January 2012
Leaked documents reveal US diplomats actually work... →
Biotech giant Monsanto has been genetically modifying the world’s food supply and subsequently breeding environmental devastation for years, but leaked documents now reveal that Monsanto has also deeply infiltrated the United States government. With leaked reports revealing how U.S. diplomats are actually working for Monsanto to push their agenda along with other key government officials,...
How Ron Paul's race for delegates could shake up...
yahoonews:
As Paul marches along to Republican primaries and caucuses, he could wind up picking up delegates in nearly every state. That could result in some deal-making if no candidate has a majority of delegates heading into the Republican Party convention in August. “It’s a real concern,” Jack Burkman, a Republican consultant unaffiliated in the 2012 race, told us.
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European Parliament Official In Charge Of ACTA... →
Saul Alinsky Wasn’t Who Newt Gingrich Thinks He... →
Of course, Alinsky’s intellectual influences were not limited to Catholic social thought. Contrary to Gingrich’s ignorant slur, he frequently quoted Jefferson and Madison and had contempt for young leftists in the 1960s who disdained the American flag. “The responsible organizer would have known,” he wrote in 1971, “that it is the establishment that has betrayed the flag while the flag, itself,...
Twitter is the drug of Davos →
“Do I worship modern medicine? Is science my religion? Not at all; there is no...”
– Thank Goodness! by Daniel C. Dennet (via scipsy)
Two undercover police officers secretly fathered... →
In both cases, the children have grown up not knowing that their biological fathers – whom they have not seen in decades – were police officers who had adopted fake identities to infiltrate activist groups. Both men have concealed their true identities from the children’s mothers for many years.
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Les Orgueilleux 1953 - Director: Yves Allégret
Gérard Philipe - The Bar Dance Scene
“If individuals have free speech rights, citizens who band together as unions and...”
– Institute for Justice attorney Steve Simpson, on tomorrow’s anniversary of Citizens United. (via barticles)
Newsweek: 12 Tweets About This Week's Cover Story:... →
newsweek:
The following tweets are presented in no particular order.
1. Jim Messina (campaign manager, Obama 2012): “An absolute must read”
2. Sarah Palin (former Governor of Alaska, VP candidate): “know what’s truly “dumb”? Giving a cover story to the TrigTruther conspiracy kook writer who thinks I…
The Trunk: The Problem of Truth →
jeffmiller:
Author Brisbane of the New York Times has been mocked through the internet for his recent post entitled: Should the Times be a Truth Vigilante? The response to this from most has been along the lines of, “Duh!” People want journalists to report the truth, and to do so vigorously. But the point…
How Do Iraqis View the Effects of the Iraq War? →
We should also note the American responses to the same question. The difference is remarkable, and it shows what a huge gap in perceptions and understanding there is between Americans and Iraqis. 48% of Iraqis overall believe that political freedom has worsened since the invasion, but 50% of Americans believe it has improved. In fairness to the American respondents, the American public has been...
Rats! They're not the best humans. →
crocoducks:
Also, treat them better, scientists! Turns out everyone knows that rodents used in lab research aren’t so healthy. Most are overweight and don’t exercise much, and I can’t think of any biomedical outcome these factors wouldn’t affect. This is part of an interesting piece on the ethics, use, and appropriateness of different animal research models from Slate. Transgenic guys, too -...
