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Russian Researcher Illegally Shares Millions of Science Papers Free Online

Welcome to the Pirate Bay of science

A researcher in Russia has made more than 48 million journal articles – almost every single peer-reviewed paper every published – freely available online. And she's now refusing to shut the site down, despite a court injunction and a lawsuit from Elsevier, one of the world's biggest publishers. For those of you who aren't already using it, the site in question is Sci-Hub, and it's sort of like a Pirate Bay of the science world.

Continue reading “Berto Jongman: Pirate Science — Are Elsevier & Thomson Reuters Joining Bloomberg in the Tarpit?”

2016/02/262016/02/24

Steve Aftergood: CRS on Too Many Flag Officers

Ineptitude, Military

TOO MANY SENIOR MILITARY OFFICERS?

A new report from the Congressional Research Service does not answer that question, but it explains why the question could arise, and provides relevant background for addressing it.

General and Flag Officers in the U.S. Armed Forces: Background and Considerations for Congress, February 18, 2016

2016/02/252016/02/23

Berto Jongman: Elite Pedophilia in Australia & USA

06 Family, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Justice, 11 Society, Corruption, Government

AU: Survivor of alleged elite paedophile ring including former prime minister speaks out

A WOMAN claiming to be the victim of a “VIP paedophile ring”, which involved three former prime ministers, has alleged she was prostituted to “paedophile parties” at Parliament House in Canberra.

US: Banned TV Documentary Exposes Government Child Sex Abuse Ring

Conspiracy of Silence is a powerful yet disturbing documentary that reveals the horrific U.S. child sex abuse and pedophilia rings within the highest echelons of government.

See Also: Pedophilia @ Phi Beta Iota

2016/02/23

Yoda: Latina Lesbian for Supreme Court

09 Justice, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Government, Law Enforcement

Love this, we do.

The Latina lesbian Obama should nominate to replace Scalia on the Supreme Court

Monica Márquez has been a justice on the Colorado Supreme Court since 2010. She has a CV that makes her a credible candidate. As a graduate of Yale Law School, she has the requisite Ivy League credential. She clerked for two federal judges. She has worked for Republicans, earning praise from her onetime boss, former Colorado Attorney General John Suthers. Before she went to law school, she spent two years working with at-risk children in Camden, N.J., and Philadelphia.

2016/02/222016/02/20

Paul Craig Roberts: Summary of USG Financial Fraud from Clinton to Obama

03 Economy, 11 Society, Commerce, Corruption, Government

The US Economy Has Not Recovered and Will Not Recover

CounterPunch, 19 February 2016

The US economy died when middle class jobs were offshored and when the financial system was deregulated. . . . The Federal Reserve’s zero interest rate policy was designed to support the balance sheets of the mega-banks and denied Americans interest income on their savings. This policy decreased the incomes of retirees and forced the elderly to reduce their consumption and/or draw down their savings more rapidly, leaving no safety net for heirs. Read more.

2016/02/212016/02/19