Chuck Spinney: Al Jazeera on Israel Atrocity Against USS Liberty — YouTube, Article, Commentary — REMEMBER THE USS LIBERTY!

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Wild Cards, Corruption, Government, Military, Officers Call
Chuck Spinney
Chuck Spinney

Al Jazeera America has produced a damning TV documentary on Israel's deliberate and unprovoked attack on the U.S.N.S. Liberty, a WWII Navy liberty ship that had been converted into electronics snooper to support the NSA by listening in on other nation's electronic transmissions.  The attack occurred in international waters, in clear weather, at 2PM on 8 June 1967, the fourth day of Israel's six day war, just prior to the Israeli shift of its main effort to the northern front in Syria (which resulted in Israel's capture of the Golan Heights, a move President Johnson had urged the Israelis not to make).  

The story of this attack, its cover up, and the sellout of the American crew members by the U.S. politicians and the U.S. Navy is one of the most disgusting in the annuals of American military history.  

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Patrick Meier: Social Media Hashtag Standards

Advanced Cyber/IO, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, IO Impotency, Non-Governmental
Patrick Meier
Patrick Meier

Establishing Social Media Hashtag Standards for Disaster Response

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has just published an important, must-read report on the use of social media for disaster response. As noted by OCHA, this document was inspired by conversations with my team and I at QCRI. We jointly recognize that innovation in humanitarian technology is not enough. What is needed—and often lacking—is innovation in policymaking. Only then can humanitarian technology have widespread impact. This new think piece by OCHA seeks to catalyze enlightened policymaking.

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SchwartzReport: IRS Screws Legal Marijuana Industry

Corruption, Government, Idiocy
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

This is a development that could assure the continuance of a marijuana black market because even where state law makes marijuana legal the federal tax code will make it impossible to create a functioning business of legal marijuana. That will be a big win for all those rice bowls are filled by prohibition continuing. It also means the ongoing destruction of tens of thousands of America families will continue.

Marijuana profits up in smoke under IRS rules

Phi Beta Iota: We are long overdue for the complete abolishment of the US tax code and the IRS, substituting the Automated Payment Transaction (APT) Tax.

Yoda: The Science Of Entanglement & The Illusion Of Separation – SAND 2014

Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence
Got Crowd? BE the Force!
Got Crowd? BE the Force!

Infinitely integral, we are.

The Science Of Entanglement & The Illusion Of Separation – SAND 2014

With great gratitude I found myself with like-minded scientists and thought leaders at this year’s Science and Nonduality Conference (SAND) where a common ground was sought between neuroscientists, physicists and the consciousness community. This year’s theme was “Entanglement” and recognition that “when science drills down into the core of even the most solid-looking object, separateness dissolves, and all that remains are relationships extending throughout and possibly beyond, space and time.”

Stephen E. Arnold: Ushahidi Internet Solution for Remote Areas — the Autonomous Internet Begins!

Advanced Cyber/IO, Liberation Technology
Stephen E. Arnold
Stephen E. Arnold

Noted with great regard.

From the Ushahidi team, an internet solution for remote areas

BRCK is built in Africa for Africa but just like Ushahidi, can be scaled across continents. The wireless modem allows up to 20 users connect to the internet by optimizing on available networks. “BRCK has mobility in mind, insert a 3G data enabled SIM card in over 140 countries and broadcast a WiFi signal that you can share. If you don’t have a SIM card, BRCK still has you covered, as we have BRCK vMNO for global connectivity with SIM cards,” explains Hersman.

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Michel Bauwens: Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art

Cultural Intelligence
Michel Bauwens
Michel Bauwens

Research: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Democratization of Art

* Master’s Thesis: “The Art and Craft of the Machine”: 3D printing, the Arts and Crafts Movement and the democratization of art. Patokorpi, Lassi. 2014. University of Tampere.

I discuss the machine’s two-sided role as, on the one hand, the destroyer of art, and on the other hand, the saviour of art.

noble gold