Archive for March, 2019
Greenwald on MSNBC Trump-Russia Fraud: “This Whole Scam Saved Them”
March 26th, 2019Via: MediaITE: The Intercept‘s Glenn Greenwald tore into MSNBC tonight for its Russia coverage following the completion of Robert Mueller‘s report. Tucker Carlson––who said earlier in his show there needs to be accountability for people who pushed Russia conspiracy narratives––said of Greenwald, “From the very beginning, he questioned the theory. He ultimately concluded it was […]
New Zealand: The First Time I Have Been Subject to Government Censorship
March 25th, 2019The New Zealand government has officially declared Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto, The Great Replacement, as, “Objectionable.” A publication reportedly written by the terrorist behind the fatal attacks in Christchurch, has been officially classified as objectionable. … An objectionable classification for this publication is considered to be a justifiable limit on freedom of expression under the Bill […]
Father of Sandy Hook Shooting Victim Found Dead
March 25th, 2019Via: News12: The father of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting was found dead of an apparent suicide inside a historical town building, officials say. Jeremy Richman, 49, who was the founder of the Avielle Foundation and the father of Avielle Richman who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, […]
Is the Bay Area Pushing People to the Breaking Point?
March 25th, 2019Via: Mercury News: Despite a booming economy, pleasant climate and natural treasures, nearly two-thirds of Bay Area residents say the quality of life here has gotten worse in the last five years, according to a new poll. They cite a litany of reasons: high housing prices, traffic jams, the cost of living and homelessness. It’s […]
Russian Air Force Planes Land in Venezuela Carrying Troops
March 24th, 2019“Russian encroachment in the region…” *snort* Via: Reuters: Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow. A flight-tracking website showed that two planes left from a Russian military airport bound for […]
Russiagate Is This Generation’s WMD
March 24th, 2019Via: Matt Taibbi: The Iraq war faceplant damaged the reputation of the press. Russiagate just destroyed it.
Mueller Report Finds No Evidence That Trump Campaign Colluded with Russia
March 24th, 2019The whole god damned thing was absurd from the start. Everyone knew it. Via: Russia: Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia, and did not present enough evidence to warrant charging Trump with obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Sunday. In […]
Pentagon: We’re Buying Boeing F-15s to Keep Two Fighter Makers in Business
March 24th, 2019Via: Defense One: The decision to buy new Boeing F-15s reflects the Pentagon’s desire to keep two American companies making fighter jets into the next decade — and not the acting defense secretary’s ties to the company, a senior defense official said Friday. The 2020 budget request contains $1.1 billion to buy eight F-15X jets, […]
Microsoft and UW Demonstrate First Fully Automated DNA Data Storage
March 23rd, 2019Via: Microsoft: Researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington have demonstrated the first fully automated system to store and retrieve data in manufactured DNA — a key step in moving the technology out of the research lab and into commercial datacenters. In a simple proof-of-concept test, the team successfully encoded the word “hello” in […]
U.S. Posts Largest-Ever Monthly Budget Deficit in February
March 22nd, 2019Via: Bloomberg: The U.S. posted its biggest monthly budget deficit on record last month, amid a 20 percent drop in corporate tax revenue and a boost in spending so far this fiscal year. The budget gap widened to $234 billion in February, compared with a fiscal gap of $215.2 billion a year earlier. That gap […]
