Media

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.

URL:

https://www.spyculture.com/top-secret-cia-emails-on-osama-bin-laden-devil-doll/

3D-Printed Guns May Soon Be Outlawed In New York Under Bill Now Before Gov. Cuomo

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/23/2019 - 13:09

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We Still Don’t Know the Full Story About the Ballots Destroyed in Broward County (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/23/3d-printed-guns-may-soon-be-outlawed-in-new-york-under-bill-now-before-gov-cuomo/

Microsoft Calls for GDPR-Like Framework for US Data

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/22/2019 - 13:05

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Trump Is Considering Deputizing the Military as a Civilian Police Force (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/22/microsoft-calls-for-gdpr-like-framework-for-us-data/

Economic Inequality Continues to Rise in NY, US

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/21/2019 - 12:51

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Top Arab Broadcaster Disowns Holocaust Report: Two Journalists Suspended (Julian)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/21/economic-inequality-continues-to-rise-in-ny-us/

The Heat Is On. Climate Crisis Calls for Radical Measures.

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 05/20/2019 - 13:33

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Why the US Just Had Its Wettest 12-Month Stretch on Record (Mili)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/20/the-heat-is-on-climate-crisis-calls-for-radical-measures/

Free Gun Violence Prevention Course Launches to Educate Young Activists

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/17/2019 - 13:13

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Angry Florida Members of Congress Demand FBI Reveal Hacked Counties (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/17/free-gun-violence-prevention-course-launches-to-educate-young-activists/

What Swing Voters Think About Climate Change and Energy

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/16/2019 - 13:13

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Top Fossil Fuel Companies Paid No Tax (Jeff C.)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/16/what-swing-voters-think-about-climate-change-and-energy/

San Francisco Is First US City to Ban Facial Recognition

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/15/2019 - 13:39

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To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/15/san-francisco-is-first-us-city-to-ban-facial-recognition/

New Voting Technology Hits Kentucky Before Primaries

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/14/2019 - 13:06

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IEA: Renewables Growth is Stalling (Jeff C.)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/14/new-voting-technology-hits-kentucky-before-primaries/

The Elite Soldiers Protecting the Amazon Rainforest

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 05/13/2019 - 12:56

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Training Program for Afghan Pilots in US Ends After Nearly Half Go AWOL (Reader Pat)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/13/the-elite-soldiers-protecting-the-amazon-rainforest/

Florida’s Governor Signs Bill Allowing More Armed Teachers

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/10/2019 - 13:01

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Washington State to Give 110,000 Students Money for College Every Year (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/10/floridas-governor-signs-bill-allowing-more-armed-teachers/

At Baltimore’s National Aquarium, Climate Change Presents Challenges Inside and Out

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/09/2019 - 13:13

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Whistleblowers Describe Culture of Racism, Abuse, and Coverups at Florida Prison (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/09/at-baltimores-national-aquarium-climate-change-presents-challenges-inside-and-out/

Google Gives Users New Privacy Controls

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/08/2019 - 12:54

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Cell Phone Video Reignites Sandra Bland Case (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/08/google-gives-users-new-privacy-controls/

How Global Warming Has Made the Rich Richer

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/07/2019 - 12:54

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Mike Pompeo Praises Climate Change in the Arctic as ‘New Opportunities for Trade’ (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/07/how-global-warming-has-made-the-rich-richer/

Young People Call for End to Gun Violence as Shootings Surge in New Haven

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

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Newly Unsealed Document Shows Cop Who Killed Oscar Grant Lied to Investigators (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/06/young-people-call-for-end-to-gun-violence-as-shootings-surge-in-new-haven/

The Climate Change Lifestyle: Experts Identify 3 Personal Habits That Could Help Save the Planet

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/03/2019 - 13:06

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California Janitors May Get Labor Law Protections in Wake of Federal Court Decision (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/03/the-climate-change-lifestyle-experts-identify-3-personal-habits-that-could-help-save-t...

Climate Activists Say Meeting With Michael Gove ‘Disappointing’

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 05/02/2019 - 12:59

How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits (Chris)

From the Nation: “In recent years, corporations have privatized almost every part of the public prison system. Now, PE firms are swooping in, seeking lavish returns for investors.”

Emails Show Trump Administration Had No Plan to Track and Reunite Separated Families (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/02/climate-activists-say-meeting-with-michael-gove-disappointing/

House Panel Allots $50M to Study Gun Violence

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 05/01/2019 - 12:54

House Intel Committee Sends Criminal Referral on Erik Prince to DOJ (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/05/01/house-panel-allots-50m-to-study-gun-violence/

The New Gig: America’s Hidden Economy

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/30/2019 - 13:09

Bolton Confirms US Signed Document to Pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/30/the-new-gig-americas-hidden-economy/

Current State of the NRA, According to Its Own Members: ‘They’re F*cked’

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/29/2019 - 13:02

Israel’s Nation-State Law to Unleash ‘Deepening Apartheid’ (Mili)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/29/current-state-of-the-nra-according-to-its-own-members-theyre-fcked/

‘If We Don’t Have Privacy Online, We Don’t Have Privacy At All’: Public Hearing On Internet Privacy Bill

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/26/2019 - 14:11

At UN Security Council Vote, US Shuns Survivors of Sexual Violence (Mili)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/26/if-we-dont-have-privacy-online-we-dont-have-privacy-at-all-public-hearing-on-internet-...

If You Paid TurboTax but Made Less Than $34,000, You Could Get a Refund. Here’s How.

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/25/2019 - 12:57

Oil Hits High for Year on Iran Sanctions (Jeff C.)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/25/if-you-paid-turbotax-but-made-less-than-34000-you-could-get-a-refund-heres-how/

Greenland Is Falling Apart: Island’s Ice Sheet Has Lost 11 Quadrillion Pounds of Water Since 1972

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 04/24/2019 - 13:07

Law Enforcement Loses a Round in Legislative Fight Over Police Use of Deadly Force (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/24/greenland-is-falling-apart-islands-ice-sheet-has-lost-11-quadrillion-pounds-of-water-s...

Federal Appeals Panel Upholds CA ‘Sanctuary State’ Law

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/23/2019 - 12:36

Revealed: The US Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations in Africa (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/23/federal-appeals-panel-upholds-ca-sanctuary-state-law/

20 Years On, the Background Check System Continues to Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/22/2019 - 12:41

DHS Is Refusing to Investigate Hack of Voting Machines (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/22/20-years-on-the-background-check-system-continues-to-miss-dangerous-gun-buyers/

Facebook Doesn’t Seem to Understand Privacy or Security

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/19/2019 - 12:59

‘Armed Fascist Militia’ Accused by ACLU of Making Illegal Arrests at Border (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/19/facebook-doesnt-seem-to-understand-privacy-or-security/

Gun Control Group Seeks ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ Records

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/18/2019 - 12:48

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Trying to Delay Her Trial (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/18/gun-control-group-seeks-2nd-amendment-sanctuary-records/

Subscriber Podcast #29 – Media Breakdown: Armando Iannucci at Chatham House

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/18/2019 - 09:37

On this month's subscriber-only podcast I break

URL:

https://www.spyculture.com/subscriber-podcast-29-media-breakdown-armando-iannucci-at-chatham-house/

Wall Street Reckons With Climate Science

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 04/17/2019 - 13:11

Climate Change to Blame for Maria’s Extreme Rainfall (Rebecca)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/17/wall-street-reckons-with-climate-science/

Senate Bill Takes Aim at ‘Evergreening’ by Drug Companies

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/16/2019 - 13:00

Has Trump’s Team Found a Way to Attack Iran? (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/16/senate-bill-takes-aim-at-evergreening-by-drug-companies/

The CFR LOVES Domestic Propaganda! – #PropagandaWatch

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/16/2019 - 04:23

URL:

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CorbettReportRSS/~3/kUf-pd6Oiq8/

Could a Breakfast Cereal Switch Help Save the Planet?

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/15/2019 - 12:57

Washington Passes Bill Requiring Carbon-Free Electricity (Chris)

From Courthouse News: “Senate Bill 5116 and the corresponding bill in the House … would require the Pacific Northwestern state to transition to a carbon neutral energy grid by 2030 and entirely carbon free by 2045.”

Why the Highlander Attack Matters (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/15/could-a-breakfast-cereal-switch-help-save-the-planet/

Memo to Candidates: Show Us the Money

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/12/2019 - 19:09

So here comes the 2020 campaign season. Actually, it’s here already. How many Dems are running now? I’ve lost count, but I think it’s up in the high teens.

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/12/memo-to-candidates-show-us-the-money/

‘There Were Failures’: Parkland Victims’ Families File 22 Lawsuits Alleging Negligence

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/12/2019 - 13:07

For One Week, High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Were Legal in California (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/12/there-were-failures-parkland-victims-families-file-22-lawsuits-alleging-negligence/

As Dunes Disappear, Fiber Rolls Protect Cape Cod Homes From Coastal Erosion

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/11/2019 - 12:44

Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready (Russ)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/11/as-dunes-disappear-fiber-rolls-protect-cape-cod-homes-from-coastal-erosion/

Invisible Middlemen Are Slowing Down American Health Care

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 04/10/2019 - 13:02

How US Recycling Is Changing Now That China Won’t Take It (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/10/invisible-middlemen-are-slowing-down-american-health-care/

Floating Cities — Fantasy or the Future?

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/09/2019 - 12:52

Trump Hotels Exempted From Ban on Foreign Payments Under New Stance (Gerry)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/09/floating-cities-fantasy-or-the-future/

Progressive Dems Attempt to Fend Off Moderate Push on Minimum Wage

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/08/2019 - 13:24

The IRS Tried to Take On the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well. (Russ)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/08/progressive-dems-attempt-to-fend-off-moderate-push-on-minimum-wage/

Older, Online, and Fed Lies: How an Aging Population Will Reshape the Internet

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/05/2019 - 13:12

More Than 80 Women Sue San Diego Hospital Alleging Secret Camera Recordings (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/05/older-online-and-fed-lies-how-an-aging-population-will-reshape-the-internet/

A Closer Look at the Gender Wealth Gap

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 04/04/2019 - 13:00

Georgia GOPers Call for Journalism ‘Ethics’ Board (Celia)

Georgia Republicans, who have excelled at suppressing voters, now want to suppress the media.

ICE Arrests 280 Workers in Largest Workplace Immigration Raid in a Decade (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/04/a-closer-look-at-the-gender-wealth-gap/

Pittsburgh City Council Approves Assault-Weapon Restrictions in Response to Synagogue Shooting

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 04/03/2019 - 12:46

YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/03/pittsburgh-city-council-approves-assault-weapon-restrictions-in-response-to-synagogue-...

Building for an Uncertain Future: Miami Residents Adapt to the Changing Climate

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 04/02/2019 - 12:51

Canada Is Warming at Twice the Global Rate, Report Says (Mili)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/02/building-for-an-uncertain-future-miami-residents-adapt-to-the-changing-climate/

The ACLU Is Ready to Spend $30M on the 2020 Election

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 04/01/2019 - 12:47

Crews Contain Forest Fire That Burned 11,000 Acres in South Jersey Pinelands (Chris)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/04/01/the-aclu-is-ready-to-spend-30m-on-the-2020-election/

The Fed Takes On Climate Change

Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/29/2019 - 12:57

FBI Tweets Out Its Trump Organization File, Leading to Online Free-for-All (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/29/the-fed-takes-on-climate-change/

The Danger of ‘I Already Pay for Apple News+’

Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 03/28/2019 - 13:04

The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is More Organized and Powerful Than Ever (Russ)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/28/the-danger-of-i-already-pay-for-apple-news/

US Supreme Court Divided on Partisan Electoral Maps

Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 03/27/2019 - 12:41

Baltimore Files Antitrust Suit Against 10 Major Banks, Alleging Rate Inflation (Reader Steve)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/27/us-supreme-court-divided-on-partisan-electoral-maps/

The Most Powerful Activist in America Is Dying

Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/26/2019 - 12:33

Trump Wants Advisers to Find a Way to Cut Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/26/the-most-powerful-activist-in-america-is-dying/

The Perfectly Legal Inequalities in America’s Rigged Educational System

Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 03/25/2019 - 12:56

Terrorism’s Double Standard (DonkeyHotey)

URL:

https://whowhatwhy.org/2019/03/25/the-perfectly-legal-inequalities-in-americas-rigged-educational-system/

Media

We Still Don’t Know the Full Story About the Ballots Destroyed in Broward County (Chris)

Trump Is Considering Deputizing the Military as a Civilian Police Force (Chris)

Top Arab Broadcaster Disowns Holocaust Report: Two Journalists Suspended (Julian)

Why the US Just Had Its Wettest 12-Month Stretch on Record (Mili)

Angry Florida Members of Congress Demand FBI Reveal Hacked Counties (Chris)

Top Fossil Fuel Companies Paid No Tax (Jeff C.)

To Survive in Texas, Black Bears Need an Open Border (Chris)

IEA: Renewables Growth is Stalling (Jeff C.)

Training Program for Afghan Pilots in US Ends After Nearly Half Go AWOL (Reader Pat)

Washington State to Give 110,000 Students Money for College Every Year (Reader Steve)

Whistleblowers Describe Culture of Racism, Abuse, and Coverups at Florida Prison (Chris)

Cell Phone Video Reignites Sandra Bland Case (Reader Steve)

Mike Pompeo Praises Climate Change in the Arctic as ‘New Opportunities for Trade’ (DonkeyHotey)

Newly Unsealed Document Shows Cop Who Killed Oscar Grant Lied to Investigators (Chris)

California Janitors May Get Labor Law Protections in Wake of Federal Court Decision (Chris)

How Private Equity Is Turning Public Prisons Into Big Profits (Chris)

Emails Show Trump Administration Had No Plan to Track and Reunite Separated Families (Chris)

House Intel Committee Sends Criminal Referral on Erik Prince to DOJ (DonkeyHotey)

Bolton Confirms US Signed Document to Pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier (DonkeyHotey)

Israel’s Nation-State Law to Unleash ‘Deepening Apartheid’ (Mili)

At UN Security Council Vote, US Shuns Survivors of Sexual Violence (Mili)

Oil Hits High for Year on Iran Sanctions (Jeff C.)

Law Enforcement Loses a Round in Legislative Fight Over Police Use of Deadly Force (Reader Steve)

Revealed: The US Military’s 36 Code-Named Operations in Africa (Chris)

DHS Is Refusing to Investigate Hack of Voting Machines (Chris)

‘Armed Fascist Militia’ Accused by ACLU of Making Illegal Arrests at Border (Chris)

Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Is Trying to Delay Her Trial (Reader Steve)

Climate Change to Blame for Maria’s Extreme Rainfall (Rebecca)

Has Trump’s Team Found a Way to Attack Iran? (DonkeyHotey)

Washington Passes Bill Requiring Carbon-Free Electricity (Chris)

Why the Highlander Attack Matters (Chris)

For One Week, High-Capacity Ammunition Magazines Were Legal in California (Reader Steve)

Climate Chaos Is Coming &#8212; and the Pinkertons Are Ready (Russ)

How US Recycling Is Changing Now That China Won’t Take It (Chris)

Trump Hotels Exempted From Ban on Foreign Payments Under New Stance (Gerry)

The IRS Tried to Take On the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well. (Russ)

More Than 80 Women Sue San Diego Hospital Alleging Secret Camera Recordings (Reader Steve)

Georgia GOPers Call for Journalism ‘Ethics’ Board (Celia)

ICE Arrests 280 Workers in Largest Workplace Immigration Raid in a Decade (Chris)

YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant (Chris)

Canada Is Warming at Twice the Global Rate, Report Says (Mili)

Crews Contain Forest Fire That Burned 11,000 Acres in South Jersey Pinelands (Chris)

FBI Tweets Out Its Trump Organization File, Leading to Online Free-for-All (DonkeyHotey)

The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is More Organized and Powerful Than Ever (Russ)

Baltimore Files Antitrust Suit Against 10 Major Banks, Alleging Rate Inflation (Reader Steve)

Trump Wants Advisers to Find a Way to Cut Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief (DonkeyHotey)

Terrorism’s Double Standard (DonkeyHotey)

Climate Chaos Is Coming — and the Pinkertons Are Ready (Russ)