Media

How the Western media support state terror – while millions die

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 07/20/2019 - 05:06

In this guest article Matt Alford - alongside Drs Daniel Broudy, Jeffery Klaehn, Alan MacLeod and Florian Zollmann - lay out their case that news media has systemically downplayed or simply avoided discussing the bloody consequences of Western foreign po

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https://www.spyculture.com/what-the-mainstream-media-wont-tell-us-about-the-world/

The Climate Legacy of Justice John Paul Stevens

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/19/2019 - 13:02

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Pentagon Contractor Allegedly Threatened to Kill Congresswoman Over Vaccine BIll (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/19/the-climate-legacy-of-justice-john-paul-stevens/

Hungry Elephants Fight Climate Change One Mouthful at a Time

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 07/18/2019 - 13:14

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House Orders Pentagon to Review If It Exposed Americans to Weaponized Ticks (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/18/hungry-elephants-fight-climate-change-one-mouthful-at-a-time/

Giant Shipper Bets Big on Ending Its Carbon Emissions

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/17/2019 - 13:17

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1,000 Protesters With Jewish Group Block Entrance to ICE Headquarters for Hours (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/17/giant-shipper-bets-big-on-ending-its-carbon-emissions/

These Are the Real Problems Revealed by the Leak of Google Assistant Voice Recordings

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/16/2019 - 13:12

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Military Budget Showdown Set as Democrats Advance Authorization Bill Over GOP Objections (Celia)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/16/these-are-the-real-problems-revealed-by-the-leak-of-google-assistant-voice-recordings/

Meet the 19-Year-Old Gun Control Lobbyist Who Has Lawmakers’ Ears

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 07/15/2019 - 12:57

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New Election Systems Use Vulnerable Software (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/15/meet-the-19-year-old-gun-control-lobbyist-who-has-lawmakers-ears/

Hacking the Vulnerabilities in Privacy Laws

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/12/2019 - 13:11

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Revealed: This Is Palantir’s Top Secret User Manual for Cops (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/12/hacking-the-vulnerabilities-in-privacy-laws/

Truth Decay Part 2: News in a Digital Age

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/12/2019 - 07:00

Reading Time: 14 minutesEighteen months ago, WhoWhatWhy talked with political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh — a researcher at RAND Cor

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/12/truth-decay-part-2-news-in-a-digital-age/

UK Naturalist Attenborough Warns Climate Change May Bring Social Unrest

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 07/11/2019 - 12:41

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GOP-Led Virginia Legislature Abruptly Adjourns Gun Session (Reader Steve)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/11/uk-naturalist-attenborough-warns-climate-change-may-bring-social-unrest/

Gun Control and Gun Rights Rallies Held at Virginia Capitol

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/10/2019 - 12:39

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24 South American Officials Sentenced for Murder Pact (Jeff C.)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/10/gun-control-and-gun-rights-rallies-held-at-virginia-capitol/

One Climate Crisis Disaster Happens Every Week, UN Warns

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/09/2019 - 12:45

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‘Protesters as Terrorists’: Growing Number of States Turn Anti-Pipeline Activism Into a Crime (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/09/one-climate-crisis-disaster-happens-every-week-un-warns/

Biased and Wrong? Spotlight on Facial Recognition Tech

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 07/08/2019 - 13:10

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Immigrant Detainees Begin Hunger Strike in Yuba County Jail (Reader Steve)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/08/biased-and-wrong-spotlight-on-facial-recognition-tech/

We Have Too Many Fossil-Fuel Power Plants to Meet Climate Goals: Study

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 07/05/2019 - 15:26

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Himalayan Glaciers Melting at an Alarming Rate, Spy Satellites Show (Mili)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/05/we-have-too-many-fossil-fuel-power-plants-to-meet-climate-goals-study/

Gun Rights Groups Sue California to Challenge Age Restrictions on Buying Firearms

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/03/2019 - 13:22

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Analysis Says We Need to Stop Building Fossil Fuel Plants Now (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/03/gun-rights-groups-sue-california-to-challenge-age-restrictions-on-buying-firearms/

Spies Fear a Consulting Firm Helped Hobble US Intelligence

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 07/02/2019 - 13:58

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Russia Paid Radio Broadcaster $1.4M to Air Kremlin Propaganda in DC (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/02/spies-fear-a-consulting-firm-helped-hobble-us-intelligence/

Tech and the Financial Inclusion Balancing Act

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 07/01/2019 - 12:48

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Federal Judge: Let Doctors Into Child Migrant Detention Centers, Quickly (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/07/01/tech-and-the-financial-inclusion-balancing-act/

Oakland Plans Citywide Water Gun Fight to Promote Anti–Gun Violence Efforts

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/28/2019 - 13:22

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The Insulin Racket (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/28/oakland-plans-citywide-water-gun-fight-to-promote-anti-gun-violence-efforts/

The Steady Erosion of Privacy at Home

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 06/27/2019 - 13:04

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Only 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/27/the-steady-erosion-of-privacy-at-home/

At Iowa’s Voter ID Law Trial, Lawyers Emphasize Unnecessary Hurdles and Election Integrity

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/26/2019 - 12:58

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One Trump Tax Cut Was Meant to Help the Poor. A Billionaire Ended Up Winning Big. (Gerry)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/26/at-iowas-voter-id-law-trial-lawyers-emphasize-unnecessary-hurdles-and-election-integri...

Mexico ‘Spied on Journalists, Lawyers, and Activists’

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 06/25/2019 - 12:50

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Supreme Court Creates New Limits to FOIA Disclosure (Celia)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/25/mexico-spied-on-journalists-lawyers-and-activists/

The Greenland Ice Sheet Could Be Lost Without Emissions Cuts, New Study Says

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 06/24/2019 - 12:51

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With White House Threatening Mass Raids, Undocumented Immigrants Try to Stay Out of Sight (Celia)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/24/the-greenland-ice-sheet-could-be-lost-without-emissions-cuts-new-study-says/

Ooops, They’re Doing It Again — Media on Track to Screw Up 2020

Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 06/23/2019 - 07:00

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt seems as though the media has not learned a single lesson from 2016, because it is on track to screw up another presidential election.Back then, corporate news outlets, driven by a desire to maximize revenue, basically picked both candidates in the primary, and then allowed themselves to become pawns in the scheme of a foreign power to get Donald Trump elected.Most importantly, at th

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/23/ooops-theyre-doing-it-again-media-on-track-to-screw-up-2020/

ClandesTime 184 – Political Paralysis in the Information Age

Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 06/22/2019 - 06:23

What happens when people are given too much information? They feel overwhelmed, which quickly becomes apathy and political paralysis.

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https://www.spyculture.com/clandestime-184-political-paralysis-in-the-information-age/

Today, You Should Ask the Parents of Your Kids’ Friends if They Have Guns at Home — Here’s How

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/21/2019 - 12:23

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Oregon Republican Senator Threatens State Troopers, Warning Them to ‘Come Heavily Armed’ (Reader Steve)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/21/today-you-should-ask-the-parents-of-your-kids-friends-if-they-have-guns-at-home-heres-...

Going ‘Zero Carbon’ Is All the Rage. But Will it Slow Climate Change?

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 06/20/2019 - 13:00

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Five Ways House Democrats Are Using the Budget to Fight Anti-Choice Policy (Reader Stephanie)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/20/going-zero-carbon-is-all-the-rage-but-will-it-slow-climate-change/

Facebook Unveils Cryptocurrency Despite Privacy Concerns

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/19/2019 - 13:00

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Cap-and-Trade Program Poised to Become Law in Oregon (Reader Steve)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/19/facebook-unveils-cryptocurrency-despite-privacy-concerns/

Climate Action Could Prevent Hundreds of Heat-Related Deaths in These 15 US Cities

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 06/18/2019 - 12:40

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U.N. Officials: U.S. Planning a “Tactical Assault” in Iran (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/18/climate-action-could-prevent-hundreds-of-heat-related-deaths-in-these-15-us-cities/

Grand Jury Indicts Four Men on Charges of Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ in NJ

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 06/17/2019 - 11:45

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Democrats Warn Trump Against Proposed Change to Poverty Measure (Celia)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/17/grand-jury-indicts-four-men-on-charges-of-trafficking-ghost-guns-in-nj/

Bitcoin Causing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Comparable to Las Vegas or Hamburg

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/14/2019 - 12:54

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In El Paso, Border Patrol Is Detaining Migrants in a ‘Human Dog Pound’ (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/14/bitcoin-causing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-comparable-to-las-vegas-or-hamburg/

Moms Equal Pay Day: ‘Shocking’ Statistics Explain Why Working Moms Are So Stressed

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 06/13/2019 - 13:17

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Suit Alleges Amazon’s Alexa Violates Laws by Recording Children’s Voices WIthout Consent (Reader Steve)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/13/moms-equal-pay-day-shocking-statistics-explain-why-working-moms-are-so-stressed/

Japan Knife Attack Makes Case for Gun Restrictions

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/12/2019 - 13:21

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Former Japanese-Internment Camp Will Now Hold Migrant Children (DonkeyHotey)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/12/japan-knife-attack-makes-case-for-gun-restrictions/

‘We All Owe Al Gore an Apology’: More People See Climate Change in Record Flooding

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 06/11/2019 - 13:09

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India Heat Wave Triggers Clashes Over Water (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/11/we-all-owe-al-gore-an-apology-more-people-see-climate-change-in-record-flooding/

Going Mobile Could Get More Americans to Vote

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 06/10/2019 - 12:45

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How Anti-Immigration Policies Are Leading Prisons to Lease Convicts as Field Laborers (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/10/going-mobile-could-get-more-americans-to-vote/

Maine’s Governor Signs Nation’s Strictest Internet Privacy Protection Bill

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/07/2019 - 12:57

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Thousands Could Perish Annually in US If Global Heating Not Curbed, Study Finds (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/07/maines-governor-signs-nations-strictest-internet-privacy-protection-bill/

Our Ecological Catastrophe Demands New Ways of Thinking

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 06/06/2019 - 13:46

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Six Men With Ties to Michael Brown Protests Have Died Since 2014 (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/06/our-ecological-catastrophe-demands-new-ways-of-thinking/

Mark Cuban’s Simple Solution for Income Inequality in the US

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/05/2019 - 13:05

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A ‘Disturbing New Normal’ in Australia: Federal Police Raids on News Organizations (Judy)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/05/mark-cubans-simple-solution-for-income-inequality-in-the-us/

Measuring Carbon Emissions From Space Will Help Bring Pollution Back Down to Earth

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 06/04/2019 - 13:06

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‘Outright Chaos’ and the End of Civilization Coming as Soon as 2050, Report Says (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/04/measuring-carbon-emissions-from-space-will-help-bring-pollution-back-down-to-earth/

Gun Violence Is a National Security Threat: Janet Napolitano

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 06/03/2019 - 13:02

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The New Trove of Secret Gerrymandering Files Will Be a Nightmare for the GOP (Reader Pat)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/06/03/gun-violence-is-a-national-security-threat-janet-napolitano/

Salesforce Says It Won’t Work With Retailers That Sell Semi-Automatic Weapons

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/31/2019 - 13:12

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The Slow Death of Nuclear Power (Jeff C.)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/31/salesforce-says-it-wont-work-with-retailers-that-sell-semi-automatic-weapons/

Why Hundreds of Puffins Washed Up Dead on an Alaskan Beach

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/30/2019 - 13:02

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Deceased GOP Strategist’s Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question (Russ)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/30/why-hundreds-of-puffins-washed-up-dead-on-an-alaskan-beach/

Patent Shows Just How Much Creepier Alexa Can Get

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/29/2019 - 12:58

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Chinese Tech Giant: US Trade Restrictions Unconstitutional (Jeff C.)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/29/patent-shows-just-how-much-creepier-alexa-can-get/

South Africa’s Carbon Tax Set to Go Into Effect Next Week

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/28/2019 - 11:43

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Were EU Citizens Denied a Vote in the European Elections? (Julian)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/28/south-africas-carbon-tax-set-to-go-into-effect-next-week/

Climate Change Is Making Us Sicker and Shortening Our Lives, Doctors Say

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/24/2019 - 12:43

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Homeless Shelters Could Be Allowed to Turn Away Transgender People (Chris)

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https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/24/climate-change-is-making-us-sicker-and-shortening-our-lives-doctors-say/

Top Secret CIA Emails on Osama bin Laden ‘Devil Doll’

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/24/2019 - 06:43

In 2014 the Washington Post's Adam Goldman published a story about the CIA producing dolls of Osama bin Laden as part of an influence operation designed to diminish the former Al Qaeda's leader's popularity in the Middle East. The dolls would be made so the paint on the eyes would easily rub off, revealing 'devil eyes' underneath.