Stephen E. Arnold: New York Public Library Posts Open Maps

New York Public Library Posts Maps The New York Public Library has a massive collection of beautiful maps, but instead of keeping them locked in an archive Motherboard reports, “The New York Public Library Releases 20,000 Beautiful High Resolution Maps.” All of the 20,000 maps are available via open access. What is even more amazing …

Yoda: Saudi Arabia on Brink of Revolution?

Leftward Shift by Conservative Cleric Leaves Saudis Perplexed Robert F. Worth New York Times, 5 April 2014 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — When this country’s ultraconservative clerics make news, it is often for embarrassing reasons: unleashing fatwas against soap operas, for instance, or declaring Mickey Mouse to be a “soldier of Satan.” Lately, however, one of …

Best Online Video Content Curated Into 30′ Thematic Programs: Pluto.TV

Best Online Video Content Curated Into 30′ Thematic Programs: Pluto.TV Pluto.tv is a new web service which curates the best video clips available online by organizing content coming from YouTube and many other video sharing sites into thematic programs of 30 minutes each. The interface is very similar to the one utilized by program guide …

Berto Jongman: Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 reality check – A Boeing 777 doesn’t disappear unless governments want it to disappear

Flight 370 reality check: A Boeing 777 doesn’t disappear unless governments want it to disappear Sunday, March 30, 2014 by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (NaturalNews) As the conventional news coverage of Flight 370 becomes increasingly delusional and detached from reality, for the sake of all those families and loved ones still …

Berto Jongman: Malaysian Airlines — Soros, Israel, False Flag Blaming Iran — The Final Answer?

Role Of Israel & Soros Exposed By MH370 Twin Jet In Tel Aviv By Yoichi Shimatsu Rense.com, 3-27-14 BANGKOK – It is by no mere coincidence, when telltale evidence of a Mossad role in the MH370 hijack was starting to snowball, that Israel’s embassies and consulates were suddenly shut down due to a “strike by …

Rickard Falkvinge: My Addess to the European Pirates

My Address To The European Pirates Pirate Parties:  This weekend, hundreds of pirates from all over Europe gathered in the European Parliament to formally found the European Pirate Party. It was an amazing gathering of determined activists, many of which were absolutely electrified at realizing the sheer scale of this movement, seeing 400 of Europe’s …