Berto Jongman: OSCAR – Open Source Communications, Analytics and Research Development Centre (UK)

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Police, uni study of social media

The National Counter Terrorism Command, UK police forces and academia are behind an Open Source Communications, Analytics and Research (OSCAR) Development Centre. Co-ordinated through Cardiff University’s Universities’ Police Science Institute (UPSI), the new centre will bring together academics and police practitioners to develop a research evidence base on the use of open source information – public data that can be accessed without covert methods or interception.

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Ralph Nader: Trump the Nightmare for Both Wings of the Two-Party Tyranny

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Ralph Nader: Trump Is a Nightmare for the Republican Party

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Nader believes Trump’s boldness is a “nightmare” for the Republican Party. “By being brazen, Trump is punctuating the progressive agenda — the progressive critique of big business, Wall Street over Main Street… I’ve always said the only people who can break up a two party tyranny that stifles the voices of small parties and independent candidates are billionaires, and we’ve got one called Trump,” he said.

“A breath of fresh air … and gaff-proof.”  But “he could still self-destruct.”

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Jean Lievens: Reinventing Organizations – 16 Points

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Reinventing Organizations Key Points

Reinventing Organizations by Frédéric Laloux comes highly recommended by Buffer’s, co-founder & CEO, Joel Gascoigne, so much so that it’s a prerequisite read for new hires at the startup.

Selected points out of 16:

2. The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence. It is to act with yesterday’s logic.

15. You can measure an organization by the number of lies you must tell to be a part of it.

Read all 16 key points.

Mongoose: Oath Keepers

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Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving military, police, and first responders  who pledge to fulfill the oath all military and police take to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” That oath, mandated by Article VI of the Constitution itself, is to the Constitution, not to the politicians, and Oath Keepers declare that they will not obey unconstitutional orders, such as orders to disarm the American people, to conduct warrantless searches, or to detain Americans as “enemy combatants” in violation of their ancient right to jury trial. See the Oath Keepers Declaration of Orders We Will Not Obey for details.

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Antechinus: US Unemployment 23% in July 2015 — ShadowStats

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The ShadowStats Alternate Unemployment Rate for July 2015 is 23.0%

The U-3 unemployment rate is the monthly headline number (5%). The U-6 unemployment rate is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) broadest unemployment measure, including short-term discouraged and other marginally-attached workers as well as those forced to work part-time because they cannot find full-time employment (11%). The seasonally-adjusted SGS Alternate Unemployment Rate for July 2015 is 23.0%.

Mongoose: Families Of 9/11 Victims On Verge Of Proving Government Cover-Up In Court

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Families Of 9/11 Victims On Verge Of Proving Government Cover-Up In Court

For many years, rumors have circulated regarding the U.S. government’s involvement in an active cover-up of a sinister connection between Saudi Arabia and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In fact, 28 redacted pages from a congressional intelligence report  are said to contain damning information that implicates the Saudis in the 2001 mass murder of American citizens. Despite a bipartisan effort to release the information, the now notorious 28 pages are still being withheld from the public under the predictable guise of “national security.”

Now, thanks to a federal lawsuit in a Manhattan court, there may be a light at the end of the tunnel.

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