Diaries
Mike Gravel at the 2008 debate
Submitted by snoopydawg on Mon, 06/28/2021 - 12:25amThe Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 06/27/2021 - 7:16am
Manipulated Science and Journalism
Oligarchs and their corporations have been cleverly misleading people for decades (perhaps forever). How can they manipulate science you may ask, well they fund research which they design for certain outcomes. They are even capturing University departments by funding them. We know the for profit news outlets will not critically report on their advertisers, after all, big pharma, the MIC, and insurance companies are all primary clients. So as a result we have a misled public that thinks they live in a democracy, rather than an oligarchy.
At first it was a little bit of climate change swag
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 4:37pm-- tucked into an infrastructure bill. Now it's an infrastructure bill without any climate change content.
Big Julian Assange News
Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 4:00pmBREAKING: Lead witness in US case against Julian Assange admits to fabricating evidence against him in exchange for a deal with the FBI #Assange https://t.co/kZxsTi62q0
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) June 26, 2021
Solving the world's plastic problem or wishful thinking?
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 12:36pmThe story behind our infinitely recyclable plastic
By Aliyah Kovner, Berkeley Lab
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Step one, create infinitely recyclable plastic to replace ordinary plastic DONE
Step two, make it just as cheap ARGUABLE
Step three, get it widely adopted ? ? ?
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 5:01am“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
My summertime reading list has always included a few spy novels. This year I am just reading the news.
Cuba, Covid and America's grossly immoral foreign policy
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 1:27amVenezuela has been unable to purchase COVID-19 vaccines because of U.S. sanctions.
The Evening Blues - 6-25-21
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 2:41pmFriday Open Thread ~ Cancel Culture Goes International
Submitted by phillybluesfan on Fri, 06/25/2021 - 6:36amThe Summer Olympics, postponed in 2020 by a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to begin on July 23, 2021, in Tokyo. Even though surfing and four other sports will debut at these games, the locals aren’t exactly thrilled.