Rickard Falkvinge: Corrupt Politicians Corrupt Businesses

Corrupt Banks, Corrupt Copyright Industry: Why Do They Get To Externalize Business Problems? Corruption:  We are in a trend where politicians believe that some business failures are everybody’s problem, but when the same businesses succeed, they get to keep all the profits. This is a ridiculous and counterproductive way to build a functioning economy, and …

Patrick Meier: Social Media for Emergency Management

Social Media for Emergency Management: Question of Supply and Demand I’m always amazed by folks who dismiss the value of social media for emergency management based on the perception that said content is useless for disaster response. In that case, libraries are also useless (bar the few books you’re looking for, but those rarely represent more …

Patrick Meier: Data Science for Social Good

Data Science for Social Good and Humanitarian Action My (new) colleagues at the University of Chicago recently launched a new and exciting program called “Data Science for Social Good”. The program, which launches this summer, will bring together dozens top-notch data scientists, computer scientists an social scientists to address major social challenges. Advisors for this initiative …

Owl: Re Boston & Social Media The Washington Post is Sooooooo Ignorant and Unprofessional

Just finished reading the front page stories in today’s Washington Post on Boston bombings. One of the stories mentions the role of crowd sourcing and social media, referring to what they call “vigilante detectives” who propound wildly “irresponsible” theories of what happened. I think it well represents what the Post thinks of web sites such …

Eagle: Banks & Foreclosures As Financial Terrorism – Enabled by Out of Control Corrupt Judges

Here is an example of human lives and costs of those “judges” who have no more authority to judge a ham sandwich than their fellow man. The banks and their ilk are engaged in domestic terrorism against the American people. This is enabled by an out of control corrupt judicial system — with Maryland and …

Marcus Aurelius: The Cuban Penetration of DIA and CIA Well Told — and the Polygraph Monster Adds to Incestuous Churn

Actually, story is reasonably well known within USG in DC area.  Scott Carmichael, DIA CI SA, wrote pretty good (and approved) book on case.  But unfortunate facts remains that (1) DGI recruited her and ran her in place for a long time using reasonable standard of tradecraft and (2) she beat polygraph.  DIA has now joined …

Owl: Boston Official Story Unraveling — Glass Blown Toward Explosion? Plan for TSA Everywhere? TSA Rousting Homeless in Seattle [with Photo]

Official story unraveling for Boston marathon bombing; clear evidence points to bomb squad’s prior knowledge Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com EXTRACT: “The Boston bomb squad clearly had advance notice of the presence of the bombs at the marathon, and they also had advance notice of the location …