Last December, the Patent Office issued Patent No. 8,609,915 on a “potent drug” that “rebukes cancer, cancer cells, and kills cancer.” According to the patent, this drug cures a litany of other maladies. What is this wonderful invention, you ask? It is a combination of “evening primrose oil, rice, sesame seeds, green beans, coffee, meat, cheese, milk, green tea extract, evening primrose seeds, and wine.” As the patent’s abstract says, “it works.”
Daily Archives: 29. August 2014
Libyan Interim Government Submits Resignation
Libya’s interim government submitted its resignation to the newly elected parliament on Friday, raising the possibility that a more inclusive government will be formed, while militias in the capital accepted a U.N. call for a cease-fire.
Political Mischief in the Philippines
President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines is now hinting at running for a second term in 2016, which would require a constitutional amendment. He has also suggested limiting the power of the Supreme Court, which, on July 1, declared parts of Mr. Aquino’s economic program illegal. That, too, would require adjusting the Constitution. These threats jeopardize Philippine democracy.
US aircraft carrying military equipment arrives in Lebanon
The U.S. military aid comes in response to a request by the Lebanese authorities following a cross-border attack by militants from Syria on a Lebanese town earlier this month, where Lebanese soldiers were killed and kidnapped.
Abbott sounds out world leaders to ban Putin from G20
Tony Abbott and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop have been sounding out world leaders about stopping Vladimir Putin attending the G20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane in November.
Government plans new laws to confiscate passports of potential terrorists
David Cameron announced plans for new legislation to make it easier to confiscate the passports of young men sympathetic to the Islamic State’s hardline ideology.
An Open Letter to New York Comic-Con: Protect Our Secret Identities!
Last weekend at New York Comic-Con, a lot of attendees found themselves tweeting ecstatically about the convention — without having written those tweets, because NYCC had hijacked people‘s social media accounts that were linked to their badges. In this open letter, the Electronic Frontier Foundation explains why that‘s heinous.
We‘re All In It Together: Cosplay With Us Over Labor Day Weekend
Join the Electronic Frontier Foundation, io9, and a coalition of fan groups over Labor Day weekend for Project Secret Identity, a cosplay photo campaign to raise awareness of how online anonymity and privacy are key to free expression. Visit ProjectSecretIdentity.org during Dragon Con (Aug. 29 – Sept. 1) to participate online or visit us on the second floor of the Hilton Atlanta or the Southeastern Browncoats booth, #1000 at AmericasMart.
Cosplayers Fight for Online Anonymity and Privacy During Dragon Con
Wizards, Browncoats, Sherlockians, and Other Creative Communities Join EFF in “Project Secret Identity” Photo Campaign
Colonization by Bankruptcy: The High-stakes Chess Match for Argentina
Argentina is already foreclosed from international capital markets, so it doesn’t have much to lose by thwarting the US court system. Similar bold moves by Ecuador and Iceland have left those countries in substantially better shape than Greece, which went along with the agendas of the international financiers.
Putin Says Everything U.S. Touches Turns Out Like Libya Or Iraq
Having been quiet for a few days, comfortable sitting back and watching NATO, Europe, and the US escalate each other‘s talking points to a frenzy of populist revolt, Russia‘s Vladimir Putin has come out swinging this morning:
*PUTIN: NO MATTER WHAT U.S. DOES, IT TURNS OUT LIKE LIBYA, IRAQ
*PUTIN SAYS UN CAN‘T BE FOREIGN POLICY TOOL FOR U.S., ALLIES
*PUTIN: EUROPEAN LEADERS FAR FROM SHOWING INDEPENDENT THINKING
*PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IS COUNTRY THAT DOESN‘T FEAR ANYTHING
The Nail In The Petrodollar Coffin: Gazprom Begins Accepting Payment For Oil In Ruble, Yuan
Several months ago, when Russia announced the much anticipated „Holy Grail“ energy deal with China, some were disappointed that despite this symbolic agreement meant to break the petrodollar‘s stranglehold on the rest of the world, neither Russia nor China announced payment terms to be in anything but dollars. In doing so they admitted that while both nations are eager to move away from a US Dollar reserve currency, neither is yet able to provide an alternative.
NATO Protesters Set Up ‚Peace Camp‘ in Wales’ Newport
“Wales could see its biggest protests in a generation,“ claims one of several Facebook event pages urging people to join the demonstrations. According to the page, “NATO expansion has created a dangerous crisis in Ukraine which threatens a regional war.“
Russia’s Gazprom Neft to Sell Oil for Rubles, Yuan
The Russian government and several of the country’s largest exporters have widely discussed the possibility of accepting payments in rubles for oil exports.
‘Cuban missile crisis 2.0 – NATO approaches Russian border’
The President of Ukraine has accused Russia of deploying troops in East Ukraine. That‘s as anti-government forces launch a counter-offensive and advance on key areas in the south-east. RT is joined by Tony Gosling, an investigative journalist on the unfolding Ukrainian crisis.
Bitchin Bajas ‚Bueu‘
„Bueu“ from Bitchin‘ Bajas S/T album out August 26th, 2014 on Drag City
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Video made by Nick Ciontea.
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13-jähriger Terrorkrieg: Die “Authorization For Use of Military Force” vom 14. September 2001 im Wortlaut
Die nach den Attentaten vom 11. September in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika dem Präsidenten vom Kongress persönlich ausgestellte Vollmacht, der ein nun fast dreizehn Jahre andauernder weltweiter Terrorkrieg a.k.a. “war on terror” folgte, ist in Deutschland immer noch weithin unbekannt.
Radio Utopie dokumentiert dieses in jeder Hinsicht verheerende historische Ermächtigungsgesetz im Wortlaut.
White Fence – Like That
Unglaublich aber wahr – Tim Presley aka White Fence präsentiert nach sechs Alben sein erstes Video.
Israel strives to import America‘s war on terror
(18. Dezember 2001) Dayan said yesterday that the global reality resulting from September 11 gives Israel and the U.S. „the chance for victory over a common enemy.“ Halevy spoke about „a world war different from all its predecessors“ and about global agreement that „combined all the elements of Islamic terror into one clear and identifiable format,“ creating „a genuine dilemma for every ruler and every state in our region.“ (…)
During the Washington discussions, one of the Israelis proposed a new direction for the Americans to consider: „Syria first.“
Did US intelligence tie Israel to 9/11?
The Haaretz article on 18 Dec 2001 that quoted the pair, written by Aluf Benn, now the paper’s editor-in-chief, was originally titled “For Israel, September 11 was a Hanukkah miracle”. The version on Haaretz that can now be found has excised all references to “Hanukkah” and “miracles”, and is under the much blander – and misleading – headline “Israel strives to import America’s war on terror“.
More likely, as I explain in my book, Israel tried to export to Washington, care of the neocons, its own “war on terror” – and its long-term designs for breaking up the Middle East into feuding sects and tribes.
Ein dubioses Hörproblem
Raed Saleh verursacht einen Grammatik-Tinnitus: Wenn der Kandidat um die Nachfolge von Klaus Wowereit spricht, dann sind seine Zuhörer überzeugt, Fehler wahrzunehmen, wo gar keine sind. Vor allem Journalisten sind betroffen.
Karies – Kariman
Seit heute gibt es das treibende Biest “Kariman” im Stream – das dazugehörige Album mit dem Titel “Seid Umschlungen, Millionen” erscheint Anfang Oktober via This Charming Man-Records. Wer jetzt noch kein Karies hat, hat es spätestens im Oktober. Im Plattenregal.
52% of Italians fear jihadi threat
Some 52% of Italians fear the threat from jihadi militants on Italian cities, according to a poll released Friday.
Italy in deflation, Aug price drop 0.1%
Deflation hit Italy as consumer prices fell 0.1% in August, Istat said in preliminary estimates Friday. The price index had risen 0.1% in July. Fuel prices, 1.2% lower than the same month in 2013, led the downward price spiral, Istat said.
Chinese interceptions of U.S. military planes could intensify due to submarine base
A likely target of the U.S. surveillance is China‘s submarine fleet operating from a base in southern Hainan island, the military experts said.
Police Can‘t Find A Bunch Of The Military Weapons And Vehicles That The Pentagon Has Been Handing Out
Turning police departments into military bases has been one of the side effects of the 1033 program. This program routes military weapons and vehicles (as well as ancillaries like office equipment and medical supplies) to police forces, asking for nothing in return but a small donation and the use of the words „terrorism“ or „drugs“ on the application form. The program has been extremely popular and the US government can rest easy knowing that its excess inventory won‘t go to waste.
Washington Law Enforcement Hides Stingray Purchase And Use From Everyone, But It‘s OK Because They‘re Fighting Crime
More news of secret surveillance has been uncovered, thanks to FOIA requests. Police in Tacoma, Washington have a Stingray device and have been using it, unbeknownst to pretty much everyone in the area. And it‘s not just a recent development. According to information obtained by The News Tribune, this dates back more than a half-decade.
Ich habe mir übrigens die Tage erklären lassen, wieso Erdogan über 50% der Stimmen kriegt.
Das liegt nicht daran, dass das Land halt aus lauter fiesen Islamisten besteht, sondern der Erdogan hat in seiner Amtszeit eine staatliche Krankenversicherung für Arme eingeführt, die auch Arztbesuche und Medikamente bezahlt.
Meet the machines that steal your phone’s data
The National Security Agency’s spying tactics are being intensely scrutinized following the recent leaks of secret documents. However, the NSA isn‘t the only US government agency using controversial surveillance methods.
Stingray Tracking Devices: Who‘s Got Them?
The map below tracks what we know, based on press reports and publicly available documents, about the use of stingray tracking devices by state and local police departments. Following the map is a list of the federal law enforcement agencies known to use the technology throughout the United States. The ACLU has identified 43 agencies in 18 states that own stingrays, but because many agencies continue to shroud their purchase and use of stingrays in secrecy, this map dramatically underrepresents the actual use of stingrays by law enforcement agencies nationwide.
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BURNING MAN 2014 „CARAVANSARY“
For countless centuries, travelers along the Silk Route crossed paths in caravansaries, a network of oases and sanctuaries that dotted the 4,000-mile road from Europe to East Asia. These bustling caravan stops offered more than just shelter from the desert wilderness; they were vital centers of cultural exchange, bringing together traders, pilgrims, monks, nomads, traveling entertainers, and wild-eyed adventurers from all points of the compass to share their stories around a common fire.
From Minsk to Wales, Germany is the key
In parallel, every EU diplomat with a conscience – well, they do exist – knows that the non-stop hysteria about the Russian‘threat’ to Eastern Europe is a Washington-peddled myth designed to boost NATO. Secretary-General Anders ‘Fogh of War’ Rasmussen sounds like a scratched CD.
This war was not a war, it was a massacre
During a brief stint working for UNRWA in Israel Palestine a few years ago I came across a documentary film called ‘No Sharp Objects’. Made by the UN agency, it is about 15 children from Gaza who travel to the US. They meet politicians, go to New York, visit the UN and the Holocaust museum and meet American children. I particularly remember one scene where a dying father tells his son, who is about to go on the trip, to show the world that ‘the people of Gaza have principles and values.’
Mohammed Abulriban was one of the children in that film.