The Scientific Method is a Myth
Scratch the surface of the scientific method and the messiness spills out.
Ray McGovern: INDICTMENT of Bush Senior, Others for Failing to Stop War Rooted in Lies Led by Dick Cheney
04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, Military, Officers Call, Peace Intelligence
Bush-41 Finally Speaks on Iraq War
Despite the propaganda and more tangible signs of incipient war in Iraq, my former intelligence analyst colleagues and I – with considerable professional experience watching other countries prepare for aggression against others – were finding it difficult to believe that the United States of America would be doing precisely that. Still harder was it to digest the notion that Washington would do so, absent credible evidence of any immediate threat and would “fix” intelligence to “justify” it. But that, sadly, is what happened.
Yoda: Poverty in America – Severe
01 Poverty
21 Facts About The Explosive Growth Of Poverty In America That Will Blow Your Mind
What you are about to see is more evidence that the growth of poverty in the United States is wildly out of control. It turns out that there is a tremendous amount of suffering in “the wealthiest nation on the planet”, and it is getting worse with each passing year. The following are 21 facts about the explosive growth of poverty in America that will blow your mind… Read and weep.
Kosmos: People Power Against Inequality
P2P / Panarchy, Politics, Resilience
People Power – What Progress on Fighting Inequality Would Look Like
Movements overcome injustices not just by bearing witness to the wrongs of the time, but by enabling people to envision a better future.
Most importantly, activists are saying that progress in the fight against inequality would look like a strengthening of the power of ordinary people – more people finding support in community groups and trade unions, a stronger voice for people in decisions that affect them. This is partly because the scale of change entailed can only come about through pressure from below – it is the only way it ever has. And because any change would be either inadequately followed through, or be too easily reversible, unless people power hold governments to account.
Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis
03 Environmental Degradation, 12 Water
Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis
Beyond conflict, there is another contributing factor: water scarcity. A well-documented path can connect water scarcity to food insecurity, social instability and potentially violent conflict. As climate change amplifies scarcity worries, more secure water supplies could help the lives of millions in conflict zones.
Berto Jongman: extraterrestrial Reports on FBI Website
Extraterrestial IntelligenceFBI Website: Aliens Visit Us From Other Dimensions
Phi Beta Iota: Some interesting information — not FBI official views but rather reports from others as contained in FBI archives.
Worth a Look: Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
Worth A Look
Digital technology was supposed to usher in a new age of distributed prosperity, but so far it has been used to put industrial capitalism on steroids. It’s not technology’s fault, but that of an extractive, growth-driven, economic operating system that has reached the limits of its ability to serve anyone, rich or poor, human or corporate. Robots threaten our jobs while algorithms drain our portfolios. But there must be a better response to the lopsided returns of the digital economy than to throw rocks at the shuttle buses carrying Google employees to their jobs, as protesters did in December 2013.
In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed media scholar and technology author Douglas Rushkoff calls on us to abandon the monopolist, winner-takes-all values we are unwittingly embedding into the digital economy, and to embrace the more distributed possibilities of these platforms. He shows how we can optimize every aspect of the economy—from central currency and debt to corporations and labor—to create sustainable prosperity for business and people alike.
