New America Scores $2M For What Others Already Do
Might this come home to roost (and bite)? U.S. Underwrites Internet Detour Around Censors Phi Beta Iota: This is, along with the Iranian nut-jobs trying to liberate Iran with CIA and JSOG money for outside-in propaganda (instead of enpowering the people with Autonomous Internet capabilities), is a classic exposure of how little the Department of …
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US Government Lies Part II [one source, one day]
There’s a Secret Patriot Act, Senator Says By Spencer Ackerman WIRED, May 25, 2011 You may think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says it’s worse than you’ve heard. Congress is set to reauthorize three controversial provisions of the surveillance law as early …
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Patch.com: Hyper-Local Online News & Views
I rarely promote major media outlets such as AOL, but the past few months I have been geting a LOT of good quality local news to fill the gap left by ailing local newspapers with AOL’s venture called patch.com. With community based and locally edited editions for towns and communities all across the nation, Patch …
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Nuclear/Climate Change: CLOSED 17 May 2011
ROLLING UPDATE from Beginning of Crisis SHORT URL: http://tinyurl.com/PBI-Japan-Update 16 May 2011 ALL: Study: Seaports unready for climate change CANADA: Climate change threatens arctic coastlines CHINA: China’s Nuclear Arsenal: Status and Evolution EUROPE-SPAIN: Spanish Quake Jolts European Nuclear Debate GERMANY-JAPAN-USA: Nuclear Nations Turn To Natural Gas And Renewables INDIA: Manmohan Singh takes stock of country’s …
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REVOLUTION 2.0 CLOSED 17 May 2011
16 May 2011 BAHRAIN: How radical are Bahrain’s Shia? EGYPT: Could Egypt’s revolution become mirage in the desert? IRAN-BAHRAIN: Iranian ships carrying aid to Bahrain turned back in Persian Gulf IRAN-SYRIA: ‘Nakba’ clashes: Iran, Syria trying to turn Arab Spring fury into attacks on Israel? ISRAEL: The Arab Revolution is knocking at Israel’s door LEBANON-SYRIA: …
Open-Source Cloud Revolution Takes Shape
Into The Great Wide Open: The Open-Source Cloud Revolution Takes Shape By Andrew R Hickey, CRN May 04, 2011 4:00 PM ET The cloud is opening up as more open-source alternatives to proprietary players emerge. While open source itself is nothing new — and doesn’t need grand promotion — open source in the cloud …
