Berto Jongman: NASA Raises Threat Level on Space Storms — Could Black Out US East Coast from 16 Days to 2 Years — They Neglect to Mention Option That Avoids All Damage

Space Storm Could Black Out US East Coast for Two Years – Expert WASHINGTON, June 4 (by Karin Zeitvogel for RIA Novosti) – Severe space “weather” can knock out satellite communications and GPS systems, expose space tourists and astronauts to dangerous levels of radiation, and even cause massive blackouts on Earth that could last up …

Jean Lievens: Stigmergic Collaboration: The Evolution of Group Work

Collaboration depends on communication, and content depends on combination of social negotiation and creative energy. Stigmergic Collaboration: The Evolution of Group Work Mark Elliott M/C Journal, May 2006 Introduction 1The steady rise of Wikipedia.org and the Open Source software movement has been one of the big surprises of the 21st century, threatening stalwarts such as …

SchwartzReport: Over-Fishing Affecting Entire Ocean Food-Chain

More warnings from the ecosystem. Seabird Bones Reveal Changes in Open-Ocean Food Chain LAYNE CAMERON , PEGGY OSTROM , and ANNE WILEY – Michigan State University Remains of endangered Hawaiian petrels – both ancient and modern – show how drastically today’s open seas fish menu has changed. A research team, led by Michigan State University …

Marcus Aurelius: Manifesto on Behalf of the Second Amendment

Provided by a retired Marine colonel and apparently written by a former Servicemember and/or law enforcement officer, following is among  very best articles on Second Amendment issue that I’ve ever read.)  Snell: Waking the dragon — How Feinstein fiddled while America burned By Barry Snell, barry.snell@iowastatedaily.com | Posted: Friday, May 3, 2013 12:00 am Along with …

Stephen Lendman: Anatomy [History] of a [USA] False Flag

Anatomy of a False Flag By Stephen Lendman – Posted on 21 April 2013 False flags are an American tradition. They go way back. The Boston bombings appear the latest. More on that below. Notable earlier false flags or incidents approximating them include: In 1845, America lawlessly annexed Texas. It was Mexican territory. President James …

SchwartzReport: Tom Engelhardt — No Longer in Search of Enemies — We Have Created Them and Turned the World Against the USA

Here is a brilliant essay on the endless wars that enrich the few, and destroy the lives of many, and drain our treasury of the money we should be using to prepare our society for the world that is coming. We are destroying ourselves because we cannot mount the political will to demand life affirming …

Koko: Fukushima Radiation Update for US West Coast

2013-02-20  U.S. bluefin tuna still contaminated with Fukushima radiation — Study: Cesium found in 100% of small, recently migrated tuna tested Forbes, Feb. 20, 2013: […] Last week one of the authors of the study from last year, Daniel J. Madigan from Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station—along with five other scientists— published a new follow-up …