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‘US meddling in Mid-East led to rise of radical extremism’

The US in concert with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey supported the Arab Spring and Sunni extremists in a bid to bring ‘democracy’ to the region, Larry Johnson, a former CIA and State Department Official, told RT.

The US State Department continues to blame President Bashar Assad's government for the advance of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Meanwhile, former US intelligence Chief Michael T. Flynn admitted that American government knew its policies would lead to the rise of IS.

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2015/08/112015/08/11

Lawrence Lessig: 2016 Goal is Electoral Reform

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Harvard professor considers 2016 run with single goal: electoral reform

Lawrence Lessig says he will run if he can raise $1m before Labor Day – and if he wins, he will resign as soon as he has passed a bill to achieve ‘citizen equality’

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2015/08/112015/08/10

Sepp Hasslberger: Electrical Grid Powers Muscles

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What an interesting study – our muscles are ‘energized' by a network of mitochondria using electrical impulses…

Spectacular Discovery Reveals Power Grid in Muscle Cells; Design Implications Are Profound

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Scientists are reporting the first clear evidence that muscle cells distribute energy primarily by the rapid conduction of electrical charges through a vast, interconnected network of mitochondria — the cell's “powerhouse” — in a way that resembles the wire grid that distributes power throughout a city.

2015/08/112015/08/10

Antechinus: 1worker1vote — Cincinnati’s Experiment

Civil Society, Commerce, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics

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Cincinnati’s experiment with an economy that works for everyone

The 1worker1vote network has developed and is beginning to implement a “union co-op” model, which calls for a business structure that combines worker, and sometimes community, ownership with union representation. With the model, 1worker1vote hopes to demonstrate the viability of a democratic economy, both in terms of ownership and management, capable of eventually replacing the corporate-managed economy that generates astounding wealth for those at the top while leaving nearly a quarter of the country living in poverty and half the population stuck in a debt trap with zero net assets.

2015/08/112015/08/10

Berto Jongman: Papal Propaganda in Support of Holy Wars — the Original 12th Century Treatise

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Propaganda Lessons From an Old – a Very Old – Master

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Among more serious examples, Portnykh noted some arguments that are still used today, albeit in a very different context. “Fighting in a Crusade gave a full pardon of all sins,” Portnykh said. “And sometimes the priests used phrases that are close to modern advertising slogans like ‘Sale! Special price!' Humbert of Romans and other preachers would say, ‘Hurry while the Kingdom of Heaven is cheap. Very few people get this chance! You just have to make one effort, albeit a big one, and if you sincerely repent you'll be fully pardoned and go to the Kingdom of Heaven.”

“Humbert and the other priests were telling them, ‘Dying is a bargain!'”

2015/08/112015/08/10

Stephen E. Arnold: Hack Your Death — Digital Disappearance

Advanced Cyber/IO, IO Impotency

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Misinformation How To: You Can Build a False Identity

The Def Con hit talk is summarized in “Rush to Put Death Records Online Lets Anyone Be Killed.” The main idea is that one can fill out forms (inject) containing misinformation. Various “services” suck in the info and then make “smart” decisions about that information. Plug in the right combination of fake and shaped data, and a living human being can be declared “officially” dead. There are quite a few implications of this method which is capturing the imaginations of real and would be bad actors. Why swizzle through the so called Dark Web when you can do it yourself. The question is, “How do search engines identify and filter this type of information?” Oh, right. The search engines do not. Quality and perceived accuracy are defined within the context of advertising and government grants.

2015/08/102015/08/09

Sepp Hasslberger: Complicated Stuff

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In this article, the cause of gravitation is modeled as a result of particle spin and macroscopic rotation. Vortices distort the space-time matrix, inducing attraction between masses as the matrix seeks to un-distort. Gravity from rotation of a larger mass adds to the gravity produced by particle spin. Angular momentum is a pre-condition for the existence of particles as well as cosmic bodies.