Robert Parry: Jonathan Cook on Israel Lobby Being Dragged Into the Light (From Under Their Rock!) — UK Case Study

Israel Lobby is Slowly Being Dragged Into the Light by Jonathan Cook The Israel lobby’s strength in western capitals has depended precisely on its ability to remain out of view. Simply to talk about the lobby risks being accused of perpetuating anti-Semitic tropes of Jewish cabals. What is special about the Israel lobby in the …

Mongoose: Sex toy company recording users’ remote sex sessions

Sex toy company admits to recording users’ remote sex sessions, calls it a ‘minor bug’ I have some news: the Internet of Things is a mess. A hacked refrigerator sounds slightly scary, but a vibrator-controlling app that records all your sex sounds and stores them on your phone without your knowledge? That’s way worse. Today, …

Yoda: Media Hit Job on Mike Pompeo – Ignore Fact that Binney is Top Gun for Legal Signals Intelligence in Real World — Links to Reports Refuting IC Report on Russia

A conspiracy to discredit Mike Pompeo? All within two days, all with the same “conspiracy” theme? ORIGINAL STORY: Duncan Campbell and James Risen, “CIA Director Met Advocate of Disputed DNC Hack Theory — at Trump’s Request“, The Intercept, 7 November 2017. “…helps fuel one of the more bizarre conspiracy theories…” MEDIA HIT JOB CLEARLY ORCHESTRATED

Stephen E. Arnold: MongoDB Files IPO — Should Amazon Be Their Target?

Mongo DB Position upon Filing IPO This article at Datamation, “MongoDB’s Mongo Moment,” suggests MongoDB is focused on the wrong foe. As the company filed for its $100 million IPO, its CEO Dev Ittycheria observed that competitor Oracle is “vulnerable” because it has lost appeal to developers. However, writer Matt Asay asserts developers never were …