Worse than meth: Facebook is altering your mind and turning you into a slave
• naturalnews.comAre online social media sites like Facebook, Google+ and others as addictive as some drugs like meth?
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BOVARD: The voting rights mirage
Jim BovardSatisfied to cast ballots, Americans stand idle while other freedoms are ravished
Summer pests wrecking havoc on outdoor fun?
• naturalnews.comWith summer in full swing and open-air activities beckoning, don't sacrifice health and well-being for toxic insect repellents.
Mars Rover Curiosity Captures Video of Martian Moonrise
• space.comOne of Mars' two tiny moons climbs high into the Red Planet sky in an otherworldly new video recorded by NASA's Curiosity rover.
Think the Anti-GMO Movement is Unscientific? Think Again!
• wakeup-world.com“Anyone that says, ’Oh, we know that this is perfectly safe,’ I say is either unbelievably stupid, or deliberately lying.
Future sustainable development
• youtubeCentre director Johan Rockström explains why we must redefine sustainable development and develop Sustainable Development Goals that link poverty eradication to the protection of Earth's life support.
Laser and Nanotechnology Packed Device Reads Bacteria’s Metabolic Activity
• azonano.comNano and laser technology packed into small device tests antibiotic treatment in minutes
Killer whales survive beaching off Australian coast - video
• The GuardianA pod of killer whales off Australia's coast swam back out to sea after they were stranded near Fraser Island, Queensland. Four adult whales and one calf survived the ordeal but two died despite attempts by rangers to keep them hydrated.
Burton: I put hands outside car when pulled over
• youtubeActor LeVar Burton and author Tim Wise explain the differences in their interactions with police.
Violence in Cairo as the president defies army ultimatum
• youtubeViolence has erupted in Cairo as the clock ticked down on an army ultimatum for President Mohammed...
Startup Uses Novel Materials Based on Plasmonic Effects
• Technologyreview.comAn early-stage company aims to commercialize new optical materials for denser data storage and better cancer treatments.
Flexible Glass Could Make Tablets Lighter and Solar Power Cheaper
• Technologyreview.comNREL shows that Corning’s Willow glass can be used to make flexible solar cells that could be installed in place of roofing shingles
Sorry folks, but Portugal shows euro crisis far from over
• ReutersWe're told the euro crisis is over. But Portugal's coalition government is on the brink of collapse, and markets are once again on the slide. The crisis, it would seem, is far from over.
Woman Settles Suit After Losing Her Infant Over Drug Test Failure Caused By Poppy Seed Bagel
• APA woman who had her newborn taken away because she failed a hospital drug test after she ate a poppy seed bagel has settled a lawsuit over the case.
Nukes are useless because nobody dare use them – Ahmadinejad to RT
• RT.comNuclear arms – as “the most inhumane weapon” – cannot be ever deployed and therefore they are useless for Iran, said outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in an exclusive interview with RT’s Sophie Shevardnadze.
Barack Obama says the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 'is transparent'
• Obama, Politifact.comObama: "It is transparent, that’s why we set up the FISA court. The whole point of my concern before I was president -- because some people say well, Obama was this raving liberal before, now he’s Dick Cheney. Dick Cheney sometimes says, 'Yes, you kn
Austrian search of President's plane for leaker Snowden enrages Bolivia
• Reuters"We're talking about the president on an official trip after an official summit being kidnapped," Bolivia's ambassador to the UN said. The Bolivian plane, which was bringing Morales home from an conference in Moscow, was stranded at Vienna airport
Prosecution rests in Manning's WikiLeaks trial
• APProsecutors rested their case against Pfc. Bradley Manning after presenting evidence from 80 witnesses, trying to prove the former US Army intelligence analyst let military secrets fall into the hands of al-Qaida and its leader Osama bin Laden.
Restore the Fourth Campaign Organizes Protests Against Unconstitutional Surveillance
• Rainey Reitman, EFFRestore the Fourth aims to end all forms of unconstitutional surveillance of digital communications by the US government. The campaign calls particular attention to PRISM. The Restore the Fourth movement has an active reddit community that is working
America’s Continuity of Government Plan: The Cronyism of the Revolving Door
• John Stanton, ScoopThe Cronyism of the Revolving Door is a shitty form of government. And it is not confined to US government leaders. It is the same story in academia, media, industry, and finance. America’s slogan these days is, Who Gives a Shit?
6 Unbelievable Ways the Big Banks Are Scamming You Five years since the crash, the big b
• http://www.alternet.org/corporate-accountability-aIt is going on five years since the financial crash and three years since President Obama signed the meager Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the big banks are still scamming and conning and ripping off their customers. W
Wall Street Banks Extract Enormous Fees From The Paychecks Of Millions Of American Workers
• http://intellihub.com/2013/07/02/wall-street-banksWould you be angry if you had to pay a big Wall Street bank a fee before you could get the money that you worked so hard to earn? Unfortunately, that is exactly the situation that millions of American workers find themselves in today
Hands Off Snowden Campaign
Stephen Lendmanfascism
Obama's New Climate Plan
Stephen Lendmanfraud
NEW LOCATION: Arizona Breakfast Club This Saturday
Powell GammillBob Podolsky was in studio on Ernie's Declare Your Independence Radio Show this past Fri...and now Mr. Podolsky will also be speaking at this Saturday's new location for the Arizona Breakfast Club. Hope to see everyone there.
For the Record...
Larken RoseHere, have a bunch of unsupported assertions, which I know will offend and annoy lots of people who consider themselves scientific (but aren't), while being irrelevant to my usual anti-political theme.
India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail
• ReutersIndia has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said.
State trooper gives pass to Iowa governor's driver
• APThe vehicle's license plate number raised suspicion when it did not turn up in a computer database. Dash camera video shows the trooper zip in and out of traffic to catch up to the governor's vehicle and pass a school bus at a high rate of speed
North Korea: U.S. has pushed peninsula ‘to the brink of war’
• Washington PostNorth Korea is willing to hold direct talks with the United States, but only “if the United States sincerely seeks to end the vicious cycle of tensions and hostility” and has no preconditions, its foreign minister said here Tuesday.
Ed Snowden's Dad Writes Him
• Washington PostHere is the text of the open letter Lon Snowden, along with his attorney, Bruce Fein, wrote to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. The letter was provided to The Associated Press. [after the NSA copied it....]
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