100 days of Trump Resistance: the wins so far and battles to come
As President Trump approaches 100 days in office, Adam Gabbatt surveys the resistance movement’s biggest moments so far, key groups, and challenges ahead
Stephen E. Arnold: China Is An Innovation Gold-Mine
02 China, Advanced Cyber/IO, Commerce, Cultural Intelligence
China is a gold mine for innovation, says head of Chinese robot firm
“I've been to the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Israel, and the opportunities for innovation and entrepreneurship in China are just as good — in some respects it's actually better,” Yu told CNBC. That's because China is already a pretty tech-savvy place and firms continue investing in R&D, according to Yu, who added that the country's giant manufacturing machine means everything can happen in one place.
Cynthia McKinney with Sarah Westfall: The Deep State How Washington Really Works
Corruption, GovernmentMongoose: Death of Political Parties…
Cultural Intelligence
Kasich: ‘I think political parties are on their way out'
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said Sunday he doesn't expect political parties will be around for much longer. “in Ohio today, we're more united,” Kasich said during an interview on CBS's “Face The Nation.” “You know why? Because I'm not playing that stupid political game. And I think political parties are on their way out, essentially.” Kasich pointed to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who he said is talking about “reconstructing” the Democratic Party. “I think people care less about party,” Kasich said.
Antechinus: Transition Economics – Sustainable Automation [without True Cost Economics]
03 Economy
Transition Economics – The Science of Sustainability
Transition Economics is the science of profiting from automation while setting social policy that corrects the naturally occurring financial cycles in capitalistic economies. Ensuring that people have incomes and that those incomes have renewed spending powers in a tax-neutral climate is critical now, and this is the goal of transition economics “throttles” and planning as well. The new field of Transition Economics is important because our current economy must switch safely from a unsustainable status quo of policy that will absolutely lead to collapse; as it has every sixty years for 4000 years of our history.
Yoda: Breaking #GoogleGestapo — the Next Internet? Basic Attention Token, Brave Software, Ethereum
Advanced Cyber/IOThe Basic Attention Token is one of the most compelling projects in the Ethereum space right now, and if successful, would fundamentally change the way advertising works on the internet. The white paper released by Brave Software is a high-level description of the idea and why it's important for the future of the internet. While the paper is light on Ethereum-specific details about the token mechanics, it still outlines the problems with the digital advertising ecosystem and presents a compelling case for a possible path forward built on top of the Ethereum blockchain.
Link to the White Paper
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https://basicattentiontoken.org/wp-co…
Garth Porter: US Deep State Uses War as a Profit Center
03 Economy, 04 Inter-State Conflict, 05 Civil War, 09 Justice, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime
US ‘deep state' sold out counter-terrorism to keep itself in business
The whole war on terrorism has been, in effect, a bait-and-switch operation from the beginning. The idea that US military operations were somehow going to make America safer after the 9/11 attacks was the bait. What has actually happened ever since then, however, is that senior officials at the Pentagon and the CIA have been sacrificing the interest of American people in weakening al-Qaeda in order to pursue their own institutional interests.
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