comConventional security software is powerless against sophisticated attacks like Flame, but alternative approaches are only just getting started.
Activists urge civil disobedience against Saudi Arabia’s ban on women drivers
• AFP“The key to ending the ban imposed on women driving in Saudi Arabia starts with women themselves,” said a statement from the Women2Drive initiative, received by AFP. It urged “women who hold driving licences (from abroad) to drive on the anniversa
Obama Boy - "I Have A Crush On Obama"
• youtubeVisit Obama-Boy.com for more info. Man sings of his new found love for Obama.
Thousands March Silently to Protest Stop-and-Frisk Policies
• New York TimesIn a slow, somber procession, several thousand demonstrators conducted a silent march down Fifth Avenue to protest the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policies, which the organizers say single out minority groups
Supporters of Bailout Claim Victory in Greek Election
• New York TimesGreek voters gave a narrow victory in parliamentary elections to a party that had supported a bailout for the country’s failed economy. The vote was widely seen as a last chance for Greece to remain in the euro zone,
Egypt’s military issues decree giving vast powers to armed forces, but few to president
• Washington PostEgypt’s military leaders issued a constitutional decree that gave the armed forces sweeping powers and degraded the presidency to a subservient role, as ballots in the presidential runoff showed the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate in the lead.
Charting the Cozy Connections between JP Morgan and the Senate Banking Committee
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, faced a Senate hearing over more than $2 billion in bank losses caused by risky hedges that blew up. Dimon said that the hedges—investments meant to protect the bank—had grown into “complex and hard-to manage
Amended Stop-And-Frisk Procedures
• NY TimesPolitical Cartoon "The Strip"
Google, Brazilian tribe launch culture map project
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Google on Saturday unveiled a cultural map of Brazil’ Surui indigenous people, a digital tool that will help the Amazonian tribe share their vast knowledge of the forest and fight illegal logging. The map, the result of a five-year partnership bet
How Microsoft and Yahoo Are Selling Politicians Access to You
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Microsoft and Yahoo are selling political campaigns the ability to target voters online with tailored ads using names, Zip codes and other registration information that users provide when they sign up for free email and other services. The Web gia
Police State Checkpoint Nullification in Upper Moreland, PA
• The International LibertarianThe problem with these checkpoints is that they're warrantless, arbitrary searches. This goes against all standards of civilized behavior and is not tolerable in a free society. Not only are checkpoints violating our rights they're not effective.
CIA Refuses to Confirm or Deny Drone Attacks Obama Brags About
• David Kravets via WIRED.comThe Central Intelligence Agency continues to refuse to confirm or deny covert military use of drones to kill suspected terrorists overseas, despite President Barack Obama’s and even a former CIA director’s admission of the agency’s targeted killing
Navy May Need to Design Ships With Laser Guns in Mind
• Spencer Ackerman via WIRED.comThe Navy’s dreams of laser weapons are about to come true. But like the dog who chases the car and doesn’t know what to do when he catches it, the Navy’s thoroughly unprepared for its coming arsenal of focused-light weapons.
Arizona Libertarian Party Opens Primary to Independent Voters After Suing to Keep Them Out!
• AZLP Yahoo Group PostingIs this flip-flopping?
2012-06-15 Liberty Underground Radio Show
• Liberty UndergroundAlex and Adrian call out the Tampa Bay Times for their bias and lack of journalistic integrity, we endorse Scott Swope for Pinellas County sheriff, we talk to Karen Schoen about Agenda 21, and we break the story of how the Pinellas County Sheriff’s O
Rodney King, Found Dead at 47
• APThe 1992 riots set off by the acquittals of the 4 officers who beat King, lasted 3 days and left 55 people dead, more than 2,000 injured and swaths of Los Angeles on fire. At the height of the violence, King pleaded on television:
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